October
10
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 Albertans share 10 October, spanning 1929 to 2015.
- 10 born
- 2 died
1979
Oilers' first NHL game
The Edmonton Oilers played their first-ever NHL regular-season game on October 10, 1979, losing 4-2 to the Chicago Black Hawks after entering the league in the NHL-WHA merger. Their first NHL win came nine days later, at home against Quebec.
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Also on this date
- 1929
- 1932
- 1960Gord StaffordBorn
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1960)
Read on Wikipediasource data66 years ago today
- 1966
- 1973
- 1976
- 1981
- 1986
- 1989
- 1992
- 1936
- 2015
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