Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Bill Guerin comes in at No. 42 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 31 on Brownlee’s original list.

It feels like Bill Guerin was an Edmonton Oiler for longer than he really was.

The power forward was only a member of the organization for two full seasons, coming over from the New Jersey Devils in January of 1998 and then exiting the organization in another mid-season trade in November 2000, when the team sent him to Boston.

Those two full seasons in the middle of that were special, though.

Guerin gave the Oilers a unique blend of speed and toughness that quickly made him a fan favourite in the city.

In 1997-98, after coming over to the Oilers, he had a very strong playoff run, posting seven goals in just 12 games, including a massive goal in the team’s first round Game 7 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.

He followed it up with a 30-goal campaign in the 1998-99 season before the Oilers were forced to move on from him for what can best be described as financial reasons.

The trade in that moment stung for Oilers fans, but the return ended up working out pretty well.

For Guerin, he wasn’t exactly thrilled to be leaving the Oilers.

“It’s bittersweet. Actually, it’s not sweet,” said Guerin. ”I’m just disappointed at the timing. With the way things were going, I thought I’d found a home here, but you have to be professional about this I........

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