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Welcome to Last Word on Hockey’s One Hit Wonder series. Each day, we will take a look at a new team’s three biggest one-hit wonders. These are players that had one great season or playoff run but never did anything like that again. Join us every day for a new team! Today we take a look at the Edmonton Oilers One Hit Wonders.
The Edmonton Oilers Top Three One Hit Wonders
Jimmy Carson
The first on the Edmonton Oilers One Hit Wonders list is Jimmy Carson. Carson was the Los Angelas Kings’ second overall pick in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and was perhaps most famous for being part of the Wayne Gretzky deal. He put up incredible stats as Junior player, including a 153 point season for the Verdun Junior Canadiens in 1985-86.
Carson continued to produce early in his NHL career. As a 19-year-old, he had 55 goals and 107 points season for the Kings in 1987-88. At that time, Carson had scored more goals than any other teenager in NHL history, including Wayne Gretzky. Carson was deemed as one of the best young goal scorers in the game and an elite scorer in the NHL for a long long time.
One Hit Season
Carson’s first season with the Oilers (1988-89) was an exceptional hit. He scored 49 goals and 100 points in 80 games and finished second on the team in scoring. At only 20, he was also a top ten player in the NHL in scoring. He looked like an important franchise piece for the Oilers for years to come.
Unfortunately for Edmonton, Carson demanded a trade out of Edmonton in November 1989. He was then traded to the Detroit Red Wings along with Kevin McClelland and a fifth-round draft pick for Adam Graves, Petr Klíma, and Joe Murphy. In retrospect, trading Carson was a good move for the Oilers. As the pieces, they got back in the deal were a huge part of helping them capture the 1990 Stanley Cup.
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The Edmonton Oilers Top Three One Hit Wonders
Jimmy Carson
The first on the Edmonton Oilers One Hit Wonders list is Jimmy Carson. Carson was the Los Angelas Kings’ second overall pick in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and was perhaps most famous for being part of the Wayne Gretzky deal. He put up incredible stats as Junior player, including a 153 point season for the Verdun Junior Canadiens in 1985-86.
Carson continued to produce early in his NHL career. As a 19-year-old, he had 55 goals and 107 points season for the Kings in 1987-88. At that time, Carson had scored more goals than any other teenager in NHL history, including Wayne Gretzky. Carson was deemed as one of the best young goal scorers in the game and an elite scorer in the NHL for a long long time.
One Hit Season
Carson’s first season with the Oilers (1988-89) was an exceptional hit. He scored 49 goals and 100 points in 80 games and finished second on the team in scoring. At only 20, he was also a top ten player in the NHL in scoring. He looked like an important franchise piece for the Oilers for years to come.
Unfortunately for Edmonton, Carson demanded a trade out of Edmonton in November 1989. He was then traded to the Detroit Red Wings along with Kevin McClelland and a fifth-round draft pick for Adam Graves, Petr Klíma, and Joe Murphy. In retrospect, trading Carson was a good move for the Oilers. As the pieces, they got back in the deal were a huge part of helping them capture the 1990 Stanley Cup.
The article continues here
https://lastwordonhockey.com/2020/07/01/edmonton-oilers-one-hit-wonders/