Edmonton's Jersey Number History Includes an Unclaimed No. 94

The Edmonton Oilers have retired eight jersey numbers, leaving 1 and 8 as the only available single digits. Ryan Smyth's No. 94 has not been used since his final season in 2014, but the team has not retired it. The article also details which numbers are assigned to players on the 2026-27 roster.

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Edmonton has formally retired eight sweaters: Hamilton’s 3, Gretzky’s 99, Kurri’s 17, Fuhr’s 31, Coffey’s 7, Messier’s 11, Anderson’s 9 and Lowe’s 4. The franchise has not retired one number for multiple players. Its Hall of Fame recognizes people, not numbers, so those digits can remain in circulation. Several were reused before retirement: Arnott and Cleary wore 7 before Coffey’s honor, Hall and Russell wore 4 after Lowe, and four skaters used 9 between Anderson’s Edmonton stints.

For 2026-27, 29 numbers are assigned. Fifty-nine are open, including 1 and 8, the only free single digits. No. 25 is newly available after Nurse’s eleven-season run; 74 and 91 opened when Skinner and Kane departed. Smyth’s 94 remains the anomaly: he is the only Oiler to wear it, across two Edmonton stretches, and it has gone unused since 2014 despite fan calls to retire it.

Count words. First paragraph: Edmonton(1) has2 formally3 retired4 eight5 sweaters6: Hamilton’s7 3,8 Gretzky’s9 99,10 Kurri’s11 17,12 Fuhr’s13 31,14 Coffey’s15 7,16 Messier’s17 11,18 Anderson’s19 9,20 and21 Lowe’s22 4.23 The24 franchise25 has26 not27 retired28 one29 number30 for31 multiple32 players33. Its34 Hall35 of36 Fame37 recognizes38 people39, not40 numbers41, so42 those43 digits44 can45 remain46 in47 circulation48. Several49 were50 reused51 before52 retirement53: Arnott54 and55 Cleary56 wore57 7,58 before59 Coffey’s60 honor61, Hall62 and63 Russell64 wore65 4,66 after67 Lowe68, and69 four70 skaters71 used72 9,7