 On May 28, 2019 the Oilers named Dave Tippett as the team's new head coach.The original 1972 design featured the now-traditional colours of blue and orange, but reversed from their more familiar appearance in later seasons, orange being the dominant colour and blue used for the trimming.For the first few games of the 1972 season, player names were not displayed on the uniform; rather the word "ALBERTA" was written in that space.