Editing Edmonton Oilers (section)

===Oilers Octane===
[[File:Oilers Cheerleaders (7618790504).jpg|thumb|Oilers Cheerleaders, 2012]]
The '''Oilers Octane''' was the cheerleading team for the Edmonton Oilers. The team was the first cheer squad for a Canadian NHL franchise.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oilers debut new cheer team |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/oilers-debut-new-cheer-team-1.925768 |access-date=November 29, 2021 |publisher=CBC News |date=December 14, 2010}}</ref> The debut of the cheer-leading team received a mixed reaction from the Edmonton community, including petitions to keep cheerleading out of the sport of hockey in Canada.<ref name="debut">{{cite web |url=http://sports.ca.msn.com/other/photos/top-cheerleaders-raise-a-cheer?page=1 |date=November 24, 2011 |access-date=August 13, 2013 |title=Top cheerleaders: Raise a cheer! Oilers Octane |work=Fox Sports |author=Ian Harrison |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220023936/http://sports.ca.msn.com/other/photos/top-cheerleaders-raise-a-cheer?page=1 |archive-date=December 20, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Octane performed for the first time on December 14, 2010, at a home game against the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]].<ref name="debut"/> The first team had 19 cheerleaders, women aged 18 to 29, dressed in uniforms that resembled the original Edmonton Oilers jerseys, albeit with skirts and [[knee-high boots]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2010/12/15/edmonton_oilers_introduce_cheerleaders.html |date=December 15, 2010 |access-date=August 13, 2013 |title=Edmonton Oilers introduce cheerleaders |work=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref>

In August 2016 the Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG), which owns the Oilers, announced it was discontinuing the Octane, saying the franchise was "looking for a new direction related to the fan experience" as the team prepared to move from [[Rexall Place]] to [[Rogers Place]] for the [[2016–17 NHL season|2016–17 season]].<ref name="disband">{{cite news|title=Edmonton Oilers disband Octane cheerleading team|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-oilers-disband-octane-cheerleading-team-1.3715608 |access-date=November 29, 2021 |publisher=CBC News |date=August 10, 2016}}</ref> The Group also announced auditions for a newly formed, co-ed group of "brand ambassadors" named the Oilers Orange and Blue Ice Crew for the upcoming season.<ref name="Octane2016">{{cite news|last1=Woollven|first1=Mark|title=Say 'goodbye' to the Oilers Octane cheer team|url=http://www.inews880.com/2016/08/09/say-goodbye-to-the-oilers-octane-cheer-team/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815114942/http://www.inews880.com/2016/08/09/say-goodbye-to-the-oilers-octane-cheer-team/|archive-date=August 15, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2021| publisher=iNews880|date=August 9, 2016}}</ref>