The Edmonton Investors Group Limited Partnership (EIGLP ) was the limited partnership that owned the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League and the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League . With more than thirty individual shareholders, EIGLP was the largest ownership group in the NHL. Among the four North American major sports leagues , only the Green Bay Packers have a larger ownership group.[citation needed ]
The EIG were the key players for keeping the Edmonton Oilers in Edmonton, Alberta , Canada long term by purchasing the team from then-owner Peter Pocklington for C$107 million ($184 million in 2023 Canadian dollars[ 1] ) and preventing the team from being moved by being purchased for US$90 million ($168 million in 2023 American dollars[ 2] ) or C$127 million ($219 million in 2023 Canadian dollars[ 1] ).
^ a b 1688 to 1923 : Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021 . and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit" . Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2024-05-08 .
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF) . American Antiquarian Society . 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF) . American Antiquarian Society . 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" . Retrieved February 29, 2024 .