Community
COMMUNITY
OEGSE brings people together while investing in stronger, healthier and more vibrant communities across Edmonton, Northern Alberta and beyond.
At the heart of OEGSE is the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation (EOCF), one of the world’s leading professional sports charities. Since 2001, the Foundation has contributed more than $114 million to over 1,050 charities and minor hockey organizations, helping improve the lives of kids, families and communities in need across Oil Country.
The Foundation's work is guided by two signature investment pillars. Every Kid Deserves a Shot, presented by Rogers, helps remove barriers to youth sport participation, while Standing Up for Oil Country supports organizations addressing critical community needs, including health care, food security, mental health and education. Since 2020, the Foundation has reinvested and committed more than $90 million to charities and community organizations.
The Foundation also created Hockey Helps Kids, an innovative program launched by Chloe and Harrison Katz that partnered with Edmonton-area schools to teach students about philanthropy and community leadership while supporting local charities. From its launch in 2019, the program engaged more than 8,500 students and invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into the community.
Beyond charitable giving, OEGSE creates lasting community impact through festivals, youth programming, volunteer initiatives, cultural celebrations and partnerships that bring people together and strengthen the communities it serves.
Learn more at OilersFoundation.ca.
Inclusion and Respect
Through OEG Sports & Entertainment, we work in conjunction with the NHL’s Executive Inclusion Council to focus on educating and promoting a workplace environment where individuals, groups and staff feel welcomed, respected, supported and valued. We work to promote Leadership, Education, Employment, Partnerships and Civic Engagement among NHL Teams and Communities.
OEGSE is proud to be part of the NHL’s partnership with Respect Group, an anti-harassment organization dedicated to providing programming and training to sports organizations, schools, and workplaces in an effort to eliminate and prevent bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination with a goal to inspire a global culture of respect.
OEGSE is also committed to advancing its relationships with Indigenous partners across all of its brands. To that end, OEGSE, through the Edmonton Oilers, works to improve access and participation in sport for under-represented groups and has built a collaborative and inclusive relationship with local Indigenous communities including Treaty 6 and Treaty 8 First Nations. Through the work of the Oilers and its community foundation, thousands of Indigenous youths have participated in on and off ice programs, accessed new equipment and watched the Oilers formally celebrate the special ties between the organization and community.