Former Oilers praise Sather for accomplishments

EDMONTON — As president, general manager and coach of the Edmonton Oilers, Glen Sather had one steadfast rule for his players.

"If you ever got into any situation, any questionable situation, make sure he was the first guy you called," Craig MacTavish, the Oilers captain from 1992-94 said. "If you did that, you had an ally and if you didn't do that and he found out about something, then you had a real enemy. He was very loyal to his players."

Sather was the architect of five Stanley Cup championships with the Oilers (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990) and will be honored with a banner raising celebration at Rexall Place on Friday prior to the game against the New York Rangers (9:30 p.m. ET; SNW,…