5 Oilers From the Dynasty Era Who Returned to Play in Edmonton Brian Swane | February 12, 2021 Dozens of players, at one point in time or another, helped the Edmonton Oilers capture five Stanley Cups between 1984 and 1990. By the mid-90s, only a couple remained with…
Oilers’ McDavid & Draisaitl Shoot for 100-point Shortened Seasons Brian Swane | February 8, 2021 The 100-point club is one of the most exclusive in today’s National Hockey League. Only Edmonton Oiler Leon Draisaitl, with a career-high 110 points in 71 games, reached that milestone…
Oilers’ 5 Most Memorable Super Bowl Sunday Games Brian Swane | February 5, 2021 The Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will square off in the Super Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Sunday, and the Edmonton Oilers’ football fanatics won’t…
NHL Teams Dominating on Home Ice Despite Absence of Fans Brian Swane | February 4, 2021 Before the 2020-21 National Hockey League schedule had even opened, I was already planning to write about how the circumstances of this most unusual season meant had taken away much…
Oilers’ Wild Win Over the Senators Had a Surprise Start & NHL Record Buzz Brian Swane | February 1, 2021 Local product Stuart Skinner made his National Hockey League debut at Rogers Place on Sunday and the host Edmonton Oilers blasted the Ottawa Senators 8-5 in a victory that was…
Oilers’ Troy Grosenick: 5 Things To Know About Edmonton’s Newest Goalie Brian Swane | January 31, 2021 On Saturday goaltender Troy Grosenick was added to the Edmonton Oilers active roster, amid speculation that the career minor-leaguer could make just the third start of his National Hockey League…
Oilers’ Goalie Situation Remains Precarious 2 Weeks Into Season Brian Swane | January 27, 2021 Only two weeks into the season, and already the Edmonton Oilers’ Mikko Koskinen has started eight games, two more than any other NHL goalie. Koskinen has been on the ice…
5 Oilers You Didn’t Know Were All-Stars Brian Swane | January 25, 2021 One of the casualties of this shortened National Hockey League season is the 2021 NHL All-Star Weekend, which was set to be hosted by the Florida Panthers on Jan. 29-30…
Edmonton Oilers Newcomers Finding Their Roles Brian Swane | January 22, 2021 Five skaters made their Edmonton Oilers debuts over the first week of the season, as the team got off to a 2-3-0 start in the NHL’s North Division. Fitting in…
1991 NHL All-Star Game & the Gulf War: The Modern NHL in a Time of War Brian Swane | January 19, 2021 The face of the league had made his feelings clear. It was just a couple of days prior to the 1991 National Hockey League All-Star Game that a United States-led…
Oilers’ Nugent-Hopkins Joins Team’s Decade Club as Free Agency Looms Brian Swane | January 15, 2021 The first milestone reached by an Edmonton Oiler in 2020-21 came the instant the puck dropped on the season-opener against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Place on Wednesday. With that…
Cam Moon Joining Exclusive Oilers Club Brian Swane | January 14, 2021 It could just be the most exclusive club in the storied history of the Edmonton Oilers. And it’s not actually open to the guys wearing skates. Over their first four…
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