5 Reasons for Oilers Fans to Be Optimistic in 2024-25 Dale Bochon | October 5, 2024 Oilers fans: how are you feeling about your team after a lukewarm performance in the 2024-25 NHL pre-season? If you’re a pessimist, you’re probably thinking the sky is falling in…
2024-25 Edmonton Oilers Resembling 1980s Teams Dale Bochon | September 30, 2024 Having watched the Edmonton Oilers during their dynasty years, I can’t help but notice that the 2024-25 version, especially the forward group, resembles the high-flying Oilers of the 80s and…
Stuart Skinner Entering Make-or-Break Season as Oilers Goaltender Dale Bochon | September 25, 2024 There has been a lot mentioned about the Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup aspirations over the past couple of seasons, and it seems like when the conversation turns to the Oilers’…
5 Oilers Who Deserve To Be On TSN’s Top 50 List For 2024-25 Dale Bochon | September 21, 2024 It’s that time of year again, the leaves are turning golden yellow in Alberta, the combines are going 24/7 in the fields and players are in NHL Camps getting ready…
Oilers’ Management & Coaching Changes Since Jeff Jackson Was Named CEO Dale Bochon | September 20, 2024 To say there have been a lot of changes over the past year and a half with the Edmonton Oilers’ front office and coaching staff would be an understatement. On…
Oilers Must Have Better Start to 2024-25 Than Last Season Dale Bochon | September 14, 2024 I was listening to the always informative podcast Lowdown with Lowetide, and in the Sept. 13 interview with former Hockey Night in Canada Producer, Steve Lansky, they both spoke at…
10 Biggest Oilers Draft Busts Since 2000 Dale Bochon | September 13, 2024 The Edmonton Oilers struggles at the draft table have been well documented over the years. Poor drafting and developing had been a critical factor in why the Oilers had only…
Oilers’ Storylines to Follow as Training Camp Approaches Dale Bochon | August 31, 2024 As the Edmonton Oilers gather back after a short, but dramatic summer, the team will be getting ready for their Captain Skate, the opening of training camp and the first…
Previewing the NHL’s 2024-25 Battle of Alberta Dale Bochon | August 24, 2024 As the Battle of Alberta in the Canadian Football League (CFL) quickly approaches, it made me wonder how the Battle of Alberta in hockey will shape up for the 2024-25…
Oilers Have a Target On Their Back Dale Bochon | August 19, 2024 Whether it’s a double offer sheet from St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong or complaints that the Edmonton Oilers were gifted too many first-overall picks, they always seem to…
Oilers’ Calm, Productive Offseason Could Mean Great 2024-25 Season Dale Bochon | August 11, 2024 As a fan of the Edmonton Oilers since the 1979-80 NHL season, I usually feel anxious during the offseason about the upcoming season. During the Stanley Cup-winning years from 1984…
Oilers Follow Recent History by Giving Stan Bowman a Second Chance Dale Bochon | July 31, 2024 One of the best things about being an Edmonton Oilers fan hasn’t always been about cheering for the greatest players in the history of the game but instead because Edmonton…
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