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Dale Bochon

Dale Bochon covers the Edmonton Oilers. His background is in marketing writing where he worked with the Edmonton Oilers, the Edmonton Football Club (now known as the Elks), and the Edmonton Rush of the NLL.

NHL Insiders Predicting Big Things For Oilers in 23-24

Dale Bochon | September 22, 2023

As the days get closer to the start of the 2023-24 NHL season, more and more hockey people are coming out with their predictions. Ryan Whitney of Spittin’ Chicklets mentioned…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Season Previews

Craig MacTavish Believes Oilers Are NHL’s Best Team

Dale Bochon | September 16, 2023

Former Edmonton Oilers player, coach and general manager Craig MacTavish reminds me of those old E.F. Hutton commercials with the slogan “When EF Hutton talks, people listen.” MacTavish is a…

Categories Edmonton Oilers

NHL Insider Believes Leon Draisaitl Will Stay With Oilers

Dale Bochon | September 9, 2023

Okay, Edmonton Oilers fans, you can exhale. Well, almost. On Sept. 6, trusted NHL insider Elliotte Friedman told Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer, “(Leon) Draisaitl is going to stay…I’m saying…

Categories Edmonton Oilers

Upper Deck’s 2023 Rookie Showcase Kicks Off New NHL Season

Dale Bochon | September 2, 2023

The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) and Upper Deck are hosting the 13th annual NHLPA Rookie Showcase on Tuesday, Sept. 5 with 35 NHL prospects and rookies scheduled to…

Categories Collecting Hockey

Oilers: Signs Point to 2023-24 Being Holland’s Last Season As GM

Dale Bochon | August 30, 2023

In one of the most pivotal scenes in the movie “Silver Linings Playbook,” Jennifer Lawrence’s character revealed, “If it’s me reading the signs,” which showed exactly where she stood. It…

Categories Edmonton Oilers

Oilers’ Skinner Ready For Next Step in 2023-24

Dale Bochon | August 26, 2023

NHL general managers and scouts will often tell you that goaltending might be the hardest position in hockey to project -especially when it comes to drafting. At the beginning of…

Categories Oilers Goaltending, Season Previews

This Is the Best Oilers Team Since the 1980s

Dale Bochon | August 24, 2023

Could it be true? Is the 2023-24 version of the Edmonton Oilers the team that all Oilers fans were wishing for during the decade of darkness? I think so. When…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Season Previews

Wayne Gretzky Trade Still Haunts Oilers Fans

Dale Bochon | August 14, 2023

Aug. 11 marked the 35th anniversary of Wayne Gretzky leaving the Edmonton Oilers for the Los Angeles Kings. Much has been written about it, and some believe Gretzky was sold…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Hockey History

Oilers’ Ken Holland May Be in Last Year After Jeff Jackson Hiring

Dale Bochon | August 8, 2023

There was a lot of excitement in Oil Country on Aug. 3 when Jeff Jackson was introduced as the new CEO of hockey operations for the Edmonton Oilers. With Jackson…

Categories Edmonton Oilers

Oilers’ History of Players Struggling Under Big Contract Pressure

Dale Bochon | August 1, 2023

Playing in the NHL for a Canadian team can be the best of times and the worst of times. In a recent interview Darnell Nurse gave on the Mitts Off…

Categories Editor's Choice, Edmonton Oilers

Oilers Goaltending Should Improve in 2023-24 NHL Season

Dale Bochon | July 26, 2023

A lot has been written about how the Edmonton Oilers are all in regarding their quest for the Stanley Cup. I’ve wondered if their goaltending tandem of Stuart Skinner and…

Categories Oilers Goaltending

New 2015-16 Fleer Showcase Features McDavid Rookie

Dale Bochon | July 25, 2023

Upper Deck has outdone themselves. Again. They recently launched the 2015-16 Fleer Showcase on Evolution™, and I believe it’s one of the best sets that collectors can get their hands on.…

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