Oilers & Jeff Skinner Are Proving to Not Be a Good Fit Dale Bochon | December 21, 2024 This is a tale of two Jeffs, Jeff Skinner and Jeff Jackson, and how things can look good on paper but when it comes to performing on the ice, that’s…
Oilers Don’t Have a Championship Mindset Right Now Dale Bochon | December 17, 2024 As we near the halfway point of the 2024-25 season, the Edmonton Oilers are playing better than they did early in the season. But there is much room for improvement,…
PWHL First Overall Pick Sarah Fillier Signs Exclusive Deal With Upper Deck Dale Bochon | December 13, 2024 Upper Deck is proud to announce it has signed 2024 Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) first-overall draft pick Sarah Fillier as an exclusive athlete. PWHL and New York Sirens fans…
Oilers’ Next 3 Games Will Prove if They’re Contenders or Pretenders Dale Bochon | December 12, 2024 The Edmonton Oilers’s next three games will determine where the team is at this season. You can bet general manager Stan Bowman will be paying close attention when his team…
Oilers’ Stuart Skinner Showing Signs Of Life Dale Bochon | December 5, 2024 The 4 Nations Face-Off rosters were just unveiled and Stuart Skinner’s name is not among the Canadian goaltenders. After his slow start to the 2024-25 NHL season, I can understand…
Oilers Facing December Schedule Full of Important Games Dale Bochon | November 29, 2024 Every team could say that every game is important, but the Edmonton Oilers have some key games in the final month of 2024. December is a big month in the…
Oilers’ Biggest Issue Might Be a Lack of Team Bonding Dale Bochon | November 23, 2024 You can talk about statistics and analytics in hockey all you want, and as important as they are, unfortunately, they don’t clearly reflect the closeness of a team. When I…
Oilers Shouldn’t Be Counted Out as Stanley Cup Contenders Just Yet Dale Bochon | November 21, 2024 The last time I looked, the Stanley Cup was still won in June and not November. That’s why I find it puzzling that a well-respected hockey pundit such as Craig…
Connor McDavid’s Only Goal Is to Win a Stanley Cup in Edmonton Dale Bochon | November 16, 2024 When Connor McDavid reached the 1,000-point plateau against the Nashville Predators on Nov. 14, I found it fitting that Sportsnet’s cameras zeroed in on Connor’s dad, Brian McDavid. You could…
Upper Deck Contest Will Send a Die-Hard Fan to the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Dale Bochon | November 14, 2024 How big of a fan are you of your favourite NHL team? Do you live and die with every win or loss? Do you organize watch parties in your neighbourhood…
Oilers Not Much Better Off On 1-Year Anniversary of Woodcroft Firing Dale Bochon | November 9, 2024 It seems as though the Edmonton Oilers have gone through head coaches as often as Spinal Tap has gone through drummers. As we approach the one-year anniversary of the Oilers…
Oilers’ Lack of Team Chemistry Costing Them Points Dale Bochon | November 8, 2024 Remember all of those moves Edmonton Oilers CEO of Hockey Operations Jeff Jackson made in the summer? There was a feeling of euphoria when the Viktor Arvidsson and Jeff Skinner…
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