10 Goaltenders the Oilers Should Consider as a Mike Smith Replacement Dale Bochon | June 18, 2022 It seems evident that the next three to four years are the window in which the Edmonton Oilers have the best chance to win the Stanley Cup. Both Connor McDavid…
10 Ways Ken Holland Can Improve the Edmonton Oilers Dale Bochon | June 12, 2022 The 2021-22 NHL season has to be considered a success for the Edmonton Oilers. Despite losing in four straight games against the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Final, fans…
Oilers Looking to Turn Playoff Fortunes Around at Home Dale Bochon | June 4, 2022 After a challenging 2021-22 NHL season where the Edmonton Oilers were counted out many times, they find themselves down 2-0 in the 2022 NHL Western Conference Final against the Colorado…
Oilers’ Resiliency Showing Up in 2022 Playoffs Dale Bochon | May 27, 2022 “Whatever it Takes.” That’s the mantra adopted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2022 Playoffs. It’s been a self fulfilling prophecy. The Oilers have shown strong resilience in their two…
Oilers’ Connor McDavid Hits a New Level of Greatness in 2022 Playoffs Dale Bochon | May 22, 2022 When you think of the superlatives that have described Edmonton Oilers’ captain Connor McDavid over the years, you think of explosive, dynamic, creative, and fast. In this playoff spring of…
Young Oilers/Flames Fans Finally Getting to Enjoy Battle of Alberta Dale Bochon | May 18, 2022 As the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames prepare for Game 1 of their Round 2 Western Conference Playoff Series, fans are also gearing up for the first Battle of Alberta…
Oilers Battle Hardened for Playoffs Dale Bochon | May 16, 2022 The Edmonton Oilers might be one of the most resilient teams left in this year’s NHL Playoffs. In the 2021-22 NHL season, they overcame injuries, COVID-19, a mid-season coaching change…
Oilers Playing Well in Playoffs But Have Room for Improvement Dale Bochon | May 8, 2022 For all of the euphoria surrounding the Edmonton Oilers’ offensive outburst in their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings, questions still remain about the defensive side of the…
Oilers Face Pressure of Coming Back Against Kings Dale Bochon | May 3, 2022 Oh boy, here we go again. The Edmonton Oilers came out of the gate looking nervous and out of sorts against the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 of their…
Oilers’ 2022 Postseason Feeling a Lot Like 2006 Dale Bochon | May 1, 2022 There’s something special in the air in Northern Alberta this spring, and no, it isn’t the smell of oil refineries working overtime. There’s a sense that the 2021-22 version of…
Meeting My Hockey Hero: Bernie Parent Dale Bochon | April 23, 2022 They say don’t meet your heroes in life because they will never live up to your expectations. Who are “they”? I met my hockey hero, Bernie Parent on a warm…
Oilers’ Goaltending Rounding Into Form Before Playoffs Dale Bochon | April 17, 2022 The 2021-22 NHL season has had its share of twists and turns unlike any other season in recent memory for the Edmonton Oilers, and it seems the Oilers’ goaltending situation…
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