Eric Friesen
Eric Friesen is a freelance sports broadcaster and journalist in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Eric has diplomas in Broadcasting from Mount Royal University in Calgary and Sports Journalism from Centennial College in Toronto. A lifelong hockey fan, Eric has followed the Edmonton Oilers for more than 20 years. He cheers for the Oilers because of his hockey hero Wayne Gretzky, who played his more productive seasons in Oil Country.
Author's Posts
Oilers' Kailer Yamamoto Is a Game Changer
June 26th, 2020 Kailer Yamamoto has been an intriguing player to follow over the last three seasons. He showed supreme confidence before the 2017 NHL Draft when he told the Edmonton Oilers' previous management regime that they would regret passing on him. And almost three years to the day after Yamamoto first put on an Oilers jersey at the United...
3 Reasons the Oilers Will Beat the Blackhawks
May 31st, 2020 With the announcement of the NHL's return to play plan on Tuesday, the fifth-seeded Edmonton Oilers will face the 12th-seeded Chicago Blackhawks in the play-in round of the new 24-team playoff tournament. No official start date was announced, but this is a positive step towards getting the players back on the ice this...
Paul Coffey Believes the Oilers' Dynasty Could Have Continued
May 22nd, 2020 Edmonton Oilers' legend Paul Coffey joined Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman for a live edition of Ask 31 on sportsnet.ca on April 28 to discuss several Oilers topics. Coffey played seven seasons with the Oilers from 1980-81 to 1986-87, winning three Stanley Cups in 1984, 1985 and 1987. One of the greatest skaters in the history of...
Edmonton Oilers' 2003-04 Season
May 3rd, 2020 Sixteen years ago, the Edmonton Oilers were a very different team. In 2003-04 they didn't have a Connor McDavid or a Leon Draisaitl, but they had a stronger supporting cast than the current squad. Despite their lack of high-end talent, head coach Craig MacTavish maximized the potential of every player on the roster and nearly guided the...
Edmonton Oilers' Alternate Jersey History
April 30th, 2020 Alternate jerseys have been commonplace in the NHL since the 1990s. The Edmonton Oilers introduced their first alternate jersey in 2001-02, and have featured one for the majority of the last two decades. More recently, NHL clubs have begun expanding their jersey sets for outdoor games, throwback nights and anniversary seasons. Per...
Oilers' Doug Weight Trade Revisited
April 23rd, 2020 No list of the greatest players in Edmonton Oilers history is complete without Doug Weight. While he never won a Stanley Cup with the Oilers, he was the team’s best player for almost a decade and led Edmonton to multiple first-round playoff upsets in the late 1990s. The New York Rangers dealt Weight to the Oilers in exchange for...
