Ian Wilson
Ian Wilson is a life-long hockey fan who was initially drawn to the sport by the Edmonton Oiler dynasty of the 1980s. He brings decades of journalism to the table as a former editor and reporter with the Calgary Sun.
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3 Things to Watch for Early in the Oilers Season
October 11th, 2018 To say the Edmonton Oilers' season-opening loss to the New Jersey Devils was a letdown would be like saying Connor McDavid is pretty good at hockey; it's an understatement. During their 5-2 loss to the Devils on Saturday in Gothenburg, Sweden, the Oilers looked like a team trying to figure out IKEA furniture instructions instead of the...
Revisiting the Oilers' First NHL Game: Oct. 10, 1979
October 10th, 2018 Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Kevin Lowe retired from the National Hockey League with nothing to prove to their peers in the game. But on Oct. 10, 1979, they flew into O'Hare International Airport ready to show, not that they were elite, but that they belonged. That was the night of the Edmonton Oilers' first game in the NHL. After...
Fuhr Suspension Helped Pave Way for NHL Drug Policy
September 27th, 2018 The response was swift and harsh and not even the cat-like reflexes of Grant Fuhr could stop it. On Sept. 27, 1990, NHL president John Ziegler imposed a one-year suspension - without pay - on the Edmonton Oilers' goaltender after he admitted to using an illegal "substance" in an interview with the Edmonton Journal, which detailed...
3 Reasons the Oilers Shouldn't Panic Over Koskinen
September 19th, 2018 No, those were not Edmonton Oilers highlights from last season. You're forgiven if you mistook goaltender Mikko Koskinen's performance against the Calgary Flames on Monday night for video clips of the Oilers' 2017-18 No. 1 goalie Cam Talbot. The Oilers gave up a goal on the first shot of the game 14 times in 2017-18, a ludicrous...
Edmonton Oilers' PTO Expectations
September 15th, 2018 From a management point of view, the professional tryout (PTO) is often referred to as bargain shopping. From a player's perspective, it may offer one last shot to prove you still belong in the NHL. As far as the Edmonton Oilers are concerned, the hope is that this year's trio of PTOs will offer some promising options to the team....
Lucic Will Bounce Back for the Oilers
September 11th, 2018 He's one of many Edmonton Oilers who needs to return to form this season. For a durable player who had consistently scored 20-plus goals and 50-plus points over the four seasons heading into the 2017-18 campaign, things couldn't have gone much worse for left wing power forward Milan Lucic. The production spoke for itself. Lucic...
