Kelsey Krahn
Freelance writer and globetrotter—will only travel and work in places where she can watch hockey online (basically anywhere in the world). I began working as a content writer in 2017, and I've composed content for a variety of clients and a range of topics ever since. My favourite topic? Hockey.
Author's Posts
Is Yamamoto the Oilers' Missing Link?
January 9th, 2020 Plan the Stanley Cup parade: the Edmonton Oilers have a second line! Get ready for the 2020 playoffs: the Oilers have a second line! Okay, all sarcasm aside, ever since Kailer Yamamoto joined Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on the second line, the team has granted fans the chance to dream about making the playoffs. Could a...
Oilers Need to Trade for a Rental
January 3rd, 2020 Right now the Edmonton Oilers are clinging to a wild card spot in the Western Conference, which is a far cry from their outstanding 2019-20 season debut. It will be a fight to make the playoffs, and if the Oilers want to advance to the postseason, general manager Ken Holland needs to shake things up. What do the Oilers need? A...
Are the Oilers a Playoff Team?
December 27th, 2019 Remember when the Edmonton Oilers bulldozed their way to the Stanley Cup Final in 2006? I was in Grade 9, rocking Oilers’ wristbands, an “Oilers Rule” t-shirt, and my outdated Mike Comrie jersey. It felt especially good cheering for the Oilers in British Columbia, amid moody Vancouver Canucks fans. Now, I’m 28 years old, and...
Momentum Woes: Oilers Struggle to Win When Trailing
December 12th, 2019 Some consider this the most wonderful time of year: children hum happily as they compose letters to Santa, Christmas decorations blanket homes and malls, and holiday tunes play as a background lullaby while stars dot the sky. But every holiday season needs a Grinch, someone who steals joy from the most wonderful time of year....
3 Worries Clouding the Oilers' Success
December 6th, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers kicked off the 2019-20 season with a bang. They had a 7-1-0 record in their first eight games, and the franchise’s current successes have helped to propel their Stanley Cup odds upwards, too. It should be an exciting time in Edmonton, but fans, thanks to the decade of darkness (extended version), know to hold the...
Holland Credits Chiarelli for the Edmonton Oilers' Current Roster
December 1st, 2019 Fans of the Edmonton Oilers may be anti-Peter Chiarelli, but current team general manger (GM) Ken Holland encompasses a different (and unheard of) perspective. Holland recently spoke to Bob Stauffer on Oilers NOW and praised Chiarelli for the current roster: “It’s a big part, the job that Peter Chiarelli and his people have done...
