Kelly Provost

Kelly is one of the newest members of The Hockey Writers team. He has been a fan of the Edmonton Oilers since 1983, and is now covering his favorite NHL club for THW as a contributor. Kelly has written extensively about Canadian Junior A hockey, particularly the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. He is the long-time news director of Saskatchewan's Aboriginal radio network, Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC Network Radio).

Author's Posts

The Best Oilers Team to Not Win a Cup

July 1st, 2017 Imagine a team with the second-best offence in NHL history somehow flying under the radar. In a sense, that is what has happened to the 1985-86 Edmonton Oilers, despite playing in the middle of the Oilers' Stanley Cup dynasty years. A recent example of this is the NHL's Top 10 Greatest Teams fan vote competition as part of the...

Will Ethan Bear Be an Oiler in 2017-18?

May 18th, 2017 This is not about what the Edmonton Oilers should do with prized prospect Ethan Bear. This is about what NHL teams usually do with a WHL defenceman of his calibre. By now, you have likely heard the story. The kid from Saskatchewan's Ochapowace First Nation is chosen by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the second round (25th overall) of the...

Remembering the Birth of EA Sports NHL Hockey

May 15th, 2017 When I look back, what is striking is how very quietly EA Sports debuted its popular NHL hockey video game series. Before each year's date of release, choice of cover photo and results of the season's simulation generated annual headlines, "NHL Hockey" was just the latest entry in the hockey video game market. Granted, no one...

Have the Oilers Ever Had More Functional Toughness?

May 9th, 2017 The 2016-17 Edmonton Oilers have utilized a very unusual deployment of their toughest players—especially compared to other teams in franchise history. Whether you like the term or not, one of the Oilers' calling cards this season has been their "functional toughness". Before we go any further, we should try to define that. Of...