Oilers & Flames’ Top 3 Memorable Playoff Games Brian Swane | May 20, 2022 After 31 years, the Battle of Alberta returned to the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday (May 18) with an absolutely wild game at the Scotiabank Saddledome between the Edmonton Oilers…
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…
Kevin Lowe’s Jersey Retirement Gives Oilers Fans a Shot at Atonement Brian Swane | April 15, 2022 During a jersey retirement ceremony prior to the Edmonton Oilers game against the New York Rangers at Rogers Place on Nov. 5, 2021, Kevin Lowe’s No. 4 finally took its…
Oilers’ Smith Set to Become Third 40-Year-Old Player in Franchise History Brian Swane | March 20, 2022 Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith turns 40 on Tuesday, March 22, just one day after the NHL trade deadline passes. Barring the highly unlikely event of the veteran netminder being…
5 Times Oilers Changed Coaches During the Season Brian Swane | March 3, 2022 *This was originally published in Jan. 2022 With the Edmonton Oilers having won just twice in their last 13 games, there’s a growing chorus of voices in Oil Country calling…
Oilers Signing of Kane Could Be Biggest Midseason Move In Team History Brian Swane | January 30, 2022 On Thursday (Jan. 27) the Edmonton Oilers signed Evander Kane to a one-year contract that reportedly comes with a $750,000 salary and $625,000 in bonuses. Kane had recently become a…
Pat Quinn: Success Through Leadership Greg Boysen | January 29, 2022 “Pat led. He spoke directly and honestly with you. It’s hard to quite describe something like ‘presence.’ Physically, he was a big man, an immaculate dresser, and always, when he’d…
Oilers Revisited: Messier’s Triumphant Return to Edmonton With Rangers Brian Swane | January 21, 2022 Ex-Edmonton Oilers sticking it to their old team is a sight that fans in Oil Country are all too accustomed to. More than a year after their favorite adopted son…
Edmonton Oilers’ 3 Unbreakable Records Sean Mallon | January 5, 2022 The history of the Edmonton Oilers began in a hurry – they joined the National Hockey League in 1979-80 and wasted no time in making their mark. The team didn’t…
Oilers’ Ryan Smyth’s Injury Comeback For 2002 Olympics Revisited Brian Swane | December 27, 2021 Anticipation was already building on this Friday night in mid-November at Skyreach Centre, where the red-hot Edmonton Oilers were hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. The 2002 Winter Games were less than…
Edmonton Oilers: Ones That Got Away Luke Thomas | December 19, 2021 Originally published in May 2021 Every year, at least one team in the NHL gets fleeced in a trade. A bad decision is made and it comes back to haunt…
Edmonton Oilers’ Best Draft Year – 2015 Eugene Helfrick | December 14, 2021 The Edmonton Oilers have had tremendous success at the Entry Draft, just not consistently. Six of the seven Oilers Hockey Hall of Fame players were original draftees by the team…
