Posts tagged with "Andrew Ference"
Oilers' Deadline Success May Mean Clearing Money
March 1st, 2017 It appears the Edmonton Oilers are still one of the many teams actively trying to make something happen at the trade deadline. There are rumours the Oilers are looking for a backup goaltender, depth forward and potentially a faceoff specialist. Names like Jaroslav Halak, Radim Vrbata and even Ales Hemsky have been thrown around. One...
Poor Culture "History", New Oilers Here
February 16th, 2017 When the Edmonton Oilers traded Taylor Hall, Peter Chiarelli publicly called it 'the price you pay to get a No. 1 defenseman." On the surface, that is and was likely true. Underneath, however, there were rumblings that part of what made Hall dispensible was the rumored locker room issues that existed between he, other players and...
Ference's Career May Be Over, Says McDavid Should Captain Oilers
September 17th, 2016 Andrew Ference's NHL career may be coming to a close because of injury and he says Connor McDavid should be the next captain of the Edmonton Oilers. Ference suffered micro-fractures in his right hip and played in just six games with the Oilers in 2015-16. Although he has gone on 100 km bike rides this summer, Ference has not...
Should Connor McDavid be the Oilers Captain?
February 27th, 2016 The Oilers had the right idea when they named Andrew Ference team captain. He was a veteran, a Stanley Cup champion, and a character guy in the room. For such a young team with a core of budding stars all under the age of 25, it made sense to have a player with years of experience in the league to wear the "C" until one of the younger...
On Milan Lucic's Return to Boston
February 10th, 2016 By now, the Boston Bruins should be used to this. Tim Thomas. Andrew Ference. Shawn Thornton. Johnny Boychuk. Each returned to Boston with a different jersey, but came back to an acknowledgment of the time they spent as a Bruin. It's a symptom of past success; a stiff reminder of the way things were. There was a tribute for...
Is This The End For Andrew Ference?
January 22nd, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers have announced that defenseman and former captain Andrew Ference will be out the remainder of the 2015-16 season as he undergoes hip surgery. Ference, 36, has played in just six games this season averaging just 13:03 TOI. That's the lowest minutes in comparison to all 11 defensemen that have suited up for the...
