Posts About "Chris Pronger"
Blues Send Pronger to the Rafters
March 23rd, 2020 Earlier this year, I had the chance to take my youngest son to a St. Louis Blues game, where we sat in the seats that used to be my parents' season tickets. Now my son is a Minnesota Wild/North Stars fan, so the fact that it was against the Dallas Stars made it special and the fact that Dallas won made him even happier. Add the fact...
Oilers' Roster Is Their Best Since 2005-06
March 7th, 2020 The Edmonton Oilers made a splash in 2005-06 when they squeaked into the playoffs and bulldozed their way to the Stanley Cup Final. It’s impossible to forget Fernando Pisani’s shorthanded goal in overtime against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5, or when the Oil pushed the series to seven games. It’s also impossible to forget the...
4 Historic Ducks Deadline Deals
February 5th, 2020 Every season, hockey fans tune into NHL trade deadline coverage eager with anticipation. If their team is a contender, they hope to hear news that they’ve acquired a difference maker. If their team has surrendered hope of making the playoffs, the trade deadline brings hope to fans that the general manager of their favorite team can...
Edmonton Oilers' 2006 Stanley Cup Run - A Look Back
January 17th, 2020 Expectations weren't very high for the Edmonton Oilers coming into 2005-06 campaign - they looked like they were fairly average, but nothing special. At the beginning of the season, there definitely weren't very many people who predicted that we would see the team compete for the Stanley Cup in June. At the beginning of the season, they...
Top 5 Trades in Edmonton Oilers History
November 18th, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers are a storied franchise that has enjoyed many successes and many difficult periods. There have been trades that have shaped the franchise. The Wayne Gretzky trade, on Aug. 9, 1988, is one of the most famous in professional sports history. It still haunts many Oilers fans to this date. However, there have also been...
Can Bouchard Be Oilers' Next Pronger?
August 1st, 2019 I may be stating the obvious here, but the Edmonton Oilers have only made the playoff once in the past 13 seasons. Also, the blue and orange have also been missing an undisputed top-pairing defenseman since the departure of Chris Pronger, who alongside goaltender Dwayne Roloson, willed the Oilers into the Stanley Cup Final in the...
