Revisiting the Edmonton Oilers’ Franchise-Record Win Streak 20 Years Later Brian Swane | February 20, 2021 If you really want to test the depths of an Edmonton Oilers fan’s knowledge, ask them to name when they had their longest win streak in the National Hockey League.…
Oilers’ Doug Weight Trade Revisited Eric Friesen | July 26, 2020 No list of the greatest players in Edmonton Oilers history is complete without Doug Weight. While he never won a Stanley Cup with the Oilers, he was the team’s best…
They Wore it Once: Islanders Players and Their Unique Numbers Matt Rothman | July 21, 2020 The New York Islanders have retired eight numbers that will not be worn again. They also have 15 players who wore a number that has only been used once. Let’s…
Best Blues’ Center by Decade Ethan Carter | July 6, 2020 Throughout the 50-plus year history of the St. Louis Blues, they’ve had a large number of great forwards, especially centers. From Adam Oates to Ryan O’Reilly and others, the history…
Oilers’ Forgotten Greats: Doug Weight Preston Hodgkinson | June 3, 2020 What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the NHL in the 1990s. Maybe it’s Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr’s Pittsburgh Penguins or perhaps the…
Former Oilers Captains Now Coaching in WHL Larry Fisher | October 19, 2018 Bucky and Gator, together again. In the same league, in the same building, albeit in opposing dressing rooms. Not as players, but as coaches. Not in the NHL, but in…
In Defense of the Islanders’ Defensemen Michael Petersell | July 25, 2018 Last season, the New York Islanders totaled only 80 points in the standings ending up with a seventh-place finish in the Metropolitan Division and missing the playoffs for the second…
Doug Weight’s Tenure with the Islanders Spencer Hazen | June 17, 2018 Two weeks ago, Lou Lamoriello, the New York Islanders’ president of hockey operations and general manager, relieved Doug Weight of his coaching duties. Weight, along with former general manager Garth…
Best Trade Deadline Deals in Oilers History Shane Sander | February 19, 2018 With the 2018 NHL Trade Deadline fast approaching, it’s time we take a trip down memory lane. The Edmonton Oilers will have a handful of players they’ll be looking to…
Isles Biggest Problem: Shots, Shots and More Shots John Cavanagh | February 5, 2018 With fewer than 30 games remaining, the New York Islanders are tied with the Philadelphia Flyers for the second wild-card spot. Both teams have 57 points, but the Flyers have…
New York Islanders’ Mid-Year Report Will Harris | January 21, 2018 We are now well over the halfway point in the 2017-18 New York Islanders season. Through the first 47 games there have been some high points, but plenty of lows.…
Someone’s to Blame for Islanders Recent Skid John Cavanagh | January 8, 2018 When Doug Weight was promoted to head coach in the offseason, the hope was the New York Islanders could pick up right where they left off. Weight took over for…
