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Flames That Got Away: 3 Goalies Who Found Success Elsewhere

Greg Tysowski | November 9, 2025

They say hindsight is 20/20. So, I’m quite positive every single NHL general manager looks back wistfully at former players who simply couldn’t cut the mustard on his team but…

Categories Archives, Calgary Flames, Flames History, Hockey History, NHL Goaltending

6 Oldest Players in Edmonton Oilers’ NHL History

Brian Swane | September 18, 2025

*This was originally published in March 2025 Connor McDavid scored in his return from a three-game suspension, Mattias Janmark scored for the first time in 38 games, and Mattias Ekholm…

Categories Archives, Edmonton Oilers, Hockey History, Oilers History

Edmonton Oilers’ 2006 Stanley Cup Run – A Look Back

Josh Vold | June 19, 2025

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…

Categories Archives, Edmonton Oilers, Hockey History, Oilers History

Edmonton Oilers’ 4 Most Painful Losses Ever in the Stanley Cup Playoffs

Brian Swane | April 23, 2025

Since joining the NHL in 1979, the Edmonton Oilers have played well over 300 postseason games, winning nearly 60 percent of them. That’s a great record, but it still means…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Hockey History, Oilers History

Thoughts on Oilers’ Quarter-Century Teams

Matt Parks | February 1, 2025

A few days ago, the NHL announced the First and Second Quarter-Century Teams for the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers joined the NHL in 1979 and have an extremely rich history, including…

Categories Edmonton Oilers

Oilers’ Quarter-Century Team: Defence & Goaltending

Matt Parks | December 7, 2024

The Edmonton Oilers were founded in 1972 as one of the original franchises of the World Hockey Association (WHA) but joined the National Hockey League (NHL) ahead of the 1979-80…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Oilers History

Edmonton Oilers Trade Deadline History

Rob Couch | March 9, 2023

The Edmonton Oilers, like every other NHL team, have made trades at the trade deadline to either improve their team for a playoff run or sell pieces and look to…

Categories Hockey History, NHL Trade Analysis, Oilers History, Trade Deadline

Re-Doing the Atlanta Thrashers’ 1999 Expansion Draft

Josh Lewis | September 2, 2022

Originally published in Sep. 2020 The Atlanta Thrashers were the second of four expansion teams to hit the ice around the turn of the 21st century, playing their inaugural season…

Categories Atlanta Thrashers, Hockey History, NHL Expansion

Revisiting the Oilers’ 2006 Trade Deadline Deals & Stanley Cup Final Run

Brian Swane | November 13, 2021

In assembling the best Edmonton Oilers team of the last three decades, Kevin Lowe struck hard and struck fast. Edmonton’s general manager first did so in August 2005, well before…

Categories Hockey History, Oilers History

Wild’s Next Goaltending Era Starts With Kaapo Kahkonen

Devon Platana | March 7, 2021

Since the Minnesota Wild entered the league in the 2000-01 season, fans of the team have seen a lot of players come and go. However, one thing that the Wild…

Categories NHL Goaltending, Wild Goaltending

Islanders 12 Days of Hockeymas: Revisiting the 2010-11 Goalie Carousel

James Nichols | December 19, 2020

The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as…

Categories Hockey History, Islanders History, NHL Goaltending

10 Best Undrafted Players in Islanders History

Matt Rothman | July 2, 2020

Many of the top players in the league usually hear their names called at some point during the NHL Entry Draft. However, players like Martin St. Louis and Sergei Bobrovsky…

Categories Islanders History
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