Posts About "Kevin Lowe"
Oilers History: The Lee Fogolin Years
December 4th, 2018 As we all saw during this summer’s NHL Expansion Draft, there is no guarantee a club will net a player or players who are likely to make a meaningful impact on the franchise. Though we will have to wait and see how things play out for the Vegas Golden Knights, history tells us the Edmonton Oilers picked up such a player back in 1979,...
Revisiting the Oilers' First NHL Game: Oct. 10, 1979
October 10th, 2018 Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Kevin Lowe retired from the National Hockey League with nothing to prove to their peers in the game. But on Oct. 10, 1979, they flew into O'Hare International Airport ready to show, not that they were elite, but that they belonged. That was the night of the Edmonton Oilers' first game in the NHL. After...
1986-87 Oilers: "Boys on the Bus"
March 14th, 2017 Before there were shows like HBO's "Hard Knocks" and the NHL's "Road to the Winter Classic" there was "Boys on the Bus", a documentary with exclusive interviews, behind the scenes footage and never before scene clips from the Edmonton Oilers of the 1980's. On Wednesday at 7:30 pm (ET), the NHL Network will be televising the...
Should Oilers Retire Lowe's No. 4?
November 13th, 2016 If you're an Edmonton Oilers fan, you already know when Kevin Lowe's name comes up in any conversation he's a polarizing figure. The 57-year-old Lowe has spent 34 years of his professional career within Edmonton's organization, but he's far from the most popular Oiler in history. In his current role with the team, Lowe is the Vice...
Are the Edmonton Oilers Cursed?
March 7th, 2016 For a team that has won three NHL Draft Lotteries over the past six years, one which ultimately landed them the league’s next great player in Connor McDavid, suggesting the Edmonton Oilers organization may be cursed seems a tad ridiculous. While luck has clearly been on their side when it comes to draft placement, they are at the...
The Edmonton Oilers, Offer Sheets and Dougie Hamilton
June 5th, 2015 Over the last number years, it has almost become an annual tradition for fans of the Edmonton Oilers to concoct a list of potential restricted free agents for the organization to target by going the route of the always popular offer sheet. During each and every one of those occasions, there has always been a so-called primary target...
