Ryan Smyth Was the Beating Heart of the Edmonton Oilers The Old Prof | September 27, 2025 There are great players, and then there are players who mean something—to a team, a city, a fanbase. For the Edmonton Oilers, Ryan Smyth wasn’t just a left winger. He…
How Fans Carried the Oilers Through the Decade of Darkness The Old Prof | August 27, 2025 If you followed the Edmonton Oilers after the dynasty years, you know the story. Not the five Stanley Cups. Not Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier. The other story—the one with…
Edmonton Oilers’ Top 5 All-Time Performances for Team Canada Brian Swane | April 18, 2025 Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid suited up for Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off, which ran through Feb. 20 at TD Garden in Boston and Bell Centre in Montreal.…
Oilers’ Quarter-Century Team: Forwards Matt Parks | December 9, 2024 The Edmonton Oilers have had an up-and-down start to the 21st century. They had a few first round exits in the early 2000s, a remarkable Stanley Cup run in 2006,…
Edmonton Oilers’ 5 Wildest Stanley Cup Playoff Games vs. Stars Brian Swane | May 23, 2024 On Thursday (May 23), the best-of-seven Western Conference championship in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin with the Dallas Stars hosting Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers for Game…
Edmonton Oilers’ Top 10 Games in Arizona Against Coyotes Brian Swane | April 17, 2024 The Arizona Coyotes are not just concluding their 2023-24 schedule tonight (April 17) at Mullett Arena, they’re playing their final game in the Phoenix metropolitan area. After nearly three decades…
They Wore It Once: Oilers Players and Their Unique Numbers Jesse Courville-Lynch | October 21, 2023 *This archive was originally written by Colton Pankiw If you were to ask a hockey fan the first thing that came to their mind when they think of the Edmonton…
Top 5 Seasons by Edmonton Oilers in Their 30s Brian Swane | August 31, 2023 In his 12th NHL season with the Edmonton Oilers, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins piled up points like never before. In 82 games in 2022-23, the Oilers alternate captain had 37 goals and 67…
Oilers: Top 5 Leaders Who Were Not Team Captain Brian Swane | August 29, 2023 Recently we counted down the top Edmonton Oilers captains, from No. 5 to No. 1 all-time. Jason Smith, Lee Fogolin, Connor McDavid, Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier were recognized as…
Oilers’ Top 3 Players Who Returned For Second Stint in Edmonton Brian Swane | July 11, 2023 On the opening day of free-agency, the Edmonton Oilers signed forward Drake Caggiula to a two-year, two-way contract with an average annual value (AAV) at the NHL level of $775,000.…
Thanks, Santa – Oilers’ Best Ever Christmas Gifts Brian Swane | December 24, 2022 There are plenty of items on the Edmonton Oilers’ Christmas wish list for Santa this year: a No. 1 goaltender, top-six forward, third-line centre, depth scoring. And, of course, good…
Oilers’ Ryan Smyth’s Injury Comeback For 2002 Olympics Revisited Brian Swane | December 27, 2021 Anticipation was already building on this Friday night in mid-November at Skyreach Centre, where the red-hot Edmonton Oilers were hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. The 2002 Winter Games were less than…