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Cujo, Marchant, and the Game 7 That Revived the Oilers

The Old Prof | August 25, 2025

April 1997 wasn’t supposed to be the Edmonton Oilers‘ year. They were young, unproven, and had just barely made the playoffs. Their first-round opponent? The Dallas Stars—a structured, hard-hitting team…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Hockey History, Oilers History

Today in Hockey History: Aug. 12

Matthew Zator | August 12, 2025

Yesterday in Hockey History: Aug. 11 Tomorrow in Hockey History: Aug. 13 A Hall of Fame defenseman announced his retirement on this date, although he did not exactly spend much…

Categories Archives, Canadiens History, Column, Hockey History, Jets History, Senators History

Edmonton Oilers’ Top 7 Game 7 Heroes

Brian Swane | December 30, 2024

The Edmonton Oilers are 8-5 all-time in Game 7, including 4-4 on the road. Edmonton’s winner-take-all history ranges from the infamous to the iconic. Over the course of Edmonton’s 13…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Hockey History, Oilers History

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…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Oilers History

Edmonton Oilers’ Top 5 Stanley Cup Playoffs Overtime Goals

Brian Swane | May 18, 2024

On May 10, Evan Bouchard scored at 5:38 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2 of the 2024 Stanley Cup…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Hockey History, Oilers History

Revisiting the Oilers’ Stunning 1998 Playoff Upset of the Avalanche

Brian Swane | December 27, 2022

*This article was published ahead of the Oilers’ 2022 Western Conference Final series against the Colorado Avalanche On May 26, 2022, the Edmonton Oilers punched their ticket to the Western…

Categories Hockey History, Oilers History

Oilers’ Top 5 All-Time American-Born Players

Brian Swane | July 1, 2021

Throughout their four-plus decades in the National Hockey League, the Edmonton Oilers have had many players from the United States. Since 1979, 75 Americans have suited up for the Oilers,…

Categories Hockey History, Oilers History

When The Northlands Coliseum Closes on the Oilers

Peter Chau | December 17, 2013

To those who know me, I wasn’t originally a Canucks fan. To a fault, I will admit that I am a bandwagon jumper. Yes, I am guilty of  jumping from…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Hockey History

Edmonton Oilers All-Time Roster

Carl Maloney | July 27, 2012

With the Edmonton Oilers previous season well over, and the upcoming season months (hopefully) away, Oiler fans are sitting, awaiting the next big Oiler news. They have had an eventful offseason already…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Hockey History

After His Hit On Brent Seabrook, Should James Wisniewski Be Suspended?

James Neveau | March 18, 2010

Jim Neveau, Blackhawks Correspondent After a game that saw Brian Campbell get absolutely demolished by Alex Ovechkin, the Blackhawks are once again at the center of a controversial hit. In…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, NHL News

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