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Wayne Gretzky Trade

5 Trades that Reshaped the Edmonton Oilers

Jim Parsons | August 17, 2016

Few teams fall from grace in a way the Edmonton Oilers have. The Oilers of the mid-80’s to 1990 were a dynasty team that looked like they had a chance…

Categories Editor's Choice, Edmonton Oilers, Oilers Transactions

Back to Eighty-Five

Peter Chau | January 7, 2015

When the year 2015 hit a few days ago, pop culture experts and historians recalled the Back To The Future movie trilogy with esteemed interest. In Back To The Future…

Categories Hockey History

Dissecting 1989 (Not Taylor Swift)

Peter Chau | November 15, 2014

I will tell you only one recent revelation. Everyone kept saying that the new Taylor Swift album titled “1989” was a slight move away from her country music roots. After…

Categories Hockey History

What If Gretzky Returned To Edmonton?

Peter Chau | August 24, 2014

In light of Lebron James’ impending return to Cleveland after a successful run in Miami where he won two NBA titles, through his “essay” he felt that is was “his…

Categories Edmonton Oilers

In Defense of Peter Pocklington and ‘The Trade’

Mark Wallace Graham | August 9, 2013

August 9, 1988. A day that most Canadian hockey fans will never forget. It was when Edmonton Oiler and icon of Canada Wayne Gretzky was traded to the States with…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, News

The Wonder Year: 1989

Peter Chau | March 2, 2013

Remember that show, The Wonder Years? The TV series was basically following Fred Savage around, from ages 12 to 17 going through the trials and tribulations while growing up in…

Categories Hockey History, Vancouver Canucks

Kings Ransom: An Inside Look at the Wayne Gretzky Trade

Rob Elbaz | August 30, 2012

ESPN turned 30 in 2009 and to celebrate they launched “30 for 30,” a series of sports documentaries that take viewers behind the headlines of some of sports’ greatest stories.…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Hockey Movies, Los Angeles Kings

Gretzky’s Tears: NHL Trade Deadline reminds of the deal that shook hockey nations

Christopher Ralph | February 26, 2012

Book Review: Gretzky’s Tears – Hockey, America, and the Day Everything Changed By Stephen Brunt This 2009 release told the story of the most monumental trade in hockey history and…

Categories Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Hockey Books, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, Trades Contracts and Transactions, Vancouver Canucks, Winnipeg Jets

Ask The Alumni – Send Us A Question For Marty McSorley

Andrew Rodger | March 22, 2011

Since November, The Hockey Writers and the NHL Alumni Association have teamed up for a monthly series called Ask the Alumni. It provides us with the opportunity to shine a…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings

What Ever Happened to Jimmy Carson?

Michael DiFranco | October 31, 2009

August 9th, 1988.  One of the most historical dates in NHL history.  Arguably, the most monumental trade in NHL history occurred.  The Edmonton Oilers, not even a year removed from winning…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Player Profiles

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