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Flashback Friday: Looking at when the Oilers acquired Roman Hamrlík from the Lightning

Since the Tampa Bay Lightning broke into the league in 1992-93, the Edmonton Oilers have made nine trades. Only two of those traded have come in the 21st century. The most recent one was before the 2024 trade deadline, as the Lightning retained 25 per cent of Adam Henrique’s contract. If you’re curious, the other…

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Oilersnation Radio: Oilers take one step back after taking two steps forward

It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Oilers’ moves at the NHL Trade Deadline, previewed Friday’s game against Carolina, line combinations, trade targets, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode…

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The Day After 70.0: Panthers continue to own Oilers despite down season

The Florida Panthers treated Thursday’s Stanley Cup Final rematch in Edmonton like it meant something. The Oilers did not. The result? A decisive 4-0 road victory for the back-to-back champions. There won’t be any rings handed out for this game and there isn’t going to be a parade when the Panthers arrive back in South…

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Merrimack Magic Continues

At a time of year when goaltending is crucial to success, the unexpected goaltender posted the shutout win.It was Merrimack’s Max Lundgren who backstopped the Warriors to a 2-0 win over Massachusetts, defeating one of the nation’s best goaltenders in Michael Hrabal.“How about that?” Merrimack coach Scott Borek said. “We didn't come to the Garden to just play. We wanted to win this thing ...

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What Next for BC After Up-And-Down Season?

Back in October, it was fair to wonder what Boston College would look like.The Eagles were coming off two historic seasons, including a trip to the national championship game in 2024. Over that span, they went a combined 61-14-3.They were a buzzsaw.But this year was always going to be different. No Ryan Leonard, Gabe Perreault, Cutter Gauthier, Will Smith, or Jacob Fowler.In the words of Rick Pitino...

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For UMass, Perfect Was Not Perfect Enough

Massachusetts’ season was a tale of two halves.It entered the holiday break an even 9-9, allowing 3.20 goals against per game, while scoring 2.80. Just three of those wins came against Hockey East opponents, two of them in regulation.Once the calendar flipped to 2026, so did UMass’ season. It started scoring more — averaging three goals a game — and it allowed fewer goals, cutting that number...

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Dartmouth Withstood Fast Clarkson Start to Reach First Final in 46 Years

The only thing that stood between Dartmouth and its first ECAC final in over 40 years was a Clarkson team that came out hot doing what it does best, forechecking the heck out of the Big Green.The Golden Knights dominated the first 12 minutes of the game, outshooting Dartmouth, 13-2.Dartmouth, however, used the TV timeout in the middle of the period and made adjustments. Nathan Morin scored at 12:26...

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Augustine, Hrabal, Kotai are Richter Award Finalists

This year's Mike Richter Award finalists are Michigan State's Trey Augustine, Massachusetts' Michael Hrabal, and Augustana's Josh Kotai. All three are juniors.Voting is completed for the award. These three are the top three vote getters. The top vote getter will be announced at the Frozen Four in Las Vegas.The Mike Richter Award has been presented since 2014 to the nation's top goaltender. UMass Lowell...

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Motzko: 'Don't Think Anyone Should Worry About the Gophers'

Bob Motzko stepped down as Minnesota coach earlier this week. The move was termed a "mutual agreement" by the school.Motzko has declined to discuss the direct set of circumstances leading up to the decision. But we caught up with him here to discuss a number of other related topics.It's safe to say, however, that he was on the fence about retiring, but after a few discussions with athletic director...

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Bracket Breakdown: Denver Holds the Key

The four No. 1 seeds are all set. One-hundred percent.How is this possible? Well, three of the four teams are done playing before selection day — North Dakota, Michigan State and Western Michigan. Therefore, none of their NPIs will move very much over the next week, and there's enough of a gap between them all that it won't matter. Michigan, which has moved back to No. 1, has just one game remaining...

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GDB 70.0: Oilers and Panthers renew their rivalry (7 PM MT, SN)

The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers’ disdain for one another is real. It isn’t manufactured. The NHL sent a memo to both teams during last year’s Stanley Cup Final to tone down their on-ice verbal assaults. The intensity was obvious. The teams might respect each other’s talent, but it was clear in the Panthers’ celebrations…

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Oilers lineup update: Draisaitl placed on long-term injured reserve, Järventie recalled from Condors with Kapanen a game-time decision

The Edmonton Oilers made a pair of roster moves and blended their lines Thursday ahead of their Stanley Cup Final rematch with the Florida Panthers. Leon Draisaitl was placed on the long-term injured reserve with a lower-body injury sustained Sunday night on a hit by Nashville Predators winger Ozzy Wiesblatt. He was initially expected to…

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