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I have stumbled on incontrovertible proof that the hockey gods hate the loser point

 This post was originally going to be about something else. As often happens, I got sidetracked and went down a rabbit hole. And I’m glad I did, because I appear to have found something very important. I think I’ve discovered a relatively new but immutable law of the hockey universe, and I need to share it with you now because it could have crucial implications for the immediate future of two teams, starting as early as tonight. >> Read the full post at The Athletic (Want to read this ...

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Powers Signs New 5-Year Deal at Arizona State

Arizona State head coach Greg Powers has agreed to a new five-year contract with the school that takes him through 2030. The school also announced the position will be endowed, thanks to a philanthropic gift from a season ticket holder...

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GDB 23.0: Oilers have become a predictable horror movie (5:30 PM MT, SN)

In most mid-tier horror movies, at some point in the movie, one of the characters enters a dark room or goes outside in the dark, and while watching, you say, “Don’t go in there!” But they do, and they get killed. It’s essentially the same process watching the Edmonton Oilers right now. The outcome has…

27 days ago | 1 read

Scenes From Morning Skate: What should Oilers fans make of Tampa Bay?

The Edmonton Oilers face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night at Benchmark International Arena, and nobody really knows what to make of either team. Tampa’s made roster moves in the past couple of days, calling up players from AHL Syracuse to deal with injuries. But let’s be honest—Edmonton’s been shuffling their lineup constantly, too….

27 days ago | 1 read

Missing the playoffs wasn’t the end of the world for the 2016-17 Lightning

There are plenty of lessons the Edmonton Oilers can take from Thursday’s opponent, the Tampa Bay Lightning, because their path from frustration to dominance is a blueprint that should hit close to home. Like most expansion teams, the Lightning spent years stumbling around the basement before finding their footing. By the mid-2000s, they had built…

27 days ago | 1 read

Oilers need to make a change in net before the season goes down the drain

The Edmonton Oilers need to acquire a netminder before it’s too late. This is something that most people are aware of, but over the past few seasons, I have been an ardent supporter of Stuart Skinner. Through the quarter mark of the 2025-26 season, Skinner’s flaws have been exposed even more than in the past…

27 days ago | 1 read

Pre-Scout: Lightning have found their stride after slow start

After a poor start, the Tampa Bay Lightning have returned to their usual selves. Taking care of a wounded New Jersey Devils team on Tuesday, the Bolts have won nine of their last twelve hockey games.  That places them flirting with a playoff spot again, a 10-7-2 record, and back to where one would expect. …

27 days ago | 2 reads

The Hockey Show - Episode 687

The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is back in the studio tonight with a number of guests joining us to talk about a sport that only seems to get mentioned when the Olympics roll around every four years. Despite the successes of the national and provincial teams, sledge hockey or parahockey never quite gets the spotlight that stand-up hockey does, so our hosts thought it was time to get everyone up to speed about what's happening in Manitoba a...

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This Week in College Hockey: Nov. 20, 2025

There’s plenty happening around the Big Ten these days, even beyond the ice. The league is deep into discussions with a private-equity group on the formation of a new venture known as “Big Ten Enterprises,” an umbrella organization that would consolidate the conference’s media rights, sponsorship agreements, and other centralized assets...

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Welcome Home

If you walk around the St. Thomas campus or talk to anybody within the hockey program, there's one word that comes to mind ... Momentum...

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