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Rickwood The Rock

Ellis Rickwood played 96 games over the past three seasons at Clarkson and was coming off a career-high 35-point campaign...

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Miami Breaks Up Top Line ... For Now

When the two freshmen, Ilia Morozov and Kocha Delic, stepped into drills with junior Canisius transfer Matteo Giampa prior to the start of Miami's season, there was immediately a special feeling...

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He's An Official BUG Now

If you're wondering, I didn't win an eBay auction or anything. The Garret Sparks bobblehead is real, though, as the Toronto Marlies honoured the former netminder with his own bobblehead back in 2018, and there could be another version made this season after it was announced that Garret Sparks signed with the ECHL's Bloomington Bison today as the ECHL team looks to improve their playoff position as the season heads into its stretch run. Sparks had been working with the Bison this season as an E...

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Leon Draisaitl named Germany flagbearer for 2026 Winter Olympics

One of the best players in the world is receiving one of sport’s greatest honours. On Wednesday, the German Olympic Sports Confederation announced that Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl will be one of the flagbearers for Germany at the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Leon Draisaitl wird Fahnenträger von #TeamD

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Scenes From Morning Skate: The Oilers need this one

The Edmonton Oilers went 4-4 over a homestand that could’ve pushed them into first place in the Pacific Division. Instead, they got smoked 5-2 by the Toronto Maple Leafs at Rogers Place last night. Now they’re heading to the Saddledome for one more game before the Olympic break. Winning in Calgary won’t erase the frustration…

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Pre-Scout: Oilers limp into Battle of Alberta with long-term questions brewing

Welp…that sucks. Don’t fret, though, Edmonton Oilers fans. Soon, you too will get a break from this team, a much-needed and much-deserved break at that.  However, if you crave one more game – the 58th of the NHL regular season already – well, the Battle of Alberta is tonight.  After an important homestand finishes 4-4,…

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Remembering 10 stars who lost their best Olympic opportunity in 2018 and 2022

We’re about to hit a whole bunch of important Olympic milestones. The NHL break starts tomorrow night. The first preliminary round games are next Wednesday. The medal round starts two weeks from tomorrow. Construction on the arena should be finished shortly after that. The point is, this happening. And that’s big, because as every hockey fan knows, the NHL hasn’t been to an Olympics since 2014. That’s 12 years ago, which is a long wait for fans. But it’s also a big gap for the players – big en...

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