It's that magical time of year when hockey players from across Europe and North America come together in Switzerland under the Hockey Canada logo. With sponsor logos strewn across the jerseys, the Spengler Cup will begin on December 26 as Canada looks to win its 17th championship since 1984, and this year's roster has some interesting names on the roster. It's always fun to see who is playing where in Europe when it comes to the other teams' rosters, but today's article will focus solely on th...
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The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is back on the biggest day of the Christian calendar as we have a Christmas show! There are two major tournaments starting tomorrow, so there will need to be some discussion on those tournaments and some of the details baked into them. There's also a very good chance that a North American hockey league will pause games tomorrow due to CBA negotiations falling apart, so our hosts have lots to talk about on th...
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Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Adam Larsson comes in at No. 59 on our updated 2025 list. He was not ranked on Brownlee’s original list. The infamous Taylor Hall-Adam Larsson trade was one of the first Remember-where-you-were…
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Welcome to Oilersnation’s top 10 stories of the year, where we count down the most-read stories you, the reader, clicked on in 2025. Who would’ve thought people would be so excited about the Black Aces arriving? Not me, that’s for sure, but you, the readers, were excited to hear about the group that arrived for…
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Welcome to Oilersnation’s top 10 stories of the year, where we count down the most-read stories you, the reader, clicked on in 2025. This story dates back to early September, over a year after Dylan Holloway signed his offer sheet to leave the Edmonton Oilers and join the St. Louis Blues. With what had been…
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Christmas has officially arrived, the wrapping paper carnage is well underway at the Castle Milk, and the coffee is doing some heavy lifting after a long night of appetizers and cocktails. But before the day gets away from us, I wanted to pop in and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas on behalf of all…
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As the Edmonton Oilers finished off a 5-1 stomping of their provincial rival Calgary Flames on Tuesday night, and Connor McDavid finished off a jaw-dropping five-point performance, Jack Michaels dropped a line that really grabbed my attention: “I’m not sure I’ve ever seen him better. I’ve seen every one of the games he’s played. I’m…
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With most teams on a break until at least after Christmas, now feels like a good time to check on the race for college hockey’s top award...
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Normally at this time of year, I try to watch as many hockey games as I can, mainly because network television plays the same dozen Christmas movies over and over again. Hockey can offer up something less predictable than those movies can after watching them for the umpteenth time, but I find myself watching less hockey after hearing about the potential upcoming strike by ECHL players. If you haven't heard, the negotations between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players Association (PHPA)...
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A hat-trick from Leon Draisaitl, a five-point night from Connor McDavid, a .947 save percentage from Connor Ingram and a 5-1 win over the Calgary Flames. Given all of that in the Edmonton Oilers’ final game before the Christmas Break on Tuesday night, it’s easy to see why the team would be feeling good. Couple…
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Quinn Hutson was recalled on December 15th, two days before the Condors played the Ontario Reign. Hutson went on to score his first career NHL goal against the Boston Bruins, but it looked dim for the AHL squad without him. In their first game without Hutson, the Condors lost 4-0 and looked completely lost offensively….
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Is there anything better than a Battle of Alberta as the last Oilers game before the Christmas break? Not to me. There’s just something about a home-and-home to bookend the break that makes sense to me, and last night at Rogers Place, the boys took on the Flames for their first meeting since the season…
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Who’s the best player in the NHL right now? What about the top five? Connor McDavid is the most talented player in the world. You could argue that Nathan MacKinnon is best player this season , which is a slightly different category. Leon Draisaitl is right behind those two. Kirill Kaprizov has the biggest contract, and he’s mostly lived up to it so far. On the blueline, the eternal Cale Makar vs. Quinn Hughes debate rages on. And in goal, Connor Hellebuyck is the reigning Vezina winner, not to...
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Christmas Eve is here, which means it’s officially time to fire off a wish list to Santa and hope he’s feeling generous when it comes to our beloved Edmonton Oilers. With the team rolling into the holiday break looking as good as they have all season, I’m choosing to believe they’ve earned a spot firmly…
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70/30. That’s the percentage that NHL insider puts on future Hall of Fame goaltender Marc-André Fleury lacing the skates up once again, and if he were to, the Edmonton Oilers could be one of the front runners. Seravalli made the comments about Fleury’s future on Monday morning radio hit with Sports 1440’s Kevin Karius. “There’s been…
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Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.
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The Battle of Alberta is so back. On Tuesday evening, the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames were not in a festive mood on Festivus, as the Oilers beat their division rivals 5-1. Let’s take a look at what went on in this one! Seven minutes into the first period, the Oilers opened the scoring….
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It’s Tuesday afternoon, and there’s a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio set, which means the boys were back in the studio to recap the week that was. On today’s episode, the guys discussed the Oilers’ Tuesday’s matchup vs. the Flames, Connor Ingram’s first win of the season, Baggedmilk’s Trivia, and much more. We kicked off…
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Remember when the Edmonton Oilers sucked, and we all criticized them? Yeah, well, that was justified. But the schedule didn’t do them any favours. That was one of the worst schedules we’ve seen in a long time. Multiple four-game road trips. A seven-game eastern swing through exclusively Eastern Conference opponents. Six time-zone changes in roughly…
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On December 23rd in 1979, bruising blueliner Mike Milbury of the Boston Bruins followed Terry O'Reilly and others into the MSG stands following a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers engaging fans with fisticuffs. What occured next is best described with moving pictures.
O'Reilly received an eight game suspension for leading the charge with Mad Mike collecting a mere pair for beating a fan with
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On December 23rd in 2010, Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic delivered a bare-knuckle sucker punch to an unsuspecting Freddy Meyer in response to being up-ended by the Atlanta Thrashers defenseman.
Despite cowardly striking a defenseless player, whilst being restrained by a linesman no less, Lucic miraculously escaped suspension for his classless act further fueling speculation of league
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Heading overseas for his holiday break.
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The Polar Express is one of my son’s favourite Christmas movies. It has become an annual tradition in our home to watch it before Santa arrives. It is a story of a young boy who boards a magical train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve, embarking on an adventure that teaches lessons about friendship,…
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Since Calgary Flames president Don Maloney declared to the world that rebuilds are for losers in late November (I’m paraphrasing here), the team on the ice is backing it up, to both the excitement and chagrin of their fanbase. They are 9-3-1 since the rejection of the rebuild, and visions of playoffs aren’t inconceivable anymore,…
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Connor McDavid has been on a heater in recent weeks. Every time he touches the puck, he’s managed to create something for the Edmonton Oilers and in his last 10 games, he has scored 12 goals and 26 points. It feels like he has returned to his human-highlight reel form that fans were so used…
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