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Five Oilers who are elevating their play in recent games

After suffering a 9-1 loss earlier this season, the Edmonton Oilers finally got to enjoy the other side of a 9-something beatdown, defeating the Seattle Kraken 9-4 in their most recent outing. They battled their way through a tough start to the season with lengthy road trips, and now, with some time to settle in…

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NHL Notebook: The latest on Quinn Hughes

Quinn Hughes’ name has been circulating in trade rumours quite a bit in recent times. It’s been a rough season for the Vancouver Canucks. Through 27 games, their 23 points are the fewest in the league, although they do have a higher point percentage than the Calgary Flames. Hughes, their captain, has had an okay…

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Flashback Friday: Oilers trade for Kevin McClelland

Early in the 1983-84 season, the Oilers acquired a player who helped them win four Stanley Cups. This edition of Flashback Friday looks at the Kevin McClelland trade, which celebrates its 42nd anniversary on Friday. On Dec. 5, 1983, the Oilers sent Tom Roulston to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 1984 sixth-round pick…

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Oilers offence emerges in a big way

Three goals in each period. Four goals at 5×5. Four power play goals. One shorthanded goal. Six different goal scorers. Nine goals in a game for only the third time in the last 20 seasons, and the Edmonton Oilers had a lot of smiles after their 9-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken last night. The…

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Today In NHL History - Carcillo Punches Bradley

On December 5th in 2009, Philadelphia Flyers goon Daniel Carcillo sucker punched Matt Bradley of the Washington Capitals with five minutes remaining in the first period and the teams tied 1-1. Carcillo received 29 minutes in penalties on the play (Bradley drew nothing) with the NHL adding a four game suspension, forcing the Flyer to forgo $43,597 in pay. Washington scored three times on the

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The Day After 28.0: Oilers score nine and feel fine after offensive breakout

The Edmonton Oilers needed that. They really needed that. About everything that could’ve gone their way Thursday night did in their 9-4 walloping of the Seattle Kraken, as Connor McDavid notched his 13th career hat trick, four players posted three or more points, and many a milestone was hit. For McDavid, he’s faced some criticism all…

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Heckuva Night In Kennewick

If you've been reading this blog for a while, you know that I go out of my way to celebrate one of the rarer feats in hockey whenever and wherever it happens. The man to the left is the latest player to accomplish such a feat, and the rookie Tri-City Americans netminder also had himself one heckuva Wednesday. That player is Xavier Wendt from Plymouth, Minnesota - about 45 minutes east of Grand Casinos Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota - and the 17 year-old netminder hit a milestone and added his na...

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Pick of the Litter

As a freshman, Brian Nicholas’ 11 goals and 25 points tied him for the sixth-most points as a rookie in Brown hockey history...

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GDB 28.0: Oilers Need to Get Kraken (7 PM MT, SNW)

Good news Oilersnation: The Edmonton Oilers have played quite well in four of their last five games. Bad news: They only have two wins in those five games. The Oilers need to string together some wins, and Seattle is a team they need to beat. Their last five games saw them lose 2-1 in OT…

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The Hockey Show - Episode 689

The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is back in the studio where we can avoid Alberta clippers and other weather systems that may be raging outside as the Great White North gets a little whiter. It's the perfect season for hockey around these parts, and we're going to talk to a guest tonight whose experiences have taken her from player to coach to advocate, and we'll hear about some of the challenges she faces in building provincial and nationa...

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