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The Biggest Storm Surge

While I legitimately had no team in the Stenley Cup Final I wanted to see win, there was a team that I definintely didn't want to see win. That made me a Carolina Hurricanes fan by proxy, and the Hurricanes showed everyone that they were for real this year with a convincing 3-0 win tonight to capture the Stanley Cup in six games over the Vegas Golden Knights. After running into and being bullied by the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference Final the last few years, the Hurricanes showed t...

Top 100 Oilers: No. 27 — Jason Smith

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Jason Smith comes in at No. 27 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 20 on Brownlee’s original list. Jason Smith was not the flashiest of players. In fact, flash…

Leon Draisaitl has another dominant season: Oilers 2025-26 player review

Welcome to Oilersnation’s annual player review series, where we dive into the Edmonton Oilers season player by player. We’ll look back at the season that was, what kind of impact each player had, and what we could see from them next season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis here.  Leon Draisaitl had a lot to…

Why the Oilers should bring back Brett Kulak after a Darnell Nurse trade

The Edmonton Oilers have turned what seemed like a long off-season for Oilers fans into must-watch material. From firing the calm and collected former head coach Kris Knoblauch to the potential hiring of the commanding and controversial Mike Babcock, and now longtime Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse reportedly requesting a trade and submitting a 3–5 team…

Mixing All The Eras

When the franchise was founded in Manchester, New Hampshire in 2001, the Manchester Monarchs had their own distinct look and colours. The franchise was actually awarded to Howard Baldwin in 1999, but the Los Angeles Kings bought the franchise from Baldwin's ownership group on June 14, 2000 to operate as their AHL club. When the AHL pushed for western expansion in order to bring the teams closer to their NHL west coast affiliates, the Manchester Monarchs and Ontario Reign swapped leagues as the...

Oilers Notebook: NHL pushes for quick Mike Babcock investigation as former players voice frustration

When it comes to the National Hockey League’s investigation into Mike Babcock’s time with the Columbus Blue Jackets, expect a quick process, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported. The investigation was launched at the request of the NHL Players’ Association this week, days after it was reported the Edmonton Oilers had approached the group to see if there…

Start Calling It "Evertime"

Overtime in hockey is the one place where it doesn't matter how the previous sixty minutes were played. Sure, they have "sudden death" in the NFL, but hockey has the drama of being one shot away from victory. Playoff hockey bakes the drama in even more with wins and losses in overtime often affecting the outcomes of series. Ask the Montreal Canadiens in 1993 when they won ten-straight overtime games en route to winning the Stanley Cup. But there's another team that has an outstanding overtime ...

Sources say Babcock will be able to work after investigation: Johnson

The Edmonton Oilers saga with Mike Babcock awaits an NHL investigation into what happened between him and Columbus Blue Jackets players three years ago, which led to his resignation. Babcock has been off the coaching radar since, as the league chose not to investigate the NHL Players’ Association’s findings since he had resigned from Columbus….

Mike Babcock’s ‘stupid mind games’ led to player disdain, says Jason York

More controversy is surfacing around Mike Babcock’s coaching career amid the Edmonton Oilers‘ interest in hiring him to fill their vacant head coach position. On Thursday, Brent Wallace and former NHL defenceman Jason York of the Coming In Hot podcast spoke about the mind games York experienced under Babcock’s coaching regime. Jason York tells us…

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NHL Notebook: Maple Leafs interview Joe Pavelski; John Tortorella anticipates Game 7 leaving clothes in Carolina

The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to explore all options regarding their vacant head coach position, as Joe Pavelski confirms that he was officially interviewed for the job. While attending the American Century Championship on Thursday, former NHL’er Pavelski was asked about more than just golf. When questioned about the Leafs’ interest in him as a…

5 teams Oilers’ Nurse could waive his no-trade clause for

It’s going to be a busy off-season for the Edmonton Oilers. The 2025-26 season hasn’t even finished yet, and it’s already been chaotic. They fired Kris Knoblauch shortly after falling in six to the Anaheim Ducks in the first round. That has started a whole thing, but there’s also been a lot of smoke surrounding…

Oilers’ Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard named to NHL all-star teams

A pair of Edmonton Oilers were ranked among the NHL’s elite on Friday morning. 2025-26 Ted Lindsay winner Connor McDavid earned a selection on the NHL’s First All-Star Team, while defenceman Evan Bouchard was named to the NHL’s Second All-Star Team. McDavid’s sixth appearance on the First All-Star Team is the most among active centremen,…