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The Rundown - Semifinals

Canada West will once again narrow the field from four teams to two teams as the hunt for the Canada West banner and berths in the U SPORTS National Championship continues. We already knew a team from BC would be in the Canada West Final, but we needed to find out which of those two teams would be moving on in their series. The second series saw two recent National Champions clash in Calgary as only one would move forward. Who would move onto the final and book tickets to Elmira? Let's find ou...

Oilers 2026 trade deadline target: Kiefer Sherwood

The San Jose Sharks have started to slip in the standings. Despite a 5-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday afternoon, the Sharks are starting to slip in the standings. As of Sunday morning, they sit five points out of a playoff spot, losing five of their last six games. Earlier this season, when…

Oilers place Andrew Mangiapane, Alec Regula on NHL waivers

The Edmonton Oilers’ attempts to trade Andrew Mangiapane have failed, thus far, to find him a new home. And with the Oilers going 1-2 out of the Olympic break with disappointing losses to the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks, the team has taken the drastic measure of placing the disgruntled winger on waivers. Joining…

Is Oliver Ekman-Larsson a fit on the Oilers?

With the NHL Trade Deadline less than a week away, the Edmonton Oilers have recently been linked to defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson of the Toronto Maple Leafs. “I do think Edmonton’s interest in Ekman-Larsson is real,” said Elliotte Friedman on the 32 Thoughts podcast. “And I think it’s just going to be really interesting to see…

Roundup: In the End, It's Minnesota State Again

Five teams went into a mad scramble in the final weekend with a chance to take first place. That's more than half the teams in the league still capable of winning the league championship, even on the last night.Turns out, in the end, it was Minnesota State all over again.The Mavericks needed a shootout to defeat last-place Northern Michigan on Friday, but got some help in the process. That paved the...

Roundup: Carle Wins 200th as Denver Secures 2 Seed

North Dakota had already sealed another Penrose Cup by defeating Western Michigan on Friday night. But it was nevertheless another riveting game Saturday between two of the top four teams in the NPI.With nothing really on the line, the teams didn't play that way, in going to a shootout. The Broncos won it there, 4-3, on a goal by Owen Michaels, his 11th.The two-point weekend allowed Denver to swoop...

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Roundup: Providence Clinches HEA; Mich. St. Closes in on 3rd Straight B10 Title

It was more or less a foregone conclusion by the team the weekend rolled around, but Providence clinched its first-ever outright Hockey East regular-season championship with a 3-2 win over New Hampshire. Providence also won in 2016, but shared the title.After an inconsistent first half, the Friars are rolling towards the postseason having gone 13-2 since an early January loss to Alaska at home had...

Roundup: Quinnipiac Earns Another Title

Dartmouth and Cornell might it tight late, but in the end, it was Quinnipiac winning another ECAC regular-season title, its sixth in a row.The Bobcats defeated Harvard, 4-1, to seal the championship. Freshman forward Ethan Wyttenbach had one assist, to extend his lead in the national points race to 10 (57 to 47) over Michigan's T.J Hughes.Harvard had a big comeback win Friday against Princeton to ...

Australia's Title Will Be Decided

There's no free stream I can find where the game can be watched, but the AWIHL title will be decided today or tonight depending on your time zone. I say "today or tonight" because the teams are playing at the O'Brien Icehouse in Melbourne where the Brisbane Lightning will meet the Perth Inferno in the gold medal game at 5pm Melbourne time or at midnight in the Central Time Zone on March 1. Melbourne, for those doing the math, is 17 hours ahead of Winnipeg. The AWIHL Final will feature the t...

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Pre-Scout: Skidding Sharks host Oilers to wrap-up Pacific roadtrip

The Edmonton Oilers look to close out their three-game road trip with a matinee victory at the Shark Tank after a resounding demolition of the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.  Connor McDavid and company had Darcy Kuemper and Anton Forsberg spinning in their crease in the 8-1 win, and have scored 13 goals in just…

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