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Maryville Closing in on Fundraising Goals

Maryville University is on track on a fundraising effort that will allow the school to upgrade its club hockey program to NCAA Division I status...

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Re-Growing Ivy

Ben Syer still gets emotional just thinking about it...

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GDB 55.0: McDavid and Draisaitl Battle a New Superstar (7 PM, SN1)

In the 2020s, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid have been mainstays atop the NHL scoring race. McDavid has the most points this decade with 738 since January 1st, 2020, while Draisaitl is second with 656 followed by Nathan MacKinnon (643), Nikita Kucherov (571, as he missed the 56-game, 2021 season) and David Pastrnak (569).  There…

10 days ago | 1 read

The Hockey Show - Episode 697

The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is back in the cozy confines of the UMFM studio tonight where it will be a normal temperature unlike our rink setting last week. Obviously, our hosts had a blast seeing some of the best women's hockey action this province has to offer at the 2026 Female World Sport School Challenge, and they'll wrap up that experience with some well-deserved thank-yous, a recap of what happened, and a discussion on where the...

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Scenes From Morning Skate: The Oilers try again for three straight wins

The Edmonton Oilers are approaching their first third consecutive win of the season. Again. Over halfway through the season, and they still haven’t managed it. They’ve had plenty of chances. They’ve won two in a row multiple times. But that elusive third win? It keeps slipping away. And at this point, the Oilers are tired…

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Pre-Scout: Is Macklin vs. McDavid the next great player rivalry?

It’s another first of the season for the Edmonton Oilers.  After dispatching the rising Anaheim Ducks on Monday in a record-setting 7-4 scoring fest, tonight it’s a new foe that’s taken a quantum leap in their division now threatening to make the playoffs for the first time this decade.  The Sharks have a vibe about…

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Depth scoring has become a strength recently for the Oilers

It’s well known that the Edmonton Oilers have lacked depth scoring this season. Connor McDavid has been the best player in the league, as per usual, as he has 33 goals with a league-leading 92 points. If he maintains this pace, McDavid will have 50 goals and 139 points over 82 games, which would be…

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Top 100 Oilers: No. 52 – Blair MacDonald

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Blair MacDonald comes in at No. 52 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 47 on Brownlee’s original list. If TikTok were around in 1980 and you stumbled on an Edmonton Oilers highlight…

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This Week in College Hockey: Jan. 29, 2026

The NCAA Division I Cabinet has approved a proposal allowing programs to begin using commercial logos or patches on uniforms and equipment for non-NCAA championship games, including the regular season...

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Letourneau Rises Above the Noise

Boston College’s Dean Letourneau heard all the noise. He saw the social media posts; he knew what sports talk radio stations were saying about him. Letourneau knew that if he wanted to be successful, he’d need to block the noise out...

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Sarah Bruise-jold?

Having been able to watch her play before she became a professional hockey player, there was never any doubt that former StFX X-Woman sniper Sarah Bujold had the talent to continue playing. Her 2016-17 season where she scored 24 goals and 43 points in 24 games is still one of the best seasons in recent U SPORTS history, and the only award she seemed to be missing from her trophy cabinet was a U SPORTS National Championship. What also stands out from that five-year period is that she only spent...

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Top 100 Oilers: No. 53 – Martin Gelinas

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Martin Gelinas comes in at No. 53 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 50 on Brownlee’s original list. You talk about being thrust into the spotlight – that’s how Martin Gelinas’…

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Should the Oilers reclaim Noah Philp off waivers?

A former Edmonton Oiler was placed on waivers Wednesday. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Carolina Hurricanes have placed Noah Philp on waivers, who they had claimed off waivers from the Oilers in late December. The big question is, should the Oilers put a claim on him? All clear Philp (CAR) on waivers https://t.co/u9juqF1ksH —…

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