Dino Ciccarelli: From Undrafted to Underrated Hall of Fame Legend Ryan Szporer | February 8, 2023 To play against Dino Ciccarelli was to hate him. There can be no higher compliment paid to a player who made his living in the kitchens of opponents. However, even…
10 NHL Players to Represent Both Conferences at All-Star Game Ryan Gagne | February 5, 2023 On Saturday (Feb. 4), the NHL hosted the annual All-Star Game in Sunrise, Florida, at FLA Live Arena. Moreover, 2023 marked the second time (2003) in their history that the…
All-Time Ontario-Born NHL Lineup Blain Potvin | February 2, 2023 Ontario has developed some of the greatest players to have ever stepped foot onto the ice of an NHL arena. Not only has there been an ability to develop great…
Rendez-vous ‘87: The Best NHL All-Star Experience Colin Newby | February 1, 2023 The NHL All-Star Game doesn’t exactly captivate its audiences with spectacular performances every year. It’s followed the course of other professional sports All-Star experiences with meaningless exhibition play with the…
Gretzky’s Prediction for Oilers’ Goaltenders Are Taking Shape Sean Panganiban | January 22, 2023 Jack Campbell was the big offseason signing for the Edmonton Oilers, but when he didn’t start strong and continued to falter, many in Oil Country questioned if his acquisition was…
Oilers’ McDavid at New Level with Most Frequent Scoring of Career Brian Swane | January 11, 2023 Following his goal in the Edmonton Oilers’ 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday (Jan. 9), Connor McDavid now has scored 34 times and picked up 43 assists through Edmonton’s…
Thanks, Santa – Oilers’ Best Ever Christmas Gifts Brian Swane | December 24, 2022 There are plenty of items on the Edmonton Oilers’ Christmas wish list for Santa this year: a No. 1 goaltender, top-six forward, third-line centre, depth scoring. And, of course, good…
Oilers Goaltending Tandem Gets the Great One’s Seal of Approval Sean Panganiban | October 11, 2022 The Edmonton Oilers’ goaltending duo of Mike Smith and Mikko Koskinen received their fair share of criticism last season. They were deemed too inconsistent, too old, and too prone to…
NHL Stars & Their “Almost Teams” Tony Wolak | September 26, 2022 At this point, most NHL fans know that Eric Lindros reshaped two organizations when the Quebec Nordiques traded him to the Philadelphia Flyers in 1992. The Flyers received a franchise…
Projecting Auston Matthews’ Career If He Is a Lifetime Maple Leaf The Old Prof | August 27, 2022 Oh, what Auston Matthews might become if he stayed with the Toronto Maple Leafs for the rest of his career. The storied history of the Toronto Maple Leafs has seen…
Oilers’ 10 Most Memorable Preseason Games Brian Swane | August 25, 2022 The Edmonton Oilers opened their 2021-22 preseason on Sept. 26, when they pay a visit to the provincial rival Calgary Flames. As part of their eight-game exhibition schedule, the Oilers…
1 Year of ESPN & TNT NHL Broadcasts: What Works, What Didn’t Mike Fink | July 30, 2022 For the first time in 17 seasons, the NHL wasn’t broadcast on NBC, but instead moved to ESPN and TNT this past season as part of a seven-year deal with…
