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Oilers special teams concerns mimic those from 2025 series against Kings

The Edmonton Oilers have split the first two games with the Anaheim Ducks to begin the 2026 playoffs. It’s safe to say that they haven’t been at their best. Connor McDavid has played the worst games we’ve seen in a long time, while both Jason Dickinson and Adam Henrique missed Game 2. The Oilers’ five-on-five…

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Oilers games could start later next season with no Daylight Savings Time change

Edmonton Oilers fans could be staying up a little later next season to watch some hockey games.  The Alberta government is tabling a bill that would stop changing clocks twice a year and remain on permanent daylight saving time year-round.  No setting clocks back an hour in November, or spring ahead in March. Sunrise begins…

Today In NHL History - Alan Eagleson

On April 24th in 1933, Robert Alan Eagleson was born in St. Catherines, Ontario. Once considered the most powerful man in hockey, Eagleson's reputation was destroyed and person imprisoned when his fraudulent ways towards his colleagues and clients were revealed. Starting out as a player agent before pioneering the NHLPA and international tournaments among professionals (1972 Summit Series, 1976

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Stay calm Edmonton, it’s only Game 3

There’s no linear path to winning the Stanley Cup. Losses are inevitable, meaning that, from time to time, your team won’t have a good performance. If you’ve experienced an Edmonton Oilers playoff run before, you’ll know all about this.  They were 2-0 down to L.A. last year, 3-2 down to Vancouver the year before, and…

Pre-Scout: Oilers look for mature ‘special’ team in Game 3

Few teams can withstand their best players underperforming and win playoff games. In that sense, the Edmonton Oilers being tied 1-1 with the Anaheim Ducks isn’t so bad.  It’s a good wager that Connor McDavid, shutout in back-to-back games, and uncharacteristically poor with puck decision and execution, will turn it around. His ankle is fine,…

Top 100 Oilers: No. 36 — Joe Murphy

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Joe Murphy comes in at No. 36 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 26 on Brownlee’s original list. Starting as a first overall pick in 1986, no one would…

College Hockey Bracing For More NCAA Changes

As if the landscape of college sports hasn't changed enough in recent years, college hockey is bracing for another large shift in the coming weeks.NCAA president Charlie Baker recently said that he will try to get new age/eligibility rules pushed through the Division I Management Council at its May meeting.The rule, intended to be for all sports, would allow five full years of college eligibility, ...

Oilers Game 2: The good, the bad, and the ugly in the 6-4 loss to the Ducks

With a 6-4 Game 2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks in a game that looked like it had all the makings of another come-from-behind win, we’re back on the fun, exciting, emotional rollercoaster that is Edmonton Oilers playoff hockey. Game 2 brought some feel-good highs and some pretty big lows, so with that, we break…

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The Hockey Show - Episode 709

The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is back tonight to set up another big show next week while chatting about all the news that came out of the hockey world this week. It looks like we'll have some Survivor: NHL Playoffs eliminations next week unless something dramatic happens in those playoff series, so be ready for the first wave of contestants who will make their home from Survivor Island. Beyond that, our hosts have a pile of hockey news t...

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