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Once again, the Edmonton Oilers came up short in their bid for their first three-game win streak this season. On Saturday afternoon, the Oilers played the final game in their five-game road trip, falling 5-2 to the Minnesota Wild. Let’s take a look at what happened in this one. Matt Boldy kicked off what became…
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One week removed from trading Stuart Skinner, Brett Kulak, and a 2029 second-round pick for Tristan Jarry and Samuel Poulin, the Edmonton Oilers placed their new goalie on injured reserve Friday. Three games. That’s all Jarry lasted before sustaining a lower-body injury in the second period of Thursday’s 3-1 win over Boston. He made 12…
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The Edmonton Oilers are looking to wrap up their five-game road trip on a high note, but their last stop happens to be in Minnesota for a rematch against the red-hot Wild. Winners of their last six games, the Wild were already playing well before they went out and got Quinn Hughes, but they’re also…
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I don't work with Kate McKinnon nor Jason Bateman, and there aren't even employees in our office who would resemble their characters from the 2016 over-the-top comedy, Office Christmas Party . That might actually be a good thing for our business, but I could use a little more of the actors' form of entainment most days. Nevertheless, tonight is my office Christmas party where we'll have a nice dinner, have some fun in a team-based trivia game, and certain people will be able to go with somethi...
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The Edmonton Oilers are catching the Minnesota Wild at the wrong time – again. When they played two-and-a-half-weeks ago, the Wild were on a 9-0-2 run. Right now, they are on a six-game win streak, restoring their victorious ways after losing in both Calgary and Vancouver after the 1-0 shutout to Edmonton on Dec. 2. …
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On December 20th in 2011, Vancouver Canucks aficionado Michael Buble fulfilled a life-long dream of skating with the team during an off-day practice after signing a one-day contract with the club. Donning the never-worn-before number 88, Buble challenged three-time Vezina nominee Roberto Luongo to a shootout, ringing a wrist shot wide stick-side off the left post before catching an edge and
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On December 20th in 2000, Pittsburgh Penguins bruiser Matthew Barnaby exited BankAtlantic Center after an unsuccessful bout with behemoth Pete Worrell when an elderly Florida Panthers fan began hurling obscenities. Rather than ignoring the unpleasantries, Barnaby engaged the senior grabbing his arm and attempting to drag him through the railing. Releasing before the situation escalated, Barnaby
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On December 19th in 2022, Colorado Avalanche blueliner Cale Makar fell to the ice circling his net with New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal in pursuit, prompting a raised arm from referee Brandon Blandina with 44 seconds remaining in a scoreless first period.When Makar realized that Barzal was being blamed for the spill, he motioned to the referee that there was no infraction on the
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On December 18th in 2009, the red hot Minnesota Wild fell victim to a truck blaze during an Ottawa road trip incinerating players' bags, including that of goaltenders Backstrom and Harding. Equipment managers were immediately sent home to collect backup gear while players scrambled locally to replace knee braces, skates, and other protective necessities in anticipation of Saturday night's game
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On December 17th in 2011, Vancouver Canucks coordinated captain Henrik Sedin casually collected defenseman Sami Salo's twirling airborne twig "like a boss" after it was chopped from his hands by Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Clarke MacArthur. The catch came with 3:30 remaining in the first period and ultimately earned the deft Swede the game's 4th Star per local tabloid&
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On December 15th in 2007, Chris Simon of the New York Islanders viciously stomped his skate onto the right leg of Pittsburgh Penguins pest Jarkko Ruutu with five minutes remaining in the game, earning the troubled forward a match penalty and his eighth NHL suspension. In light of his prior history and the severity of this indiscretion, Simon received a league-longest 30 game suspension forgoing
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On December 14th in 2013, Danish winger Jannik Hansen fired an 88 foot center ice slapshot that deflected off Slovak defenseman Zdena Chara's stick and knuckled past Finnish backstop Tuukka Rask, giving the Vancouver Canucks a 1-0 lead against the Boston Bruins. The Canucks put three more pucks past Rask before being pulled, then added two goals to complete the 6-2 rout
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On December 12th in 1933, Boston Bruins blueliner Eddie Shore drilled Toronto Maple Leafs scoring sensation Ace Bailey in response to physical play by penalty killers King Clancy and Red Horner. Horner recalls, "He [Shore] hit Bailey and flipped him in the air, just like a rag doll. Bailey landed on his head just a few feet from where I was standing. Bailey hit the ice and he went into some kind
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On December 12th in 2010, Mikko Koivu of the Minnesota Wild stripped Anaheim Ducks forward Bobby Ryan of his stick without whistle, having lost his own earlier in the play. Unable to recover the lumber, Silver fetched the Finn's abandoned off-handed hardware and scored. In celebration of the Ducks fifth goal, Ryan proudly paraded the borrowed blade to the visiting captain Koivu in recognition of
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On December 10th in 1980, Vancouver Canucks forward Tiger Williams famously rode his hockey stick the length of the Maple Leaf Gardens ice in celebration of a goal scored against Jim Rutherford in his first visit to Toronto since he was traded by the team ten months earlier. Drafted by Toronto 31st overall in 1974, Tiger spent his first six NHL seasons leading the Leafs in penalty minutes,
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Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.
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Recap of the game.
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It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Tristan Jarry injury, Quinn Hutson’s first NHL goal, additional injury updates, line combos, and much more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR…
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Goaltending has been an obvious sore spot for the Edmonton Oilers in 2025-26. So much so that they did something that’s not often done, trading their starter mid-season for a different season. Similarly, the Colorado Avalanche addressed their goaltending situation early into the 2024-25 season, trading for both Mackenzie Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood. You’d be…
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On Friday, the Edmonton Oilers announced that goaltender Tristan Jarry has been placed on injured reserve, while netminder Connor Ingram has been recalled from the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors. They also shared that forward Jack Roslovic has been moved to long-term injured reserve. The #Oilers have placed goaltender Tristan Jarry on injured reserve, moved forward Jack…
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Tristan Jarry left last night’s game with an injury. It looked like it might be a muscle strain (maybe core or groin), but nothing is confirmed yet. Here is the video. Calvin Pickard has taken over the crease after Tristan Jarry left due to a lower-body injury, per the broadcast.
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The Oilers appear to be rounding into form. After a 6-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins earlier this week, Edmonton rolled into Boston and took down the Bruins by a score of 3-1. The two teams exchanged power play tallies in the first period, recent American Hockey League call-up Quinn Hutson buried his first NHL…
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A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
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It’s been a week, but most of us are still in shock. NHL GMs actually did it. They pulled off the impossible: meaningful midseason trades. More than one, even . Well, if they can do it, so can we. Welcome back to “Who Says No?”, the feature where you send me your trade proposals involving things that can not be traded. We tried this over the summer , with trades involving Brass Bonanza, Carlton the Bear and the 1999 Super Bowl. Were any of those trades realistic? No they were not. But neither ...
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