As we know, modern NHL nicknames are terrible, with most of them either just being a player's name with an -er or -y ending tacked on, or something based on player initials that features zero creativity. Let's fix that.
How it works: Readers send in nicknames for players (or lines or pairings or whatever), and a small group of us rule on whether they were good or not.
We're be looking for either of two kinds of submissions:
- Brand new nicknames that you came up with, or that are perco...
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It’s wild to think that we’re in late January and still in the hunt for the Oilers’ first three-game win streak of the season. I don’t know why they haven’t been able to do it, but it’s a story that came up once again ahead of Thursday’s matchup with the San Jose Sharks. This was…
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A daily roundup of Winnipeg Jets, Manitoba Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
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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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The changes that have come to college hockey have re-made the landscape of the game and how it is approached...
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Ben Syer still gets emotional just thinking about it...
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The Edmonton Oilers have finally done it! On Thursday evening, the Oilers hosted the San Jose Sharks for the sixth game on their eight-game home stand. Coming into the game, the Oilers had nine previous attempts to win three straight games, failing each time. This time was different, though, as they overcame a 3-0 deficit…
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Recap of the game.
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Thursday afternoon means a fresh episode of Real Life was recorded and edited, and it’s ready to help you wrap up the week. On today’s podcast, the guys discussed Wanye’s favourite coffee shop closing, food preferences, the Oilers’ 10th chance to win three straight games, the winter Olympics, and more. The guys kicked off the…
about 2 months ago
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We are deep into silly season, so names are being thrown around among NHL fan bases like they’re going out of fashion. There’s an understanding among Edmonton Oilers fans that the team doesn’t have much money to spend. That has put them out of the running for someone like Artemi Panarin, and probably any of…
about 2 months ago
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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…
about 2 months ago
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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...
about 2 months ago
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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…
about 2 months ago
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Getting you set up for tonight’s Jets game.
about 2 months ago
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Whether or not Edmonton Oilers defenceman Mattias Ekholm is in the lineup Thursday night against the San Jose Sharks wasn’t revealed when the team took to the ice in the morning. Ekholm, fresh off his first career hat trick Monday night against the Anaheim Ducks, was absent from practice Wednesday, dealing with an undisclosed injury…
about 2 months ago
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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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A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
about 2 months ago
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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…
about 2 months ago
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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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A daily roundup of Winnipeg Jets, Manitoba Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
about 2 months ago
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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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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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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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It’s been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I’ve got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers‘ defence coming up big, Edmonton’s 10th attempt at winning three straight, Josh Samanski’s first NHL game, and…
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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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