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While the Edmonton Oilers swung two trades ahead of last Friday’s NHL trade deadline, with Connor Murphy and Jason Dickinson being the “big-name additions,” Colton Dach has seemingly slid under the radar. Dach’s journey to the NHL wasn’t a smooth one, marked by multiple shortened WHL seasons because of the COVID-19 pandemic or injury. He…
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Martin Biron joined That's Hockey to discuss.
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There is growing talk about a spat between Tristan Jarry and his Edmonton Oilers teammates from practice last week. On Monday morning’s edition of his latest 32 Thoughts podcast, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman alluded to it when discussing the Oilers. “There’s a lot of talk out there about Jarry got into it in practice with some…
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The Edmonton Oilers made two trades the week of the trade deadline, but there was another big piece to their core that general manager Stan Bowman allegedly discussed moving. That player is Darnell Nurse, according to The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta. He published a column Sunday night discussing what trades did and didn’t happen across the…
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On March 9th in 2009, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson called for a measurement of Jason Spezza's stick, down one goal with two minutes to play. Suspecting something was afoot, the Senator snapped his stick and headed for the bench. Referee Stephane Auger followed the forward and confiscated the contraband. Making no secret of shaving his blades, as described in this interview one year
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On March 9th in 2008, Washington Capitals rookie center Nicklas Backstrom had the misfortune of scoring an extremely untimely own goal against goaltender Cristobal Huet, breaking a deadlocked game to give their archrival Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 lead with 28 seconds to play. Adding insult to injury, the blunder was credited to Ovechkin's nemesis-in-chief, notorious Washington Capitals killer
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The Edmonton Oilers acquired Vasily Podkolzin on Aug. 18, 2024, from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2025 (114th overall). The Oilers actually re-acquired the pick from Vancouver when the Oilers traded Evander Kane to Vancouver on Day 2 of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. To date, the trade has worked…
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Following a shaky 6-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, the Edmonton Oilers restored confidence for their faithful fans with a very mature 4-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights, kicking off their four-game road trip on a high note. With that in mind, in this edition of Oilers Thoughts, we chat about a couple of…
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A big week for the player and the hockey team.
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After a day off the ice, the Jets will skate as they continue their eight-game homestand.
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The Oilers followed up one of their worst losses of the season with a much stronger effort on Sunday, grinding out a 4-2 win over the Golden Knights in Vegas. After a scoreless first period, Edmonton opened the scoring three minutes into the second when Trent Frederic shoveled in his fourth goal of the season….
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With the Oilers staying quiet on deadline day, we got our first look at what the mostly formed team will look like on Friday against the Hurricanes. Unfortunately, that game did not go our way. Instead, the Oilers fell 6-3, looking lost again. Taking another embarrassing L really ramped up the pressure to put in…
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Good morning, everyone, and a happy Monday to you all. As per tradition, I’ve got a brand new mailbag set to go after taking your questions and sending them to the crew for their takes. This week, we’re discussing the Oilers‘ moves at the trade deadline, spending on rentals, another round of goalie talk, and…
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Well, that was a bit of a weird deadline . It wasn’t a bad one, although I’m not sure it will rank all that highly among the best of the best . It had some decent names, and at least one surprise that we’ll get to down below. It also had plenty of names that we were told to watch out for that didn’t end up going anywhere. If you missed it over the week, you can get caught up here: Trade grades for all the big deals , the classic winners and losers , and grades for each team . In theory, a dead...
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Western Michigan has added a highly-skilled forward to its future lineup, as the Broncos received a commitment from Adam Benák on Monday.Benák, 18, was a fourth-round pick (102nd overall) of the Minnesota Wild last summer. The left-shot forward was initially considered among the top prospects for the 2025 NHL Draft.Despite being undersized at 5-foot-8 and 163 pounds, Benák has continued to show...
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This conversation with Denver head coach David Carle took place prior to the Pioneers' most recent four games. This is edited down from the conversation heard on our podcast. Denver is about to host Western Michigan in the NCHC semifinals this coming weekend.CHN: What was your reaction to watching the Olympics?Carle: It was a bye week for us. So we were out recruiting for a few days. The only game...
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The Edmonton Oilers have picked up their second win in their last three games. On Sunday evening, they flew to Sin City to kick-start a four-game road trip. Taking on the Vegas Golden Knights in the first game, a rematch of their second-round matchup, the Oilers defeated them 4-2 in a crucial victory. Let’s take…
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There was no guessing nor any surprises to be found as the final games of the Canada West season played out this weekend. Both the UBC Thunderbirds and the Manitoba Bisons were headed to the U SPORTS National Championship in Elmira, Ontario where they'll be looking to bring home the conference's first gold medal since 2023. The only paperwork needed to be done is which team would go as the champion of Canada West, earning a Canada West championship banner in the process. Let's see who gets the...
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The Edmonton Oilers aren’t helping Tristan Jarry, and Tristan Jarry isn’t helping the Edmonton Oilers. Both things are true. The Oilers are a puck-watching, golden-opportunity-leaking hockey team in front of him. Jarry is an anxious, unconfident goaltender right now. Friday’s loss against the Carolina Hurricanes was his first start in nine days, a three-game pause…
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Recap of the game.
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The Edmonton Oilers roll into Las Vegas on Sunday for Game 64 of the season, and there’s no point pretending this one doesn’t matter. Friday’s 6–3 loss to Carolina was another frustrating reminder that this team still hasn’t figured out how to play hockey the right way, and with the calendar pushing deeper into March,…
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On March 8th in 2007, Chris Simon of the New York Islanders viciously struck New York Rangers forward Ryan Hollweg in the face with his stick midway through the third period in retaliation to a concussion-inducing check. Hollweg escaped with only two stitches from the blow. An apologetic Simon was assessed a NHL record 25 game suspension for the egregious act, a marker he would surpass nine
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On March 8th in 2004, the lives of Todd Bertuzzi of the Vancouver Canucks and Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore became inextricably linked in a now famous gruesome act of retribution gone wrong. The seeds of the incident were sewn three weeks earlier, when Moore swept the puck away from Markus Naslund and proceeded to deliver an open ice headshot to the then league leading scorer. The
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It’s time to dig into this week’s Letters to the Editor. Want to join in the fun? Details about how to reach out are at the bottom of the article. The Oilers blew the deadline Small sample size, but the initial return from going all-in at the trade deadline yet again is disastrous. No needle…
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