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 Oilers’ disastrous wrap to their pre-Olympic schedule, Leon Draisaitl’s coaching comments, line combos, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with a…
In just a few days, men’s hockey at the 2026 Olympics will begin. This year, the Edmonton Oilers will send three players, with Connor McDavid representing Team Canada, and both Leon Draisaitl and Josh Samanski representing Team Germany. It’s the first time since 2014 that National Hockey League players have played in the tournament. The…
Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Janne Niinimaa comes in at No. 49 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 53 on Brownlee’s original list. At the end of Glen Sather’s tenure as general manager of the Edmonton Oilers,…
Let’s call this the annual Edmonton Oilers mid-season crisis. They aren’t defending well. They can’t get a save. The coach is out to lunch…. This is not a new story about this hockey team. The Oilers fans, Oilers media, and Oilers brass all say the right things at the beginning of the season. Connor McDavid…
Leon Draisaitl didn’t call anyone out. He didn’t rip anyone. He simply told the harsh truth about the current state of the Edmonton Oilers. Draisaitl wasn’t yelling or angry in his post-game scrum after another disappointing loss, the third this season, to the Calgary Flames. Draisaitl just spoke the truth, and he did it how…
The Edmonton Oilers are now on their Olympic break, and for some players, whether they’re travelling to a sunny destination or not, I’d imagine they’ll be tuning in to watch their leaders — Connor McDavid for Team Canada, Leon Draisaitl for Team Germany, and Josh Samanski, who will also be representing Germany — compete in…
The Edmonton Oilers have a penalty kill crisis on their hands. After killing off just 54 percent of their penalties over the last eight games, they rank 27th in the NHL in PK efficiency. Edmonton has been missing one of its best penalty killers this season in Adam Henrique, and cold streaks are bound to…
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The Centre County District Attorney's office in Pennsylvania said today that it was dropped the felony charge against Penn State forward Gavin McKenna...
Growing up in Quebec, Union defenseman Etienne Lessard got started on hockey young. Lessard started skating around two years old, grew up watching players like Kris Letang, and rooted for the Canadiens. He quickly became a part of the hockey culture that defines Canada and Quebec...
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 the Oilers’ disaster, the winter Olympics, Super Bowl betting, and more. The guys kicked off the Thursday episode of Real Life with a conversation about Chalmers’…
After losing to the San Jose Barracuda on the 24th, the Bakersfield Condors went into Henderson on the 28th, where they would lose by a score of 2-1 to extend their minor losing streak to three games long. However, that was quickly put to an end when Bakersfield hosted the Abbotsford Canucks for a back-to-back…
This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of Darryl Sittler’s legendary 10-point game. On February 7, 1976, Sittler scored six times and added four assists to power the Leafs to a win over the Bruins. With the feat coming on a nationally televised Hockey Night in Canada game, the record became a defining moment of 1970s hockey. The record still stands to this day. Sittler’s record was recognized by the Maple Leafs during a ceremony last week, in the last home game before the anniversary. We dug ...
Team Canada required another replacement for the 2026 Olympics. With Brayden Point being unable to play due to injury, Team Canada turned to Carolina Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis as his replacement. This news came two days after Point’s teammate, Anthony Cirelli, was injured and replaced by Sam Bennett. ROSTER UPDATE | Seth Jarvis has been…
The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, has the Olympic banner up as we are three games into the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Games already! Our hosts are back in the UMFM studios tonight where they'll be talking about the big tournament over in Italy among the discussion tonight as the latest version of the games becomes the first Winter Olympiad to be co-hosted by two cities! The women's hockey event is under, there were some U SPORTS people who ...
As the dust settles on Wednesday’s blockbuster that sent Artemi Panarin to the Los Angeles Kings, news has trickled out about another team that made a big push for the Russian winger: the Seattle Kraken. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, talks between the Kings and Panarin’s agent, Paul Theofanous, began to break down on Tuesday, despite…
Quite the honour for him.
We’re now living in a timeline where Artemi Panarin is in the Pacific Division, after the Los Angeles Kings acquired him from the New York Rangers and signed him to a contract extension. It was only 10 years ago when he and Connor McDavid were battling it out for the Calder Trophy, but in the…
The NHL’s Olympic break couldn’t come any sooner in Edmonton. With Wednesday’s 4-3 loss to the Calgary Flames, the Oilers are now mired in a three-game losing streak and have just one regulation win in their last eight games. The latest version of the same old problem? The penalty kill can’t stop anything. If the…
The pair of defenceman are heading down to the AHL club of Manitoba.
The Edmonton Oilers entered Wednesday night’s game against the Calgary Flames with one goal in mind: get a win before the Olympic break. The best they could do was muster up a 4-3 loss, and for one of their leaders, Leon Draisaitl, to call out the goaltenders, the coaching staff, and the team as a…
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Ellis Rickwood played 96 games over the past three seasons at Clarkson and was coming off a career-high 35-point campaign...
When the two freshmen, Ilia Morozov and Kocha Delic, stepped into drills with junior Canisius transfer Matteo Giampa prior to the start of Miami's season, there was immediately a special feeling...