ve had our fun with the Edmonton Oilers recently, "translating" Daryl Katz's letter to fans, chuckling at the jersey tossed onto the ice , and marvelling at the burgeoning anti-Kevin Lowe movement , with its massive billboards and "threatening" presence outside the Oilers' administrative offices. It's all been pretty incredible. But we are not your enemies, Edmonton. We love you. We feel for you in...
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s weird. [ The Province ] • Female hockey players in Chesterville, Ontario, are upset that the toilets have been removed from dressing rooms at the local arena to make room for another shower stall, while the urinals remain. [ Ottawa Citizen ] • Rick Nash is beginning to round into form, reading Hockey Canada's faith in him. [ NHL ] • Is Dallas Eakins on the hot seat already? He may be, but it would...
*A bizarre report about a junior hockey writer stalking a WHL player, and threatening his life by the end of the day.*Rory Boylen from the Hockey News weighs the Nathan Gerbe goal vs. Tomas Hertl goal for the Wow factor.*Edmonton Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins says his job as a head coach could be on the line as the Oilers continue to fumble wins away.*A Newsday report states that Andrew MacDonald...
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s note: Power rankings in general is that they are usually three things: Bad, wrong, and boring. For this reason, we're doing a power ranking of things that are usually not teams. You'll see what I mean.] 7. Blaming the defense Any time you criticize the goaltending ability of bad goaltenders, prepare to hear about how terrible the team in front of them plays every time they're between the pipes. This...
t work, try here. ] It's a Wednesday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, and we...
The New York Rangers and Nashville Predators exchanged defensemen on Wednesday, with Michael Del Zotto going from the Rangers to the Predators for defenseman Kevin Klein. Del Zotto had been the subject of trade rumors since Allen Vigneault took over as Rangers coach after last season. "Michael gives us another young, gifted left-handed shooting defenseman with significant offensive upside," Predators...
s not clear if Sedin will miss a second straight game Thursday night against the visiting Nashville Predators. Vancouver (26-16-9) won 2-1 at lowly Edmonton on Tuesday in the start of coach John Tortorella's 15-day suspension for his role in Saturday's altercation with Calgary. Assistant Mike Sullivan is in charge in Tortorella...
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Thursday's Dose focuses on largely positive schedules for Pacific teams and Michael Del Zotto joining the Predators....
Edmonton, Alberta (01/21/2014) – Scotiabank and the Edmonton Oilers are proud to announce a new partnership, making Scotiabank the Official Bank of the team. The partnership will focus on programs aimed at supporting fans, communities and grassroo......
EDMONTON, AB - The Oilers made it a 2-1 game with just five minutes remaining in the third period and had a good push at the end, but it wasn’t enough as the Vancouver Canucks earned the win and pushed their record to 3-0 this season against Edmon......
Zack Kassian of the Vancouver Canucks should be public enemy No. 1 for the Edmonton Oilers after he broke forward Sam Gagner’s jaw with his stick in Sept. 2013 and then mocked Gagner’s protective face shield when the teams met on Dec. 14. So when the Canucks visited the Oilers on Tuesday night, the expectations were that Kassian would be bruised, battered and beaten. Yet Kassian not only escaped unscathed,...
The Vancouver Canucks didn't need Henrik Sedin or their head coach to hold on for a win over Edmonton on Tuesday. Zack Kassian scored a second-period goal and the Canucks won their second in a row, defeating the struggling Oilers 2-1. Rookie Kellan Lain also scored for the Canucks, who have won just three of their past 11 games. Roberto Luongo made 28 saves for the win....
EDMONTON -- The Vancouver Canucks, playing without their suspended coach and their injured captain, had to struggle for a win against a team that spent most of the season without a pulse. But the Canucks got it done, grinding out a narrow 2-1 decision over the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place on Tuesday. The Canucks were without coach John Tortorella, who missed the game to serve the first game of a...
EDMONTON -- The Vancouver Canucks, playing without their suspended coach and their injured captain, had to struggle for a win against a team that spent most of the season without a pulse. But the Canucks got it done, grinding out a narrow 2-1 decision over the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place on Tuesday. The Canucks were without coach John Tortorella, who missed the game to serve the first game of a...
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Vancouver Canucks forward Henrik Sedin is scheduled to miss Tuesday's game against the Edmonton Oilers because of bruised ribs, and that will end his streak of 679 consecutive games played. Assistant coach Mike Sullivan confirmed on Monday that Sedin will not play on Tuesday, and he is listed as day-to-day. His iron-man streak is the sixth longest in NHL history, and is the second-longest active streak,...
Jan 20 (The Sports Xchange) - Vancouver Canucks forward Henrik Sedin is scheduled to miss Tuesday's game against the Edmonton Oilers because of bruised ribs, and that will end his streak of 679 consecutive games played. Assistant coach Mike Sullivan confirmed on Monday that Sedin will not play on Tuesday, and he is listed as day-to-day. The last time Sedin failed to play in a game was March 19, 2004....