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The Bakersfield Condors have a lot of new faces this year, and this roster is a fun one to watch. Not only that, it’s a deep group. With all the interesting additions made by Stan Bowman over the summer, it’s actually Rem Pitlick leading the team in scoring with six points in three games. Another…
The Edmonton Oilers know they didn’t fully deserve to win Thursday night’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. They were sloppy, disorganized, and looked disinterested at times for the first 50 minutes of the game, but they woke up in the final 10 minutes, erased a two-goal deficit, and won 6-5. It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t…
Getting you set up for tonight’s Jets game.
Good news for the Edmonton Oilers: they may soon have one of their big names back on the ice. On Thursday, head coach Kris Knoblauch told the media that the team is still aiming to have Zach Hyman back in the lineup as early as November 1, potentially in time to slot in as Edmonton…
We've seen him at practice in yellow, non-contact but what are the steps needed before he's ready to return?
On Thursday night, the Edmonton Oilers put up their biggest offensive showing of the season, scoring three unanswered to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 6-5. The messy back-and-forth affair turned controversial, owing to an imbalance in power play opportunities between the two teams. Edmonton had five on the night, converting on two in the final frame,…
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
Similar to the ones they wore last season with a few modifications.
After snapping their three-game losing streak on Tuesday in Ottawa, the Edmonton Oilers returned to home ice to face the red-hot Montreal Canadiens. And after 60 minutes of the most ridiculous hockey you could ever imagine, the Oilers locked in a 6-5 victory that was anything but easy to get. There were ups, there were…
Big Dumper, we hardly knew ye. Yes, I know I’m a hockey columnist, and we’ll get to that. But the big news up in Canada these days is all about baseball, with the Blue Jays dramatic Game 7 win over the Mariners on Monday sending them to the World Series, which starts tonight in Toronto. It won’t shock you to learn that I’m a Blue Jays fan and have been since I was a little kid, so I’m obviously thrilled to see the team make it back to the top of the mountain after three decades. But I ha...
When you make a living writing about sports, sometimes you can see the writing on the wall. As was the case for this scribe, who started work on this article with about 10 minutes left in Thursday night’s game between the host Edmonton Oilers and visiting Montreal Canadiens. The score was 5-3 in favour of…
Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.
Kris Knoblauch has seen enough. After the Edmonton Oilers ran through their 21st line combination through eight games of the season in Thursday night’s come-from-behind win over the Montreal Canadiens, the head coach faced a barrage of questions about just how many different lines the team has ran through. Much like they have for much…
There’s one word to describe that game: Barnburner. On Thursday evening, the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Montréal Canadiens, defeating the team from Québec by a score of 6-5 in a very entertaining game. With the win, the Oilers now move to 4-3-1 for the season. Let’s take a look at what went on in this…
Recap of the game.
David Tomášek is officially on the board for the Edmonton Oilers. Facing off against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, Tomášek tied the game at one apiece in the first period, good for his first career NHL goal. Vasily Podkolzin and Noah Philp picked up the assists on the tying tally. After Podkolzin fed him the…
Thursday afternoon means a fresh episode of Real Life was recorded, edited, and is ready to help you wrap up the week. On today’s podcast, the guys discussed the World Series, cruise ships, Oilers vs. Habs, and much more. The guys kicked off the Thursday episode of Real Life with a look ahead at the…
The Edmonton Oilers haven’t exactly started this season with the high-octane offence we’ve come to expect from the two-time defending Western Conference Champs. Seven games in, they’re only ranked 26th in the NHL in goals per 60 minutes. Matt Savoie getting a shot on the top line with McDavid and Draisaitl might be just what…
Jake Walman has always had some interesting goal celebrations up his sleeve in his NHL career, and he added another one to that resume on Tuesday. With the Edmonton Oilers in overtime tied 2-2 with the Ottawa Senators, Walman secured the win with a slapshot goal off a faceoff. To celebrate, he went down on…
Matt Savoie is getting the opportunity every young forward dreams about: playing on a line with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The 21-year-old has earned this chance by grinding it out in the bottom six and penalty-killing effectively, all while flashing offensive talent that keeps showing up even when the puck isn’t going in. Now…
Getting you set up for tonight’s Jets game.
Tonight is officially listed as a home game for Edmonton, but it feels like part of an eight-game road trip. The Oilers played the Rangers, Islanders, Devils, Red Wings, and Senators on the road, and they host the Canadiens tonight before playing in Seattle and Vancouver this coming Saturday and Sunday. It’s an odd one-game…
Matt Savoie is getting a look on the top line of the Edmonton Oilers. During a Thursday morning skate ahead of the Montreal Canadiens coming to town, the rookie was elevated to the top line alongside Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The 21-year-old has shown well in his first season in the NHL, and while…
The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is back on the UMFM frequency tonight with a lot of stuff to go over from the hockey world. It's pretty remarkable that there's always something going on in hockey around the globe that is significantly news-worthy, but that's how the sport goes. Whether it be Canada, the US, overseas, the NHL, the AHL, or anywhere else, there are stories - both good and not-so-good - that should be brought forth for greater...
On October 23rd in 2008, Boston Bruins power forward Milan Lucic delivered a crushing check against Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Mike Van Ryn shattering the TD Garden glass early in the second period of play. Neither player was injured during the incident though a few front row fans were cut by glass. Toronto beat Boston that night by a score of 4-2. That's today in NHL history.