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TBC: We Breed Lions

In the last few weeks, I have found myself reading more books about hockey. Part of that reason is due to the guests we're featuring on The Hockey Show , but I've been rediscovering my love of reading as I learn about different topics within the stories about hockey. I've been lucky enough, since starting Teebz's Book Club, to find books that are impossible to put down due to the writing and the topics contained within the covers. Our book today is one of those books as Teebz's Book Club is pr...

Which current NHL players are destined for the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Is it ever too early in a player’s career to start thinking about how they’ll be immortalized in the hockey history books? With the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 set to be inducted on Monday night in Toronto, it brings up inevitable questions of which active players may eventually have their own ceremony….

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Only one Oiler projected to play for Team Canada at 2026 Olympics

Last week marked 100 days until the 2026 Winter Olympics. It’s an extra special one for hockey fans, as the Milano Cortina Games mark the return of NHL players to the marquee tournament for the first time since 2014 in Sochi. It’s also meant an extra important start to the 2025-26 regular season for NHLers…

Re-evaluating the HHOF cases for John Tavares, Jamie Benn, Corey Perry and more

It’s Hall of Fame induction week, and the class of 2025 is an interesting one. Of the four players on the men’s side, we had two absolute locks (Zdeno Chara and Joe Thornton), plus one guy who was very close (Duncan Keith) and another who should have been (Alexander Mogilny). While you never quite know how the committee will judge a candidate, all four players absolutely felt like future Hall-of-Famers midway through their careers. Many eventual HHOFers fit that pattern. That said, it’s possib...

NCHC Dogfight is On Again

The first weekend of conference play in the NCHC, featuring four games, illustrated the conference's parity, and set up another expected dogfight...

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Oilersnation Radio: Why can’t the Oilers play a full 60 minutes?

It’s Tuesday afternoon, and there’s a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio set, which means the boys were back in the studio to recap the week that was. On today’s episode, the guys discussed the Oilers’ inability to close games, Connor McDavid’s 1100th NHL point, Evan Bouchard’s struggles, and much more. We kicked off the Friday…

Goaltender Connor Ingram working hard to rebuild confidence in AHL this season

Goaltender Connor Ingram is beginning to settle into his role with the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors, one month after he was acquired by the Edmonton Oilers from the Utah Mammoth. In an interview with The Athletic’s Daniel Nugent-Bowman this week, the 28-year-old opened up about returning to the AHL four years after last consistently appearing in…

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Back To Big D

In the NHL's quest to have every NHL team play outdoors within a season, the stadium to the left will be turned into a hockey venue in 2027. If you're wondering what stadium that is, it's AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas which is smack-dab in the middle of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and is usually the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys. For one week culminating on on February 20, 2027, however, the Dallas Stars will move into the stadium for another Stadium Series game that will matter to n...

GDB 15.0: Oilers’ 5×5 Scoring Woes Continue (6 PM MT, SNW)

At least the Edmonton Oilers can say they are consistent. They lost in St. Louis last night due to the same repeated issues: lack of 5×5 scoring and a major defensive gaffe. Rinse, wash, repeat, although something did occur last night that has never happened once in the previous 11 seasons. Edmonton’s scoring woes at…

Oilers activate Alec Regula from injured reserve

The Edmonton Oilers have activated defenceman Alec Regula from the injured reserve, the club announced Tuesday. Regula last played in the Oilers’ second game of the regular season against the Vancouver Canucks, leaving the game shaken up after taking a pair of big hits from Evander Kane. Placed on the injured reserve on October 19th,…

The Day After 14.0: Oilers goaltending woes continue in loss to Blues

The Edmonton Oilers have a goaltending problem, and it’s not to do with Stuart Skinner. In fact, Skinner has been stellar for the team this year — better than you may think — but more on that later. Front of mind, however, is Calvin Pickard’s performance Monday night against the St. Louis Blues, where he…