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This Week in College Hockey: Jan. 22, 2026

We're getting to the point of the season where there's a lot of NPI talk. Last week, there was a lot of reaction to BC moving up with two losses and Providence only moving up one spot with two wins over BC...

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GDB 52.0: Oilers Searching for Home Ice Success (7 PM, SNW)

The Edmonton Oilers have played 23 home games this season. They’ve won 12 and are only 12-7-4 and have outscored teams 83-74. In the three previous seasons, the Oilers had the eighth most home wins in the NHL and were three back of the fifth most. They have been a very good to dominant team…

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The Hockey Show - Episode 696

The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is out in the big world, broadcasting from the Hockey For All Centre in west Winnipeg tonight as part of the 2026 Female World Sport School Challenge ! The tournament games are beign broadcast on the UMFM Second Stream internet stream all weekend, but we'll dive back onto the radio frequency with an on-location show! Live radio means anything can happen, so be ready for some fun tonight on The Hockey Show at...

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One trade target for each of the Oilers’ three needs

The big question entering March 6th’s NHL trade deadline is what will the Edmonton Oilers do? After making consecutive Stanley Cup Finals, the Oilers are looking to get over the hump in 2026. While the team isn’t perfect, starting the season slow once again, they’ve really come into their own since the end of November….

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Providence's Youth Maturing By The Week

With the injury to goaltender Philip Svedeback, Providence took to the ice this past weekend against Boston College without a single senior in the lineup. With 19 combined freshmen and sophomores on the roster, Providence is the ninth-youngest roster in college hockey...

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Better Lait Than Never: Winning three straight is the Oilers’ Everest

It’s been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I’ve got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers’ inability to string wins together, Tristan Jarry’s first home start, Curtis Lazar’s 600th game, and much more….

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‘It’s been painful’: Relegation to third-string goalie weighing on Oilers’ Calvin Pickard

Edmonton Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard understands why he’s been relegated to third on the depth chart, but that doesn’t make it any easier, he revealed to Sportsnet’s Mark Spector on Wednesday.  “It’s been tough,” said Pickard. “It’s been painful, for sure.” Despite allowing just three goals against in their last four games, the Oilers are…

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Today In NHL History - Martin Hanzal's No Goal

On January 20th in 2011, Phoenix Coyotes 6'5" forward Martin Hanzal used his stick to strike a puck floating at face level of 6'3" defenseman Matt Greene into the Los Angeles Kings net, violating Rule 78.5(vi). Incorrectly ruled a goal by on-ice official Justin St. Pierre, NHL SVP of hockey operations Mike Murphy upheld the absurd call after a lengthy video review claiming there was no conclusive

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Today In NHL History - Canucks Fartgate

On January 18th in 2023, a fart sound was heard on Sportsnet during the Tampa Bay Lightning and Vancouver Canucks broadcast. Without skipping a beat, Canucks play-by-play legend John Shorthouse quipped to his partner John Garrett "Was that you?". Cheech denied it and Fartgate was born. The moment in question occurred when netminder Colin Delia slid to his left whilst corralling an Alex

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Today In NHL History - First Black Player In NHL

On January 18th in 1958, Willie O'Ree dressed for the Boston Bruins against the Montreal Canadiens becoming the first black person to play in the NHL. The Fredericton native skated in 45 NHL games, collecting four goals and ten assists, before leaving the league in 1961. O'Ree went on to play for 13 years in the WHL, primarily with the Los Angeles Blades and San Diego Gulls, winning two league

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Today In NHL History - Flames Line Brawl Canucks

On January 18th in 2014, Calgary Flames coach Bob Hartley iced his fourth line brawlers to commence CBC's Hockey Day In Canada finale. Vancouver Canucks coach John Tortorella reluctantly responded in-kind igniting a line brawl yielding 152 penalty minutes and eight player ejections, two seconds into the match. Sensing the imminent ambush, veteran defenseman Kevin Bieksa swapped spots

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Today In NHL History - Owen Nolan's Called Shot

On January 18th in 1997, San Jose Sharks forward Owen Nolan called his shot and scored on a breakaway against Buffalo Sabres goalie Dominik Hasek with 2 minutes left in the 47th NHL All-Star Game in San Jose, completing the hat trick and sending hometown fans into a frenzy. Hasek's Eastern Team defeated Nolan's Western Squad 11-7 with MVP honors going to Mark Recchi who hat tricked for the

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