The four countries shown by their flags to the left will be playing IIHF hockey next season, but the reality is that two countries will be moving down to the Division-1A tournament while two countries will join the top-14 teams playing for the IIHF Men's World Hockey Championship. If you've been following the action, you may already know who is being relegated and promoted, but these four countries are the nations in question. Who's dropping down? Who's going up? Let's find out!
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Almost five years ago, the Edmonton Oilers made a trade so bad that it still has ramifications to this day. On July 23, 2021, they sent the 20th overall selection to the Minnesota Wild for the 22nd overall pick and the 90th overall. Dropping down two spots made a massive difference, as the Wild used…
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Now the real tournament begins. Tuesday was the final day of the preliminary round of the 2026 IIHF World Championships. There were four Edmonton Oilers in action, with two of them needing to win in regulation to guarantee a spot in the playoff round. Let’s see how those three games went, as well as look…
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Evgeni Malkin is staying in Pittsburgh. “Best city, best fans. I stay one more year. Bingo,” Malkin said in a video released by the Penguins on Tuesday, after signing his new one-year contract. “Best day of my life, yeah?” Best day ever. pic.twitter.com/qiqShuCEyH — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) May 26, 2026 There were questions whether Malkin…
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In a thin upcoming free agency class, how much could pending centre Jason Dickinson get on the open market? That’s a question looming above the Edmonton Oilers, who spent a conditional first-round pick and Andrew Mangiapane to acquire Dickinson and Colton Dach at the Trade Deadline. There just aren’t that many good centres available on…
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Welcome to Oilersnation’s annual player review series, where we dive into the Edmonton Oilers season player by player. We’ll look back at the season that was, what kind of impact each player had, and what we could see from them next season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis here. Another Oil King reunion One thing…
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After their first-round playoff exit nearly a month ago, the Edmonton Oilers need to improve their roster for the 2026–27 season. There are no ifs, ands, or buts about that, and as a result, I’m expecting a very active offseason. It begs the question of whether a blockbuster trade is on the horizon, and recently,…
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Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Dave Lumley comes in at No. 30 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 24 on Brownlee’s original list. Dave Lumley was the kind of blue-collar player that every championship-winning…
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The Edmonton Oilers can’t afford to just give away Darnell Nurse in a trade. I find when fans and some media discuss trade rumours, they only focus on the weaknesses in a player’s game, but overlook what he does well. I understand some can’t look past the $9.25 million AAV contract (four more years), but…
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Minnesota State has extended the contract of coach Luke Strand through the 2032-33 season.Strand, who just completed the third year of the five-year contract he signed when he joined the Mavericks on April 10, 2023, has guided the Mavericks to back-to-back MacNaughton and Mason Cups and appearances in the NCAA Tournament."When Luke Strand first accepted this role, he believed all the elements were...
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The penultimate day of the World Championship preliminary phase has wrapped up, setting up a handful of exciting games on Tuesday. There were just two Edmonton Oilers in action on Monday, as Isaac Howard’s USA took on Hungary, while Josh Samanski’s Germany faced Great Britain. All five Oilers have a chance to make the playoff…
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Welcome to Oilersnation’s annual player review series, where we dive into the Edmonton Oilers season player by player. We’ll look back at the season that was, what kind of impact each player had, and what we could see from them next season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis here. The context As judgment day approached…
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It was opening night for our softball season this evening, and we ended capturing victory for a mini-celebration at the end of the game. As we descended upon the local watering hole, we were treated to another Vegas Golden Knights comeback as they went up 3-0 in their Western Conference Final series against the President's Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche. No one is saying that Vegas was incapable of this moment, but one of my teammates gave me pause when he said that the NHL's penalties asse...
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We’re approaching the five-year anniversary of Darnell Nurse’s eight-year, $74 million contract with the Oilers, and the defender’s $9.25 million cap hit remains one of the organization’s biggest roster questions. Selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2013 NHL Draft when Craig MacTavish was general manager, Nurse inked two different two-year bridge deals with…
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The Edmonton Oilers have made a late May signing out of Europe. On Monday morning, the Oilers announced they had agreed to terms with forward Aku Räty to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal is worth an annual value of $850,000. The right-shot winger is coming off a season with Karpat in Finland’s Liiga and…
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On May 24th in 1988, a transformer blowout blackened a fog-filled Boston Garden with 3:27 remaining in the middle frame of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and the Edmonton Oilers.
Deemed an Act of God, NHL president John Ziegler canceled the 3-3 match rescheduling it two nights later at Northlands Coliseum.
The Oilers won Game 4-A by a score of 6-3, sweeping the
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On May 22nd in 2010, Montreal Canadiens blueliner Marc-Andre Bergeron saved an empty net goal with 2 minutes remaining in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Flyers sophomore forward Claude Giroux found the Habs empty net 36 seconds later to secure a 3-0 win. Philadelphia won the series 4-1.
That's today in NHL history.
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A curious correlation has emerged between playing a Game 7 overtime match against the Vancouver Canucks and advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals. Specifically, to date, winning the former has ensured an appearance in the latter.
The Canucks met the Calgary Flames in three such overtime affairs and the Chicago Blackhawks once. Each time the victor qualified for the Cup Finals, hoisting once (1989
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On May 20th in 1975, Buffalo Sabres center Jim Lorentz slayed a boisterous bat during a fog-filled Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals at The Aud. The incident marks the only known animal killing by a player during a NHL game.
Philadelphia Flyers forward Rick MacLeish kindly collected the deceased bat from the faceoff circle, sparing the linesman of the indiscretion, disposing it in the visitors
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On May 19th in 2007, NBC abandoned overtime in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals in favor of two hours of pre-race Preakness Stakes coverage, blacking out the Ottawa Senators 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, clinching their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since 1927.
The Heidi Game moment resulted in a ratings boost from 1.5 during the final half-hour of hockey to 3.8, 4.8 and 7.5 for
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On May 18th in 2011, a proud Vancouver Canucks fan hoisted her Henrik Sedin jersey to flash her breasts for San Jose Sharks penalized enforcer Ben Eager in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final.
Though worthy of honorable mention, Tits McGee's pierced twins were ultimately upstaged by Daniel and Henrik who combined for 5 points in a 7-3 win, giving the Canucks a 2-0 series lead largely owing
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Aaron “Bordzy” Bordato always knew he wanted to be in sports commentary. “Most kids grew up watching Disney cartoons,” he said. “Instead of Saturday morning cartoons, it was a Sportscentre on TSN… From as young as I can remember, I was watching Jay and Dan, and thinking ‘Oh my gosh, they can do sports AND…
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TSN’s Director of Scouting shares his insight ahead of next month's Draft.
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In the past two off-seasons, the Edmonton Oilers made significant attempts at upgrading their winger depth, adding Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson during the 2024 free agency and then Andrew Mangiapane in 2025. On paper, it seemed reasonable to think that at least one of those players could have found success on Connor McDavid or…
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