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'Heavyweight Match': Denver Takes Down Western Michigan in OT

As reigning national champion Western Michigan and the sport's winningest program Denver battled into overtime Saturday night at Magness Arena — with any onlooker realizing that neither team, nor goaltender, really "deserved" a loss, per se — a sudden, unexpected bounce was perhaps the only way this NCHC semifinal could realistically end.Finnish senior Samu Salminen, a New Jersey Devils prospect...

St. Thomas Outduels Augustana to Earn CCHA Title Game Rematch

If we've learned one thing about Minnesota State over the years, it's that if you give it an opening, it will take it.The Mavericks built a tradition of champions under Mike Hastings, and have continued it with Luke Strand in charge, and will get another opportunity next Friday night, at home, when it takes on St. Thomas in the CCHA championship game. It's a rematch of last year's title game, which...

¡Campeonas!

As you're likely aware if you've passed elementary school social studies, Spain is not part of Canada in any way, shape, or form, but we got to see two former U SPORTS players crowned as champions today in the Liga Iberdrola de Hockey Hielo! I have been following the progress made by Club Gel Puigcerdà as the scheduled rolled forward thanks to former Calgary Dinos forward Annalise Meier and former Dinos and Mount Royal Cougars forward Courtney Kollman playing for them. As you can see by the im...

Two U SPORTS Netminders!

The PWHL's Ottawa Charge went off the board today as they searched for another netminder among the free agent ranks. They already have former UNB Reds netminder Kendra Woodland on their roster, and they doubled the number of former U SPORTS netminders under their watch as they signed former Mount Royal Cougars stopper Kaitlyn Ross to a 10-day Standard Player Agreement! I won't try to deceive anyone here by saying that I had a little fun Photoshopping Kaitlyn into action with the Charge, but sh...

Top 100 Oilers: No. 43 — Kelly Buchberger

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Kelly Buchberger comes in at No. 43 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 27 on Brownlee’s original list. The Edmonton Oilers’ dynasty years were built because of not just…

A Huge Win By Any Measure

Having heard about some of the experiences that Team Manitoba's parahockey players have endured in trying to practice and play here in Manitoba, I have a better understanding about why accessibility matters. Manitoba's sledge hockey players are begging for resources and ice time so they can play more often, but those pleas often finds silence when it comes time to hitting the ice. I can't imagine what it was like for the two para athletes above when it came to mastering their chosen sport as P...

The Day After 67.0: Strong effort wasted as Oilers hope lost point doesn’t ‘come and haunt us later’

The Edmonton Oilers accomplished the bare minimum, securing a winning record on their four-game road trip this past week. They secured big wins over the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche in the first two games of the trip, dropped a stinker against the Dallas Stars, and watched the St. Louis Blues whittle away and…

Four positives from Oilers’ four-game road trip: Frederic is finding a new gear, the Nurse-Murphy pairing has potential, and more

The Edmonton Oilers went 2-1-1 on their recent four-game road trip, which isn’t bad, but giving up a two-goal lead last game against the St. Louis Blues and losing in overtime certainly stung, letting a valuable point slip away. Nevertheless, there were several positives to take from the trip, including beating a dangerous Colorado Avalanche…

NHL Tank Index: Which bad teams are best positioned to boost their draft lottery odds?

We’re entering the stretch drive of the NHL regular season, and about a third of the league’s teams are already playing mostly meaningless games. Some of these fan bases are actively rooting for losses, so their teams have the best possible draft lottery odds of landing the No. 1 pick. >> Read the full post at The Athletic (Want to read this post on The Athletic for free? Sign up for a free trial .)

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Hockey East: Merrimack Knocks Off Top-Seeded Providence in OT

The moment arrived quickly for Merrimack, and the Warriors didn’t waste it.Trevor Hoskin delivered the decisive blow Saturday night, scoring 3:50 into overtime to lift Merrimack to a 3-2 victory over Providence in the Hockey East quarterfinals and send the Warriors to the semifinal round at TD Garden next Friday.“[Gill] made such a great play on that goal,” Hoskin said. “He cut to the left...

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A 'Special' Night For Michigan Leads to Semifinal Win

A game between the two most penalized teams in the country can only have 26 minutes’ worth of penalties. Any less would be odd.“We needed a little more discipline to beat a great team like that,” Penn State coach Guy Gadowsky said.Gadowsky’s team wasn’t the most penalized team of the night, though. Instead, it was Michigan that was constantly on the kill. But it didn’t hurt the Wolverines...

CCHA Semifinals Preview

Following an upset-free quarterfinals that saw three of the four remaining teams pick up a sweep, the CCHA’s semifinals come bearing a dogfight between the top four teams of the conference. The final four — Minnesota State, St. Thomas, Augustana and Michigan Tech — weren’t set until the final day of the regular season, with all teams finishing within two points of each other.While Minnesota...

Top 100 Oilers: No. 44 — Kevin McClelland

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Kevin McClelland comes in at No. 44 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 21 on Brownlee’s original list. Everyone knows the key members of the 1980’s dynasty Oilers: Wayne…

Oilersnation Radio: The Oilers road rollercoaster goes vroom

It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Oilers’ moves at the NHL Trade Deadline, previewed Friday’s game against Carolina, line combinations, trade targets, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode…

GDB 67.0: A win in St.Louis and the Oilers road trip is a success (6 PM MT, SN)

Solid game, good game, brutal game. That is the quickest and most precise outline of the first three games of this four-game road trip for the Edmonton Oilers. Victories in Vegas and Colorado started the trip before a non-competitive performance last night in Dallas. Despite last night’s effort, the Oilers have an opportunity to make…

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