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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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Big Ten Semifinals Preview

While the Big Ten Tournament underwent a major change over the offseason — shifting the first round from a three-game series to single-game elimination — the mindset for each team remains the same.Three out of the four teams in this year’s semifinals qualified last year. Michigan State, who is seeking its third consecutive Big Ten Tournament crown, will battle against Ohio State for a rematch...

NCHC Semifinals Preview

For just the fourth time in the NCHC’s 13-year history, the top four seeds have advanced out of the first round; North Dakota, Denver, Western Michigan and Minnesota Duluth all swept their quarterfinal series.Now the league’s playoff format will feature a new look, as the winner-take-all semifinals move to campus sites for the first time. North Dakota hosts Minnesota Duluth at 6:07 p.m. (CT) on...

ECAC Quarterfinal Preview

There’s no question that this year is a bit different for the ECAC.The conference has often been lauded as a one-bid league, but three squads — Quinnipiac, Cornell and Dartmouth — are currently in position to secure an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Sitting in seventh, ninth and 11th in the NPI, respectively, it would take a significant upset to alter that field.Those three teams, along...

The Hockey Show - Episode 703

The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, hits the UMFM airwaves tonight once again as we settle in for some more hockey talk. With the weekend we just had and the Paralympics coming to an end this weekend, it's been an outstanding week of sledge hockey from all over the globe, and our hosts will chat about some of that tonight among the many topics they'll cover. Want in on the chat? Get your radios and internet-connected devices ready tonight for ...

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Oilers’ Zach Hyman to play in 700th NHL game vs. Stars

The Edmonton Oilers will have one of their top players celebrate a significant milestone on Thursday night. As they take the ice to play the Dallas Stars, Zach Hyman will suit up for his 700th National Hockey League game. He’s in his fifth season with the club after signing a seven-year contract back on July…

GDB 66.0: Oilers battle the surging Stars (6 PM MT, SN1)

The Dallas Stars haven’t lost a regulation game since Jan. 22. They are 12-0-1 in their last 13 games, and their only loss came in the shootout against Colorado last Friday. Five players have averaged a point per game or more during this 13-game stretch, led by Matt Duchene (19 points), Jason Robertson (16), Wyatt…