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Holy Shooting Gallery, Batman!

Canada West men's hockey is one of those sports where there are different levels for teams based on how aggressively they recruit, their own expectations for their season, and the people running the programs. We've seen the Alberta Golden Bears hold a standard that few teams could meet, but the recent emergence of the Saskatchewan Huskies, the Calgary Dinos, and the Mount Royal Cougars gave brought a little more parity to the conference. Tonight, though, the Huskies reminded everyone why they'...

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Pickard starts, Howard sits, and Lazar debuts as Oilers face Devils

The Edmonton Oilers are going with Calvin Pickard between the pipes for Saturday’s matinee against the New Jersey Devils. It wasn’t the only notable change in the Oilers’ lineup, as rookie forward Issac Howard will watch the game from the press box, allowing Curtis Lazar to make his team debut against his former club. Lazar,…

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Does Adrian Kempe make sense as a target for the Oilers?

Ever since Connor McDavid announced his two-year contract extension worth just $12.5 million per season, social media has been ablaze with discussion on how the Oilers will spend the extra cap space at their disposal this summer. Last week, amidst the Buffalo Sabres’ disastrous start, names like Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson started to pop…

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Top 100 Oilers: No. 69 — Vincent Damphousse

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Vincent Damphousse comes in at No. 69 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 56 on Brownlee’s original list. Vincent Damphousse may be one of the most under-discussed top players of…

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How Did Rockford Get That Name?

Cities across the map have acquired unofficial names over the course of time. As we know, Las Vegas is affectionately known as Sin City, New York owns The Big Apple, and a pile of cities are called Queen City including all of Regina, Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. No one, though, seems to have the moniker that the Rockford IceHogs use for their alternate jersey as seen to the left. Those jerseys are known as the "Screw City" jerseys, amd that's a heckuva name for any city to have. Let's fin...

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Oilers Thoughts: Missing Hyman, Howard’s Reset, and a Plea to McDavid

The Oilers’ first road swing gave us a bit of everything — a power play without bite, a rookie still finding his place, and a few questionable lineup calls. There’s plenty to like and plenty to fix, but one thing’s clear: this team misses Zach Hyman. Missing Hyman Without Zach Hyman, the Oilers’ power play…

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NHL Notebook: Senators’ Tkachuk out after surgery, Red Wings defencemen could be moved, and Wolf struggles for Flames

The Ottawa Senators will have to navigate life without their captain for up to two months as Brady Tkachuk underwent surgery to repair a right thumb injury. Tkachuk left Monday’s 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators partway through the third period. While the team initially hoped surgery wouldn’t be required, a second opinion proved otherwise….

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Today In NHL History - Bernier's Own Goal

On October 17th in 2013, Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier flubbed a 174 foot clearing attempt that bounced off the end boards before deflecting off his skate and into the net, giving the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 lead with seven minutes to play. The miscue was awarded to Hurricanes' defenseman Ron Hainsey with an assist to netminder Cam Ward, but credit goes to hard-charging

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Today In NHL History - Calgary Streaker

On October 17th in 2002, 21 year old Lethbridge College student Timmy Hurlburt flubbed an attempt to streak the Saddledome surface with five minutes remaining in a Boston Bruins/Calgary Flames matchup. Acting on a $200 dare, Hurlburt successfully scaled the nine foot glass clad solely in red socks and a wrist-watch only to botch the descent. Landing off-balance, Hurlburt's head struck the ice

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Pagnotta: Oilers watching Adrian Kempe’s contract situation with Kings

A solid secondary scorer has apparently caught the attention of the Edmonton Oilers. Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe has begun the final season of his contract, with many wondering what the future could be between the player and the team. On Thursday, David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period hopped on Oilersnation Everyday to discuss the matter. He…

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