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Top 100 Oilers: No. 36 — Joe Murphy
Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Joe Murphy comes in at No. 36 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 26 on Brownlee’s original list. Starting as a first overall pick in 1986, no one would…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | Apr 24, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
MLB's new ABS replay system is an apparent success. Could the NHL learn from it?
Here’s a sentence you’ve never seen me write before: Replay review is good. It works. It’s doing what it’s supposed to do. I’m glad it’s there, because it’s making the game better. Just not in the NHL. >> Read the full post at The Athletic
College Hockey Bracing For More NCAA Changes
As if the landscape of college sports hasn't changed enough in recent years, college hockey is bracing for another large shift in the coming weeks.NCAA president Charlie Baker recently said that he will try to get new age/eligibility rules pushed through the Division I Management Council at its May meeting.The rule, intended to be for all sports, would allow five full years of college eligibility, ...
Real Life Podcast: Chickengate, Connor McDavid’s ankle, and getting fired up for the playoffs
Thursday afternoon means a fresh episode of Real Life was recorded and edited, and it’s ready to help you wrap up the week. On today’s podcast, the guys discussed the Oilers‘ Game 2 loss, Connor McDavid’s ankle injury, the series heading to Anaheim, and much more. The guys kicked off the Thursday episode of Real…
NHL Notebook: Penguins face sweep, Senators superstition sends fan to Asia, and more
The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost again, and now the Philadelphia Flyers have a 3-0 series lead in the Battle of Pennsylvania. It is going to be a tough hill for the Penguins to climb if they have any hopes of playing in the second round of the NHL playoffs. In Game 3 Wednesday night, it…
Winnipeg Jets prospect Kevin He reassigned from Flint (OHL) to Manitoba (AHL).
He's been skating in Winnipeg for a few days as he worked his way back to full health following OHL playoffs.
Oilers Prospect Update: Condors finish the regular season with two straight wins as they look ahead to playoffs
With the Edmonton Oilers starting their playoffs, the Bakersfield Condors are following suit on Thursday evening when they take on the Coachella Valley Firebirds. But first we should talk about how their season finished off. In the final week of the regular season the Condors played three games, which included an overtime loss against the…
Manitoba Moose Playoff Practice Report
Following a Game 1 loss, the Moose prepare for a do-or-die Game 2.
Oilers Game 2: The good, the bad, and the ugly in the 6-4 loss to the Ducks
With a 6-4 Game 2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks in a game that looked like it had all the makings of another come-from-behind win, we’re back on the fun, exciting, emotional rollercoaster that is Edmonton Oilers playoff hockey. Game 2 brought some feel-good highs and some pretty big lows, so with that, we break…
The Hockey Show - Episode 709
The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is back tonight to set up another big show next week while chatting about all the news that came out of the hockey world this week. It looks like we'll have some Survivor: NHL Playoffs eliminations next week unless something dramatic happens in those playoff series, so be ready for the first wave of contestants who will make their home from Survivor Island. Beyond that, our hosts have a pile of hockey news t...
‘Quenneville is eating him alive’: Oilers fans react to Game 2 loss to the Ducks
Like after every loss, Edmonton Oilers fans will be quick to dissect what went wrong. It’s no surprise, as the fanbase has high expectations and standards, and when they are not met, they will be vocal about it. After Edmonton took a 6-4 beating by the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night, that’s what happened. Fans…
Winnipeg Jets prospect Viktor Klingsell signs two-year contract with Skellefteå AIK
The 5th rounder from 2025 has a new contract with the SHL club.
The Day After +2.0: Ducks snag home-ice advantage from Oilers as series shifts to Anaheim
The Oilers missed an opportunity to take control of this first-round series on Wednesday night, falling 6-4 to the Ducks at Rogers Place. The two teams now head to Anaheim tied at one win each. Edmonton opened the scoring midway through the first period when Leon Draisaitl found the back of the net, but the…
Pray for Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl on the board, and the Oilers’ special teams are a disaster
The Oilers pulled off a comeback win in Game 1, which meant the boys had a massive opportunity to put the Ducks on the ropes if they could replicate the result. Being up 2-0 in the series would really put Edmonton in the driver’s seat, but you also knew Anaheim was going to come out…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | Apr 23, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
‘It’s fine’: Oilers captain Connor McDavid says no cause for concern after Game 2 injury scare
Take it from the captain himself: “It’s fine.” That should help alleviate the lumps in the throat for Edmonton Oilers fans worldwide after Connor McDavid appeared to have avoided a serious injury after a second-period scare in their 6-4 Game 2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks. It happened when McDavid and defenceman Mattias Ekholm got…
Mistakes cost Oilers as Ducks snag 6-4 Game 2 win: Recap, Reaction and Highlights
The Edmonton Oilers were never going to go 16-0. On Wednesday evening, the Oilers and Anaheim Ducks played Game 2 of their first-round series, with the Oilers falling 6-4 thanks to a late Ducks goal to even up the series at one each. Let’s take a look at what went on in this one. For…
Zero Creativity
From what I've gathered, the logo to the left is the logo used by the city of Hamilton, Ontario on its letterheads and on official documents. I have no way of verifying this as I have no official documents from Hamilton, but it seems reasonable to assume that this logo would be the city's chosen graphical representation. Knowing how important a logo is for any business, one would assume that those businesses seeking a new image would aim for a great logo. With the AHL's Bridgeport Islanders mo...
Manitoba outshoots Milwaukee but can’t solve Murray (enough) in 4-1 Game 1 loss
Recap of the first game of the playoffs.
Better Lait Than Never: The Oilers can put the Ducks on the ropes with a Game 2 win
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 discussed the Oilers’ Game 1 win over the Ducks, Jason Dickinson’s brilliant night, Kasperi Kapanen’s game-winner, and more. I kicked off…
NHL Notebook: Bettman says regular season point system to remain the same, Mammoth roar back to take Game 2 against Golden Knights
Will the NHL consider a shake-up to provide more weight to regulation wins in the league’s future? NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says it’s unlikely. On Tuesday evening, Bettman sat with the media in Buffalo, where there were discussions regarding a change in the regular season points system. “A lot of people suggest that what we…
Ducks’ Lukáš Dostál on Oilers fans chants: ‘I wasn’t sure if it was my name or something else’
Among Edmonton Oilers fans, it’s a time-honoured playoff tradition to chant the opposing goalie’s name. It’s all a ruse to get under his skin, create a mistake, or extra nerves. This year, the welcome-to-the-playoffs moment came with Anaheim Ducks netminder Lukáš Dostál, whose first name was chanted by the Oilers’ faithful at Rogers Place. But…
Today In NHL History - Ference Fingers Montreal
On April 21st in 2011, Boston Bruins blueliner Andrew Ference celebrated his first playoff goal in a decade, tying the game 2-2 in the opening period, with a one finger salute for the Montreal Canadiens fans at the Bell Center. Afterwards, a straight-faced Ference assured anyone who would listen that the unpenalized gesture was inadvertent, noting that his glove "got caught up" as he was
Today In NHL History - Lidstrom Beats Cloutier
On April 21st in 2002, Norris winner Nicklas Lidstrom scored on Vancouver Canucks netminder Dan Cloutier from center ice in the final minute of the second period breaking a 1-1 tie in Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarter-finals. The goal marked a playoff turning point as the Detroit Red Wings won the game 3-1 and overcame a 2-0 series deficit to steal the series 4-2. 52 days later Detroit
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