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Oilersnation Radio: Team Canada punches their ticket to the gold medal game

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 Team Canada going to the gold medal game, Connor McDavid’s new record, line combinations, trade targets, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of…

Oilers 2026 trade deadline target: Brayden Schenn

One of the Edmonton Oilers’ needs before March 6th’s trade deadline is to add some bottom-six scoring. There are quite a few options, such as Boone Jenner, who we already profiled earlier this month. Another option for the Oilers is St. Louis Blues captain Brayden Schenn. In Daily Faceoff’s latest trade board, Schenn was listed…

Connor McDavid to wear ‘C’ for Canada in Olympic semifinal vs. Finland

For the first time ever, Connor McDavid is officially Captain Canada at the Olympics. With Sidney Crosby out with an injury, McDavid will wear the ‘C’ for Team Canada on Friday in their semifinal matchup against Finland. Colorado Avalanche stars Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon will continue to serve as alternates. Sidney Crosby will not…

Ejections for fighting? 3-on-3 playoff overtime? Olympics rules court is in session

Welcome back to Rules Court, where we’re fixing the NHL, one new rule at a time. Usually, that means considering your suggestions. But occasionally, we like to look elsewhere for inspiration, such as stealing ideas form other leagues . We’re doing that again today, because as you may have heard, there’s an international tournament going on. It’s called the Olympics, and the NHL was kind enough to send its players over for a change. That NHL participation has meant that the rulebook used in the...

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Scenes From Morning Skate: Who wears the ‘C’ if Crosby can’t play?

Sidney Crosby’s status for Canada’s Olympic semifinal against Finland is up in the air, and while the hockey world holds its breath waiting for clarity, a genuinely compelling question has emerged: if the Pittsburgh Penguins captain can’t suit up, who steps in and wears the ‘C’ against the Finns? Under IIHF rules, every team must…

OGDB 5.0: Canada vs. Finland? I can’t wait (8:30 AM MT, CBC)

“Are you not entertained?” asked Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator. Those four words were fitting while watching the quarterfinal matchups in men’s Olympic hockey on Wednesday. We saw three consecutive games where a team tied the game in the final three and a half minutes and go to overtime. Canadian fans had elevated heart rates…

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Pre-Scout: Team Finland’s resilience key in taking on McDavid-led Canada

I guess that’s why coaches preach playing a full 60 minutes. If hockey games were only 56 minutes long, neither Team Canada nor Team Finland would be through to the semi-finals.  Instead, each nation tested its mettle and ensured a spot in an Olympic medal game.  For Finland, Artturi Lehkonen played the Mitch Marner role…

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Three things Canada must do against Finland to advance to the Gold Medal Game

Exhale, Canada. If you weren’t emotionally invested in this Canadian team before Tuesday’s game against Czechia, then I would imagine that you are now. Even though the quarterfinals were much, much closer than most people expected, there was still plenty to love about that Canada game. Mitch Marner’s overtime beauty doesn’t happen if Jordan Binnington…

Draisaitl’s 2026 Olympic journey ends, Canada’s puck-moving struggles and more

With all four quarterfinal games wrapped up on Wednesday, the stage is now set for the 2026 Olympic Men’s Hockey semifinals. On Friday, Canada will play Finland, while the United States will face off against Slovakia. It has been a wildly entertaining tournament thus far, with Connor McDavid breaking Olympic point records, Czechia nearly pulling…

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The Hockey Show - Episode 700

The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, somehow made it to the 700th show in its history. There aren't many weekly shows that have lasted as long as this hour has, but we're climbing the rungs of history at UMFM. When you consider that The Simpsons has been on the air for 37 seasons and only have 805 episodes to their name, we must be holding our own in the hockey chatter realm. In all honesty, though, we are grateful and thankful for each and eve...

9 players the Oilers could target with their second round pick

With their sights firmly set on returning to the Stanley Cup Final for a third consecutive season, draft picks have become secondary to the immediate goal for the Edmonton Oilers. And with the NHL trade deadline looming shortly after the Olympic break, there’s a very real possibility this second-round selection won’t belong to Edmonton by…

This Week in College Hockey: Feb. 19, 2026

It’s always worth pausing to appreciate the long arcs of player development, especially when the payoff arrives.Brandon Bussi left Western Michigan four years ago and signed with the Boston Bruins. After a handful of call-ups — none of them resulting in game action — he signed with the Florida Panthers on July 1, only to be claimed off waivers by the Carolina Hurricanes in October when he didn...

Here's Johnny!

In 1789, Benjamin Franklin penned his famous quote about inevitability, noting that nothing — including, at the time, the future of the United States — was certain, "except death and taxes."Well, he didn't know about goaltending at the University of Denver — a certainty if there ever was one.Only three months ago, freshman Quentin Miller, the latest in Denver's long succession of goaltenders...

Gundarah's Journey

Around the age of 17, the parents of Sacred Heart’s Ajeet Gundarah moved to Canada from India, the country where they were born. The Gundarahs settled into Richmond, B.C., a city 10 miles, or 16.2 kilometers, south of Vancouver.With a heavy Southeast Asian demographic, the area was a comfortable landing spot for the Gundarah family and for Ajeet growing up.And thus blossomed a love of hockey.“...

Oilers loan Alec Regula to Bakersfield Condors on conditioning stint

The Edmonton Oilers and their busy day of moves continued on Wednesday. Defenceman Alec Regula has been loaned to the Bakersfield Condors of the AHL on a conditioning stint, according to the Edmonton Oilers. Regula has played 29 games this season, pitching in three assists along the way. After playing often in the early part…