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Oilers recall goaltender Calvin Pickard from AHL Condors
Cal is back in town. The Edmonton Oilers announced Friday morning that they have recalled goaltender Calvin Pickard from the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors on an emergency basis. The #Oilers have recalled goaltender Calvin Pickard from the @Condors on an emergency basis. pic.twitter.com/DR2AnKgcJB — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) April 17, 2026 Pickard’s the first of many Black…
The 2026 NHL playoff bandwagon guide to all 15 teams that aren't the Sabres
It’s playoff time. For half the league’s fan bases, that means you already know what to do: Lay on the floor, rocking in the fetal position and hating everything in the world. Rinse and repeat, for roughly two to eight weeks. The other half of us are jealous of you. That’s why some of us might be thinking about crossing a very controversial line, and hopping on the bandwagon of one of the playoff teams. Just a temporary fling, you know how it goes. Some of you would never consider it, of cours...
The Day After 82.0: Oilers cruise past Canucks in regular-season finale
The Oilers took care of business in their regular-season finale on Thursday, hammering the Canucks 6-1 at Rogers Place to clinch second in the Pacific Division. Edmonton finished the campaign with a 41-30-11 record and will now host Anaheim in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. It was the exact type of performance…
Matt Savoie’s first hat trick, Oilers dominate the Canucks, and a first round matchup with the Ducks
The Edmonton Oilers had one last game to play before the playoffs started, but as it turns out, game 82 ended up having greater stakes than any of us likely imagined when we kicked things off back in October. Yet, with a job to do and an awful Vancouver Canucks team in town to wrap…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | Apr 17, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
Oilers clinch home-ice advantage with 6-1 win over Canucks: Recap, Reaction and Highlights
The Edmonton Oilers’ regular season is now over, which means the real thing begins now. Game 82 was a home contest against the Vancouver Canucks, with the Oilers coming away with a 6-1 victory. It was an important game, as a win would clinch home ice, while a loss and wins from the Anaheim Ducks…
Oilers’ Connor McDavid wins Art Ross Trophy for sixth time, tying him for second-most all-time
The best player in the world today is taking home some more hardware after another sensational season. When the final buzzer sounded on the 2025-26 regular season, Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid won the Art Ross Trophy as the leading scorer in the NHL for the sixth time in his superb career. McDavid joins Hockey Hall…
Oilers to face Ducks in first round of 2026 NHL playoffs
Hockey fans in Southern California will be getting a taste of the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the NHL playoffs after all. But it won’t be those who cheer for the Los Angeles Kings, as with the Oilers securing second place in the Pacific Division and the Anaheim Ducks third, the two teams…
Winnipeg Jets laid one hell of an egg as they were routed 6-1 by Sharks to end season
Recap of the game.
TSN Insider Trading | Busy offseason expected for the Winnipeg Jets
Dreger chimes in with some Jets talk.
Real Life Podcast: Shotty Millz stops at Nation HQ, Christmas lights, and the Oilers’ playoff run
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‘ potential playoff matchups, Shotty Millz showing up at Nation HQ, best in-person sports, and much more. The guys kicked off the Thursday episode of…
NHL Notebook: First round of Oilers’ playoffs to begin Sunday or Monday, Blue Jackets sign Bowness to extension
The NHL released its 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs schedule today with the Edmonton Oilers’ playoff position up in the air ahead of tonight’s matchup against the Vancouver Canucks. Teams in the top three seeds of each division have received the start date of their first-round playoff schedule Thursday. However, the Pacific Division still remains almost…
Winnipeg Jets Afternoon Links
Getting you set up for tonight’s Jets game.
Global News | John Shannon on the end to the Winnipeg Jets 2025-26 season
The veteran journalist shares his insight.
Winnipeg Jets sign prospect Garrett Brown (2022 4th) to two-year ELC
The right-shot defenceman is fresh off winning a National Championship and now has his first pro contract.
GDB 82.0: Oilers need a win for home ice advantage (7 PM, SN)
It is simple: a win tonight and the Edmonton Oilers will start the 2026 playoffs on home ice. Lose and they could play in Anaheim, Los Angeles, or Colorado. The Oilers control their own destiny and will approach this game like a playoff game. “It doesn’t happen very often, but it isn’t a bad thing,”…
Winnipeg Jets prospect Elias Salomonsson still in concussion protocol after failing recent test
Still no positive news for the prospect who continues to have "good days, bad days".
Connor McDavid’s case to win his fourth Hart Trophy
The 2025-26 NHL season has featured some of the most compelling award races in recent memory, and the Hart Memorial Trophy is near the top of that list. Once again, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is front and centre in the conversation for hockey’s most prestigious individual award, along with Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov….
Winnipeg Jets prospect Sascha Boumedienne (2025 1st) will hit NCAA portal, leaving BU
The first rounder from 2025 will be at a new school for the 2026-27 season.
Today In NHL History - Andrew Peters Golf Swing
On April 16th in 2006, Buffalo Sabres slugger Andrew Peters challenged Toronto Maple Leafs bruiser Wade Belak to a fight with 5 minutes to play in the penultimate game of the regular season. Belak's decline was met with a golf swing gesture by Peters referencing the fatal blow dealt to Toronto's playoff hopes that night. Peters was assessed a 10 minute misconduct and ejected from the game for
Today In NHL History - Kopitar Highsticks Sedin
On April 15th in 2010, Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings inadvertently high-sticked Henrik Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarter-finals lodging his stick into the Art Ross winner's helmet. Despite direct evidence of a high-sticking infraction, the play went unpenalized presumably owing to the absence of an injury. When questioned as to the non-call, the
Today In NHL History - Luongo's Stick Gets Stuck
On April 15th in 2010, Canucks netminder Roberto Luongo lodged his goalie stick into the back of his pads after making a spectacular overtime save against the Kings' Jack Johnson in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarter-finals. After a 15 second struggle, Luongo untangled the lumber in time to stop a shot from Brad Richardson as play returned to his end. Vancouver went on to beat Los Angeles
The Hockey Show - Episode 708
The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, returns tonight with hockey's greatest radio contest in the history of the planet! Ok, maybe we're overselling that a wee bit, but tonight is the only night where you can enter Survivor: NHL Playoffs to be part of the fun! Sixteen teams have already clinched playoff spots with most of the matchups for the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs being set, sixteen entrants will get into the Survivor pool to...
Oilers Game Notes: Playoff matchup, seeding at stake vs the Canucks
81 games down, one to go. The Golden Knights clinched the Pacific Division with a win over Seattle on Wednesday, but the Oilers still have plenty at stake in their regular-season finale against Vancouver. A win would secure second place and home-ice advantage in the first round. A regulation loss could drop Edmonton into a…
Game 82: Winnipeg Jets vs San Jose Sharks pre-game report
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
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