Apparently, I was asleep at the wheel in November because I missed a major announcement in one league. Normally, I try to keep up with most of the leagues around North America for their major stories, but this one appears to have skipped my desk despite it changing the map for one league. In saying that, it seems that there will be hockey at "The Ralph" next season, but this story has nothing to do with Grand Forks or the University of North Dakota. Instead, we need to look an hour east of Gra...
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
The Edmonton Oilers may never win three games in a row again. All season long, its been two steps forward, one step back. Two wins, and a loss. The Oilers are just one of four teams in the league this year who haven’t won three straight games, joining the Nashville Predators, Seattle Kraken and the…
Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.
Colorado College is finalizing the addition of 21-year old Mats Lindgren to its roster for the second semester, it has been confirmed to CHN, though the addition is not yet fully complete...
Recap of the game.
The Edmonton Oilers touched down in St. Paul for the fifth and final game of their road trip, squaring off against the Minnesota Wild for the first time since they acquired Quinn Hughes from Vancouver. And with the Wild coming into Saturday’s game riding a six-game winning streak, wrestling two points away from them was…
Last one before they play one more game ahead of the Christmas break.
What a week it’s been for the Edmonton Oilers. They pulled the trigger on trading Stuart Skinner for Tristan Jarry, had big wins against Toronto, Pittsburgh and Boston. They’ll head back to Edmonton for games against Vegas and the Flames before Christmas. Before we get to this weeks questions, let’s break down the big trade….
Once again, the Edmonton Oilers came up short in their bid for their first three-game win streak this season. On Saturday afternoon, the Oilers played the final game in their five-game road trip, falling 5-2 to the Minnesota Wild. Let’s take a look at what happened in this one. Matt Boldy kicked off what became…
Guest: Ken Wiebe at 10:50.
One week removed from trading Stuart Skinner, Brett Kulak, and a 2029 second-round pick for Tristan Jarry and Samuel Poulin, the Edmonton Oilers placed their new goalie on injured reserve Friday. Three games. That’s all Jarry lasted before sustaining a lower-body injury in the second period of Thursday’s 3-1 win over Boston. He made 12…
The Edmonton Oilers are looking to wrap up their five-game road trip on a high note, but their last stop happens to be in Minnesota for a rematch against the red-hot Wild. Winners of their last six games, the Wild were already playing well before they went out and got Quinn Hughes, but they’re also…
I don't work with Kate McKinnon nor Jason Bateman, and there aren't even employees in our office who would resemble their characters from the 2016 over-the-top comedy, Office Christmas Party . That might actually be a good thing for our business, but I could use a little more of the actors' form of entainment most days. Nevertheless, tonight is my office Christmas party where we'll have a nice dinner, have some fun in a team-based trivia game, and certain people will be able to go with somethi...
The Edmonton Oilers are catching the Minnesota Wild at the wrong time – again. When they played two-and-a-half-weeks ago, the Wild were on a 9-0-2 run. Right now, they are on a six-game win streak, restoring their victorious ways after losing in both Calgary and Vancouver after the 1-0 shutout to Edmonton on Dec. 2. …
On December 20th in 2011, Vancouver Canucks aficionado Michael Buble fulfilled a life-long dream of skating with the team during an off-day practice after signing a one-day contract with the club.
Donning the never-worn-before number 88, Buble challenged three-time Vezina nominee Roberto Luongo to a shootout, ringing a wrist shot wide stick-side off the left post before catching an edge and
On December 20th in 2000, Pittsburgh Penguins bruiser Matthew Barnaby exited BankAtlantic Center after an unsuccessful bout with behemoth Pete Worrell when an elderly Florida Panthers fan began hurling obscenities.
Rather than ignoring the unpleasantries, Barnaby engaged the senior grabbing his arm and attempting to drag him through the railing. Releasing before the situation escalated, Barnaby
On December 19th in 2022, Colorado Avalanche blueliner Cale Makar fell to the ice circling his net with New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal in pursuit, prompting a raised arm from referee Brandon Blandina with 44 seconds remaining in a scoreless first period.When Makar realized that Barzal was being blamed for the spill, he motioned to the referee that there was no infraction on the
On December 18th in 2009, the red hot Minnesota Wild fell victim to a truck blaze during an Ottawa road trip incinerating players' bags, including that of goaltenders Backstrom and Harding.
Equipment managers were immediately sent home to collect backup gear while players scrambled locally to replace knee braces, skates, and other protective necessities in anticipation of Saturday night's game
On December 17th in 2011, Vancouver Canucks coordinated captain Henrik Sedin casually collected defenseman Sami Salo's twirling airborne twig "like a boss" after it was chopped from his hands by Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Clarke MacArthur.
The catch came with 3:30 remaining in the first period and ultimately earned the deft Swede the game's 4th Star per local tabloid&
On December 15th in 2007, Chris Simon of the New York Islanders viciously stomped his skate onto the right leg of Pittsburgh Penguins pest Jarkko Ruutu with five minutes remaining in the game, earning the troubled forward a match penalty and his eighth NHL suspension.
In light of his prior history and the severity of this indiscretion, Simon received a league-longest 30 game suspension forgoing
On December 14th in 2013, Danish winger Jannik Hansen fired an 88 foot center ice slapshot that deflected off Slovak defenseman Zdena Chara's stick and knuckled past Finnish backstop Tuukka Rask, giving the Vancouver Canucks a 1-0 lead against the Boston Bruins.
The Canucks put three more pucks past Rask before being pulled, then added two goals to complete the 6-2 rout
On December 12th in 1933, Boston Bruins blueliner Eddie Shore drilled Toronto Maple Leafs scoring sensation Ace Bailey in response to physical play by penalty killers King Clancy and Red Horner.
Horner recalls, "He [Shore] hit Bailey and flipped him in the air, just like a rag doll. Bailey landed on his head just a few feet from where I was standing. Bailey hit the ice and he went into some kind
On December 12th in 2010, Mikko Koivu of the Minnesota Wild stripped Anaheim Ducks forward Bobby Ryan of his stick without whistle, having lost his own earlier in the play. Unable to recover the lumber, Silver fetched the Finn's abandoned off-handed hardware and scored.
In celebration of the Ducks fifth goal, Ryan proudly paraded the borrowed blade to the visiting captain Koivu in recognition of
On December 10th in 1980, Vancouver Canucks forward Tiger Williams famously rode his hockey stick the length of the Maple Leaf Gardens ice in celebration of a goal scored against Jim Rutherford in his first visit to Toronto since he was traded by the team ten months earlier.
Drafted by Toronto 31st overall in 1974, Tiger spent his first six NHL seasons leading the Leafs in penalty minutes,