thehockeywriters.com - 16 days ago
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Another round in the Battle of Alberta. Edmonton's Matt Greene vs. Calgary's Eric Godard. Courtesy of Resolute - Wikipedia Commons
Recent ineptitude aside, for most hockey fans, mention of the Edmonton Oilers conjures up images of one of the most storied teams in hockey history. Led by the ...
Troy Bruins Weekly
americanjuniorhockey.com 14 days ago — With a short bench, and a pair of games less than 24 hours apart, Bruins head coach Shane Hicke has his hands full trying to squeeze every ounce of effort and talent out of his hockey team to compete against in-state rival Wooster Oilers for the second strait weekend. After being swept by the ...
Cup Half Full or Half Empty?
thehockeyprogram.net 10/17/2009 — So my mighty Edmonton Oilers are 4-2-1 to start the season. If I have to be honest that makes me feel pretty good. Considering my call on the Oilers for this season is to fight for a playoff spot and either just make it or just miss, 4-2-1 is as good a start as any Oiler fan could have asked ...
The Flu or the Norm?
thehockeyprogram.net 23 days ago — Last year the Edmonton Oilers looked like a disinterested team. It was pretty clear that the head coach Craig MacTavish had lost the ear of his soldiers and the team went through the motion game after game ultimately missing the playoffs. As we all know, the end of Mactavish as the head coach ...
Will Gretzky Return to Edmonton?
thehockeywriters.com 9 days ago — 'The Great One' Wayne Gretzky in his prime with the Edmonton Oilers (Phil: Flickr)
Following the NHL’s despicable treatment of Wayne Gretzky in the ongoing Phoenix Coyotes debacle, the Great One is taking a well deserved break from the pressures and politics of professional hockey. Given his ...
Various II
mc79hockey.com 9/23/2009 — The federal government is advertising this Home Renovation Tax Credit that’s available to people who own homes. I’m not at that stage of my life yet - I got dishes as a thirtieth birthday present from someone and it was an entirely ...
The ALMOST All-Time Tennessee Titans Defense
yougabsports.com 19 days ago —
DEFENSIVE TACKLE : Curley Culp
Culp was drafted in the second round by the Denver Broncos in the 1968 AFL Draft. He was the 31st player picked overall. Culp was was traded to Kansas City after the 1968 draft for a fourth round pick in the 1969 draft.
Culp found his way ...
Two Plus One Better Equal Three
gospelofhockey.blogspot.com 9/29/2009 — Chopping them down one by one. Over the last few days several players have been sent packing and the Oilers roster now sits at 26 with three guys on injured reserve. There's some noise going around about the Oilers needing to trim salary for the purposes of the salary cap, but that isn't really ...
A Few Home Truths
lowetide.blogspot.com 26 days ago — This is Dave Gagner with his son. In the fall of 2007 the Oilers kept Sam at the NHL level and this is year three of his career in the big leagues. If we use Sam Gagner's first NHL as the start of a brand new day for the Edmonton Oilers, then this ...
Shot in the foot -- again
edmontonsun.com 20 days ago — It's all about small moral victories right now, in lieu of any real ones, for the slumping Edmonton Oilers, and a fruitless two-game road trip that yielded one fluke in 120 minutes is about as small as it gets.
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NHL.com News in English 15 days ago
DENVER, (AP) -Ryan Potulny and Dustin Penner scored two of Edmonton's four power-play goals and also had assists, and the Oilers handed the Colorado Avalanche their first home loss of the season, 5-3 on Sunday night.
Patrick O'Sullivan and Tom G...