Oilers & Flames’ Top 3 Memorable Playoff Games
After 31 years, the Battle of Alberta returned to the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday (May 18) with an absolutely wild game at the Scotiabank Saddledome between the Edmonton Oilers…
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Former Oilers Great Offers To Help Ken Holland Out In Series vs. Flames
The way Game 1 went between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames on Wednesday suggests the Oilers are going to need to change their approach. Edmonton got caught up in…
Oilers Fans Should Want Flames to Beat Stars
There’s a mantra in Edmonton, “ABC”, which means “Anybody But Calgary” of course. It can apply to just about everything, but it is especially the case for sports. Fans in…
Oilers’ 5 Most Memorable Game 7s
They’re the greatest two words in sports, and for the first time in more than three decades, Game 7 is going to be on the marquee in Oil Country. Saturday…
Revisiting the Oilers & Kings’ Storied Playoff History
There was a time when it seemed like the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings were destined to meet every spring in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. From 1982 to 1992,…
Oilers’ History Isn’t Complete Without Esa Tikkanen
When he was traded to the New York Rangers close to the 1993 NHL trade deadline, Esa Tikkanen ranked seventh all-time on the Edmonton Oilers with 178 career goals. In…
5 Oilers Greats Who Deserve to Be Honored
On Monday, Sept. 20, the Edmonton Oilers announced that Kevin Lowe’s No. 4 will be raised to the rafters of Rogers Place before their game against the New York Rangers…
Canucks Forgotten Ones: Esa Tikkanen
Over their 50-year history, the Vancouver Canucks have had many players come through the doors of Rogers Arena and the Pacific Coliseum. It’s hard to remember them all, especially when…
The Battle of Alberta: 30th Anniversary of the Flames & Oilers Series
Inevitably, any situation that allows Calgary and Edmonton to compare themselves to the other, the Battle of Alberta materializes. Often it’s friendly. Like when the cities compete to raise more…
Rangers’ 5 Best Finnish Players of All-Time
From a 1949 Calder Trophy winner to a 2019 second-overall pick, the history of the New York Rangers features 16 Finnish players — 14 skaters and two goalies. Now that…
Top-10 Finns of the 1980s
When Matti Hagman debuted for the Boston Bruins on Oct. 7, 1976, he became the first Finnish-trained and Finnish-born player to play in the NHL. In a North American career…
Wayne Gretzky’s Best Lineup
When filling out an all-time Wayne Gretzky roster, one may run into 99 problems but 99 ain’t one. Surely there is no dearth of talent, especially considering the team’s that…