Oilers History: The Day Edmonton Saved the Franchise
Not too long ago, things weren’t the greatest in Oil Country. There was, of course, “The Decade of Darkness” when the Edmonton Oilers went 10 straight years without an NHL…
Peter Pocklington
Wayne Gretzky Almost Joined the Detroit Red Wings
It’s been 32 years since the Wayne Gretzky trade to the Los Angeles Kings that sent shock waves throughout Edmonton, all of Canada, and the entire hockey world. This was…
Oilers News & Rumors: Gretzky, Hall, Broberg, More
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, a game between the game’s greatest scorer and what could be the NHL’s leading goal-getter is being organized for charity. In other…
Oilers History: A Fans Perspective of August 9, 1988
It was the summer of 1988, I was in the midst of enjoying my summer holidays and playing sports with my friends on a daily basis. Be it soccer, baseball,…
How the West is Lost
At one time, the teams in Western Canada were the darlings of the NHL. Opponents have traveled through this unforgiving land of mountain and prairie without any guarantee of victory.…
In Defense of Peter Pocklington and ‘The Trade’
August 9, 1988. A day that most Canadian hockey fans will never forget. It was when Edmonton Oiler and icon of Canada Wayne Gretzky was traded to the States with…
Gretzky’s Tears: NHL Trade Deadline reminds of the deal that shook hockey nations
Book Review: Gretzky’s Tears – Hockey, America, and the Day Everything Changed By Stephen Brunt This 2009 release told the story of the most monumental trade in hockey history and…