17+ hour, 47+ min ago   (876+ words) When the Edmonton Oilers best goalie prospect Samuel Jonsson showed up at rookie camp a few days ago he was part Stu Skinner, part Connor Ingram — a hybrid in net. We’re not talking playing style, we’re talking what they wore....

22+ hour, 7+ min ago   (333+ words) This in from Connor McDavid, talking to Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas of the 32 Thoughts podcast, his take on why he’s so keen to get to work with new coach Mike Babcock. “I want to be coached. I do. There’s…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (878+ words) Early submissions to the province’s bike lane concern portal were nearly evenly split, with opponents saying the dedicated pathways disrupt traffic and eliminate parking, while proponents argued for improvements to local cycling networks and questioned the Alberta government’s involvement. The…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (271+ words) The boys are back on the bus. The Captain’s Skates are underway as is Rookie Camp. The first pre-season games are not far away. Based on some early looks, how may Mike Babcock deploy his troops? That and more in…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (392+ words) I’ve often heard that hockey is a man’s game. Well, on Mike Babcock’s Edmonton Oilers, that’s going to be a fact of life. And if a player wants to succeed under Babcock, he’d better man up. Then came Babcock himself…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1020+ words) Leon Draisaitl’s praise for new Edmonton Oilers coach Mike Babcock ignited a round of negative criticism on the TSN sports radio show Overdrive. After the team’s skate on Wednesday, Draisaitl made abundantly clear how happy he was to play for…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (563+ words) "Today, this is a thriving community that comes alive not only during hockey playoffs but throughout the year." Ten years ago, Downtown Edmonton looked very different. City leaders remarked Thursday how almost everything surrounding the Ice District plaza, from the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1132+ words) Love him or hate him, Darnell Nurse leaves behind a bit of a void after getting traded over the off-season. Oh, sure. Edmonton Oilers fans love the fact their team is no longer on the hook for the 31-year-old defenceman’s…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (841+ words) If Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were penning back-to-school reports on how they spent their summer vacation, they’d start by stealing a classic opening line from Charles Dickens: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times....

4+ day, 8+ min ago   (947+ words) Seek and you will find. It’s one of those fascinating truisms about life, as the Edmonton Oilers have just now discovered. Edmonton has long been in desperate need of help for the team’s Bottom 6, which was undeniably awful last year....