The Edmonton Oilers are where they have long expected themselves to be, which is playing for the Stanley Cup. The Oilers open the best-of-seven NHL championship Saturday night against the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. Edmonton makes its first Stanley Cup final appearance since 2006, when the Oilers lost in seven … Read more
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has never been this close to playing for a Stanley Cup since the Edmonton Oilers took him with the first overall draft pick in 2011. It’s been even longer for the franchise that has won the Cup five times. Edmonton was right in the middle of a span of 10 consecutive seasons without … Read more
The Edmonton Oilers overcame an early deficit to drop the Dallas Stars 5-2 Wednesday night at Rogers Place. The best-of-seven Western Conference Final is tied 2-2. “They’re a great team,” Oilers forward Connor Brown said of the Stars after the game. “They’re going to grab momentum at times in this series — it’s about what … Read more
Dallas Stars head coach Pete DeBoer is “optimistic” defenceman Chris Tanev will be available for Friday’s Game 5 of the NHL’s Western Conference final against the Edmonton Oilers. Tanev got hurt in the second period of Game 4 on Wednesday night, when he was struck on the right foot on a shot by Oilers forward Evander Kane in … Read more
There have been wild swings of momentum in the Western Conference Final, and something that has happened only one other time this late in the NHL playoffs. After Edmonton and Dallas both came back from multiple-goal deficits to win while splitting the past two games, this is now a best-of-three for a spot in the … Read more
You’ve probably seen a woman dressed up as the Stanley Cup at Edmonton Oilers games, but how much work goes into becoming “Mama Stanley?” Every game day, Edmonton grandma Mary Loewen covers her skin in silver paint and dons a shiny wig held in place with what she estimates is 200 bobby pins, before putting … Read more
As a nine-year-old kid, there’s nothing worse than having to go to bed instead of staying up late to watch your favourite hockey team in the NHL playoffs. That was the case for Levi Ford — a diehard Edmonton Oilers fan from Thompson, Man. That was until he combined forces with his fellow Oilers-loving school … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dallas Stars top-line centre Roope Hintz and Edmonton Oilers forward Adam Henrique are both expected to take part in warm-ups Saturday ahead of Game 2 of the Western Conference final. Hintz hasn’t played since suffering a lower-body injury in Game 4 of the Stars’ second-round series against the Colorado … Read more
Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner has gone from getting pulled to being praised again this postseason. “He’s a huge part of this team. Ever since he let ‘Picks’ get in there for two games against Vancouver he’s come back and he’s been on fire,” Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm said. “He’s a calm presence out there … Read more
Nothing brings people together quite like the love of hockey and that couldn’t be truer for Gabriel Candido, a Brazilian man who might just be the country’s biggest Edmonton Oilers fan. “It’s hard to find someone in Brazil who likes ice hockey,” Candido said in an interview with Global News via Zoom from his home … Read more
