Mattias Ekholm got off the plane and headed to the pitch. After the long journey from Florida to Edmonton — including a refuelling stop — the Oilers defenceman went to watch his son’s soccer game Wednesday evening. “Comes running up to me and he goes, ‘Daddy, my teammate wants to meet you,’” Ekholm said. “We’re … Read more
The photo gallery can be viewed at the bottom of this article. When your team is already down three games in the Stanley Cup Final series and a single loss would mean the dream of a championship victory parade is over, it’s understandable that anxiety for Edmonton Oilers fans is through the roof. “It’s up … Read more
Kris Knoblauch stated boldly he was looking forward to the next 10 days. The Edmonton Oilers head coach shared those feelings hours before his team faced elimination down 3-0 to the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final. Edmonton then went out and thumped the Eastern Conference champions 8-1 to earn a … Read more
Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists as the Edmonton Oilers routed the Florida Panthers 8-1 in game four of the Stanley Cup Final Saturday night at Rogers Place. Florida leads the best-of-seven 3-1. The Panthers went on the power play before the game was two minutes old. Darnell Nurse was initially given a … Read more
Zach Hyman waited as the halo of reporters and cameras got into position. Surrounded on all sides in the Edmonton Oilers’ media-filled locker room, the winger toed the company line. Despite being down 3-0 in the Stanley Cup final to the suffocating and well-drilled Florida Panthers, his club has done a lot of good things … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Air traffic controllers at the Edmonton International Airport had a bit of good-humoured fun as the Florida Panthers’ flight from Fort Lauderdale came in for a landing Wednesday night. A tropical disturbance that brought rare flash flooding to much of southern Florida delayed the Panthers’ trip to … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size For the first time in 18 years, a Stanley Cup final game is about to be played in Edmonton and the excitement in the city is palpable. Hockey fans are coming from far and wide to cheer on the Edmonton Oilers, including Richard Fairhead who flew all … Read more
George Mumford saw the notification pop up on his screen. The message via social media platform LinkedIn was from Edmonton Oilers CEO Jeff Jackson. Hired by the club last August, the executive had an idea. Mumford was all ears. The 72-year-old sports psychologist and mental skills coach had previously helped Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls and … Read more
Albertans may be watching every second of the Stanley Cup final but most Canadians are not, according to a recent survey. The poll released by market research company Leger on Tuesday found that 58 per cent of Canadians are not paying close attention to the NHL final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers. The … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Despite only getting 10 shots on the Dallas Stars’ net, the Edmonton Oilers managed to score two goals, enough to earn a hard-fought Game 6 win at Rogers Place on Sunday night to become the NHL’s Western Conference champions and move on to the Stanley Cup Final, … Read more
