Road to Sweden — Germany: I’m here
When I last left you fine folks I was in the Montreal airport getting some drinks with new found friends. Where have you been!? I’ve got so much to tell you. Let’s go shall we?
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Road to Sweden — On my way
“Strong people don’t put others down… They lift them up.” ― Michael P. Watson This is no truer than when speaking of the Nation and Edmontonians in general. As I prepared for this trip to part unknown for me joining the Oilers over in Europe for their games in both Germany and Sweden; I have received…
Nation Donair Tour – Firezone Pizza and Donair
We are BACK. This week, our pal from TSN 1260 Dusty Nielson told us to jump in the ol’ wagon and book it down the Whitemud damn near all the way to River Cree Casino and Resort to hit up his favourite place — Firezone Pizza and Donair. Let me tell you, Firezone was well…
Oilers assign Ryan McLeod to Mississauga Steelheads
After impressing basically everyone during his first NHL training camp, Ryan McLeod has been assigned to the Mississauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League. As I mentioned and it’s worth repeating, Ryan McLeod had an excellent training camp and it’s exciting to think that the Oilers may have landed a winner with their second round…
Cam Talbot unveils new mask
You might be asking, “didn’t Cam Talbot get a new paint job last year? Also, didn’t he get another new paint job the year before?” Well, that’s the life of an NHL goaltender apparently, and I’m extremely jealous of the guy. This years mask has the same theme as last years, but is pretty different…
Road to Sweden: Buying Tickets
Nation Dan here, if you haven’t heard the big news, have a click through of this article: Road to Sweden – It’s Official announcing that I am heading to Sweden for the season opener. I will be posting updates of all the goings on with the trip here so stay tuned, and if you’re coming, let…
Leon Draisaitl to donate $1.2 million to local charity
Good guy alert! It was announced today that Leon Draisaitl will be donating $1.2 million to the WE Movement in Alberta, as well as Hockey Helps Kids.
Gravel, Lowe, & Malone get placed on waivers
Happy Monday friends! After a disappointing preseason loss to the Jets last night the Oilers management has made a few moves this morning.
Oilers send Shane Starrett to Bakersfield
We missed this yesterday, but the Oilers continued their preseason cuts by sending goaltender, Shane Starrett, to the Bakersfield Condors, which leaves only three goalies left at main camp: Cam Talbot, Mikko Koskinen, and Al Montoya. With the regular season getting closer by the minute, it’s not overly surprising that the Oilers shed another goaltender from…
Nation Donair Tour – Simply Donair
Donair time! This week we left it up to YOU GUYS to choose where we stopped next on the Donair Tour. We made a Twitter poll with some of our top recommended places included. The winner of the poll was Simply Donair!
The FREE DailyFaceoff Fantasy Kit!
If you’re into fantasy hockey and want an edge that will make you the envy of the rest of your league then you’re going to want to get in on this FREE draft kit from our friends over at Daily Faceoff. In the past, the boys at DFO have put this draft kit together kind of…
Oilers assign eight players to Bakersfield, trim training camp roster to 35 players
The Oilers continued their pre-season cuts today by sending eight players down to the Bakersfield Condors. As we all know, the Oilers will be heading over to Europe in the coming days to kick off their 2018-19 season, and the coaching staff hasn’t wasted any time in bringing the roster down and closer to the where…