We continue our look back at the 1997 Edmonton Oilers vs Dallas Stars first round playoff series today with Oilers defenceman Drew Bannister. He was acquired at the trade deadline, but only played one game prior to the playoffs. He was one of the very young blueliners the Oilers used this series to upset the…
Earlier this week, Edmonton Oilers forward, Leon Draisaitl, jumped on a quick conference call with league reporters to talk a little bit about what he’s been up to during the NHL shutdown, who he’d quarantine with if given the chance, and how he’s keeping himself busy with all of this downtime.
Yesterday, Edmonton Oilers head coach, Dave Tippett, jumped on a conference call with reporters to talk a little bit about the growth he saw in his team this season, the new guys picked up at the trade deadline, and what to expect from his boys if the NHL is able to safely resume play.
Earlier this week, Edmonton Oilers head coach, Dave Tippett, appeared on Bob Stauffer’s show to talk a little bit about the season, the team’s overall attitude, and some of the young players that took on major roles with the Oilers in 2019-20.
On Friday afternoon, four of the Pacific Division captains (Connor McDavid, Mark Giordano, Bo Horvat, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson) sat down for a conference call about everything from the state of the league, to playoffs, to what they’re doing at home in quarantine and I wanted to put together a quick recap on some of the…
We continue our series on the 1997 playoff series with Dallas Stars head coach Ken Hitchcock. This was Hitchcock’s first full season as head coach of the Stars. He coached 43 games the previous season after replacing Bob Gainey. Dallas finished second in the NHL in 1997 with 104 points. They were a veteran team…
Over the next few weeks, I will have a series of interviews from players and coaches from both the 1997 Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars discussing their thrilling seven-game series. Between 1993-1996 the Oilers were one of the worst teams in the NHL winning 98 of their 298 games over a four year span. Only…
Yesterday, a Finnish interview with Karpat’s head coach, Mikko Manner, made its way around Twitter in which he spoke about Jesse Puljujarvi’s SM-Liiga season and what may come next for the former 4th overall pick.
With the NHL season being suspended for the foreseeable future, there are plenty of questions regarding what’s going to happen with the team, its players, and all of the arena staff that are now out of work as a result of the pandemic. This morning, President of Business Operations, Tom Anselmi, spoke to the media…
Last week, the Oilers traded Sam Gagner and two second round draft picks to Detroit for pending RFA winger Andreas Athanasiou. Edmonton was selected Gagner sixth overall in the 2007 NHL entry draft and he became the youngest player in Oilers history to play in an NHL game. Gagner was 18 years and 55 days…
Earlier this week the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced that Ryan Smyth will be inducted into their Hall of Fame this year. Smyth won gold at the 1995 World Junior Championships, then played eight times at the World Championships, winning gold in 2003 and 2004 and silver in 2005, won gold at the World…
“I felt my leg slam into the metal post and thought it was in two pieces. I was terrified to stand up…wondering if my career may be over.” – Connor McDavid Connor McDavid: Whatever it Takes follows the most physically and emotionally challenging offseason of Connor McDavid’s career. This documentary is the remarkable comeback story…
