by Neal McHale | Nov 14, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, NHL
Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne, the Hockey Hall of Fame’s newest inductees and its resident bro’s, came together following a 1996 trade that sent Selanne, then 25, from Winnipeg to Anaheim. Already dubbed “Finnish Flash,” he was just three years...
by Bob Fina | Oct 21, 2017 | Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Photo Galleries
The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers by a score of 2-1 during regulation. Three Star Selections: 1st Wayne Simmonds (#17 PHI) 2nd Claude Giroux (#28 PHI) 3rd Patrick Maroon (#19 EDM)
by Neal McHale | Oct 18, 2017 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals
So what about that preseason parade to the box? You remember that, right? When the already unnecessarily long preseason was further extended by newfound emphasis on face-off violations and slashing minors. It resulted in lots of power plays and made many (present...
by Neal McHale | Oct 5, 2017 | Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs
Not since 1993 has a Canadian-based team won the Stanley Cup, the NHL’s most coveted prize. Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa all tried from 2004 to 2006, going down in order to the American sunbelt of Tampa, Carolina and Anaheim. Vancouver was in position to finally...
by Brian Kennedy | May 11, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, Homepage
In the end, it wasn’t a bitterly disappointed Edmonton team that spoke to the media after their game seven loss on Wednesday night in Anaheim. It was a group that said the things they might have been expected to, centered mostly around the fact that they are taking...
by Brian Kennedy | May 6, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Archived Features, Edmonton Oilers, Homepage
When I saw both Edmonton and Anaheim fans filing out of the arena seats with about five minutes to go in the third period on Friday night, I thought of the rule we used to talk about in my Montreal neighborhood. It went like this: “Always get there for the warm-up....
