Author: Stephen Vani
Oilers fan in Toronto. Staying up past my bedtime for Western games since the mid 2000s.
Former Oilers Defenseman Will Coach The Oil Kings
Not breaking news involving our Edmonton Oilers, but still a pretty cool headline for nostalgia purposes. Jason Smith, who was part of the Oilers blueline from 1999/2000 to 2000/2008, and team captain during their Cinderella run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2006, has signed on to be the head coach of the WHL’s Edmonton […]
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Ghosts Of Oilers Past: Ben Scrivens
With goaltending becoming a more humongous topic among Oilers fans than it already was prior to this season, why not have some fun and reminisce about one of the very few good highlights during the Decade of Darkness? The most historic performance by a goalie in the regular season happened on a team that, at […]
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Edmonton Oilers Coaching Staff Changes
Kris Knoblauch will have a couple of new fellow employees behind the bench. With the roster seeing plenty of changes this offseason, you might as well also change the people who direct the roster on the ice. The newest members of the Edmonton Oilers coaching staff are… Two straight Cup Final appearances are good, but […]
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Isaac Howard Traded To Edmonton Oilers
On Tuesday evening, the Edmonton Oilers completed a trade of prospects with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Winger Isaac Howard is headed to the province of Alberta, and centerman Sam O’Reilly is headed to the state of Florida. There was quite a bit of noise about the Oilers being interested in acquiring Howard and being close […]
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Edmonton Oilers Free Agent Frenzy Recap
Happy belated Canada Day to you all. It’s not always easy to pay attention to more news about your team while enjoying barbeque and fireworks. But I hope you did, nonetheless. The NHL offseason lasts longer than a day, but July 1st, and even June 30th, are always the more fun days. We can be […]
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Edmonton Oilers 2025 NHL Draft Recap
The Edmonton Oilers had no picks in the first or second rounds of this year’s NHL Draft. They entered the Draft with five mid-to-late-round picks. Their newest prospects are… Tommy Lafreniere – 83rd Overall – Right Winger/Centre: From the WHL’s Kamloops Blazers, put up 24 goals and 32 assists for 56 points in 68 games. […]
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Edmonton Oilers Trade Evander Kane To Canucks; What’s Next?
On Tuesday morning, the Edmonton Oilers traded 33 year old left winger Evander Kane to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a 4th round pick(117th overall) in this week’s NHL Draft. This is the same pick given to Vancouver when Edmonton received 24-year-old left winger Vasily Podkolzin in August of last summer. The Oilers got […]
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Edmonton Oilers Cup Final Defeat x2: Offseason Plans
When the Edmonton Oilers lost Game 7 last year, I was being a good sport and watching the entire Florida Panthers team raise the Stanley Cup. After Game 6 last week, I couldn’t take seeing the same team do it at our expense for the second time in a row. If you kept your TV […]
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Edmonton Oilers Thoughts: Finals, Game 6
Have you slept okay? Have you been pacing around your house and scrolling through Twitter on an hourly basis? This time of the year was never meant to be easy, but the Edmonton Oilers always find a way to make it harder than anyone else. The other day, I heard one Oilers fan on YouTube […]
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Edmonton Oilers Thoughts: Finals, Game 5
That year was the first thing that came to my mind after the Edmonton Oilers played a first period from Hockey Hell on Thursday night. I’ve written about this team having a weird obsession with adversity, I’ve written about them loving to prove doubters wrong. Never in my wildest dreams did I think they could […]
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