Oilers’ Stanley Cup Window Is Beginning to Close
It seems like just yesterday that Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were the young guns in the NHL’s Pacific Division. After watching the Anaheim Ducks play the Oilers on Jan.…
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Oilers’ Bouchard & Hyman Deserve to Be on Team Canada
There are still two and a half weeks left before the Feb. 11 roster freeze for the Canadian Men’s Olympic Hockey team. For Edmonton Oilers forward Zach Hyman and defenceman…
Stan Bowman Still Has Work to Do to Improve the Oilers
After tonight’s home game against the New Jersey Devils, the Edmonton Oilers will have 31 games left in the regular season and only 26 games left after the Olympic Winter…
Upper Deck Revives the Game-Used Jersey Card for 2025-26 NHL Rookie Debuts
A legend returns. In the world of sports collectibles, few moments are as seismic as the 1996-97 release of the first Upper Deck Game Jersey cards. It was a “lightning…
Can the Oilers Finally Secure Their First Division Title Since 1987?
The Connor McDavid era of the Edmonton Oilers seems to be chasing the ghosts of the past Oilers dynasty. They’ve come close to finishing first in the NHL’s Pacific Division…
Oilers’ Press Box Is Getting Crowded With Healthy Scratches
The Edmonton Oilers’ press box is getting expensive. In the pressure cooker of the Oilers’ Stanley Cup window, a mid-season healthy scratch is not about one bad game, and forwards…
Calvin Pickard Continues to Prove His Value to the Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers’ goaltending has been a problem for years, but Calvin Pickard is proving that reliability can emerge from unexpected places. Overshadowed throughout his career, Pickard has quietly become…
Oilers’ Travel Schedule Sets Them up for a Deep Postseason Run
As the 2025-26 NHL regular season moves into its critical middle stretch, the Edmonton Oilers find themselves holding a competitive advantage. It’s something that won’t show up on a highlight…
Oilers Eagerly Awaiting Dec. 31 Olympic Roster Decisions
The Edmonton Oilers find themselves at the epicentre of the hockey world as the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano and Cortina approach. With the Dec. 31 Olympic roster deadline…
Upper Deck Scores Exciting New Deal With USA Hockey
Upper Deck, the worldwide leader in sports and entertainment collectibles, is skating into a new era with a landmark, exclusive, long-term trading card deal with USA Hockey. This strategic collaboration…