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January of 2009

 

Rate Video: Wayne Gretzky TributeVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Tue, Jan 27

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By rss@youtube.com (hockeyisasport) Author: hockeyisasport Keywords: Hockeyisasport Boygenius88 Collab video Wayne Gretzky Tribute Music Record holder Intrests Brantford Ontario Canada Pond Edmonton Oilers Los Angles Kings St. Louis New York Rangers Phoenix Coyotes ice Added: January 27, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Jan 14

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By rss@youtube.com (dmathews2010) Keywords: ON Saturday night No Vocals McFly video edit song by Marco Defelice Canada's Hockey Anthem Challenge Canada Night in contest challenge maple leafs Canadiens Habs senators Canadians Ottawa oilers flames Canucks nhl Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Toronto Montreal Moosejaw Do...

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Jan 8

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By rss@youtube.com (friskie1986) Edmonton Oilers prospect Jordan Eberle speaks with 630 CHED's Dan Tencer the day after he won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2009 World Junior Hockey Championship in Ottawa, Ontario. Video is a picture montage of some of Team Canada's highlights at the tournament.

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Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Jan 2

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By rss@youtube.com (EtchySketch9) Nancy Today always shares her cooking tips with us on youtube, now it's time we shared some of our tips with her! Author: EtchySketch9 Keywords: Nancy Today Cooking Tips Edmonton Oilers Calgary Flames Canada Added: January 2, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Nov 21

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By rss@youtube.com (GorgeousKiwiGal) NKOTB live at Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB - Canada! November 18th, 2008 Author: GorgeousKiwiGal Keywords: Rexall Place Oilers Edmonton Canada Alberta New Kids On The Block NKOTB Jordan Knight Jonathan Joey McIntyre Donnie Wahlberg Danny Wood Pose Off Added: November 21, 2008

Stories

Year 2009

 

Rate Night of skill

Original at Playoff Beard .com external link    Fri, Oct 9

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The New Jersey Devils and Detroit Red Wings picked up their first victories of the season, and the Pittsburgh Penguins shut down the Philadelphia Flyers handing them their first defeat of the season. The panic around the league, especially in Canada regarding the slow starts that some of...

Rate Flames at Oilers, G1, 09-10

Original at Lowetide external link    Fri, Oct 2

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By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) It's time to welcome back this beautiful game. It's Hockey Night in Canada. UPDATE: Lines and NEW pairings. Horcoff-Jacques-HemskyComrie-O'Sullivan-StoneBrule-Penner-CoglianoGagner-Moreau-StortiniSouray-VisnovskyGrebeshkov-GilbertSmid-StaiosKhabibulin

Rate MacTavish named Canada's Spengler Cup coach

Original at FOXSports.com News for Oilers external link    Thu, Sep 10

Former Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish will be the bench boss for Team Canada at the 2009 Spengler Cup, Hockey Canada announced Thursday.

Rate Unsung heroes aplenty in Cup final

Original at The Guardian external link    Fri, May 29

 Canada “If your best players play the best, you win,” said former Edmonton Oilers coach John Muckler, who knows of what he speaks from his days behind the Oilers bench. That being said, you can't win without support players. Here are eight players to watch in ...

Rate Hockey's game in the desert is all about ego

Original at calgaryherald.com external link    Fri, May 29

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  Canada He fought to keep the Oilers in Edmonton and Senators in Ottawa, devised a currency assistance plan when the Canadian dollar was like the peso and exponentially increased revenue for owners, for whom Bettman also won a hard salary cap. ...

Rate Quinn glad to be back

Original at Winnipeg Sun external link    Fri, May 29    24 related articles

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 Canada he said of the NHL head coaching jobs available between the time he was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs three years ago and hired by the Edmonton Oilers. Thirty-one coaches fired. Thirty-one coaches hired. "Thirty-one? Holy smokes! ...

Rate Gagner hopes Tavares No. 1 pick

Original at London Free Press external link    Thu, May 28

 Canada By RYAN PYETTE When Sam Gagner returned to his London bedroom after his second NHL season, there was little trace of a Knights player occupying it over the past few months. The Edmonton Oilers forward expected nothing less out of old pal John Tavares. ...

Rate Oilers make sure they don't lose Plante

Original at Winnipeg Sun external link    Thu, May 28

 Canada By ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI, SUN MEDIA It wasn't quite a buzzer beater, but the Edmonton Oilers were running out of time to sign Brandon's Alex Plante. Read the full story Please type in the word you see in the image. * Comments posted to winnipegsun.com are ...

Rate Manitoba hockey fans catching Calder Cup fever

Original at Winnipeg Sun external link    Thu, May 28

 Canada This series marks the first time in 30 years that a professional hockey team in Winnipeg is competing for a championship. The Winnipeg Jets defeated the Edmonton Oilers in six games in 1979 to capture the final Avco Cup title.

Rate Fletcher won't rush coaching decision

Original at The Fourth Period external link    Thu, May 28

 Canada According to various reports, Fletcher is likely to interview the likes of former Carolina Hurricanes coach Peter Laviolette, former Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish, San Jose Sharks assistant coach Todd Richards and Detroit Red Wings assistant ...

Rate Congrats to Quinn, Baker-Finch and the giant who beat on Canseco

Original at Toronto Sun external link    Thu, May 28

  Canada By GARY LOEWEN Three years after being dumped by the Maple Leafs, Pat Quinn returns to the NHL to coach the Edmonton Oilers. That's the height of determination -- being 66 years old and voluntarily moving to Edmonton. Ian Baker-Finch, who had to quit ...

Rate NHL Notebook

Original at The Guardian external link    Wed, May 27

 Canada Anderson should know, he was part of the 1982-83 Edmonton Oilers team which lost in the final to the New York Islanders. The Oilers defeated the Islanders in a rematch the following season. “You have to lose before you can win,” Anderson told NHL.com. ...

Rate Oilers considered Arniel for head coach job

Original at Winnipeg Sun external link    Wed, May 27

 Canada By KEN WIEBE Not only was Scott Arniel on the Edmonton Oilers wish list, they received permission from the Vancouver Canucks to interview him for the head coaching job. Read the full story Please type in the word you see in the image. ...

Rate LaForge remains upbeat

Original at edmontonjournal.com external link    Wed, May 27

 Canada A seven-game homestand is kind of like The Sound of Music, so the schedule has had us by the throat," said LaForge, who doubles as the president of the Edmonton Oilers when he doesn't have his hands of the pulse of the ball team. ...

Rate Oilers excited for fresh start

Original at edmontonjournal.com external link    Wed, May 27

 Canada By Joanne Ireland, The Edmonton JournalMay 27, 2009 A group of Edmonton Oilers celebrate a win in January. The players hope they will be celebrating more often with the new coaching staff in 2009-10. One sure response the new coaching staff will get ...

Rate Flurry of changes in wild Northwest

Original at SLAM! Sports external link    Wed, May 27

 Canada The Edmonton Oilers filled their vacancy with not one but two proven bench bosses in Pat Quinn and Tom Renney. An hour later in Calgary, GM Darryl Sutter announced he's searching for a new head coach to replace the disposed Mike Keenan, but admitted he ...

Rate Third & short

Original at Bryan College Station Eagle external link    Wed, May 27    24 related articles

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Third & short   United States EDMONTON, Alberta -- The Edmonton Oilers hired Pat Quinn as coach on Tuesday, hoping his success with Canada at the world junior championships earlier this year can translate to the pros. Quinn has been out of the league since being fired as coach of ...

Rate Two-headed coach perfect for Oilers

Original at Canada.com external link    Wed, May 27

 Canada By Dan Barnes, Edmonton JournalMay 27, 2009 Pat Quinn was named the new head coach of the Edmonton Oilers at a news conference held at Rexall Place in Edmonton on Tuesday. And now we surely understand how incredibly difficult Craig MacTavish's job must ...

Rate Letter of the day

Original at Winnipeg Sun external link    Wed, May 27

 Canada I'm much happier in Edmonton now. We have the Oilers (even though they didn't do so well this year) but we have a progressive government that understands that they just won't give money for nothing to folks who won't work. We get 10% provincial tax for ...

Rate The mighty Quinn, humbled, resurfaces in NHL

Original at Toronto Star external link    Wed, May 27    24 related articles

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  Canada The Edmonton Oilers introduced the 66-year-old Quinn as their new head coach, and announced former New York Ranger bench boss Tom Renney as associate coach (May 26, 2009). Pat Quinn, right, is joined by Edmonton Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini ...

Rate Mighty Quinn hits Oil country

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Wed, May 27

  Canada On Tuesday, Quinn was introduced as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers, who are bringing the iconic former Canuck and Team Canada boss back into the NHL. And for the kicker, Oiler general manager Steve Tambellini also named former Canuck and New York ...

Rate Patriots QB Brady practices for first time since injury

Original at Denver Post external link    Wed, May 27    24 related articles

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 CO EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton Oilers are bringing Pat Quinn back to the NHL. Quinn, who led Canada to a gold medal at the world junior championships this year, has been out of the league since being fired as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs ...

Rate Quinn takes over as Oilers' head coach

Original at Globe and Mail external link    Tue, May 26    24 related articles

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 Canada When Steve Tambellini went looking for the right man to coach the Edmonton Oilers, he made it sound like the shortest search on record. "If I think of leadership, I think of Pat Quinn," the Oilers general manager said. "If I think of how you wanted to ...

Rate Wings' lineup not set

Original at News & Observer external link    Tue, May 26    3 related articles

News & Observer, NC Quinn hired to coach Oilers: The Edmonton Oilers are bringing Pat Quinn back to the NHL. He's bringing a gold medal along with him. The Oilers hired Pat Quinn as coach on Tuesday, hoping his success with Canada at the world junior championships earlier ...

Rate NHL Notebook

Original at The Guardian external link    Tue, May 26

 Canada One sure response new Edmonton Oilers head coach Pat Quinn and associate coach Tom Renney will get from the players is discomfort, or so concluded veteran Jason Strudwick. Oilers centre Shawn Horcoff, for his part, was not only glad that the vacancy ...

Rate Sutter mulls putting himself on Calgary's coaching hot seat

Original at Globe and Mail external link    Tue, May 26

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 Canada 26, 2009 11:43PM EDT On the day when the Edmonton Oilers plotted a firm new direction for their organization, their provincial counterparts, the Calgary Flames, signalled their intention to wander down an old familiar path. Even though he didn't come ...

Rate NHL Notebook: Coyotes' suitor sets offer deadline

Original at St. Louis Post-Dispatch external link    Tue, May 26

 MO The NHL wants a buyer who will keep the franchise in Glendale, Ariz., and says Balsillie needs league approval to move the team. Oilers hire Quinn — Edmonton has hired Pat Quinn as coach, hoping his success with Canada at the world junior championships ...

Rate Two-headed coach perfect for young Oilers

Original at calgaryherald.com external link    Tue, May 26

  Canada By Dan Barnes, Edmonton JournalMay 26, 2009 And now we surely understand how incredibly difficult Craig MacTavish's job must have been the last couple of years. Edmonton Oilers' ownership and management believes it takes two men — two incredibly solid, ...

Rate Quinn, Renney to coach Oilers

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Tue, May 26    24 related articles

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  Canada comMay 26, 2009Comments (2) Pat Quinn was named the new head coach of the Edmonton Oilers at a media conference held at Rexall Place in Edmonton on May 26, 2009. EDMONTON — Not only did Steve Tambellini want a head coach who had the necessary expertise ...

Rate Quinn hired to coach Oilers

Original at FOXSports.com News for Oilers external link    Tue, May 26    24 related articles

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The Edmonton Oilers are bringing Pat Quinn back to the NHL. He's bringing a gold medal along with him. The Oilers hired Pat Quinn as coach on Tuesday, hoping his success with Canada at the world junior championships earlier this year can translate to the pros. Quinn has been out of the league si...

Rate NHL-Oilers turn to mighty Quinn for golden touch

Original at Reuters external link    Tue, May 26    3 related articles

CALGARY, May 26 (Reuters) - The Edmonton Oilers named Pat Quinn as head coach on Tuesday hoping he can bring his golden touch to the NHL's most northern outpost. Quinn, who guided Canada to victory at the 2002 Olympics to end a 50-year gold medal ... Edmonton Sun - ESPN

Rate Oilers turn to mighty Quinn for golden touch

Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk external link    Tue, May 26    3 related articles

CALGARY, May 26 (Reuters) - The Edmonton Oilers named Pat Quinn as head coach on Tuesday hoping he can bring his golden touch to the NHL's most northern outpost. Quinn, who guided Canada to victory at the 2002 Olympics to end a 50-year gold medal ... Baltimore Sun - Edmonton Sun

Rate Three decades ago... : Kelly Sutherland's 30-year drought

Original at Alberta Daily Herald Tribune external link    Tue, May 26

 Canada The Edmonton Oilers began their inaugural season in the NHL. Kelly Sutherland won his first and only Grande Prairie Stompede chuckwagon championship. The 10-time World Champion chuckwagon driver and 10-time Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Champion ...

Rate Shakeup needed in Oilers country

Original at calgaryherald.com external link    Tue, May 26

  Canada More consistency, effort and commitment, yet again, from enigmatic star forward Ales Hemsky, who lost his point-per-game pace and failed miserably as their go-to-guy down the stretch. “I was not happy with my last month,” Hemsky said. ...

Rate Oilers add Quinn, Renney to coaching staff

Original at The Fourth Period external link    Tue, May 26    24 related articles

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 Canada The Edmonton Oilers have significantly bolstered their coaching staff today, announcing that Pat Quinn has become the club's new head coach, while Tom Renney has been hired as associate coach. Current Oilers assistant coach Kelly Buchberger will remain ...

Rate Oilers weigh youth, experience in coach search

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Tue, May 26    2 related articles

  Canada It helps to put a face to the uniform," said Kevin Prendergast, the Oilers assistant general manager. "You get to see how big they are, their family background, and interview them, although the worst interview we ever had was with Ales Hemsky. ...

Rate Quinn, Renney to coach Oilers

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Tue, May 26    24 related articles

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  Canada comMay 26, 2009 12:29 PMComments (9) EDMONTON — Pat Quinn and Tom Renney will tag-team coach the Edmonton Oilers, general manager Steve Tambellini announced Tuesday. Quinn was named head coach at Tuesday's news conference, while Renney will be his ...

Rate Oilers hire Quinn to replace MacTavish as coach

Original at FOXSports.com external link    Tue, May 26    24 related articles

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AP EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - The Edmonton Oilers are bringing Pat Quinn back to the NHL. He's bringing a gold medal along with him. The Oilers hired Pat Quinn as coach on Tuesday, hoping his success with Canada at the world junior championships earlier ...

Rate Pat Quinn, Tom Renney to coach Oilers

Original at Edmonton Sun external link    Tue, May 26    24 related articles

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  Canada By SUN MEDIA The Edmonton Oilers announced on May 26, Pat Quinn is their new head coach and former Rangers coach Tom Renney was named associate head coach. The Edmonton Oilers have announced Pat Quinn is their new head coach. Former Rangers coach Tom ...

Rate Mighty Quinn returns to NHL as Oilers' coach

Original at 7Online.com external link    Tue, May 26    3 related articles

 NY EDMONTON, Alberta -- The Edmonton Oilers are bringing Pat Quinn back to the NHL. He's bringing a gold medal along with him. The Oilers hired Quinn as coach on Tuesday, hoping his success with Canada at the world junior championships earlier this year ...

Rate Veteran Wings have Hawks on the ropes

Original at Canada.com external link    Mon, May 25

 Canada If the Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins wrap their respective series Tuesday and Wednesday - setting up the first rematch of the previous Stanley Cup final since the New York Islanders and Edmonton Oilers split championships in 1983 and '84 - it could be ...

Rate Red Wings ride red-hot powerplay to blast Blackhawks

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Sun, May 24

  Canada If the Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins wrap their respective series Tuesday and Wednesday — setting up the first rematch of the previous Stanley Cup final since the New York Islanders and Edmonton Oilers split championships in 1983 and 84 — it could be a ...

Rate Oilers weigh youth, experience in coach search

Original at edmontonjournal.com external link    Sun, May 24    2 related articles

 Canada It helps to put a face to the uniform," said Kevin Prendergast, the Oilers assistant general manager. "You get to see how big they are, their family background, and interview them, although the worst interview we ever had was with Ales Hemsky. ...

Rate Lemaire should be No. 1 on Flames' wish list of coaches

Original at Edmonton Sun external link    Sat, May 23

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  Canada Basically, other than MacTavish, the list looks similar to the ones being touted for the Oilers' head-coaching vacancy. The sexiest hire would be homesick brother Brent, which wouldn't come without having to give New Jersey huge compensation for ... Vancouver Sun - NHL.com

Rate Capitals aim to bring fun back to ballpark

Original at edmontonjournal.com external link    Fri, May 22

 Canada Pote wasn't even thinking about returning to play in Edmonton until he heard that Oilers owner Daryl Katz was going to buy the club. He called manager Brent Bowers as he heard sale rumours, letting him know he wanted to come back. ...

Rate 'It felt like a baseball game'

Original at edmontonjournal.com external link    Thu, May 21

 Canada That was the plan when the ball club was purchased by Daryl Katz -- the same man who added the Edmonton Oilers to his stable of properties a year ago. Welcome to the river valley," Oilers CEO Patrick LaForge said during the opening ceremonies. ...

Rate Hockey's game in the desert is all about ego

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Thu, May 21

  Canada He fought to keep the Oilers in Edmonton and Senators in Ottawa, devised a currency assistance plan when the Canadian dollar was like the peso and exponentially increased revenue for owners, for whom Bettman also won a hard salary cap. ... Dream will never die Hamilton Spectator

Rate Capitals take a stroll down memory lane

Original at edmontonjournal.com external link    Wed, May 20

 Canada Duane Quily will take part in the opening ceremonies tonight when the Edmonton Capitals open the Golden Baseball League season against the Victoria Seals. With Oilers owner Daryl Katz taking over the independent league franchise from the controversial ...

Rate Capitals speed into opener

Original at edmontonjournal.com external link    Wed, May 20

 Canada They are under the umbrella of the Katz Group, which also owns the Edmonton Oilers. "We will have guys in the middle of the order who will hit some home runs and, I think, that's what the crowd wants to see -- home runs more than stolen bases -- but I ...

Rate The Boys of Summer can't shake winter

Original at edmontonjournal.com external link    Wed, May 20

 Canada The Edmonton Oilers proprietor paid $400000 for a franchise that had had embarrassing low turnouts and an alarmingly high front-office turnover. The name was changed, the office staff is all new, and the tie to the hockey team has convinced the players ...

Rate Looking Back, Almost Every NHL Team Has Struggled With Attendance

Original at The Province - Canada.com external link    Tue, May 19

 Canada The Oilers easily won the first two games in Edmonton, after which the venue switched to the Pacific Coliseum. I kid you not, about 6000 fans showed up...for a playoff game...against Wayne Gretzky and one of the greatest teams ever assembled. ...

Rate David Bezmozgis: What teenagers want

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Sun, May 17

 Canada The 1988 Stanley Cup finals between Gretzky's Oilers and Ray Bourque's Bruins feature significantly in the film. We see old CBC Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts. General agreement that it should appeal to hockey fans. (We've now accounted for all ...

Rate Eastern & Western conference

Original at edmontonjournal.com external link    Sun, May 17

 Canada By Jim Matheson, The Edmonton JournalMay 17, 2009 7:52 AM The Edmonton Oilers were given the green light to talk to San Jose Sharks assistant coach Todd Richards about their vacant head coaching job. They had to ask permission. Richards spent his first ...

Rate So much for winning the Sundin 'lottery'

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Sat, May 16

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  Canada Way back in January, Oilers captain Ethan Moreau told the Vancouver Sun that, "it's a no-brainer, [the Canucks] won the Sundin lottery." "Fats" Sundin's impact on the Canucks was less then stellar and certainly far less than the over-hyped expectations ...

Rate Sundin to mull his future (again) over the summer

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Wed, May 13

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CTV.ca   Canada By BRAD ZIEMER, VANCOUVER SUNMay 13, 2009Comments (9) Sportsnet drew its largest ratings ever when Mats Sundin made his debut as a Vancouver Canuck against the Edmonton Oilers. Stop us if this sounds familiar. Mats Sundin says he will take some time ...

Rate Phelps's deal with Kellogg's goes snap, crackle and pop

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Tue, May 12

  Canada How upset was Carey Price of the Canadiens after allowing seven goals against the Edmonton Oilers? So upset, I've heard he asked for a trade to Colorado . . . Wilken, on Quebec separatists being in an uproar over plans to re-enact the Battle of the ...

Rate Hitmen veterans' departure opens door for rookie cast

Original at calgaryherald.com external link    Tue, May 12

  Canada Plante, who hit it off with Sonne since they joined the Hitmen, has yet to hear anything firm from the Edmonton Oilers, who have until early next month to sign their first-round draft choice of 2007 or return him to the draft. ...

Rate Sports Venting

Original at edmontonjournal.com external link    Mon, May 11    1 related articles

 Canada Hey, all you Edmonton Oilers fans! After picking on the Calgary Flames, which team made the playoffs in each of the last five seasons? Why are the junior hockey games on Shaw Cable not included in the TV listings in The Journal sports section? ...

Rate Horcoff in hunt for No. 3

Original at edmontonjournal.com external link    Sun, May 10

 Canada Fisher has worked seamlessly with Horcoff. "Fish is a third-line player in Ottawa and you can really tell he's comfortable in that role." Although Kevin Lowe, the Oilers president of hockey operations, is in Switzerland for the worlds, Horcoff doesn't ...

Rate Western Conference

Original at edmontonjournal.com external link    Sun, May 10

 Canada Michael Reinsdorf owns the Edmonton Oilers' hugely successful East Coast Hockey League farm team in Stockton, Calif. He bought the Atlantic City Boardwalk He made a killing -- the Bullies are the ECHL's best-drawing team. The Oilers are keeping a tight ...

Rate Matty's Short shifts

Original at edmontonjournal.com external link    Sun, May 10

 Canada Or is there a gag order in place because the Oilers still owe him for another year on his contract? I don't see Phoenix coach/part owner Wayne Gretzky picking up and moving to Hamilton with the Coyotes, even if he grew up in Brantford, ...

Rate Eastern Conference

Original at edmontonjournal.com external link    Sun, May 10

 Canada After one ordinary season with the Edmonton Oilers, Joni Pitkanen has been the best defenceman for the Carolina Hurricanes in their conference semifinal series against the Boston Bruins. certain players get judged on the number of points they get and, ...

Rate Commode Cup helps oilfield workers deal with tough times

Original at calgaryherald.com external link    Sun, May 10

  Canada Players hit the ice alongside former Edmonton Oilers Dave Semenko, Kelly Buchberger and Dave Hunter, and former San Jose Shark Jeff Odgers, and got expert coaching from Maas, former Oilers head coach Ron Low, and former Oilers staff Kevin Primeau and ...

Rate Capitals make their pitch to disgruntled baseball fans

Original at edmontonjournal.com external link    Sun, May 10

 Canada By Dan Barnes, The Edmonton JournalMay 10, 2009Comments (4) Oilers president Patrick LaForge is working to get baseball back;in the swing of things on the Edmonton sports scene. To suggest the baseball buzz is already back would be an error. ...

Rate Canucks stake claim as 'Canada's team'

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Thu, May 7

  Canada By Bruce Constantineau, Vancouver SunMay 7, 2009 Sportsnet drew its largest ratings ever when Mats Sundin made his debut as a Vancouver Canuck against the Edmonton Oilers. Nobody officially proclaimed them "Canada's team" but it's a label the Vancouver ...

Rate Vancouver Canucks comfortable in the role of 'Canada's Team'

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Wed, May 6

  Canada Sundin's Canucks debut against the Edmonton Oilers on Jan. 7 drew its largest Sportsnet ratings ever (548000 viewers), Zimmerman said, while the national CBC broadcast of Sundin's return to Toronto on Feb. 21 attracted just under two million viewers ...

Rate Crosby-Ovechkin battle one for ages

Original at calgaryherald.com external link    Wed, May 6

  Canada That had only happened three other times in NHL playoff history. Mark Messier, then of the Edmonton Oilers, scored four on April 14, 1983, the same night Calgary defenceman Paul Reinhart scored three in one of many memorable Battle of Alberta ...

Rate Young Blackhawks show shades of dynasty past

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Sat, May 2

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  Canada A generation passed between the Edmonton Oilers and the next NHL team that seemed to have destiny written all over it, with a stable of young stars all of similar age, and an apparently dazzling future. That was the Pittsburgh Penguins of Sidney Crosby ...

Rate August trial set for Pocklington

Original at calgaryherald.com external link    Sat, May 2

Faceoff.com   Canada Pocklington is one of the most polarizing figures in Canadian sports history and is still reviled in Edmonton for trading Wayne Gretzky from the Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings for $18 million in 1988. Ex-Oilers owner is charged with fraud Vancouver Sun

Rate This meeting with 'the Pope' means flying to Rome

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Sat, May 2

  Canada - Greg Douglas Quinn had a previous lunch booked with former Canucks' colleague Steve Tambellini, who in his capacity as Edmonton Oilers GM, just happens to be looking for a new head coach to replace recently fired Craig MacTavish ... Quinn was a lean and mean ...

Rate Ex-Oilers owner is charged with fraud

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Fri, May 1

  Canada a new business deal, "another big deal, I forget what country." Pocklington, easily one of the most polarizing figures in Canadian sports history, is still reviled in Edmonton for trading Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings for $18 million in 1988. Edmonton Journal

Rate 'The oil patch is in the crapper'

Original at calgaryherald.com external link    Wed, Apr 29

  Canada With recruiting help from Low, the lineups will boast former Oilers Dave Semenko, Kelly Buchberger and Dave Hunter, as well as former San Jose Shark Jeff Odgers and current Edmonton Oil Kings assistant coach Rocky Thompson. "It's called the Tough Times ...

Rate Minds, bodies scarred forever

Original at calgaryherald.com external link    Sun, Apr 26

  Canada He received an autographed hockey jersey from the Calgary Flames and one from the Edmonton Oilers, a No. 99 signed by Wayne Gretzky, along with a signed Gretzky stick. "I didn't even like Gretzky," says Christmas, a Flames fans, "but now I do. ...

Rate Canada blasts Belarus 6-1 to open hockey worlds

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Fri, Apr 24

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  Canada Late in the third period, with the shutout the only outcome in doubt, Grabovski spoiled Roloson's bid by driving home a rebound on a Ruslan Salei shot. Canada's goaltender, the Edmonton Oilers MVP this season, said he didn't care about losing the ...

Rate Cernetig: Leafs fan no more, lend me a Canucks sweater

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Fri, Apr 24

  Canada I thought I'd finally found a hometown with a winner. It turned out I'd arrived just at the end of the Oilers' dynasty. Peter Pocklington sold Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings. Yes, Mark Messier did take the hometown team to the Stanley Cup the ...

Rate Canadians anxious for game action

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Fri, Apr 24

  Canada Dwayne Roloson of the Edmonton Oilers will start today's game with Mason backing him up. Josh Harding of the Minnesota Wild will be the third goalie. Spezza believes it might actually help Canada not to have play exhibition games. ...

Rate Joe Thornton's annual disappearing act

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Fri, Apr 24

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Los Angeles Times  Canada Wayne Gretzky was a star from October to April who would go super-nova for the Oilers when the games mattered most. Glenn Anderson, a member of Gretzky's supporting cast, was a very good player during the regular-season. But his legacy, the one that ...

Rate Liberal pessimism after Flames' early defeats

Original at calgaryherald.com external link    Mon, Apr 20

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Globe and Mail   Canada Please Oilers, make our day. Name Mark Messier the new head coach . . . Hey, Brian Burke, cut to the chase. Call the Toronto media and say you're contacting George McPhee to make a bold move on Alex Ovechkin . . . So how do you like Jonathan Toews now, ...

Rate World championship takes sting out of lousy season

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Fri, Apr 17

  Canada Just five are over thirty: goaltender Dwayne Roloson of the Edmonton Oilers, Oilers forward Shawn Horcoff, forward Shane Doan of the Phoenix Coyotes, forward Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators defenceman Chris Phillips. ...

Rate Wild fire GM Risebrough

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Thu, Apr 16

  Canada He was an assistant coach in Calgary when the team won the Stanley Cup in 1989 and took over as the team's head coach in 1990. He became Calgary's general manager in 1991 and was fired in 1995. He worked for the Edmonton Oilers from 1996 to 1999.

Rate Edmonton Oiler helps bring colitis into the open

Original at nationalpost.com external link    Thu, Mar 26

 Canada Ed Kaiser / Canwest News ServiceEdmonton Oiler and ulcerative colitis sufferer Fernando Pisani signs the shirt of fellow crohns and colitis patient Spencer Nesselbeck. It's an inflammatory bowel disease with the main symptom being bloody diarrhea, ...

Rate Roly the MVP goalie - Metro Canda

Original at Metro Toronto external link    Sun, Mar 22

Metro Canda - Edmonton, Canada Dwayne Roloson is doing the same thing now with the Edmonton Oilers. The 39-year-old goaltender has defied his birth certificate by backstopping the Oilers stretch drive charge to the playoffs. A 5-4 shootout win in Chicago Friday was his 27th ...

Rate Oiler capologist comes through in the crunch

Original at Faceoff.com external link    Wed, Mar 18

 Canada It's not only the cap numbers but the contracts and the players because I have to be ready at any time in case (Kevin Lowe, the president of hockey operations or general manager Steve Tambellini) needs an answer. Q Your older brother Ed played more ...

Rate Oiler capologist comes through in the crunch

Original at Faceoff.com external link    Wed, Mar 18

 Canada It's not only the cap numbers but the contracts and the players because I have to be ready at any time in case (Kevin Lowe, the president of hockey operations or general manager Steve Tambellini) needs an answer. Q Your older brother Ed played more ...

Rate Chicago Blackhawks Notes: Hawks Singing "O' Canada" and All-Star Updates

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Sat, Dec 20

By Jim Neveau The Blackhawks began a three-game Canadian expedition on Tuesday night in Edmonton, home of the surging Oilers. The team of Gretzky and Messier features stalwarts such as Ales Hemsky and Sheldon Souray, and was thought to pose a big challenge to the Hawks.

Rate Opinion: Canucks make Linden’s night perfect with 4-2 win over Oilers

Original at Financial Post external link    Wed, Dec 17

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 Canada - Dec 17, 2008 Edmonton finally solved him early in the third when Henrik Sedin, trying a cute breakout pass to Daniel, put the puck on Dustin Penner's stick in the slot ... Sedin Nets Pair As Canucks Slip Past Oilers AHN Oilers Game Review Edmonton Sun

Rate Oilers have plenty of trade offers

Original at The Fourth Period external link    Fri, Jun 20

 Canada - According to the Edmonton Sun, Oilers GM Kevin Lowe has been presented with 22 trade offers. Lowe has spoken to almost every team in the league over the ... Oilers GM mulls over offers Canoe.ca Draft Outlook: Intrigue around Oilers and Flames TSN.ca Edmonton Sun - The Fourth Period

Rate Lightning will select Stamkos, but not ready to hire new coach

Original at Globe and Mail external link    Thu, Jun 19

 Canada - to a group led by Oren Koules and Len Barrie as well as Darryl Katz's purchase of the Edmonton Oilers, pending the closing of both transactions. ...

Rate Oilers fans sue police

Original at calsun.canoe.ca external link    Thu, Jun 19

 Canada - By THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON -- An Edmonton lawyer and his son have launched a lawsuit against Edmonton police, alleging they were assaulted and arrested ...

Rate Oiler great takes rightful place

Original at Faceoff.com external link    Wed, Jun 18

 Canada - Jun 18, 2008 Former Oilers right-winger Glenn Anderson was known for his reckless, net-crashing style during the team's glory years through the 1980s. ...

Rate Oilers, Rangers talked trade? - The Fourth Period

Original at The Fourth Period external link    Tue, May 20

Oilers, Rangers talked trade?  Canada - According to the New York Post, the Rangers and Edmonton Oilers discussed a deal involving defenseman Joni Pitkanen at the trade deadline. ...

Rate A new home - Canoe.ca

Original at calsun.canoe.ca external link    Tue, May 20

A new home  Canada - Currently, the Edmonton Oilers are also pursuing a new downtown arena, which will cost approximately $450 million. Incoming Oilers owner Daryl Katz has said ...

Rate Former Oilers head coach Burnett back in Memorial Cup spotlight - Vancouver Sun

Original at Vancouver Sun external link    Fri, May 16

Former Oilers head coach Burnett back in Memorial Cup spotlight   Canada - EDMONTON - There'll be a familiar face at this year's Memorial Cup -- former Edmonton Oilers head coach George Burnett, who's behind the Belleville Bulls' ...

Rate Roughnecks netminder dresses for success - SLAM! Sports

Original at SLAM! Sports external link    Wed, May 7

Roughnecks netminder dresses for success  Canada - May 7, 2008 It's not a popular outfit, but the way things have been going, Dietrich could probably arrive in Edmonton Oilers garb and still be a hit in Calgary. ...

Rate Fans won over by potential - Edmonton Sun

Original at Edmonton Sun external link    Sat, May 3

Fans won over by potential   Canada - May 3, 2008 By DEREK VAN DIEST The Edmonton Oilers late-season surge, bolstered by their youth, has fans optimistic for next season. We asked for your opinion as to who ... Beware of lightning in a bottle with unheralded UFAs Edmonton Sun all 4 news articles

Year 2007

 

Rate Oilers Game Review - Edmonton Sun

Original at Edmonton Sun external link    Tue, Dec 11

Oilers Game Review   Canada - Ruined a good offensive night with too many defensive breakdowns that resulted in easy tap-in goals for Dallas. The first goal was a thing of beauty. ...

Rate Oilers sweep home-and-home against Ducks - National Post

Original at nationalpost.com external link    Sun, Dec 2

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Oilers sweep home-and-home against Ducks National Post, Canada - Former Duck Penner leads Oilers past Anaheim USA Today Garon helps Oilers blank Ducks Sports Network Oilers easily sink Ducks National Post Sports Network - Edmonton Sun

Rate Debacle in the past - SLAM! Sports

Original at SLAM! Sports external link    Fri, Nov 30

Debacle in the past  Canada - Nov 30, 2007 On Wednesday the Edmonton Oilers put forth probably their worst effort of the season in a 4-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Denver. ...

Rate Saskatchewan rides boom - Edmonton Sun

Original at Edmonton Sun external link    Tue, Nov 27

Saskatchewan rides boom   Canada - The Cogs & Gags show - the Oilers' Andrew Cogliano, 20, and Sam Gagner, 18, autograph session Sunday at the new Rexall store off Ellerslie - saw over 200 ...

Rate Opinion: Lunch-bucket brigade - Edmonton Sun

Original at Edmonton Sun external link    Tue, Nov 27

Lunch-bucket brigade   Canada - They outshot Edmonton by a whopping 37-20 margin, and Edmonton had a goal wiped out by video review. In short, a whole lot of things didn't go the Oilers' ... Roloson to start against Blackhawks Canada.com Roli to the rescue Edmonton Sun all 8 news articles

Rate Oilers Game Review - Edmonton Sun

Original at Edmonton Sun external link    Tue, Nov 27

Oilers Game Review   Canada - Oilers not even in the game with out him. Finished with 36 saves on the night. Scored the game winning goal and came within inches of netting a short-handed ...

Rate Battle of Alberta brings out best in Calgary-born Nilsson - SLAM! Sports

Original at SLAM! Sports external link    Sun, Nov 18

Battle of Alberta brings out best in Calgary-born Nilsson  Canada - By RANDY SPORTAK, CALGARY SUN It's just the Edmonton Oilers forward is on the other side of the Battle of Alberta. "I was always a big fan of Calgary and ... Langkow's passing fancy SLAM! Sports all 5 news articles

Rate Edmonton Oilers fall 3-1 to Calgary Flames - 630ched.com

Original at 630ched.com external link    Sat, Nov 17

Edmonton Oilers fall 3-1 to Calgary Flames 630ched.com, Canada - Owen Nolan and Matthew Lombardi each had a goal and an assist as Calgary knocked off the Edmonton Oilers 3-1. Craig Conroy also scored for the Flames, ... Flames 3 Oilers 1 WTNH Matthew Lombardi: Two Points Saturday Rotowire

Rate HNIC hopes fans have good Sens

Original at SLAM! Sports external link    Fri, May 25

The numbers suggest it will be the biggest of uphill climbs -- that there's no way Hockey Night in Canada can get close to the four million-plus viewers it enjoyed for Game 7s in the past two Stanley Cup finals, which featured the Edmonton Oilers (last year) and Calgary Flames (2004). The num...

Rate Oilers walking wounded - SLAM! Sports

Original at SLAM! Sports external link    Thu, Mar 8

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Oilers walking wounded  Canada - Mar 8, 2007 The Edmonton Oilers' survival rate lately is about the same as amorous camp counsellors in a Friday the 13th sequel. One by one they've been snuffed out of ... All hands on deck Edmonton Journal (subscription)

Rate Ryan Smyth statement - Edmonton Sun

Original at Edmonton Sun external link    Thu, Mar 1

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 Canada - I just want to thank the Edmonton Oilers organization for giving me an opportunity to play in the National Hockey League. It's a privilege to play in the ... Trade deadline opens door to Living Dead Vancouver Province (subscription)

Rate Smyth trade last straw for Oilers fans - Edmonton Sun

Original at Edmonton Sun external link    Wed, Feb 28

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Playfuls.comSmyth trade last straw for Oilers fans  Canada - Just like old days for fans of Oilers National Post Oilers fans cryin' about losin' Ryan Edmonton Journal (subscription) Oilers fans at a loss whether to celebrate -- or cry Edmonton Journal (subscription)

Rate What do you think of the Ryan Smyth trade? - SLAM! Sports

Original at live.canoe.ca external link    Tue, Feb 27

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SLAM! SportsWhat do you think of the Ryan Smyth trade? SLAM! Sports, Canada - What is the real question here? The Oilers COULDN'T pay to keep their best player? Or the Oilers WOULDN'T pay to keep their best player. Wake up Edmonton. ...

Rate Oilers mute on trade status - SLAM! Sports

Original at SLAM! Sports external link    Mon, Feb 26

Oilers mute on trade status  Canada - Feb 26, 2007 EDMONTON (CP) - The Edmonton Oilers have kicked a few tires. And taken more than a few calls from other teams heading into the NHL trade deadline. ...

Rate Impact of Forsberg trade immeasurable - London Free Press

Original at London Free Press external link    Sun, Feb 18

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SI.comImpact of Forsberg trade immeasurable  Canada - Where the Pittsburgh Penguins comparison to the Edmonton Oilers of the early '80s falls flat: To date, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury seems a lot more Andy Moog ... Forsberg deal sets precedent Canoe.ca

Rate Torres soldiers on - SLAM! Sports

Original at SLAM! Sports external link    Fri, Feb 16

Torres soldiers on  Canada - Raffi is playing well," said Oilers head coach Craig MacTavish. "I think he's responding to the extra ice he's been given and he's deserving of that. ... Pisani's loss turns into big gain for Thoresen SLAM! Sports all 4 news articles

Rate It's all about Smytty

Original at SLAM! Sports external link    Sun, Jan 28

 Canada - Jan 28, 2007 The Oilers' GM said he wasn't even aware if Smyth knew of the offer while he was doing his 'will everybody here kindly step to the rear and let a winner ... Buyers or sellers? SLAM! Sports all 5 news articles

Year 2006

 

Rate Oilers play burning up the benefit of doubt

Original at SLAM! Sports external link    Fri, Nov 3

 Canada - Nov 3, 2006 The Edmonton Oilers banked their fair share of it with their often-inspired roll to ... Well, the Oilers emptied that account, at least in this corner, with a half ... The mean streak! SLAM! Sports all 8 news articles

Rate Oilers look to stay unbeaten at home

Original at TSN.ca external link    Wed, Nov 1

 Canada - Nov 1, 2006 EDMONTON, Alberta (Ticker) -- The Edmonton Oilers have been like two different hockey clubs this season. The Oilers are a perfect 6-0-0 at home but only 1-4-0 ...

Rate Roloson shuts out Capitals, Edmonton remains unbeaten at home with ...

Original at CBC News external link    Sat, Oct 28

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Edmonton SunRoloson shuts out Capitals, Edmonton remains unbeaten at home with ...  Canada - stopped 19 shots for the shutout as the Edmonton Oilers earned a 4-0 over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. With the victory the Oilers improve to 6-0 ... Capitals-Oilers Preview USA Today

Rate Oilers anxious for the real thing

Original at SLAM! Sports external link    Sun, Oct 1

 Canada - Oct 1, 2006 VANCOUVER -- The Edmonton Oilers say they're eager to get on with the 2006-07 regular ... The Oilers can thank Dwayne Roloson, who made 30 saves and looked in mid ...

Rate The Bruins traded Sergei Samsonov to the Edmonton Oilers Thursday ...

Original at SLAM! Sports external link    Thu, Mar 9

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CJADThe Bruins traded Sergei Samsonov to the Edmonton Oilers Thursday ...  Canada - Edmonton, Vancouver and Ottawa strengthened their lineups, as did Carolina, the New York Rangers and Nashville. The Oilers got Samsonov, a scoring threat most ... Exchange rate at an NHL high Ottawa Sun

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