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This Day In Sports History (April 4th) — Wayne Gretzky
It was on this day in 1986 that Wayne Gretzky broke the record for most points in a single season by recording his 213th point of the campaign. He would go on to record two more points that season, setting the new mark at 215 points. Gretzky held the previous record of 212 points, which [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Nolan vs. Eager — 4/2/12
When your team is out of the playoff hunt and there is nothing left to play for, besides pride, it can be tough for some players to develop a high level of intensity in their game, but that didn’t appear to be a problem for Ben Eager last night, as his level of intensity seemed [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Two From Thursday’s Action — 2/23/12
There were only two fights in the NHL last night, but they were both great ones. We’ll start in Toronto, where the Maple Leafs’ Mike Brown and the San Jose Sharks’ Jim Vandermeer went toe-to toe in a bout that saw both combatants throw a flurry of punches. And just when it seemed like the [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 2/23/12 — Devan Dubnyk
With a stockpile of young, talented forwards, scoring hasn’t been much of an issue for the Edmonton Oilers this season, as their 2.63 goals/game ranks 15th among all NHL teams. Defense and goaltending, on the other hand, has been a problem for the most part this season, but it wasn’t an issue during last night’s [...]
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There Was A Tuna On The Ice At Rexall Place (Video)
Today we were at TPS are celebrating “Family Day” – it’s an Ontario (Canada) thing. As a result, we will be going light for the day, but we’ll still be taking the time to bring you some great clips from the weekend, like this one, which features a tuna on the ice at Rexall Place [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 15th) — Wayne Gretzky
It was on this day in 1980 that Wayne Gretzky tied the NHL record for most assists in a single game, with seven. The Great One accomplished the feat during a game against the Washington Capitals, which his Oilers won by a score of 8-2. The only other player to record seven assists in a [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 2/2/12 — Sam Gagner
Prior to last night, the Edmonton Oilers’ record for most points in a game was held by two of the greatest players to ever play the game; Paul Coffey and Wayne Gretzky. Following last night’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks, they now find themselves sharing that record with a somewhat unlikely third member of the [...]
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Here’s Taylor Hall’s Face After Being Cut By A Skate Blade (Pic)
Yesterday we provided you all with footage of the incident that took place during the pregame warm-up prior to Tuesday night’s game between the Edmonton Oilers and the Columbus Blue Jackets, which resulted in a nasty cut above the eye of Oilers forward Taylor Hall. Today, several media outlets have released photographs of the black [...]
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Taylor Hall Cut In The Face By Teammate’s Skate During Warm-ups (Video)
The “kids” that have brought a much needed spark to the Edmonton Oilers’ line-up this season have suddenly been dealt their fair share of bad luck. Heading into last night’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Oilers were already without their leading scorer Jordan Eberle (leg injury), and 2011 first-overall draft pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins [...]
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This Day In Sports History (December 30th) – Wayne Gretzky
It was on this day in 1981 that Edmonton Oilers center Wayne Gretzky scored his 50th goal of the season in just his 39th game. Gretzky broke the record of 50 goals in 50 games that was held by both Maurice Richard and Mike Bossy. Wayne Gretzky entered game #39 with 45 goals and needed [...]
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Brian Burke Was Going To Rent A Barn To Fight Kevin Lowe (Video)
Brain Burke and Kevin Lowe may get along well now, but that wasn’t always the case. Back in the summer of 2007, the Ducks had just won the franchise’s first Stanley Cup, and forward Dustin Penner was a big part of that, recording 29 goals in the regular season. That seemed to impress Edmonton Oilers [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Staubitz vs. Hordichuk — 11/30/11
When the Minnesota Wild and the Edmonton Oilers hooked up less than a week ago, enforcers Brad Staubitz and Darcy Hordichuk had a difficult time finding an opportunity to drop the gloves. They didn’t have that problem this time around. Staubitz and Hordichuk were itching to get at one another, and they didn’t have to [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Gagner vs. Halischuk — 11/22/11
Sam Gagner and Matt Halischuk’s second period bout during last night’s game between the Edmonton Oilers and the Nashville Predators was by no means an overly-exciting fight. But when you consider the fact that it was Halischuk’s first career fight and Gagner’s first fight of the season, we can’t help but give both players props [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 11/22/11 — Jordan Eberle
Despite sitting in second place in the Northwest Division, the Edmonton Oilers haven’t had much success on the road this season. They were looking to change the last night when they traveled to Nashville to take on the Predators, and that is exactly what they did, thanks in large part to a solid offensive effort [...]
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John Tortorella Is Master Of The Post-Game Press Conference (Video)
Following a 2-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night, New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella was not in the mood to discuss his team’s poor play. So rather than stand around and answer question from the media regarding what went wrong and what needs to be fixed, he had the following to [...]
