Tag Archives: Edmonton Oilers
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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 [...]
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U2′s Bono Tell The Crowd In Edmonton About Being Picked Up By Gilbert Brule While Hitchhiking (Video)
Being as rich and popular as they are, you would never expect to hear that U2 was hitchhiking, but that was the case for Bono and the rest of the band members during a stop in Vancouver on their latest tour. The band found themselves stranded in the rain while taking a walk through West [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Janssen vs. Vandermeer — 3/24/11
We can’t blame you if you just so happen to miss last night’s game between the St. Louis Blues and the Edmonton Oilers. After all, it was a match-up between two of the worst teams in the league, but while the game may not have been the most exciting on yesterday’s slate, it did involve [...]
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Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better: Jordan Eberle vs. Taylor Hall (Video)
Forget about all those trick-shot videos, where third-string quarterbacks, soccer goalies and long snappers take a couple dozen attempts at some crazy shots, fluke a couple off, and head to the editing room to string together what they hope will be the next biggest viral video on YouTube. Here we have two of the NHL’s [...]
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A Behind-The-Scenes Look At How A Trade Goes Down In The NHL (Video)
Ever wonder what goes on after two National Hockey League teams have agreed on a trade? We have the answer to that question, thanks to some behind-the-scenes footage that was shot by the NHL Network during Monday’s Trade Deadline Day. Both of the following clips take place within the office of NHL Associate Counsel Daniel [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Lucic vs. Vandermeer — 2/27/11
Most organizations came into today’s NHL trade deadline looking to improve some aspect of their team, whether it was scoring, defense or any other area. As for the Boston Bruins, one area they didn’t need to improve on was team toughness. The B’s already have a plethora of tough guys, including Shawn Thornton, Adam McQuaid [...]
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Avs’ Ryan O’Byrne Takes A Taylor Hall Skate To The Face (Video)
Here is more evidence of why hockey players may be some of the toughest athletes in the world. During last night’s game between the Edmonton Oilers and the Colorado Avalanche, players from both teams got tangled up behind the Avs’ goal, causing Taylor Hall’s skate to come up and slice Ryan O’Byrne in the face. [...]
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Female Avs Fan Shows No Love For The Oilers (Video)
Times have been tough for the Colorado Avalanche, and the fans appear to be growing impatient. After making the playoffs last season and coming close to upsetting the first-place Sharks, things have gone downhill from there for the Avs, who have recorded only one win in their past twelve games and currently sit 11 points [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Down Goes Fraser — 1/26/11
An honorable mention goes out to the Stars Krys Barch, who took on two Edmonton Oilers in two separate fights last night. However, there is no way we could deny the Dallas Stars’ Matt Niskanen a spot on this edition of the “Frozen Fisticuffs Fight of the Night” after his assault on the face of [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night – Stortini vs. Orr – 12/14/10
The Edmonton Oilers’ Zack Stortini seems to have a knack for picking on the biggest enforcers the NHL has to offer. He encountered another one of those big boys last night when the Oilers hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs, and it was only a matter of time before he and Colton Orr renewed acquaintances once [...]
