1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1020+ words) Leon Draisaitl’s praise for new Edmonton Oilers coach Mike Babcock ignited a round of negative criticism on the TSN sports radio show Overdrive. After the team’s skate on Wednesday, Draisaitl made abundantly clear how happy he was to play for…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (563+ words) "Today, this is a thriving community that comes alive not only during hockey playoffs but throughout the year." Ten years ago, Downtown Edmonton looked very different. City leaders remarked Thursday how almost everything surrounding the Ice District plaza, from the…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1132+ words) Love him or hate him, Darnell Nurse leaves behind a bit of a void after getting traded over the off-season. Oh, sure. Edmonton Oilers fans love the fact their team is no longer on the hook for the 31-year-old defenceman’s…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (841+ words) If Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were penning back-to-school reports on how they spent their summer vacation, they’d start by stealing a classic opening line from Charles Dickens: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times....

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (947+ words) Seek and you will find. It’s one of those fascinating truisms about life, as the Edmonton Oilers have just now discovered. Edmonton has long been in desperate need of help for the team’s Bottom 6, which was undeniably awful last year....

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (901+ words) The ol’ saying goes, it’s not how you start, but how you finish. And thank goodness for that, for the Edmonton Elks’ sake. The starts to their last couple games have been … well, to put it bluntly, they haven’t gotten…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (104+ words) Alberta is ‘front and centre’ in growth, says federal finance minister edmontonjournal.com Alberta is ‘front and centre’ in growth, says federal finance minister Alberta is at the forefront when it comes to growth in Canada, Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1244+ words) The Edmonton Oilers shook up their local fanbase today with news the team had signed forward Alex Formenton, 26, to a one-year deal at the NHL minimum contract of $850,000. The Oil’s press release did not mention that Formenton was one of…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (397+ words) In case you hadn’t guessed by now, the Edmonton Oilers are not afraid of a little controversy. Or even a lot of it. Whether it’s Zach Kassian, Evander Kane, or Jake Virtanen, the team is always willing to dole out…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (993+ words) This in from the Edmonton Oilers, news that the team has signed Alex Formenton, who was one of five Hockey Canada players acquitted in a high profile sex assault case. The Oilers said today: “The Oilers have signed forward Alex…...