Hartikainen Makes History His First Day
Teemu Hartikainen, on his very first day as an Edmonton Oiler, helped the team do something it had never done before. How's that for a teaser?
Teemu Hartikainen, on his very first day as an Edmonton Oiler, helped the team do something it had never done before. How's that for a teaser?
The League-Cup Double, and why it should matter. Ranking the dynasties based on both regular season and playoff titles
The Edmonton Oilers are actually following the Detroit Red Wings model to a T. After a fashion.
Jacques Lemaire is (in)famous to modern hockey fans as a coach, but back in the day he was a pretty fair hockey player.
Evaluating the triggers of four draft floor trades made by the Edmonton Oilers in the past decade.
Today in Oiler history: Wayne Gretzky scores his 200th point at the Calgary Corral 28 years ago today. Later in the same game he would establish another entirely independent NHL record.
A fine Mess: Reviewing the 1991 sale of Mark Messier to the New York Rangers, and the bizarre sequence of transactions between the two squads.
It used to be a much bigger deal when the Oilers cisited Toronto. The most famous game between the two mostly non-rivals was played 30 years ago this month.
Lou Lamoriello is the thorn in the side of the NHL, but he's also quietly admired by his enemies. A look at his first scheme as General Manager of the New Jersey Devils.