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The great stretch drive of 1980
Fans of both the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers are better off living in the past. Nobody knows that better than me, who was a fan of the Oilers during their dynasty of the 1980s and ...
The team that wouldn't die - the 1987 Philadelphia Flyers
A visit to Edmonton by the Philadelphia Flyers always brings to mind happier days for both squads when they were the class of their respective conferences. Indeed, those memories would be a ...
Some Perspective on Penner's Start
Dustin Penner's blistering start has slowed a bit, but Big Pun continues to carry the team on a nightly basis. He's on pace for 40 goals, something that hasn't been accomplished in Edmonton sinc...
Kings @ Oilers, 12/15/09 - The 1st Place Kings?!
via www.sportslogos.net SBNation's Kings vs Oilers page Battle Of California The Kings Triple Crown Line: Look at how awesome those yellow unis are. I know I'm being r...
"Pond Hockey", The Movie
Is there room for the free spirit of the pond in today’s sports experience, or will the open sky and howling winds give way to whistles and metal ceilings? --Tag line for "Pond Hockey" We rece...
November 19, 1983: M-I-C K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
"Well, it's time they got their act together, folks. They're ruining the whole league. They had better stop running a Mickey Mouse organization and put somebody on ice." -- Way...
"Eleven to nil for bloody Hartford"
Images of sorrow, pictures of delightThings that go to make up a lifeEndless days of summer longer nights of gloomJust waiting for the morning lightScenes of unimportance like photos in a ...
This Gretzky Character May Know Something About Coaching
I really liked the Jokinen trade from a Phoenix perspective, and I think that Phoenix is building a team the right way. They brought in an experienced, unheralded guy in Don Maloney to be the general ...






