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Tag: Oilers

Why Connor McDavid is my favorite hockey player

January 26, 2020
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My name is Jody Nimetz and I am the author of the Hockey Fanatic. I am also a hockey dad and lifelong Edmonton Oilers fan and hockey fan in general. Being an Oilers fan, I’ve experienced the highs, five Stanley Cup Championships with some of the greatest players the NHL has ever seen and I’ve…

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History of Edmonton Oilers GMs – Who will be next?

January 24, 2019
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Finally Oilers fans, finally.  Lots of heat on the NHL’s most northern team these past few weeks culminating in the firing of General Manager Peter Chiarelli on January 22, 2019.  What’s next for the Edmonton Oilers?  Well Bob Nicholson will be conducting a search for the team’s next GM.  Hopefully he will take his time…

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What’s Next for the 2019 Edition of the Edmonton Oilers?

January 23, 2019
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It had to happen.  It was one of those firings where nobody had to ask why. Gifted Connor McDavid with subsequent failure to support this all-world talent Taylor Hall traded for Adam Larsson. Jordan Eberle for nothing. A 16th overall pick and a 33rd overall pick (one of which could have been Matthew Barzal or Brock Boeser)…

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NHL Officiating on Goaltender Interference Needs a Review

January 26, 2018
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Like what I did there with the title?  The NHL’s stance on goaltender interference needs a review.  Speaking of which how many of you saw the game between the Oilers and Flames yesterday, where in Overtime, the Oilers had a goal disallowed due to what was deemed goaltender interference by the NHL Command Centre in…

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Why are the Edmonton Oilers Struggling in 2017-18?

December 12, 2017
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Last spring the Edmonton Oilers finally skated on post season ice after a decade long series of also-rans in the NHL.  In fact we could suggest that the Oilers had a somewhat successful playoff run and if not for a series of ill-times missed calls by the officials should have eliminated the Anaheim Ducks to…

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