GDB 39.0 Wrap Up: New year same result, Oilers lose 4-3 to Winnipeg on NYE
Maybe 2019 will be better. Final Score: 4-3 Jets
December 31, 2018
Game Day Preview: Canada vs Russia
On Saturday night, Team Canada improved to 3-0 at the 2019 World Junior Hockey Championship with a 5-1 win over the Czech Republic. After smoking the Danes and just scraping past the Swiss, they delivered what many are calling their most complete effort of the tournament against the Czechs. The game was tied at one…
GDB 39.0: Try to Avoid A Crash Landing (7pm MST, SNW)
My five-year-old son has been in Can-Skate for the past 14 months. We have played floor hockey in the garage for years, but last week was the first time I put him on the ice with a hockey stick. I wanted him to learn how to skate first, and after a few falls learning how…
Peter Chiarelli talks trades for Alex Petrovic and Brandon Manning
This morning, Peter Chiarelli stepped in front of the media and answered questions about yesterday’s bizarre trades that saw him sending out a third-round pick for Alex Petrovic and Drake Caggiula (along with Jason Garrison) for Brandon Manning. How did the interrogation go? Let’s explore it together.
GDB Game Notes: Chiarelli has done the Impossible
On April 18th, 2015 the Edmonton Oilers organization won the 2015 draft lottery and, most importantly, the opportunity to draft Connor McDavid first overall. Six days later Peter Chiarelli was hired and named President of Hockey Operations and General Manager. When he took the job Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Oscar Klefbom, Darnell Nurse and McDavid…
Monday Mailbag – What is the Oilers biggest need?
My friends, it’s that wonderful time again. It’s that time when you have all the things you’ve always wanted to know about the NHL and about life in general. I like to think of us as a much cheaper alternative to a college education. As always, the mailbag depends on your questions so I need you…