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Don’t Throw Items On The Ice, Unless it’s a Hat or Teddy Bear
by Lisa McRitchie on 02/22/12 at 09:40 AM ET
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Tuesday night in the Calgary Saddledome, fans were treated to a gift with game of a Calgary Flames re-usable bag sponsored by Telus. While gifts with game are rarely must haves, it’s still a nice touch because fans do shell out a lot of hard earned cash to attend games. Unfortunately for Flames fans, they also paid to see a loss to the Oilers.Out of frustration, these gift bags rained onto the ice as the sounds of the final buzzer filled the air.
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FINALLY!
by Lisa McRitchie on 02/22/12 at 01:30 AM ET
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Oilers beat the Flames 6-1
It has been a very long time coming. It was October 17th, 2008 the last time the Oilers left the Calgary Saddledome with a win in their pocket. Since that game, the Oilers have been 0-9-1 in Calgary.
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Oil Patch on Nation Radio
by Lisa McRitchie on 02/20/12 at 02:15 PM ET
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Nation Radio is a two hour program on Edmonton’s Team 1260 on Saturday afternoons. The show routinely features various voices and faces from the hockey world discussing trades, prospects and statistics, but it tends to focus more on Edmonton hockey teams. I had the opportunity to talk Oilers prospects on Nation Radio this past Saturday as did the voice of the Oklahoma City Barons, Jim Byers.
You can listen to my segment here, and Jim Byer’s here. The entire show is also available on the Nation Radio posting.
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Oilers Recall Danis
by Lisa McRitchie on 02/20/12 at 12:50 PM ET
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The Edmonton Oilers have recalled goaltender Yann Danis from the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL after Nikolai Khabibulin suffered a groin injury during Sunday night’s game against the Vancouver Canucks. According to the Oilers’ official twitter feed, Khabibulin is expected to miss 7-10 days.
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Congenial Eberle
by Lisa McRitchie on 02/18/12 at 01:30 PM ET
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As the disappointment of the Oilers’ season settles in, the focus turns to the positives that might be found; Ryan Nugent-Hopkins could be the first Oiler to win the Rookie of the Year honours, the Oilers could select another high calibre player and of course that Jordan Eberle could win the Lady Byng Trophy.
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Snoozing Setback
by Lisa McRitchie on 02/18/12 at 01:40 AM ET
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Oilers lose 3-1 to Avalanche
The Edmonton Oilers’ head coach Tom Renney was not at Rexall place as his team hosted the Colorado Avalanche. Instead, Renney is at home recovering from a concussion for the rest of the weekend. Renney was struck with an errant puck during the morning skate in Toronto February 6th. Since then, Renney has sporadically spoken with the media, but associate coach Ralph Kruger has stepped up to fill in. And so, Renney may now have a better sense of what the fans sit through at home while yelling at their coach and watching the Oilers lose 3-1.
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Billy Moores: “We’re Not Here for Mediocrity, We’re Here for Excellence”
by Lisa McRitchie on 02/17/12 at 01:30 PM ET
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Billy Moores has been as assistant coach, a scout and now the Coordinator of Player Development, working under the Director of Player Development, Mike Sillinger. Moores is currently in his 12th season with the Oilers and now finds himself working with a very talented pool of players.
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree
by Lisa McRitchie on 02/17/12 at 01:30 AM ET
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When Cam Barker was bought out by his second NHL team, the Minnesota Wild during the off-season, fan and writer reaction was that it was a good idea. Yet when he signed a one-year contract worth $2.25 million with the Edmonton Oilers, it seemed to be a low risk gamble. Unfortunately for the Oilers, it seems as though they have lost that gamble.
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Tyler Pitlick: “You’ve Got To Play Your Role”
by Lisa McRitchie on 02/17/12 at 12:00 AM ET
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After all of the debate and the back and forth between fans going into the 2010 NHL entry draft, the Oilers ended up with both Taylor and Tyler. Of course Tyler Pitlick selected 31st was not Tyler Seguin, but the young centreman was not supposed to be available in the second round and the Oilers were fortunate to select him.
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Oilers Trade With Ducks, O’Marra for Rodney
by Lisa McRitchie on 02/16/12 at 07:30 PM ET
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The Edmonton Oilers have announced a minor trade Thursday afternoon sending centreman Ryan O’Marra to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenceman Bryan Rodney. From the Oilers’ press release:
Rodney, 27, has played in 41 games this season with the Syracuse Crunch collecting 20 points (5G, 15A)
The 6’0”, 200-pound rearguard has played 33 career NHL games with the Carolina Hurricanes scoring a goal and adding 12 assists. In 280 AHL games with the Hartford Wolf Pack, Albany River Rats, Charlotte Checkers and the Crunch, Rodney has recorded 156 points (29G, 127A). He was also named an AHL All-Star in 2010 and 2011.
Rodney, who is from London, Ontario, completed a five-year Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career in 2005, totaling 234 points (47G, 187A) and 224 penalty minutes in 311 regular-season games with Ottawa, Kingston and London. He also won the 2005 Memorial Cup with London.
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Lisa McRitchie is a fairly new writer, online at least, but makes up for inexperience with passion for the game of hockey and memories of Mrs. Leskiw’s English AP class; who knew they would pay off one day.
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