Oilers shoot down reunion trade offer from Canucks

The Edmonton Oilers were asked if they were interested in bringing back Evander Kane, but they politely declined. The Vancouver Canucks reportedly recently reached out to the Oilers wanting to know if they were interested in reuniting with their former winger, and the answer was no thanks. According to both Rick Dhaliwal and Tom Gazzola, […]

Debate rages on why Oilers trade Darnell Nurse for Dougie Hamilton

Whenever a player – especially a big-name player – becomes available via trade or free agency, fans around the league naturally start to wonder if their team should be involved. Dougie Hamilton is the latest to hit the market as he and the New Jersey Devils build toward an inevitable split. While few want to […]

Billionaire beggars

It’s hard for me to look at the NHL and believe that they care about the game. Some people who work for the NHL probably have good intentions when it comes to improving the game and keeping some traditions, but we know of one road that was paved with good intentions. I say that with […]

More fun marketing

I wasn’t going to talk about Auston Matthews breaking Mats Sundin’s goal total while wearing a Maple Leafs jersey, but a company has me writing about the Toronto Maple Leafs today. The two guys on the left have a pretty cool connection when it comes to their record goals, but I won’t reveal what that […]

His better half

Many people probably recognize the man on the right as Winnipeg Jets goalie Eric Comrie. Beside him is his beautiful wife, Haley, who has to deal with all the twists and turns of Eric’s career, including moving when Eric is traded or signs elsewhere, keeping the daily distractions away from Eric when he’s on the […]

The hips don’t lie

Eight teams were in action today in Canada West women’s hockey action, but it was the only team not to lead to today’s discovery. I’ll talk more about those other games at The rundown on Sunday, but it was an exhibition match between the Alberta Pandas and the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens of the ACAC […]

The Hockey Show – Episode 694

The hockey showCanada’s only campus-produced radio program that talks strictly about hockey returns tonight to do a full autopsy on the results of the World Junior Championship that recently concluded in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. There’s a lot to discuss about Canada’s finish, overall tournament attendance and why this tournament seems to be waning, […]