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Macklin Celebrini insisted he had to suit up in all of his brand-new hockey gear. It was the youngster’s first skating lesson — not even a game. His passion for the sport was there in plain sight for parents Rick and Robyn to see. Celebrini pushed himself from that moment onward. All the work led

The Calgary Flames traded forward Andrew Mangiapane to the Washington Capitals on Thursday night for a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Mangiapane had 40 points (14 goals, 26 assists) in 75 games for the Flames this past season. He has reached the 40-point mark in each of the last three seasons and recorded

Nathan MacKinnon got a call from Sidney Crosby. The next name to pop up on his phone was Wayne Gretzky. The Colorado Avalanche centre, after a couple frustrating near-misses, finally had the individual accolade he craved — his first Hart Trophy. MacKinnon was voted the NHL’s most valuable player for the 2023-24 season Thursday at

Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said on Wednesday that some of the team’s top stars were playing through injuries during their Stanley Cup playoff run. The Oilers lost 2-1 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final to the Florida Panthers on Monday night. “It’s obviously disappointing, it’s frustrating,” Leon Draisaitl said. “There’s only one

The sting of losing Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final lingered for the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.    While the deep playoff run capped a roller-coaster season for the team, the Oilers ultimately fell short of their goal when they were beaten 2-1 by the Florida Panthers on Monday, said centre Leon Draisaitl.    “It’s

Hockey Hall of Famer Glen Sather, who built and coached the NHL’s last great dynasty with the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s and helped resurrect the New York Rangers in the early 2000s, is retiring after six decades in the sport as a player, coach and executive. The Rangers announced the retirement Wednesday, two days

A comeback for the ages fell just short last night as the Edmonton Oilers lost 2-1 to the Florida Panthers in a nail-biting Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final. After becoming the first team in 79 years to force a deciding game in the championship series after trailing 3-0, the Oilers came agonizingly close to joining

The Conn Smythe Trophy was small consolation for Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid on Monday night. The superstar forward, crushed after his team came painfully short in a 2-1 Game 7 loss to the Florida Panthers, did not return to the ice to receive the individual award from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. It was the

Connor McDavid barely spoke above a whisper. Leon Draisaitl had tears in his eyes. The Oilers never stopped pushing — from a deep hole early in the season to a Stanley Cup final deficit that seemed insurmountable Edmonton, in the end, simply ran out of gas. Florida, meanwhile, has its first title. Sam Reinhart scored

When following the Edmonton Oilers’ playoff run so far, you may have seen ads for Betway on display. Because during Edmonton-hosted games of the Stanley Cup final, an advertisement for Betway.net has appeared on the boards — and in the ice — of the Rogers Place arena. Betway is an online betting brand that operates in various countries across

An auction for a tract of land where Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo had hoped to build a new arena has been cancelled. The Arizona State Land Department announced Friday it was cancelling next Thursday’s auction and reordering the steps so the applicant can file for a special use permit. “We understand the delay in

Edmonton Oilers fans crowd around Mary Loewen in a plaza outside the team’s home arena during every playoffs game, asking to have their pictures taken with the superfan who’s dressed as the Stanley Cup. Loewen dons a sequined blazer, wears silver gloves and glasses, and covers her face in silver makeup. Then she puts on

The Edmonton Oilers are dragging the Florida Panthers back to Florida for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final. The Oilers secured their third win in a row in the best-of-seven series Friday, beating the Panthers 5-1 on home ice.  The Edmonton Oilers’ run is bringing people together — from here and abroad. Christian Hügel, a devoted

A storybook Stanley Cup win is there for the Edmonton Oilers. A win away from rewriting some NHL history, the Oilers headed to Florida on Saturday for Monday’s Game 7 that seemed improbable a week earlier. No team in the NHL’s expansion era has trailed 3-0 in the Stanley Cup final and come back to

Connor McDavid dragged his team back into the Stanley Cup fight. Edmonton’s supporting cast grabbed the reins from their superstar captain Friday. Now the Oilers are one win from history. And the Panthers sit one loss from infamy. Zach Hyman scored his playoff-leading 16th goal and Stuart Skinner made 20 saves as Edmonton defeated visiting

Stuart Skinner sprawled to his right to glove a shot by Carter Verhaeghe on a 2-on-1 early in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final that maintained the Edmonton Oilers’ lead. Less than a minute into Game 5, he lunged the same direction to deny Aaron Ekblad from scoring on yet another extremely high-quality scoring

It’s officially summer, and the best two teams in hockey during the winter months of the 2023-24 NHL season are still playing. Whichever team wins Game 6 — and Game 7, if necessary — of the Stanley Cup final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers that resumes in Alberta on Friday night will not only

Oilers fans in Florida and at home in Edmonton celebrated a 5-3 win over the Panthers in Sunrise, Fla., Tuesday, forcing a Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final on home ice. The Oilers are now down 3-2 in the best-of-seven series against the Florida Panthers, their second win in a row after the Oilers won Game 4