“Canada’s Hockey Dad”, Walter Gretzky died this past Thursday. The father of National Hockey League legend Wayne Gretzky was 82 years old. A common sight at hockey arenas and charity events throughout Canada over the past 40 years, Walter was certainly the most visible “hockey dad” the game has ever
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Edmonton Oilers Add “JM” Decal to Helmet
The Edmonton Oilers will honour the memory of former coach John Muckler throughout the upcoming 2020-21 NHL season by way of a special decal they’ll be wearing on the back of their helmets. Muckler, who died this past Monday at the age of 86, was an assistant coach with the
Oilers Ethan Bear honours First Nations heritage with Cree nameplate
It was big news in March of 2018 when Ethan Bear, who is from the Ochapowace First Nation in southeastern Saskatchewan, made his NHL debut. Two years later, Bear, a defenceman for the Edmonton Oilers, made headlines again, this time for honouring his First Nation heritage by wearing a jersey
Edmonton Oilers Unveil New “Street-Inspired” Alternate Uniform
The Edmonton Oilers this afternoon made official what had leaked last month, their new alternate/third uniform for the upcoming 2019-20 NHL season. With the Oilers more recent shade of dark navy blue serving as the base, the uniform removes all traces of white from the team’s colour scheme, even from
Leak: Edmonton Oilers New Uniform for 2020
The Edmonton Oilers new third jersey for the upcoming 2019-20 NHL season has leaked via a sponsored link on Google. This courtesy CBC Calgary “radio guy” Dave Waddell. The leak shows a navy blue and orange Oilers jersey with no white to be found anywhere on the design. We see
Edmonton Oilers Show Off Retro Uniform, 40th Anniversary Patch
So this morning the Edmonton Oilers unveiled their new throwback heritage uniform, it’s their home jersey from two seasons ago… that’s all, the only difference is that it’s now on the Adidas jersey cut. Because it’s not officially classified as an alternate or “third uniform” it’ll only be worn four
Over a Dozen NHL Teams Getting New Uniforms in 2017-18
Thanks to multiple sources of ours, we have learned that there will be twelve National Hockey League teams making changes to their uniform during the switchover from Reebok to Adidas this summer. When you add in the expansion Vegas Golden Knights to that mix that’s a solid thirteen new looks to
Oilers Confirm Report, Orange Jerseys at Home
The Edmonton Oilers are going to fully embrace the orange going forward. A story in this morning’s Edmonton Journal confirmed our report from nearly three months ago, the Oilers will be wearing orange as their home jersey for the 2017-18 season, the white remains as the road uniform. The relevant
Edmonton Oilers Switching to Orange Only at Home in 2017-18
Orange’cha glad the NHL is switching to Adidas next season? SportsLogos.Net has learned via multiple sources that the Edmonton Oilers will be promoting their orange alternate uniforms to be their full-time home uniform in 2017-18. This means the existing (and classic) blue home jerseys will not be worn as the NHL
History of WHA Celebrated in Jets, Oilers Heritage Classic Uniforms
The World Hockey Association will be have the eyes of the hockey world on it once again this fall, outdoors at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg. Thirty-seven years after the league played its final game, the Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers (the two teams who played in that final WHA game)
Top Selling NHL Player Jerseys of 2015
The National Hockey League has announced the top ten selling player jerseys during 2015 and surprise, surprise the Chicago Blackhawks tandem of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane once again take the top two spots. I’m sure yet another Stanley Cup ring for the pair didn’t hurt their cause. Rankings are
NHL Shop Does It Again: Offers Houston/Edmonton Oilers Shirt
Remember when the NHL was selling a Toronto Maple Leafs-Tampa Bay Lightning hybrid jersey? Well, here we go again… Right now, available for sale on NHL.com is a Mitchell & Ness t-shirt featuring the logo of the Edmonton Oilers but while it says Edmonton in the product title, look closely at what