8+ hour, 27+ min ago   (876+ words) When the Edmonton Oilers best goalie prospect Samuel Jonsson showed up at rookie camp a few days ago he was part Stu Skinner, part Connor Ingram — a hybrid in net. We’re not talking playing style, we’re talking what they wore....

12+ hour, 32+ min ago   (379+ words) "The referendum questions were not developed with the U of A in mind. But universities can’t opt out of the consequences." The union representing academic staff at the University of Alberta has registered as a third party advertiser ahead of…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (271+ words) The boys are back on the bus. The Captain’s Skates are underway as is Rookie Camp. The first pre-season games are not far away. Based on some early looks, how may Mike Babcock deploy his troops? That and more in…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (392+ words) I’ve often heard that hockey is a man’s game. Well, on Mike Babcock’s Edmonton Oilers, that’s going to be a fact of life. And if a player wants to succeed under Babcock, he’d better man up. Then came Babcock himself…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1020+ words) Leon Draisaitl’s praise for new Edmonton Oilers coach Mike Babcock ignited a round of negative criticism on the TSN sports radio show Overdrive. After the team’s skate on Wednesday, Draisaitl made abundantly clear how happy he was to play for…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (531+ words) While there are notable vacancies in the area, a CBRE report said business interest is picking up thanks to revitalization efforts Downtown Edmonton saw a fresh batch of new openings in the retail market at the year’s halfway point. A…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (841+ words) If Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were penning back-to-school reports on how they spent their summer vacation, they’d start by stealing a classic opening line from Charles Dickens: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times....