Stanley Cup

Whitewood Mayor Rhett Parks was in attendance at game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final – he says the energy in Florida was “electric”. Parks hadn’t always planned to go to the game – but says plans came together after the Edmonton team lost game 3. “My Brother is a die hard oilers fan, and […]

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid has been awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the NHL playoffs after an incredible post-season that finished just short of a Stanley Cup. The Oilers dropped Game 7 of the Cup final 2-1 to Florida on Monday night as the Panthers won the best-of-seven series […]

An inspired comeback attempt by the Edmonton Oilers turned this year’s NHL final into a classic, but the end result was the same as it has been for decades. The Stanley Cup is heading south of the border. Again. Sam Reinhart scored the winning goal as the Florida Panthers hoisted the iconic trophy on the […]

Which captain will be handed the Stanley Cup after Game 7 remains an open question. It appears far more certain who will get the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP no matter if the Edmonton Oilers or Florida Panthers win the title Monday night. Edmonton’s Connor McDavid is an overwhelming favorite to win the award, according to BetMGM Sportsbook, with […]

Hockey fans in Edmonton, and many who are far, far away, are counting down the hours until the Oilers hit the ice this weekend for the beginning of their first Stanley Cup final series in nearly two decades. Edmonton has been in party mode since the playoffs began April, and on Sunday night they beat […]

The Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup final in a celebration reaching north of the Arctic Circle and drawing in fans from as far away as the Philippines. On Monday morning, Oilers fans sloughed off grey clouds and rain to pack the team store at downtown Rogers Place. They bought jerseys, hats, T-shirts […]

Ryan Murray was able to highlight his lengthy hockey resume this summer when he won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Colorado Avalanche. On Thursday, the former member of the 2012 Canadian World Junior Hockey team, the #2 pick of the 2012 NHL Draft and gold medal winner of the 2016 World Championships, […]

Shaunavon is home to arguably the greatest female hockey player to grab a stick and to one of Canada’s up and coming country music stars. But now, it is home to a Stanley Cup champion too. Braydon Coburn joins Hayley Wickenheiser and The Hunter Brothers as those to put the southwestern Saskatchewan town on the […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are the 2020 Stanley Cup champions, defeating the Dallas Stars 2-0 Monday to capture the NHL’s top trophy in front of empty seats, sprawling tarps, and no fans at Rogers Place. Brayden Point and Blake Coleman scored the goals and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 22 shots for his first career playoff shutout. […]

Life in the bubble hasn’t been bad for the New York Islanders. The Islanders will go into Tuesday night’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers looking to take their second-round matchup in five games and become one of the NHL’s final four teams in what has been a unique playoffs. One of many players contributing for […]