Edmonton Journal

The year was 1974, October 6 to be precise, that time of year when preseason games are commonly held. What was different about this one was it marked the first time that teams from the fledgling World Hockey Association met with their counterparts from the National Hockey League -- the very earliest signs of coexistence between the rival leagues even as eventual peace remained five years in the future. Read More

Can we drop the puck on the Western Conference second round between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks already? It's felt like ages since the Oilers dusted off the Los Angeles Kings in the opening round, which ended exactly a week ago Wednesday. Read More

Will the over-dog Edmonton Oilers get slapped down again by their greatest weakness, that is their evident capacity for over-confidence? Read More

Andy's Valleyview IGA grocery store on 142 Street will be closing its doors for good as its owner Andy Taschuk gets set to retire after decades of ownership. Read More

Last spring, Mattias Janmark broke his foot, blocking an Adrian Kempe shot in the first game of the Los Angeles Kings’ playoff, then returned for Game 1 against Vegas in the second round and tumbled into the boards and may have suffered a concussion. Read More

Edmonton Oilers forwards Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evander Kane would like nothing more than to see the Stanley Cup go to Vancouver. Read More

It’s no secret that over the past four years, auto insurance companies in Alberta have enjoyed unpredecented record-high profits billions of dollars in excess of target benchmarks set, but inadequately enforced, by the Auto Insurance Rate Board (AIRB). Read More

An investigation into the Persons with Developmental Disabilities program (PDD) by the Alberta ombudsman has found systemic issues in how the program assesses eligibility based on intellectual capacity. Read More

This in from the Edmonton Oilers practice, news that Evander Kane is back on the ice today and almost certainly good to go in Game One. Adam Henrique is not yet skating, out with an ankle injury and likely to miss the first game. Read More

This in from former NHLer Ray Ferraro, one of hockey's most astute announcers and a long-time B.C. resident, his belief that the Vancouver Canucks can find a way to beat the Edmonton Oilers: "In 1993 nobody would have ever picked the Islanders (Ferraro's then NHL team) over the two time Stanley Cup Champion Penguins. We said eff that. We beat them in seven games. Of course I want the Canucks to win, and of course there is a path to that." Read More

NEW YORK -- Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid was named a finalist for this year's Hart Trophy on Tuesday as he seeks to win the NHL's most valuable player award for a second straight season. Read More

EDMONTON -- It was a long time ago, but Jan Novotny still remembers the tanks rumbling through his hometown of Prague in 1968 when the Soviet Union enforced its will on the people of what was then Czechoslovakia. Read More

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City administration is making plans to improve Edmonton's infill fire protection assessment program, which should help speed up the pace of developments, according to a new report. Read More

One of Leon Draisaitl’s heroes growing up was Anze Kopitar, so the teacher-pupil storyline during the Edmonton Oilers-Los Angeles Kings playoff matchups was obviously a big deal for three straight years but now he’s moving on. Read More

Two couples took the helm of the Edmonton Queen Riverboat Monday and plan to offer excursions on the North Saskatchewan River starting June 1. Read More

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Mounties have charged a 29-year-old man with a series of assault and firearms charges after a serious incident at a home on Ermineskin Cree Nation led to a pursuit with police. Read More

There isn't much more a team could ask for than having their goaltender get hot in the playoffs. Read More

With the Edmonton Oilers in the heat of the playoff battle, Disney's Stars on Ice Tour had to move its show date in Edmonton at Rogers Place to May 11, one day earlier than originally scheduled. Read More