Ales Hemsky News

Round 1 of TSN.ca's 2013 Play of the Year Showdown keeps the plays coming with a couple of beautiful plays from two storied franchises.

In the 2010-11 season, before injury struck him hard, Hemsky was an exceptional attacker.

Yakupov, who finished the season on a tear, scored 17 goals and 14 assists in 48 games, but that wasn't good enough for the hockey writers, who favoured Florida's Jonathan Huberdeau, 14 goals and 17 assists in 48 games, while playing more than two minutes per game more than Yakupov, Chicago's Brandon Saad, who had 27 points in 46 games ,and ... (more)

As the playoffs march on and Oiler fans are yet again left out in the cold of the postseason, we will continue to look forward as instructed by our fearless leader in Craig MacTavish .

Oilers GM Craig MacTavish was interviewed on CBC "After Hours" this Saturday and said it's time for the Oilers management style to change gears.

The Edmonton Journal's goosecam is off-air after a windstorm scattered the nest and crushed the eggs on Saturday evening.

Edmonton Oilers head coach Ralph Krueger, centre, talks to Taylor Hall, right, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on Sunday January 20, 2013.

Before closing the curtain on another disappointing season, the Edmonton Oilers at least offered up some hope for next year.

Preview: The Wild is 3-0 against the lowly Oilers this season, with a pair of victories on the road and one at home.

When the Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks last met, the Blackhawks were still smarting from their streak-busting loss to the Colorado Avalanche .

Rookie goaltender Viktor Fasth made 24 saves and the Ducks defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on Monday to win the division for the first time since 2007 - the year they went on to win the franchise's lone Stanley Cup.

The Edmonton Oilers will miss the playoffs for a seventh consecutive season after losing 3-1 to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.

The star of the Journal goosecam has returned to a farm on the western edge of Edmonton and has already laid three eggs.