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A new season is right around the corner for the Edmonton Oilers, and they are trying to avoid old mistakes 😤‼️

Captain Connor McDavid gave fans a peek behind the curtain at last year’s team, talking with Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on the latest episode of the 32 Thoughts podcast during the NHL’s annual player media tour 💬

The small town in northern Baffin Island was one of 16 recipients of the 2022 Jays Care Field of Dreams program, and they built something magical 🤩🏟️

📸 Jays Care Foundation

In a statement posted to her Instagram page, Mama Stanley said that she will no longer cheer on or support the Oilers after the Formenton signing‼️

There may not be a player on the Calgary Flames roster more eager to get the 2026-27 season underway than Zayne Parekh 👀🔥

After dominating at virtually every level he’d played, the highly talented defenceman faced plenty of adversity in his first season in the professional ranks. That, of course, wasn’t a major surprise to many, given that he didn’t turn 20 years old until February‼️

However, was that Parekh did appear to be getting some of his swagger back to close out the 2025-26 campaign, and, according to GM Craig Conroy, he seems like he’s back to his old ways ahead of this year’s training camp 😤

The Oilers announced Wednesday morning that they signed Alex Formenton to a one-year, $850,000 contract

The second-round pick from the 2017 NHL Draft hasn’t played in the league since the 2021-22 season. His NHL career was put on hold after he was one of five members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior team charged with sexual assault. All five players pleaded not guilty and were acquitted by a judge in 2025.

You might need a Sportsnet+ subscription to watch your favourite team this year 👀🚨

Here is a breakdown of how many times each Canadian team will be exclusively streaming on Mondays…

Toronto Maple Leafs = 13 games
Winnipeg Jets = 9 games
Edmonton Oilers = 9 games
Vancouver Canucks = 9 games
Calgary Flames = 8 games
Ottawa Senators = 7 games