EDMONTON OILERS vs TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

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EDMONTON OILERS vs TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
VOLUME 4 l ISSUE 33
EDMONTON OILERS vs TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2015 l REXALL PLACE
INSIDE OIL COUNTRY
10 Nelson Takes the Reins
4 Freeze Frame
THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE
OF THE EDMONTON OILERS
7Roster 101
boyd gordon
9 Prospects in the Pipeline
darnell nurse
There’s a new face behind the Oilers bench. Interim Head Coach Todd
Nelson joined the team shortly before Christmas and has wasted little time in bringing
a team-first culture to the Oilers Locker Room. His give-and-take philosophy has
resonated with the players, garnering trust and respect both on and off the ice.
17Off The Ice
Oscar Klefbom
19 Oilers Mad Libs
derek roy
21Offside
matt hendricks
23 Spot The Imposter
rob klinkhammer
24Face-Off
ryan nugent-hopkins
vs justin schultz
27Community
29 Game Preview
31 Oilers Statistics
32 Oilers Roster
33 Visitors Roster
34 Visitors Statistics
41 Klefbom’s Road to the NHL
36 NHL Standings
& Statistics
Drafted 19th overall by the Oilers in the 2011 NHL Draft, Oscar Klefbom has
taken the path less traveled by recent first-round selections within the organization.
His time spent in the Swedish Elite League and American Hockey League (AHL) has
proven successful thus far in the development of the young defenceman as he gets his
shot in the big leagues.
39 Advance Scouting
40 Edmonton Oil Kings
49 Rogers Place Update
53 Bakersfield Condors Join AHL
51 Alumni Connection
andy moog
The ECHL’s Bakersfield Condors are preparing for a facelift as they get set to
become the Oilers new American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate next season. Based out
of Bakersfield, California, Condors fans can expect some new faces and a higher level
of hockey, but the storied team name and famed marketing promotions won’t be going
anywhere any time soon.
59Time-Out
60 Oilers Schedule
64 We Are Oil Country
Managing Editor: Andrea Rutt
Contributing Writers: Chris Wescott, Cait MacPhail,
Kelsey Spohn, Andrea Rutt, Ryan Frankson,
Maegan Saunders, Paul Owen
Oilers Photographer: Andy Devlin
Design and Layout: Kurt Kowalchuk
Printing: RR Donnelley
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The Oilers celebrate a 4-3 win over Boston on February 18, 2015 after
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BOYD GORDON
The 31-year-old Saskatchewan native dishes out some personal favourites
and confessions. After posting an impressive 56.5% faceoff percentage in
74 games for the Oil last season, Gordon has been
strong in the circle once again, ranking 11th in the
NHL with 55.6% in 62 games played to date.
Hometown: Regina, Saskatchewan
Nickname: Gordo
Why do you wear #27: Actually my favourite numbers are
#15 or #19, but I wore #27 in the World Juniors
First car: Saturn
Biggest pet peeve: Bad drivers Hidden talent: I don’t think I have one
Hobbies: Golfing
Fearful of: Drowning
One thing that most people don’t know about
you is: I turned 31 this year
Favourite place in the world: California
Favourite pro sports team:
Manchester United F.C.
Favourite cereal:
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Three things you can’t travel without:
Favourite movie:
Gladiator
1) Toothbrush 2) Sunglasses 3) Wallet
What’s on your iPod right now?
Alternative and electronic
Your in-flight entertainment is:
Watching The Walking Dead, Mad Men
and Breaking Bad
Three things on your bucket list:
1) Deep-sea diving in South Africa
2) Travel to space
3) Drive a Formula 1 car
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DARNELL NURSE
Height: 6’ 4” Weight: 205
Position: Defence
Born: February 4, 1995
Hamilton, ON
The Oilers selected defenceman Darnell Nurse in the
first round (seventh overall) during the 2013 NHL Draft
in New Jersey. Nurse played in the Greater Toronto
Hockey League (GTHL) before moving on to junior with
the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) Sault Ste. Marie
Greyhounds, with whom he’s currently in his fourth
season. The 20-year-old is the Greyhounds’ captain
and has 31 points (9G, 22A) in 33 games, leading the
team to an impressive 48-11-0-2 record. Nurse
captured gold at the 2015 IIHF World Junior
Championship as a member of Team
Canada and also made his NHL debut
earlier this season, playing two
games for the Oilers before being
assigned back to the OHL.
When did you start
playing hockey?
I started playing hockey when
I was 5 years old.
Favourite NHL player as a kid?
Jarome Iginla
Who encouraged you
to play hockey?
I was encouraged to play by
my father Richard and my
grandpa Ralph.
Greatest
accomplishment in
hockey?
Winning the World Junior
Championship with Team Canada
this year.
Biggest challenges along
the way in minor hockey?
Having to drive back and forth from
Toronto, which was about an hour
away, five days a week to practice
and play. Also, not playing on a
team with my friends from home.
Greatest disappointment
along the way?
Not getting invited to the
final World Junior camp
last year.
Greatest minor hockey moment?
Winning the All-Ontario
Bantam AAA Championship.
Most influential
person in your hockey
career when you were
growing up?
My parents because of
their support
throughout my minor
hockey career.
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What area have you been working
on to get to the next level?
I have been working on defensive details such
as positioning on the ice and stick placement.
What excites you about the possibility
of playing for the Oilers?
Playing in a great, hockey-driven city and
living out every Canadian kid’s dream.
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TODD NELSON
Oilers Interim Coach brings new culture to Locker Room
Chris Wescott
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ODD NELSON’S COACHING CAREER HAD BEEN BUILDING TOWARD HIS ULTIMATE GOAL – to be an NHL
head coach. So when Oilers General Manager Craig MacTavish called him just before Christmas,
offering him the rare opportunity to achieve that dream, Nelson jumped at the offer.
During Nelson’s formative years as a player destined to
become a head coach, he learned from longtime head
coach Barry Trotz, now with the Washington Capitals, in
the American Hockey League (AHL). Playing under Trotz in
Portland left a deep impression on Nelson and helped form a
foundation of the type of coach he’d eventually evolve into.
Nelson says the biggest thing he took from Trotz was how
to build a team-first culture. That’s something he set out to
do in Edmonton from the moment he took full control of the
Oilers bench on an interim basis.
Nelson gathered the players in the Locker Room before a
Sunday practice in December, shortly after the coaching
transition was made.
“I’ve been really fortunate to play on good hockey teams, I’ve
been really fortunate to coach good hockey teams and my
intention is to make this a good hockey club,” Nelson told
the team. “It’s not normal for me to not make the playoffs.”
Nelson acknowledged the team’s place in the standings and
gave his honest opinion.
“That doesn’t sit well with me,” he told them.
But he then explained what the team would start working
on, and that’s building a team and a culture. Just as Trotz
had showed him as a player, Nelson was trying to show this
group.
“I believe culture is so important with any hockey team or
business for that matter,” Nelson said. “I think that we need
to have a family-first attitude. We all have families away
from the rink, but once we get to the rink we are a family
there. We have to get to a point in time where we care more
about each other than we do ourselves. If we get to that
point where we’re totally unselfish then we’re all fighting
toward a common goal.”
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That meeting with the players was important to Nelson.
The tone-setting messaging was the first step in building
a positive player-coach relationship. The real work then
followed in practice, where Nelson says he demands a lot
from his players.
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This give-and-take approach has worked wonders.
Immediately, the practice tempo increased. A few days after
Nelson’s closed-door presentation, the team ran through
some fast-paced drills, followed by a scrimmage, with the
losing team having to skate after.
“We’ve taken more pride in our practices as of late,” Ryan
Nugent-Hopkins said after a particularly spirited practice in
January. “We know that we can be a little bit sloppy out there
at times and I think your work ethic in games starts with
practice. There are a lot of things we wanted to work on and
that’s one of them.”
Increasing the pace of practice was a start, but more
importantly, Nelson wanted to earn the players’ trust.
“I’m standing here before you where trust and respect is a
two-way street,” Nelson told the players. “I’m going to have
to earn yours and you’re going to have to earn mine.”
“We’re staying tighter as a team now and it’s more fun to
play the game,” Nail Yakupov said. “When it’s fun in the
game, it’s better for you and easier for you to play the game
with your teammates.”
Nelson’s aptitude for pushing the right buttons with his
players and instilling a culture comes from experience
gained with the AHL’s Oklahoma City Barons.
Through his first three seasons as a head coach in the
AHL, Nelson dealt with all sorts of team makeups. From
youthful bluelines to veteran cores and scoring aces to
scoring committees, he saw it all. He managed back-to-back
Western Conference Final appearances regardless. Last
season, however, was his most difficult test to date.
The Barons had 152 transactions last season, including 85
before Christmas. The roster flux and mounting injuries set
the team back in the standings. Nelson coached a total of
58 skaters, including an unbelievable nine goaltenders. On
the morning of January 30, 2014, the Barons were a seasonlow 14th place in the Western Conference. From that low
point on, the Barons finished the season 20-7-1-4 on their
way to an eighth-seed finish.
He also brought a “you scratch my back and I’ll scratch
yours” relationship to the team by listening to the players
and accommodating their interests and suggestions on
the culture and environment in the dressing room. He’s
allowed for a looser dressing room, but not without asking
the players for a hard work ethic and execution on the game
plan.
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It’s common in certain circles to hear that Nelson and his
staff “willed” that team to the playoffs. His efforts did
not go unrewarded, given his personal growth through the
adversity.
“I think the biggest thing is, going through what we did
last year, it made me a better coach with how to make
adjustments, how to use guys in different situations and
basically just how to coach harder. Coaching hard is one
thing but you can’t over coach either and I think it made us
a lot better as a staff that’s for sure,” Nelson said.
“I think last year taught me that you’re never out of a fight,”
he added. “You’ve got to keep on getting better and good
things will happen. It came down to culture, when we gelled
at the right time to finally get our team together.”
Getting a team to come together is something Nelson has
been able to do in previous coaching stops. His challenge at
the NHL level is to do just that with the Oilers. He has now
delivered his message, and is hoping to see the return from
his players.
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“I want our team to get better every day,” Nelson said of
his goals for the remainder of the season. “We’ve got to
continue to improve. What I want to accomplish with this
team is a level of consistency of play that’s going to produce
wins for us. We’ve got to play a fast game, I want to have
that consistent night in and night out.
“For me personally, I’d like to have a winning record. I
want to win as many games as I am able to. But I think the
most important thing is getting this team to play well on a
consistent basis and care about each other. That’s the most
important thing and the wins and losses will take care of
themselves.”
The final message from Nelson to his players? We’re in this
together.
“I have to walk the walk with them,” Nelson said. “You
always have to bring positivity to the rink. There are going to
be good days and bad days but the way I look at it, every day
is a new day and we have to work hard to get better and we
have to do that together.”
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The Oilers and Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation are actively
involved in communities across Oil Country year-round. Check out what
they’ve been up to in the New Year.
The perfect place for family-friendly fun and sport, the Beverly
Heights Community Rink celebrated its grand opening on Family
Day with the help of the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation
and Hockey Canada Foundation, who made a joint contribution of
$460,000 to refurbish both the Beacon Heights and
Beverly Heights community rinks.
To encourage a national conversation about mental health,
the Edmonton Oilers dedicated their February 21 game to
Hockey Talks. The event, benefiting the Royal Alexandra
Hospital Foundation for the Child and Adolescent Mental
Health Inpatient Unit and the Oilers Foundation, included the
sale of limited edition, signed hats and discussions around
awareness and assistance for mental health.
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Spreading the love, the Oilers Ladies stopped by Ronald
McDonald House Northern Alberta on Friday, February 13 for
a special afternoon of Valentine’s Day activities. The Ladies
had the chance to sit down with kids and their families to
make special Valentine’s crafts and decorate sugar cookies.
After becoming fast friends with Kids with Cancer representative
Avena, Luke Gazdic joined her Hair Massacure team and
committed to shaving his head and beard in support of Avena’s
fight against cancer. Gazdic’s pink-haired hero helped him shed
his luscious locks and together, with the rest of their team,
raised over $23,500 for the Make A Wish Foundation Northern
Alberta and the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation.
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DEREK ROY
One of the newest players on the Oilers roster, centreman Derek Roy
has made an immediate impact in Oil Country after being acquired
from the Nashville Predators in December. The NHL veteran was
Buffalo’s second-round pick (32nd overall) back in the 2001 NHL
Draft. Now in his 13th NHL season, the 31-year-old has also spent
time with Dallas, Vancouver, St. Louis and Nashville.
I was born and raised in Rockland, Ontario . When I was
a little kid, all I wanted to be when I grew up was a police
officer, but after I laced up with the
Clarence
when I was seven years
Creek Beavers
old , I knew I wanted to be a hockey player. Back
then, my favourite part of playing was scoring ,
and I grew up idolizing
because
Peter Forsberg
he was an all-around good
player and was fun to watch .
My favourite coach growing up was
and he taught me
my dad
how to skate . My most
memorable hockey moment was winning the
Memorial Cup in 2003 when I played for
the Kitchener Rangers
(OHL) . If I could go back and give
myself one piece of advice it would be to
stretch more !
On game days, my usual breakfast is eggs and
yogurt and my special routine is that I have a
nap and dress from my left side up .
My favourite part of game day is
meal and nap
my pre-game
and the last thing I think about
before I step on the ice is
the team that we’
re
playing .
My first impression of Oil Country was that the city
is extremely passionate about hockey
and during practices, I look forward to working on my
hands and stickhandling.
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MATT HENDRICKS
WHERE IS HIS HOMETOWN?
Gazdic: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Eberle: Somewhere in Minnesota
Klinkhammer: Minneapolis, Minnesota,
but he plays like an Alberta boy!
Hendricks: Blaine, Minnesota
WHAT’S HIS WORST HABIT?
Gazdic: Burping
Eberle: Not sure!
Klinkhammer: Talks too much
Hendricks: Eating potato chips
WHAT’S HIS TIM HORTON’S ORDER?
Gazdic: Large black coffee and a bagel
with butter
Eberle: Black coffee
Klinkhammer: Coffee: one cream, one sugar
Hendricks: A black coffee
WHAT’S HIS HIDDEN TALENT?
Gazdic: Ping pong Eberle: DJing
Klinkhammer: No idea!
Hendricks: Fishing
WHAT ACTOR WOULD
PORTRAY HIM IN A MOVIE?
Gazdic: Brad Pitt
Eberle: Bradley Cooper
Klinkhammer: Gary Busey
Hendricks: Tom Hanks
WHAT DEGREE IS HE WORKING ON
FROM ST. CLOUD STATE?
Gazdic: Political Science
Eberle: Business
Klinkhammer: Kinesiology
Hendricks: I’m close to earning a BiologyWildlife Management degree
WHAT’S HIS BIGGEST PET PEEVE?
Gazdic: People being late
Eberle: People being late
Klinkhammer: Guys being late or
not showing up
Hendricks: Bad drivers
WHAT’S HIS FAVOURITE KARAOKE SONG?
Gazdic: Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’
Eberle: Phil Collins – Sussudio
Klinkhammer: Probably something by AC/DC
Hendricks: AC/DC – It’s a long way to the top
(if you want to rock and roll)
IF HE COULD STAR IN A REALITY SHOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Gazdic: Survivor Eberle: Survivor Klinkhammer: Survivor
Hendricks: Survivor
WHAT WOULD HE EAT IN AN EATING COMPETITION?
Gazdic: Chicken wings Eberle: Pizza
Klinkhammer: As many protein shakes as he could in an hour
Hendricks: Hot dogs
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GAZDIC
2 points
KLINKHAMMER
2 points
Rob Klinkhammer
is a total gem on
social media, but the
28-year-old left-winger has
also been a hit on-ice as one of the
newest faces on the Oilers roster after being
acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins on January
2. The Lethbridge, Alberta native isn’t KITTEN around
when it comes to his love for his beloved cat Mini so go ahead
and guess which tweets are real and which are fake right MEOW!
Rob Klinkhammer
@Bobbyklink
I like to chase around a little black puck.
I also really like my cat. Edmonton Oilers.
1. If we get to round 13 again I’m ready…
2. Did Travolta just come out of Madame Tussauds wax museum?
#creepy #oscars
3. Took Mini out on her leash to the dog park. Girl is hard as nails.
#HatersGonnaHate
4. Tiger’s short game today was basically my highlight reel on the
links last summer #yips #yikes #ChunkingEverything
5. On the road in S. Florida, missing Mini #NationalCatDay
6. Guys, does Meow Mix, Meow Mix ACTUALLY deliver?
#justcurious
7. Floyd’s hype man is Warren Buffet…?
#theomahabrawler
8. It’s easy to hate the Pats, even easier
to get lost in Brady’s eyes.... Sorry lost
my train of thought. Congrats patriots
#WereTheBallsFull
6.Imposter
7.Real
8.Real
9.Imposter
10.Imposter
10. Almost home! Can’t wait to
see Mini right meow!
#MINI
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1.Real
2.Real
3.Imposter
4.Real
5.Real
9. At a wedding, was just asked to clink the
glass… #notimpressed
Nuge and Schultz are quite the tandem as these two young guns from British Columbia
(Burnaby and Kelowna) not only play together, but live together as well. Find out how well these
roommates really know each other in this installment of Face-Off!
SCHULTZ’S ANSWERS:
NUGENT-HOPKINS’ ANSWERS:
1. Who would win a round of golf?
Him
Me
2. Who is more of a mama’s boy?
Him
Me
3. Who would win a chicken wing
eating competition?
Him
Me
4. Who is the better driver?
Him
5. Who has better taste in music?
Him
6. Who is more high maintenance?
1. Who would win a round of golf?
Him
Me
Schultzy is a scratch golfer
2. Who is more of a mama’s boy?
Him
Me
3. Who would win a chicken wing
eating competition?
Him
Me
Me
4. Who is the better driver?
Him
Me
5. Who has better taste in music?
Him
Me
Him
Me but we both
like country
Me
6. Who is more high maintenance?
Him
Me
7. Who would win a round of
Mario Kart?
Him
Me
7. Who would win a round of
Mario Kart?
Him
Me
8. Who snores louder on the plane?
Him
Me
8. Who snores louder on the plane?
Him
Me
9. What do the guys make fun of him most for?
9. What do the guys make fun of him most for?
Beating him in NHL 15 on Playstation
10. What’s the most embarrassing
TV show he watches?
America’
s Got Talent
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EDMONTON OILERS VS
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
AS OF MAR. 13, 2015
TONIGHT THE OILERS HIT THE ICE ONCE AGAIN IN OIL COUNTRY TO TAKE ON THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS FOLLOWING A FIVEGAME ROAD TRIP. It’s the lone appearance for the visiting Leafs at Rexall Place this season and the final matchup between these
two clubs after the Oil were defeated 5-1 back on February 7 at the Air Canada Centre. Toronto native Luke Gazdic scored the lone
goal in the affair with Oscar Klefbom and Rob Klinkhammer each picking up an assist in the road loss. The Leafs rank 14th in the
Eastern Conference and also sit 26th across the League with 60 points (27-35-6) registered in 68 games to date.
OILERS TO WATCH
NAIL YAKUPOV has had a hot
stick with seven points (4G,
3A) in his last 10 games. The
21-year-old Russian product
ranks sixth on the team in
points with 24 (10G, 14A) on his
resume through 67 games. The
former first-overall selection in
the 2012 NHL Draft has seven
powerplay points (4G, 3A) and
one game-winning goal to date.
He’s also chipped in with 76 hits
and 23 blocked shots.
Centreman DEREK ROY has
registered three points (2G,
1A) in his last five games
and was recently named third
star of the game versus the
Pittsburgh Penguins on March
12. The Ottawa, Ontario product
has 16 points (7G, 9A), two
powerplay points (1G, 1A) and
has blocked 23 shots for the Oil.
The 31-year-old NHL veteran is
in his 13th NHL season and his
first season in Blue and Orange.
MAPLE LEAFS TO WATCH
Right-winger PHIL KESSEL tops
the team with 52 points (23G,
29A) secured in 68 games. The
former Boston Bruins first-round
pick (fifth overall) in the 2006
NHL Draft also leads the pack
when it comes to the Leafs
powerplay with 23 powerplay
points (8G, 15A), placing him
18th League-wide in this regard.
The 27-year-old Wisconsin
native is in his sixth season in
Toronto after spending three
years with the Bruins.
TYLER BOZAK has been a solid
centreman through the first
68 games for the Leafs. The
Regina, Saskatchewan product
is third on the team in points
with 41 (19G, 22A) this season.
The former University of Denver
Pioneer (NCAA) has chipped
in with 17 powerplay points
(11G, 6A) and a team-high two
shorthanded goals. The 28-yearold leads the way with 762 wins
in the circle and a 51.8 faceoff
percentage.
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STATS AS OF MAR. 13, 2015
# POS PLAYER 14
R
JORDAN EBERLE
GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%
6717 3350
-2124 400156
10.90
93
C
RYAN NUGENT-HOPKINS6619 2645
-1319 201160
11.90
4
L
TAYLOR HALL
42
11
19
30
-6
32
3
0
0
127
8.70
16
R
TEDDY PURCELL
68 9 1928
-3024 4001177.70
19
D
JUSTIN SCHULTZ
67 5 2025
-1910 0001015.00
10
R
NAIL YAKUPOV
6710 1424
-3414 4011516.60
67
L
BENOIT POULIOT
4414 721-324 413 78
17.90
8
C
DEREK ROY
32
7
9
16
-12
12
1
0
1
47
14.90
23
L
MATT HENDRICKS
61 7 815
-1072 010 888.00
84
46
D
OSCAR KLEFBOM
2
11
13
-21
4
0
0
0
68
2.90
27
C
BOYD GORDON
63 6 612-517 111 59
10.20
51
24
C
ANTON LANDER
5
7
12
-8
6
3
0
2
31
16.10
21
D
ANDREW FERENCE
65 2 911
-1739 000 523.80
29
C
LEON DRAISAITL
372 79
-17410
149
4.10
86
D
NIKITA NIKITIN
34
3
5
8
-9
12
2
0
1
65
4.60
5
D
MARK FAYNE
68
2
6
8
-19
12
0
0
0
70
2.90
28
R
MATT FRASER
6
L
JESSE JOENSUU
263 47
-6810
045
6.70
20
2
2
4
-8
14
0
1
0
18
11.10
13
R
STEVEN PINIZZOTTO
182 2 4130 000 15
13.30
12
L
ROB KLINKHAMMER
27
1
2
3
-7
17
0
0
0
20
5.00
20
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LUKE GAZDIC
30
2
1
3
-1
38
0
0
0
22
9.10
62
R
IIRO PAKARINEN
171 23
-4200
034
2.90
24
D
BRAD HUNT
111 23
-6010
020
5.00
48
L
RYAN HAMILTON
141 12
-6610
0 9
11.10
85
27
D
MARTIN MARINCIN
15
R
TYLER PITLICK
82
D
JORDAN OESTERLE
22
D
KEITH AULIE
0
1
1
-8
10
0
0
0
21
0.00
141 01
-4400
013
7.70
60 11
-4000
0 7
0.00
200 0 0053 000 140.00
88
D
BRANDON DAVIDSON
40 00
-1000
0 1
0.00
39
C
BOGDAN YAKIMOV
10 00
-1000
0 1
0.00
25
D
DARNELL NURSE
20 00
-2000
0 2
0.00
# GOALIE 30BEN SCRIVENS
GPI GS MIN GAA W L OT SO SA GA SV% G A PIM
47432632 2.99 1222 8 11263 131 .896 0 0 2
35VIKTOR FASTH
26241336 3.41 615 3 0 681 76 .888 0 0 0
32
RICHARD BACHMAN
411375.26 0200 82 12.8540 0 0
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# 4
8
10
12
14
15
16
20
23
27
28
48
51
62
67
93
NAME
POS
TAYLOR HALL L
DEREK ROY C
NAIL YAKUPOV R
ROB KLINKHAMMER L
JORDAN EBERLE R
TYLER PITLICK
R
TEDDY PURCELL R
LUKE GAZDIC L
MATT HENDRICKS L
BOYD GORDON C
MATT FRASER R
RYAN HAMILTON L
ANTON LANDER C
IIRO PAKARINEN R
BENOIT POULIOT L
RYAN NUGENT-HOPKINS C
HEIGHT
6’ 1”
5’ 9”
5’ 11”
6’ 3”
5’ 11”
6’ 0”
6’ 2”
6’ 4”
6’ 0”
6’ 0”
6’ 1”
6’ 2”
6’ 0”
6’ 1”
6’ 3”
6’ 0”
WEIGHT 198
184
197
214
183
202
198
233
211
200
204
219
186
215
193
190
# 5
19
21
22
84
85
86
NAME HEIGHT MARK FAYNE 6’ 3”
JUSTIN SCHULTZ 6’ 2”
ANDREW FERENCE “C” 5’ 11”
KEITH AULIE 6’ 6”
OSCAR KLEFBOM 6’ 3”
MARTIN MARINCIN 6’ 4”
NIKITA NIKITIN 6’ 4”
WEIGHT 215
196
184
222
210
203
217
# 30
32
35
NAME BEN SCRIVENS RICHARD BACHMAN VIKTOR FASTH WEIGHT 181
183
181
DATE OF BIRTH 14 NOV 1991
4 MAY 1983
6 OCT 1993
12 AUG 1986
15 MAY 1990
1 NOV 1991
8 SEP 1985
25 JUL 1989
17 JUN 1981
19 OCT 1983
20 MAY 1990
15 APR 1985
24 APR 1991
25 AUG 1991
29 SEP 1986
12 APR 1993
AGE 23
31
21
28
24
23
29
25
33
31
24
29
23
23
28
21
BIRTH PLACE
CALGARY, AB, CAN
OTTAWA, ON, CAN
NIZHNEKAMSK, RUS
LETHBRIDGE, AB, CAN
REGINA, SK, CAN
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA
ST. JOHN’S, NL, CAN
TORONTO, ON, CAN
BLAINE, MN, USA
UNITY, SK, CAN
RED DEER, AB, CAN
OSHAWA, ON, CAN
SUNDSVALL, SWE
LOVIISA, FIN
ALFRED, ON, CAN
BURNABY, BC, CAN
AGE 27
24
35
25
21
22
28
BIRTH PLACE
NASHUA, NH, USA
KELOWNA, BC, CAN
EDMONTON, AB, CAN
ROULEAU, SK, CAN
KARLSTAD, SWE
KOSICE, SVK
OMSK, RUS
AGE 28
27
32
BIRTH PLACE
SPRUCE GROVE, AB, CAN
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, USA
KALIX, SWE
DEFENCE
DATE OF BIRTH 15 MAY 1987
6 JUL 1990
17 MAR 1979
11 JUN 1989
20 JUL 1993
18 FEB 1992
16 JUN 1986
GOALTENDERS
HEIGHT 6’ 2”
5’ 10”
6’ 0”
DATE OF BIRTH 11 SEP 1986
25 JUL 1987
8 AUG 1982
Associate Coach....................................................... Keith Acton
Assistant Coach...................................................Craig Ramsay
Assistant Coach...............................................Rocky Thompson
Head Athletic Therapist...............................................T.D. Forss
Assistant Athletic Therapist ....................................Chris Davie
Head Equipment Manager............................................Jeff Lang
Assistant Equipment Manager ............................ Brad Harrison
Dressing Room Attendant ..........................................Joey Moss
Owner and Governor................................................... Daryl Katz
Vice-Chairman, Oilers Entertainment Group........Bob Nicholson
President and COO.............................................Patrick LaForge
President, Hockey Operations....................................Kevin Lowe
General Manager..............................................Craig MacTavish
Sr. Vice President, Hockey Operations....................Scott Howson
Assistant GM................................................................Bill Scott
Sr. Director of Player Development.........................Rick Carriere
Interim Head Coach................................................ Todd Nelson
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FORWARDS
# 15
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
42
43
47
67
81
NAME
POS
JOAKIM LINDSTROM C
RICHARD PANIK R
JOFFREY LUPUL “A” L
DAVID BOOTH L
JAMES VAN RIEMSDYK L
ZACH SILL C
TREVOR SMITH C
PETER HOLLAND C
TYLER BOZAK C
NAZEM KADRI C
LEO KOMAROV C
BRANDON KOZUN R
PHIL KESSEL R
HEIGHT
6’ 0”
6’ 1”
6’ 1”
6’ 0”
6’ 3”
6’ 0”
6’ 1”
6’ 2”
6’ 1”
6’ 0”
5’ 11”
5’ 8”
6’ 0”
# 2
3
12
25
33
44
46
51
57
NAME HEIGHT ERIC BREWER 6’ 4”
DION PHANEUF “C” 6’ 3”
STEPHANE ROBIDAS “A” 5’ 11”
TJ BRENNAN 6’ 1”
TIM ERIXON 6’ 2”
MORGAN RIELLY 6’ 1”
ROMAN POLAK 6’ 0”
JAKE GARDINER 6’ 2”
ANDREW MACWILLIAM 6’ 2”
WEIGHT 187
208
206
212
200
202
195
194
195
188
198
167
202
DATE OF BIRTH 5 DEC 1983
7 FEB 1991
23 SEP 1983
24 NOV 1984
4 MAY 1989
24 MAY 1988
8 FEB 1985
14 JAN 1991
19 MAR 1986
6 OCT 1990
23 JAN 1987
8 MAR 1990
2 OCT 1987
AGE BIRTH PLACE
31
SKELLEFTEÅ, SWE
24
MARTIN, SVK
31 FORT SASKATCHEWAN, AB, CAN
30
DETROIT, MI, USA
25
MIDDLETOWN, NJ, USA
26
TRURO, NS, CAN
30
OTTAWA, ON, CAN
24
TORONTO, ON, CAN
28
REGINA, SK, CAN
24
LONDON, ON, CAN
28
NARVA, EST
25
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
27
MADISON, WI, USA
DEFENCE
WEIGHT 216
214
190
216
200
205
236
184
214
DATE OF BIRTH 17 APR 1979
10 APR 1985
3 MAR 1977
3 APR 1989
24 FEB 1991
9 MAR 1994
28 APR 1986
4 JUL 1990
25 MAR 1990
AGE 35
29
38
25
24
21
28
24
24
BIRTH PLACE
VERNON, BC, CAN
EDMONTON, AB, CAN
SHERBROOKE, QC, CAN
WILLINGBORO, NJ, USA
PORT CHESTER, NY, USA
VANCOUVER, BC, CAN
OSTRAVA, CZE
MINNETONKA, MN, USA
CALGARY, AB, CAN
AGE 26
26
BIRTH PLACE
MORWEENA, MB, CAN
LAVAL, QC, CAN
GOALTENDERS
# NAME 34 JAMES REIMER 45 JONATHAN BERNIER HEIGHT 6’ 2”
6’ 0”
WEIGHT 208
185
DATE OF BIRTH 15 MAR 1988
7 AUG 1988
Goaltending Coach................................................ Rick St. Croix
Head Athletic Therapist............................................ Paul Ayotte
Assistant Athletic Therapist............................... Marty Dudgeon
Strength & Conditioning Coach............................Anthony Belza
Equipment Manager...........................................Brian Papineau
Assistant Equipment Manager.......................... Bobby Hastings
Assistant Equipment Manager........................... Tom Blatchford
President & Alternate Governor....................Brendan Shanahan
Senior Vice President & General Manager................ Dave Nonis
Assistant General Manager.......................................Kyle Dubas
Senior Advisor........................................................Cliff Fletcher
Director of Player Development................................Jim Hughes
Assistant Coach................................................. Peter Horachek
Assistant Coach....................................................... Steve Spott
Assistant Coach.....................................................Chris Dennis
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# POS PLAYER GP 81
R
PHIL KESSEL
6823 2952
-2724 804225
10.20
21
68
L
JAMES VAN RIEMSDYK
G A 23
25
P +/- 48
-26
PIM STATS AS OF
MAR. 13, 2015
35
PP SH GW 8
1
4
S 206
S%
11.20
42
C
TYLER BOZAK
6819 2241
-25161123129
14.70
43
C
NAZEM KADRI
6416 2036-522 211156
10.30
3
D
DION PHANEUF
56
3
22
25
-7
95
2
0
1
105
2.90
44
D
MORGAN RIELLY
67
7
17
24
-9
8
1
0
0
119
5.90
24
C
PETER HOLLAND
5811 1223 029 113 81
13.60
47
C
LEO KOMAROV
49 7 1522 416 011 68
10.30
19
L
JOFFREY LUPUL
41 9 1019-326 201 80
11.30
51
D
JAKE GARDINER
65 2 1618
-2216 000 882.30
18
R
RICHARD PANIK
6210 515-629 101 69
14.50
20
L
DAVID BOOTH
45 4 610-325 001 695.80
46
56
D
ROMAN POLAK
5
4
9
-22
48
0
0
1
61
8.20
12
D
STEPHANE ROBIDAS
521 6 7834 000 342.90
23
C
TREVOR SMITH
442 35
-5800
033
6.10
67
R
BRANDON KOZUN
132 13
-3200
0 6
33.30
50
D
STUART PERCY
90 33
-4200
013
0.00
15
C
JOAKIM LINDSTROM
50 11
-3000
0 6
0.00
57
D
ANDREW MACWILLIAM 10 1 10 2 000 00.00
32
L
JOSH LEIVO
2
D
91 01
-1400
010
10.00
ERIC BREWER
4
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0.00
40
R
TROY BODIE
50 0 00 5 000 10.00
39
R
MATT FRATTIN
90 0 00 4 000 60.00
22
C
ZACH SILL
80 00
-1700
0 5
0.00
33
D
TIM ERIXON
40 00
-4200
0 1
0.00
36
C
GREG MCKEGG
20 0 00 0 000 10.00
8
D
PETTER GRANBERG
53
C
SAM CARRICK
70 0 01 6 000 10.00
100 00
-1200
011
0.00
# GOALIE GPI GS MIN GAA W L OT SO SA GA SV% G A PIM
45JONATHAN BERNIER 48472696 2.80 2021 6 21463 126 .914 0 1 0
34JAMES REIMER
27211396 3.18 714 0 0 780 74 .905 0 0 2
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DIVGP W L OT P ROW GF GA DIFF
C 67 43 19 5 91 34 210 167 +43
C69 42 20 79136199168+31
C67 40 21 68631192155+37
HOME AWAY S/O L10STREAK
24-8-2 19-11-3 9-3 6-3-1 WON 3
26-7-1 16-13-6 6-53-7-0LOST 1
21-9-5 19-12-1 9-35-3-2WON 1
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DIVGP W L OT P ROW GF GA DIFF HOME AWAY S/O L10STREAK
ANAHEIM P69 42 20 79134202192+10 22-10-3 20-10-4 8-56-4-0LOST 3
VANCOUVER P67 38 25 48034189183 +6 18-13-1 20-12-3 4-25-4-1LOST 1
CALGARY P67 37 25 57933197175+22 18-12-3 19-13-2 4-25-3-2WON 1
WILD CARD DIV GP W L OT P ROW GF GA DIFF
HOME
AWAY S/O
L10 STREAK
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Y - CLINCHED DIVISION
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POINTS
1. J. TAVARES, NYI
2. A. OVECHKIN, WSH
3. S. CROSBY, PIT
4. N. BACKSTROM, WSH
5. E. MALKIN, PIT
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1. A. OVECHKIN, WSH
2. R. NASH, NYR
3. S. STAMKOS, TBL
4. J. TAVARES, NYI
5. V. TARASENKO, STL
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1. N. BACKSTROM, WSH
2. S. CROSBY, PIT
3. J. VORACEK, PHI
4. H. SEDIN, VAN
5. D. SEDIN, VAN
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1. S. DOWNIE, PIT
2. C. MCLEOD, COL
3. D. DORSETT, VAN
4. T. WILSON, WSH
5. A. ROUSSEL, DAL
ROOKIE POINTS
1. F. FORSBERG, NSH
2. J. GAUDREAU, CGY 3. M. STONE, OTT
4. M. HOFFMAN, OTT 5. A. LEE, NYI
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150
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1. C. PRICE, MTL
2. P. RINNE, NSH
3. D. DUBNYK, MIN
4. B. ELLIOT, STL
5. B. HOLTBY, WSH
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1. C. PRICE, MTL
2. D. DUBNYK, MIN
3. P. RINNE, NSH
4. C. SCHNEIDER, NJD
5. B. HOLTBY, WSH
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GOALTENDER WINS
1. C. PRICE, MTL
2. P. RINNE, NSH
3. J. HALAK, NYI
4. B. BISHOP, TBL
5. B. HOLTBY, WSH
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ADVANCE SCOUTING OILERS
THIS WEEK
Friday, March 6 – The Oilers kick off
their five-game road trip in the Windy
City and fall 2-1 in OT to the Chicago
Blackhawks. Derek Roy picks up
the lone goal for the Oil with Nail
Yakupov assisting. Ben Scrivens is
named the second star of the game
after posting 38 saves in the loss.
RYAN JOHANSEN
Sunday, March 8 – Ryan NugentHopkins nets his first hat-trick of
the season versus the Carolina
Hurricanes and delivers four points
on the night (3G, 1A), but it’s not
enough as the Oilers fall 7-4 to the
Eastern Conference club. Jordan
Eberle also records three points (1G,
2A) in the loss.
NICK FOLIGNO
EDMONTON OILERS VS COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015
THE OILERS ARE POISED TO TAKE ON THE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS, CLOSING OUT THEIR
TWO-GAME SEASON SERIES. The Blue Jackets are heading to Rexall Place for their first and
only appearance in Oil Country this season and the two clubs are meeting for the second
time in six days after facing off on March 13 at Nationwide Arena. Last season, the Oilers
and Blue Jackets split the series with the Oilers winning 7-0 at home and losing 4-2 on
the road. The Metropolitan Division squad ranks 13th in the East and 25th in the NHL with
62 points (29-34-4) in 67 games. Wednesday’s game will be broadcast at 8:00pm MST on
Sportsnet Oilers and the Oilers Radio Network.
BLUE JACKETS TO WATCH
NICK FOLIGNO was an NHL All-Star team
captain back in January and he’s been
leading the Blue Jackets this season as well.
The 27-year-old left-winger leads the team
with 59 points (24G, 35A) and 23 powerplay
points (9G, 14A) through 64 games. The
Buffalo, New York native has four points in
his last five games (1G, 3A) and is in his
third season in Ohio after five seasons in
Ottawa.
Centreman RYAN JOHANSEN ranks second
on the team with 57 points (22G, 35A)
secured in 67 games this season. The
22-year-old Vancouver, British Columbia
product is tied with Foligno for the team
lead with 23 powerplay points (7G, 16A).
The former Portland Winterhawk (WHL)
has been strong on all special team units
with two short-handed goals as well. The
6-foot-3, 223-pound forward is in his fourth
NHL season.
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Monday, March 9 – In back-toback games for the Oilers, the club
matches up against the Detroit
Red Wings, but the Oil fall 5-2 with
Scrivens posting 21 saves. Rob
Klinkhammer and Yakupov tally for
the Oilers with assists coming from
Matt Hendricks, Boyd Gordon, Justin
Schultz and Eberle.
Tuesday, March 10 – The Oilers
assign defenceman Jordan Oesterle
to the American Hockey League’s
Oklahoma City Barons. The 22-yearold appeared in six games for the
Oilers and posted his first career NHL
point (assist) on March 3 versus the
Los Angeles Kings.
Thursday, March 12 – The Oilers
climb out of a four-goal deficit to tie
the game 4-4 in the third period, but
eventually fall 6-4 to the Pittsburgh
Penguins in the first of back-to-back
games on the road. Anton Lander,
Eberle, Benoit Pouliot and Roy find
the back of the net for the club.
Roy receives third star of the game
honours.
Friday, March 13 – The Oilers
square off against the Columbus
Blue Jackets for the first time at
Rexall Place this season, but results
are unavailable at Oil Country
press time.
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WITH A PAIR OF JANUARY ROSTER MOVES, THE EDMONTON OIL KINGS
ADDED TWO MORE PLAYERS FROM THE CAPITAL REGION TO THEIR
EVER-GROWING STABLE OF LOCAL TALENT.
The Oil Kings called up 16-year-old forward Tyson Gruninger, a
Drayton Valley, AB product, to the full-time roster and swung a
deadline deal with the Calgary Hitmen for Edmonton native Marshall
Donald, meaning 13 of the 24 players on the Oil Kings roster hail
from the Edmonton region.
“It’s nuts. You grow up playing hockey and you grow up watching the
Oil Kings and Oilers play, so being able to play in the building and
wear those colours every night is pretty amazing,” Donald said. “It’s
pretty surreal when you come out of that tunnel.”
Donald, Aaron Irving, Cole Benson and Garan Magnes call Edmonton
home, while Brett Pollock, Ben Carroll and Tyler Robertson are from
Sherwood Park. Patrick Dea and Jake Kohlhauser are St. Albert
natives, while Brandon Ralph (Ft. Saskatchewan), Brandon Baddock
(Vermillion), Andrew Koep (Lloydminster) and Gruninger are also
from the area.
“We’ve been fortunate to be able to draft and acquire a lot of talent
from the Edmonton area,” said Oil Kings general manager Randy
Hansch. “We look all over Western Canada and the United States
for our future prospects, and it’s a testament to the strength on
Edmonton Minor Hockey that those programs have been able to
develop so many players that can compete at the major junior level.
“We certainly value the connection our local players bring. They’re
very eager to be involved and give back to the communities that
raised them.”
Having so many Edmonton-area players also means many of those
players have longstanding relationships with one another. Donald
was a teammate of Carroll’s with the Sherwood Park Crusaders of
the AJHL for two years, for example, while others were long-time
rivals.
“Playing with and against some of the guys I play with now creates
a different bond, for sure. It’s definitely brought me a lot closer to
some of the guys I never thought I’d be friends with,” Irving said.
“Brandon Ralph, I always remember hating to play Brandon Ralph.
He was always a pest out there on the ice.
“Sometimes we joke about some of the things that went on, like in
Bantam, Brett Pollock and I got into a little scrum and almost got
into a fight, and I remember he got the only penalty, and it’s pretty
funny looking back on those times now.”
The Oil Kings suit up for their final regular season home game on
Friday, March 20 at 7 p.m. against the Red Deer Rebels at Rexall
Place. With playoff seeding still yet to be decided, it’s a last chance
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By Cait MacPhail
DEVELOPING THE D-MAN
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his coming June will mark four years
since Swedish defenceman Oscar
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NHL Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Championship. He scored one goal and tacked on three
assists for four points in six games and went on to be named
one of Sweden’s top three players in the tournament. With it
being the season just ahead of his draft year, North American
scouts definitely started to take notice of the gifted two-way
blueliner with the solid upside of leadership capabilities.
The Edmonton Oilers had already chosen Ryan NugentHopkins first overall and later stepped to the podium to
announce a second first-round choice with a pick obtained
from Los Angeles in the Dustin Penner trade. Klefbom’s name
was called in the 19th spot and he slipped the Oilers jersey
over his head for the first time as an official prospect of the
organization.
And the Oilers clearly liked what they saw as well. Having
struggled with cementing a solid back end in previous years,
the club viewed the young Swede as a potential future star.
Since that fateful day in Minnesota, the 6-foot-3, 210-pound
blueliner has taken the path less traveled by most highlytouted recent first-rounders in the Oilers organization – a
path that has proven successful thus far in the development
of the young defenceman.
After drafting Klefbom 19th overall, Oilers management
commented on the new acquisition.
Klefbom first broke into the ranks of the Swedish Elite League
as a 17 year old with the Farjestad organization during
the 2010-11 season. That year also saw Klefbom captain
Sweden’s silver-medal team at the 2011 IIHF U-18 World
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“He’s a big man and a great skater. He can play against
speed, he can play against size, he has a great stick and he’s
very competitive. Maybe even more important for us is that he
brings an element of leadership. It’s been asked if he’s ready
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for the NHL and I don’t think we need to answer that just yet.
If he’s ready in a year or if he’s ready sooner, we don’t feel we
need to rush this young man.”
It was that decision to not rush the young blueliner that
would play so crucial into his journey of successfully
developing into a competitive top-four defenceman at the
NHL level.
The 2011-12 season would see Klefbom continue
to work his way into the lineup with Farjestad in
Sweden. It was that year that Klefbom would
once again get the opportunity to showcase his
talents on the international stage, suiting
up for Sweden at the 2012 World Junior
Championship. Moreover, he would be on
display right in front of his prospective
NHL club as the Juniors hit the ice in the
host cities of Edmonton and Calgary –
and he didn’t fail to impress.
The big D-man would go +8 with a goal
and an assist enroute to a gold medal
when the Swedes handed Russia a 1-0
decision in the championship game in
Calgary. The kid was looking good and the
Oilers must have thought so too, because in
June of 2012 they signed him to a three-year, entrylevel deal. It was another huge step closer to what
Kelfbom considered his main goal.
“It’s the biggest day of my life. It’s really a dream
come true,” he said nervously at the time when
asked about the emotions involved with inking his
first NHL deal. “Edmonton is a great organization with
a lot of proud history behind it. It feels really good.”
It looked like Klefbom was getting close to making his NHL
debut, but in the interest of sticking to his slow and steady
development plan, Klefbom was set to play another season
back in Sweden before joining the Oilers organization in
2013-14. Both Klefbom and the Oilers were understandably
eager to see him in orange and blue, but ultimately opted to
keep him at home for another campaign.
“I don’t want to come over and feel like I’m not ready,”
Klefbom said of the decision. “I think Farjestad is a really
good opportunity for me to be a really good player.”
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Like any true success story, Klefbom’s didn’t come without
a few bumps along the road. He ended up playing just 11
games during the 2012-13 campaign before a season-ending
shoulder injury threw a wrench into his development plan. He
would spend the latter half of the season rehabilitating his
shoulder in Edmonton, but he managed to find the upside to
some poor circumstances.
“I try to see everything positively. I got the ability to come
to Edmonton and meet all the coaching staff and all the
trainers to get to know them. I think that made the transition
easier when I finally got here,” Klefbom said of his rehab in
Edmonton.
After a long road to recovery, Klefbom was looking like he was
finally ready to make that leap to the North American game.
But there would be a couple more hurdles to jump. He was
sent to the AHL with the Oklahoma City Barons to gauge what
level he was at after his previous season was cut short.
“When we first got Oscar, he had not played the whole
previous season,” said then Barons Head Coach Todd Nelson,
now the Oilers interim bench boss. “There is always a bigger
adjustment for European players coming over to North
America.”
And despite being very confident in the young man’s ability,
Nelson admitted there were some growing pains.
“His first three months in OKC were really up and down. He
struggled some nights and some nights he prospered,” said
Nelson. “But that’s what you see down there. You see players
trying to develop their game and he really benefited from
being down and definitely gained confidence.”
It seemed that some time in the minors was exactly the
type of transition phase the big Swede needed. Klefbom’s
hard work paid off with his NHL debut on March 11, 2014
after being recalled from OKC near the end of the season.
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He went on to finish the season with the big club, making 17
appearances and even notching his first NHL goal on March 28,
2014 against the Anaheim Ducks. The goal was a microcosm
of his NHL capabilities, as he showed some offensive prowess
after gliding into the slot, corralling a quick pass from David
Perron and snapping a precision shot past Jonas Hiller.
Despite a strong showing during his first crack at the big
leagues, Klefbom would have to show a little bit more patience
and maturity as he wasn’t given a roster spot with the Oilers
at the beginning of the 2014-15 season. As it would turn out,
though, he was even closer than it seemed.
Klefbom started the season with the OKC Barons and put up
some impressive numbers right out of the gate, indicating
his days just might be numbered on the farm. Klefbom,
who had eight points and a +10 rating in nine games
with OKC, was recalled in November and his play since
has proven he might just be ready to stay in the show for
good – especially given what Nelson felt about what he was
seeing.
“This year, he spent some more time in Oklahoma City
and you saw him develop a little more confidence. Right
now I think we’re seeing a good, young defenceman that’s
going to be a good defenceman for quite a while in the
National Hockey League,” he said. “I like the way that he’s
progressing. He wouldn’t have gotten to this point if he did
not spend that time in the minors.”
The journey from his draft day to this season has been
long and certainly full of challenges, but the young man
is feeling as confident in himself as his coach is and
said the history between the two has helped his cause.
“Todd knows what he can expect from me as a
player so I don’t feel like I have any pressure on
me with him,” Klefbom said. “I have a lot of
confidence on the ice and it’s fun to play. I just
try to enjoy every day up here and it feels good.”
The organization’s plan to not rush the young
defenceman, dating back to his draft day
almost four years ago, is proving to be the
recipe for success. Both player and team have
stayed the course and Klefbom has shown
lately what the Oilers had hoped for all along.
He has solid breakout capabilities, he is very
strong in the corners, he has the ability to
play big minutes and his offensive game has
shown progression. This, all coming before
the defenceman has seen a full season at the
NHL level.
Klefbom, the Oilers and the fans are right to
be excited about the future of this young
D-man.
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GREEN SPORTS ALLIANCE GIVES ROGERS PLACE
TWO (GREEN) THUMBS UP
First LEED-Silver NHL facility in Canada
By Kelsey Spohn
There’s no doubt that the future looks bright for Rogers Place, the
soon-to-be home of the Edmonton Oilers (NHL) and the Edmonton
Oil Kings (WHL), with its doors slated to open for the 2016-17
season. With the new arena’s construction in full swing and things
looking up, literally, the project is also trailblazing in all-things
‘green’. Rogers Place, in the heart of downtown Edmonton, will be
the first LEED Silver-certified NHL facility in Canada. This stateof-the-art facility will act as a catalyst to the city’s downtown core
while also setting the bar for future growth and sustainability.
It’s certainly the golden age of stadium sustainability all over the
world as there has been an explosion of interest in green building
design in the last few years. Globally, stadiums are incorporating
environmental intelligent operations into their design right from the
start. Despite this, being LEED-certified is a rare feat, with only 20
stadiums or arenas meeting this standard in professional sports.
“Being LEED-Silver certified establishes Rogers Place as one of the
leading environmental venues in North America and around the
world. There aren’t even two dozen professional sports venues that
are LEED-certified so it’s quite the achievement,” said Dr. Allen
Hershkowitz, President and Co-founder, Green Sports Alliance. “It’s
a confirmation of smart operations. It’s a confirmation that Rogers
Place is committed to a healthy community and Edmonton’s future
generations.”
Dr. Allen Hershkowitz, formerly a 26-year Senior Scientist at
the Natural Resources Defence Council in the United States, is
renowned in the green community for his work as co-founder of
the Green Sports Alliance, a non-profit that helps sports teams,
leagues and venues enhance their environmental stewardship,
as well as his role in co-founding NHL Green in 2008 alongside
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. He serves as the NHL’s principal
environmental advisor and has been involved in a number of
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LEED-Silver sends a strong message across pro sports and to
your fan base. Of course, he hopes that more NHL teams will look
to Rogers Place when it’s time for new arenas in their respective
cities.
Beyond waste reduction, Rogers Place’s LEED-Silver certification
will be anchored by other sustainable efficiencies including
development density, transportation, reducing water use and
optimizing energy performance.
Extensive energy modelling will be in place to reduce overall
energy consumption and focus on efficiency. To reduce its carbon
footprint, there will be heat recovery ventilation and central control
of heating, cooling and lighting systems. Going above standard
requirements, Rogers Place will have a highly insulated building
envelope as well.
With Rogers Place located in an energy-producing province,
environmental excellence is a key pillar for both Rogers Place and
its partner, the City of Edmonton. The City of Edmonton mandates
that all City-owned facilities, including Rogers Place, are LEED
certified. They are championing green initiatives while also looking
to break out as the premier sports and entertainment facility in
North America. A testament echoed by Dr. Hershkowitz.
“Rogers Place is a beautiful design and it’s confirming the
fact that you can have beautiful, cutting-edge design and
environmental efficiency working together.”
There’s no denying that Rogers Place will be an architectural gem
in the downtown core with its modern design and world-class
amenities, but its environmental stewardship will help ensure fans
and the City of Edmonton have a premier facility to appreciate well
into the future.
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ANDY MOOG
and what they’re doing was probably the most enjoyable
part of the week and celebration for me.
HE OILERS 132ND OVERALL PICK IN THE 1980 NHL DRAFT,
ANDY MOOG spent seven seasons in Oil Country. Moog
is a three-time Stanley Cup champion, winning with the
Oilers in 1984, 1985 and 1987. Traded to the Boston Bruins
at the trade deadline of the 1987-88 season, Moog earned the
1989–90 William M. Jennings Trophy for fewest total goals
against during the regular season, sharing the trophy with
his Bruins goaltending partner, Reggie Lemelin. Moog’s NHL
career spanned 18 years, playing between the pipes for the
Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens as well.
What is your favourite memory from your first career
Stanley Cup win with the Oilers in 1983-84?
Getting the chance to play after Grant Fuhr was injured
was probably the highlight for me – of course not his
injury, but being able to contribute more was special. I had
gone through the year before on my own and we lost to the
Islanders. If anything at all, just being part of it and being
able to contribute was huge – that’s something as a player
that you always want to do and so playing in that series
was extremely rewarding.
On October 10, 2014, Oil Country celebrated the 1984
Stanley Cup Champions Legacy Reunion. What did the
experience mean to you?
I really enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect with all of my
teammates, staff and people that I hadn’t seen in a long,
long time. Those championships will always be ours and we
all have the fondest memories from that time in Edmonton,
but reconnecting with some of the people and some of the
characters on the team and finding out where they are now
Who had the hardest shot to stop in the League?
The most difficult shot for me to handle was Mike Bossy’s
(New York Islanders) for sure. He was one of those guys
who knew how to get in a position to shoot and took no
time when it was time for him to shoot. He probably offered
up the hardest and biggest challenge for me as a goalie.
You hung up the pads and retired in 1998 after playing
for 18 years in the NHL. What do you miss the most?
The instant and always available network of teammates
and friends. I definitely miss the social side of the game
to be honest. Back then, every day when you woke up and
went to the rink, there was a group of guys there waiting
to hang out and that felt pretty cool to have that network
there every day of your hockey season.
You’re currently working in Dallas as the Goaltender
Development Coach for both the Dallas Stars and Texas
Stars. What’s the most important lesson you try to pass
on to young players in their system?
I guess if there was one aspect of the game that I would
relate to any goaltender attempting to have a career as a
professional, I would tell them that they have to stay in
the moment – where you are and what you’re doing is the
most important thing you can do for the development
of your career and if you’re the type of player that’s
thinking ahead to where you should be in two months,
two years or four years then you’re going to be at a
disadvantage. The ones who can stay focused no
matter where they are, who they are playing against or
what time of year it is are the ones that develop their
career best.
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As the old adage goes: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
As Bakersfield is set to become the Oilers new American Hockey League (AHL)
affiliate next season, they do so as the Condors. Following an announcement on
January 29, 2015 that Bakersfield will be part of a brand-new Pacific Division of the
AHL, the California team quickly got to work, asking for submissions for a ‘Name
the AHL Team’ contest.
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While there was once a team called the Bakersfield Oilers
in the 1940s, Bakersfield has since come to be known as
‘Condorstown’, home of one of the most fun franchises in
professional hockey.
Known for their unique promotions and marketing antics,
the Condors have been featured on various news networks
and entertainment shows in the United States. It’s not just a
marketing campaign, the ‘Condors way’ is a lifestyle.
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fter receiving over 1,000 submissions and 100 unique
name suggestions from fans, with some very strong
contenders in the fold, the old idiom above seemed to ring
true as fans voted loud and clear to keep the storied Condors
name.
“Fans had a lot of fun with it, we had a lot of fun with it and I
think we got a pretty good sense and a pretty good feel of what
people wanted to do,” said Condors President Matthew Riley.
“The Condors have a great legacy in the community of
Bakersfield and a great reputation in minor hockey for their
creative and fun, family-oriented atmosphere at the Rabobank
Arena,” said Oilers Entertainment Group Vice Chair Kevin Lowe.
“What better way to build a strong future in the AHL Pacific
Division than to build off the great Condors brand.”
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“There is never a boring day and it’s 24/7, 365 days,” Riley
said. “No ideas are dumb and even if they don’t work, they
might be birdseed for other ideas. You keep throwing them up
to the wall and eventually some things stick. Some of them
work, some of them don’t but you have a lot of fun trying.”
Gettysburg Address, The Hobbit and Fifty Shades of Grey
themed jerseys, Charlie Sheen and Seinfeld Nights, and offering
Justin Bieber a contract are just a few of their famed in-game
promotions. One of their most memorable moments, however,
came when they brought a live Condor on the ice during the
National Anthem on February 8, 2013. The bird elicited many
laughs from fans and even garnered international coverage
when it decided to take off on its handler, roaming the ice and
players bench pre-game.
On the more serious side of things, the Condors have won 25
front office awards from the ECHL as well as three Beautiful
Bakersfield Humanitarian Awards for their efforts in the
community. The club has been extremely supportive of the
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community and the city, raising over $4.6 million in cash and
goods for non-profits in Bakersfield and Kern County.
Beginning in 2015-16, five NHL teams will relocate their
affiliates to California. Along with Bakersfield, San Diego
(Anaheim Ducks), Stockton (Calgary Flames), Ontario (Los
Angeles Kings) and San Jose (San Jose Sharks) will each have
teams in the new Pacific Division.
“The organization is really excited about the move,” said Oilers
Assistant General Manager Bill Scott. “When we purchased
Bakersfield last January, we knew that this was a possibility.
We knew the wheels were in motion by some other NHL teams to
move their AHL clubs out west.
practice time and workout time for our guys, cut back on the
games a little bit and really focus on the one-on-one individual
skills. We think there’s a huge benefit in going out west and we
should see some dividends from it down the road.”
The Barons closest opponent was close to six hours away, in
Cedar Park, Texas. With five teams in close proximity to one
another, the Oilers estimate between 20 to 25 extra practice days
in Bakersfield. There may be less games in the schedule for the
Pacific Division as well.
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“We were very happy in Oklahoma City, we had a great
experience there but we came to the decision with Prodigal (the
Oklahoma City Barons operating company) to mutually part
ways at the end of our term this year. For us, we were at least
mentally set up that if we weren’t able to return to Oklahoma
City that we’d have a great place to play in Bakersfield and
really be a linchpin in that AHL division with two teams to the
south and two teams to the north of us.”
In addition to helping grow hockey in California, the Oilers are
hopeful the Condors will help continue the development model
they built in Oklahoma City.
“We feel really good about moving our operations out there,
moving our staff out there and players,” said Scott. “It’s going
to really allow us to grow our development program given more
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made with glass and the dasher board system,” said Riley.
“Then down in the locker room we’re expanding it and adding
on to it. Obviously, the Oilers want to get their players up and
prepared a certain way to be world-class athletes. There are
certain things that come with that so we’re in the process of
working with local contractors and architects, the City and AEG
– our landlord along with the City – to bring all that to a reality.
It’s a huge project. It’s transitioning from one league to another
and all that comes with it.”
“You think about adding another month of development for your
team,” said Scott. “That’s an asset to have in your schedule for
your players. We see it as an advantage and a huge opportunity
for our guys to get better.”
“There’s more time to be on ice and be specific about
deficiencies in young players’ games that they can work on,”
added Lowe. “You can give them one-on-one drills where they
can hone their skills. That’s been lacking due to the amount of
games they play in the current league.”
In order to ensure development with their young prospects, the
Oilers and the Condors are working on making alterations to
the facilities in Bakersfield. The Condors play out of Rabobank
Arena which broke ground in 1997. The city and the team are
working towards upgrades to help the arena be AHL ready by
next season.
“A number of things are going on and they’re obviously still in
the embryonic stages, but we need to get some adjustments
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While changes to both the arena and the hockey club are being
made in preparation for next season, fans can be assured the
core of the Condors will remain the same.
“We’re not going to change anything on the business side of it,”
said Scott. “We want to continue to bring a winning product to
our AHL city, we want to have great crowds, great fans, which
they’ve already done a nice job with in Bakersfield with their
ECHL team. And we think that’s only going to grow with the AHL
being there with a better level of hockey and also having a lot
of California rivalries in there. It’s going to be great for hockey
in the state of California.”
So what should we expect from these old-new Condors in the
coming years?
“The Oilers have allowed us to still have our autonomy, but also
offer the resources and support that they can offer,” said Riley.
“It’s really been fantastic and nothing but bigger and better to
come.”
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Whether you’ve driven down 104 Avenue or just checked out the
Live View cameras on RogersPlace.com, you will have noticed a lot
of action happening in the heart of Edmonton’s downtown. Rogers
Place, Edmonton’s new downtown arena, is on course to open its
doors for the 2016-17 NHL season. Find out how much you know
about the future home of the Oilers.
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2 Rogers Place is being built by Edmonton-based ________
Construction
7 The ___________ will act as home ice for the MacEwan
University hockey teams
4 The average width of the main __________ will be 39 feet
10 Rogers Place will be the first LEED _______ certified NHL
facility in Canada
6 The Edmonton Arena District announced __________ as
the cinema partner for the district
12 52 per cent of seats will be in the ________ bowl
8 Rogers Place is ________ by the City of Edmonton
9 A 50-plus storey tower in the Arena District will house the
new four-star _______ Hotel, comprised of 362 rooms
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11 Rogers Place will have 1,116 ________ seats
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2014-15 SEASON SCHEDULE
ABBREVIATIONS
ANA - Anaheim
ARZ - Arizona
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WED
THU
FRI
SAT
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SNW
SAT
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WED
THU
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FRI
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4
VAN
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8
9
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10
11
VAN
CGY
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LAK
ARZ
8:00 pm
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17 SNO 18
VAN
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20 SNW 21
TBL
22 SN1/360 23
WSH
24 SNW 25
CAR
27 SN1 28
MTL
29 SN1/360 30
NSH
31
8:30 pm 8:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
SUN
MON
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
15 SNW 16
TBL
17 SNW
FLA
18
20 SNW 21
WSH
22
24
27 SNO 28
MIN
29 SNO 30
BUF
5:00 pm
6:00 pm
19
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2
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3
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SJS
WED
8
9
SNO
5
6
PHI
FRI
10
BOS
23
25 SNW 26
DAL
19 SN 20
VAN
10
NYI
15
16 SNO 17
WPG
22
23
SNW
2
8
MON
TUE
2
3
SJS
15
21 SNW 22 HNIC
NJD
CHI
THU
SN/SN1
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FRI
SNW
SJS
5
SNW
SNW
9
CAR
10
SNW
28 HNIC
STL
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15
6
7:30 pm
18 SN360 19
SJS
20
21 SNW 22
DAL
23 SNW 24
ARZ
25
27 HNIC
CGY
28
30 SNW 31 SN
LAK
CGY
8:30 pm
26
7
FLA - Florida
LAK - Los Angeles
MIN - Minnesota
MTL - Montreal
NJD - New Jersey
NSH - Nashville
16 SNW 17
TOR
18 SN 19
CBJ
20
23 SNW 24
WPG
25 SN 26
COL
27 SN1 28
DAL
8:00 pm
PHI - Philadelphia
21 HNIC
PHI
8:00 pm
6:00 pm
TOR - Toronto
MON
TUE
WED
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THU
2
SNW
FRI
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LAK
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SNW
8
LAK
9
SN360
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CGY
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7:30 pm
SAT
7:30 pm
8:00 pm
WPG - Winnipeg
WSH - Washington
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SJS - San Jose
TBL - Tampa Bay
7:00 pm
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PIT - Pittsburgh
STL - St. Louis
7:30 pm
30 SN1 31
COL
SUN
NYR - NY Rangers
OTT - Ottawa
6:30 pm
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PIT
CBJ
5:00 pm 5:00 pm
7:30 pm
29
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SAT
CHI
DET
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8:00 pm 8:30 pm
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ANA
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ARZ
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ANA
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7:00 pm
WED
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NYR
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4:00 pm
7:00 pm 5:00 pm
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8:00 pm
WPG
7:30 pm
SNW
HNIC
TOR
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MIN
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11
DAL - Dallas
SAT
5:00 pm
SNW
18 SN 19
BOS
6:00 pm
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NSH
STL
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TUE
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6:00 pm
MON
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PIT
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NJD
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CBC
BUF
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ARZ
SUN
SN360
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6:00 pm
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CHI - Chicago
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6:00 pm
SNW
5:00 pm 5:00 pm
SAT
APRIL 2015
SNW
NYR
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SN
THU
CBJ - Columbus
NYI - NY Islanders
THU
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WED
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8:00 pm
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7:30 pm
VAN
CBC
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BOS - Boston
BUF - Buffalo
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STL
SUN
SN1
8:00 pm
7:30 pm
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SNW
7:30 pm
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