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Oilers Continue Support of Christmas Bureau Through "Shirts Off Our Backs"

December 31st, 2008 by

The Edmonton Oilers announced today THE EXPANSION of their annual “Shirts Off Our Backs” fundraiser in support of the Christmas Bureau of Edmonton.  ATB Financial has partnered with the Oilers this season to make the program avail…

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Rob Schremp assigned to Springfield

December 31st, 2008 by

General Manager Steve Tambellini announced today the Edmonton Oilers have assigned centre Rob Schremp to the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League.
The 5’11”, 200 pound forward from Syracuse, New York was recalled from Edm…

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Oilers activate Nilsson from IR

December 31st, 2008 by

General Manager Steve Tambellini announced today the Edmonton Oilers have activated left wing Robert Nilsson from the NHL Injured Reserve List.
Nilsson missed the Oilers last four games (December 3-11) after suffering an upper body injury at Dall…

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Jewell Pass Trail to Barrier Lake Lookout

December 30th, 2008 by

Distance:

19.8 km

Difficulty:

Moderate

Elev. gain:

524 meters

Time required:

4 - 6 hours

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Source:Jewell Pass Trail to Barrier Lake Lookout

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EOCF spreads Christmas cheer to 21 agencies

December 30th, 2008 by

Today the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation announced their annual Christmas Funding to twenty one charitable organizations in Northern Alberta.  Donations totaling $110,000 were distributed to the following organizations:

630 CHED …

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Grassi Lakes Trail

December 30th, 2008 by

Distance:

3.9 km

Difficulty:

Easy

Elev. gain:

165 meters

Time required:

1 - 2 hours

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Craig MacTavish sounds off on off-day

December 30th, 2008 by

The Edmonton Oilers had an optional practice on Monday at Rexall Place on the heels of a convincing 5-2 win against the Nashville Predators.

However, while the majority of players skated at the optional practice one of them who didn’t was Robe…

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Edmonton Oilers Injury Report

December 29th, 2008 by

   Main Roster Page | Active Roster Listing | In the System | Depth Chart 

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Ice Climbers on Weeping Wall

December 29th, 2008 by

On my return trip from Jasper last weekend I saw 6 climbers on the Weeping Wall near the Columbia Ice Fields. Some sites indicate that this is the most famous ice climb in Canada. I thought the pictures are worth sharing. The close-up shot below is impressive.

Ice Climbing Weeping Wall Icefields Parkway

To really appreciate the skill of these climbers you have to see the photo from the Icefields Parkway. There are six climbers visible in this photo.

Ice Climbing Weeping Wall Icefield Parkway

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The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation is "LINK"ed into Oil Country!

December 29th, 2008 by

Wondering what the EOCF has been up to the last couple weeks? Click below to watch video features of some of our latest projects on "THE LINK".
 
Christmas Bureau Launch - Heidi Pisani, Cindy Horcoff, Susannah Staios and some yo…

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