A quick glance at a former Oiler:

Now I don't do this often, mostly due to the fact that I already have an entire fan page dedicated to him, but the arrival of another washed-up (in the most attractive sense) former Oiler Petr Nedved made me think of Igor Ulanov in an Oily way.

It appears that the last game played by Yaroslavl Lokomotiv, Ulanov's new team, has gone the way of 2005-06 Edmonton Oilers in dealing with him. Now I can't read Russian, but it appears that Ulanov has once again been warming seats in the a press box (or "кабина СМИ" according to the online translator). What a waste.

On a somewhat related note, Edmonton has two injured defencemen, and they've brought up Tom Gilbert (squee!) from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the AHL. At least MacTavish didn't shy away from teaching Matt Greene a much-needed lesson. Let's hope this trend continues.

Perhaps in the theme of keeping Matt Greene in the press box, Edmonton should give old (in the most attractive sense) Ulie a call. He'd probably spend less time in the penalty box.

Day 4: Into the depths of the 'sphere

Lord Bob, in his words: My favourite Oiler is Marc-Andre Bergeron, because he's so small and lovable and unpopular and I just want to pick him up and squeeze until it doesn't hurt anymore. As my parents will tell you, I am not losing my hair quickly enough (although I only turned twenty December 24, so plenty of time left). I like my ladies to be smart, sassy, and willing to leave me alone when I want to be left alone. My favourite colour is eight. I think Mark Messier is the best player of all time and that any city which builds a hockey arena after the AJHL team leaves needs to be atomic bombed. If I weren't an Oilers fan, I'd probably cheer for the San Jose Sharks out of a misplaced sense of pity.

Lowetide: Let me make this clear, Lowetide is not Shawn Horcoff. Instead of finding the picture of someone who is definitely not Lowetide, I just looked at the post he wrote on my birthday and used that picture. I think we can all agree that he is the blogger that we aspire to be. He teaches us. We believe in Lowetide.



Marc Ciampa writes articles on Edmonton Oilers.com. Not to bias the vote, but before he started writing for the Oilers, I found articles about the Moose (yes, farm team for the Canucks) and worse, the Canucks. I'm pretty confident that the Marc Ciampa picture I found is also not him. But that's up to you to decide.




Congrats Lowetide! (with 63.7% of vote)

Oilogosphere Day #3

Dennis (Irreverent Oil Fans): Interests include writing lengthy posts without rambling incoherently, not responding to questionaires and being really happy. Yes, Dennis posts things you actually want to read! Favourite Oiler? No idea. Maybe he loves them all equally. Not voting for him would be like paying full price for cheaply-made merchandise.













Kinger (Always on the Road): Interests include idolizing royalty (favourite player is Mathieu Roy, perhaps?), lusting after the newish line of Smyth-Horcoff-Lupul and posting video footage. Not voting for him would put you in the same league as those kids who spit in your burger.

Don E. Coyote (The Unofficial Igor Ulanov Fan Club): Interests include drinking pints at campus bars, hosting middle-of-the-night radio shows on campus radio stations and celebrating the works of Igor Ulanov very periodically. Favourite Oiler: Ulanov. Favourite current Oiler: Sykora (but only when he plays on a line with Hemsky). His ideal woman: Patrick Swayze. Not voting for him would be like spitting on the last 14 NHL seasons.


VOTING CLOSED.

Kinger wins with 52% of the vote!

One Thousand wins!

The Oilers marked their 1000th franchise win on Tuesday, clobbering Florida 4-1. Those "Belfoooouuurrrr" chants really paid off.

The "Turco" ones of tonight did not. Dallas backup golatender Mark Smith let four past him in the first two periods. We were beating them 4 to freaking 1! By the middle of the third, Dallas was beating us 5-4. Because of Patrik Stefan's poor luck, the Oilers were able to get a point out of tonight's gong show. You were lucky this time, Bergeron.

Smid has developed a shoulder injury and has been placed on the IR. Word is that he'll be out for 7-10 days. Greene saw far too much ice time (18:28 it always seems like so much more). Greene was back to the 05/06 version of himself, getting three penalties and icing the puck ten thousand times.

What a return for Petr Nedved. The former Oiler played most of the game on the Czech line with Hemsky and Sykora, and he scored a goal. Not much to write home about, but Oilers fans seemed delirious, cheering madly whenever Nedved touched the puck. We continue to hope for miracles.

Oilogosphere Hot-Off: Matchup #2

Pat (Black Dog Hates Skunks)

Favourite Oiler - Ryan Smyth for obvious reasons (he's a dope and that's funny, he's the heart and soul of the team and that's admirable)

Hair - Still have a pile despite pushing 40 and that's on my head, not popping out of various orifices, like many of my friends

What I used to look for in a lady (before I got married and had two kids) - sense of humour, good conversation, someone who likes to have fun (and that includes going out for pints pints pints)! What I look for now - is she my wife? Yep. Ok, I can proceed.

Boxers or briefs - boxers

Mantra - "I'm almost forty but I'm not dead yet!"

Of Note - Pat has never lived in Edmonton or Alberta, even, and yet he loves the Oil.

Colby Cosh (Website)
Mr. Cosh failed to send in a profile, but I think it's safe to say that this rugged specimen (and former editor of the Alberta Report) is a true prairie boy. Originally hailing from Bon Accord, which had a mean ringette team in my day, Mr. Cosh is the proud owner of two cats and claims to be 29% gay. Women love cats and gay men, right?

Chris! (Covered in Oil)

Height/Weight: 6-foot-3, 190 lbs

Average Body Temperature: 37C (HOT)

Rating on Scofield Scale: 250,000 (VERY HOT)

Favourite Bon Jovi Song: "99 In the Shade" (THINK ABOUT IT, THAT'S
QUITE HOT)

Favourite Oiler: Ethan Moreau — not for his hotness, but for his
efforts to preserve historic buildings.

Rate of Hair Loss: glacial.

VOTING OVER -- CHRIS! WINS!

Day 1: Intro to the Oilogosphere Hot-Off

Andy Grabia: A man who catapulted to fame on Battle of Alberta after the departure of Sacamano. He continually puts the ass in class. Voting for him is like hanging out with your creepy uncle. You want to do it, but you don't want anyone to catch you in the act.



Anonymous Poster: This man scours the internet looking for fights to start and spelling mistakes to be made. He uses the veil of anonymity to make a mockery of comment sections web-wide. He could be super hot; he could just be Andy Grabia.


AsiaOil: This could be a girl for all I know. But I needed a few more Oilogospherians for the hot-off. Don't vote for this person just cause you think they might be a girl. They wouldn't vote for you.

Voting ends when Alana posts Day 2 on January 4th. Good luck to all!



Final Results:

Andy Grabia: 76 Votes (66.1%)

The Anonymous Poster: 30 Votes (26.1%)

AsiaOil: 9 Votes (7.8%)

Guess who's back?

Source: Tsn.ca

Of note: He and his wife have seperated, so she won't join Rachel in the stands anytime soon.