99 Forever Podcast 🎙🏒

99 Forever Podcast hosted by @EricJFriesen on the @HeavyHockeyNet

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Most Ted Lindsay Awards in NHL history 🏆:

Wayne Gretzky - 5 #LetsGoOilers

Connor McDavid - 5 #LetsGoOilers

Mario Lemieux - 4 #LetsGoPens

Guy Lafleur - 3 #GoHabsGo

Jaromir Jagr - 3 #LetsGoPens #NYR

Alex Ovechkin - 3 #ALLCAPS

Sidney Crosby - 3 #LetsGoPens

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#Oilers Connor McDavid claims his fifth Ted Lindsay Award as most outstanding player as voted by the NHLPA!

McDavid joins Wayne Gretzky as the only players in NHL history to win five Ted Lindsay Awards! #LetsGoOilers 🏒🏆

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For @HeavyHockeyNet: Connor McDavid was ranked fourth among the top 50 CHL players in the last 50 years. McDavid won five different OHL awards during his illustrious major junior career with the Erie Otters from 2012 to 2015. https://t.co/UsvGUNSGED

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20 years ago today, Ethan Moreau and Raffi Torres scored less than five minutes apart in the second period to lift the #Oilers to a 2-1 come-from-behind road win!

With the victory, Edmonton captured their seventh Clarence S. Campbell Bowl in franchise history! #LetsGoOilers 🏆

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NHL Most Playoff Assists Before Turning 30:

1. Wayne Gretzky - 195
2. Mark Messier - 124
𝟯. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗰𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 - 𝟭𝟭𝟭
4. Nikita Kucherov - 107
5. Sidney Crosby - 107
6. Jari Kurri - 106
7. Bryan Trottier - 101
8. Glenn Anderson - 95
9. Denis Potvin - 94
10. Peter Forsberg - 90

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Welcome to Oil Country, Aku Raty! #LetsGoOilers

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Connor McDavid has three 30-point playoff years in his career (one of only three players in NHL history to do this).

Nathan MacKinnon has none.

Championships are a team accomplishment.

But when you compare their playoff performances, it's not even close.

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#Oilers prospect Ike Howard (31st overall, 2022) tallied a goal and an assist in a 4-3 shootout win for Team USA today!

Howard now has three goals and four points in four games in the tournament (1.00 P/GP)! #LetsGoOilers

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#Oilers prospect Samuel Jonsson (158th overall, 2022) made 38 saves in a 5-3 win for the Fort Wayne Komets last night!

Jonsson now has a 6-1-0 record with a 1.71 goals against average, a .947 save percentage and two shutouts in seven ECHL playoff games as a rookie this year! #LetsGoOilers

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#Oilers prospect David Lewandowski (117th overall, 2025) has earned the 2025-26 Saskatoon Blades' Best Forward Award!

Lewandowski led the team in assists (48) and points (65) in 57 WHL games this season! #LetsGoOilers

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#Oilers prospect Ike Howard (31st overall, 2022) scored twice, including the game-winning goal, in a 5-1 victory for Team USA today! #LetsGoOilers

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#Oilers prospect Samuel Jonsson (158th overall, 2022) made 33 saves in a 4-2 win for the Fort Wayne Komets last night!

Jonsson now has a 5-0-0 record with a 1.00 goals against average, a .968 save percentage and two shutouts in five ECHL playoff games as a rookie this year! #LetsGoOilers

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#Oilers prospect Samuel Jonsson (158th overall, 2022) turned aside all 37 shots he faced in a 3-0 win for the Fort Wayne Komets last night!

Jonsson now has a 4-0-0 record with a 0.75 goals against average, a .975 save percentage and two shutouts in four ECHL playoff games as a rookie this year! #LetsGoOilers

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#Oilers Connor McDavid could become only the fourth player in NHL history to win four Hart Memorial Trophies as most valuable player next month.

Where would you vote for McDavid for the Hart Trophy this season?

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NHL Most Goals In First Eight Playoff Years:

1. Mike Bossy - 82
2. Jari Kurri - 79
3. Mario Lemieux - 76
4. Wayne Gretzky - 69
5. Glenn Anderson - 64
6. Joe Sakic - 56
7. Cam Neely - 55
8. Mark Messier - 55
𝟵. 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗹 - 𝟱𝟱
10. Guy Lafleur - 52

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Where would you have voted for #Oilers Evan Bouchard for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as best defenceman this season?

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The NHL and NHLPA also confirmed an upper limit of $113.5 million in 2027-28 with a lower limit of $83.9 million.

It would have helped a lot to have these annual increases of $9 million a few years ago, but it's still great to have them now.

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NHL Most Assists In First Eight Playoff Years:

1. Wayne Gretzky - 140
𝟮. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗰𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 - 𝟭𝟭𝟭
3. Nikita Kucherov - 102
4. Leon Draisaitl - 96
5. Mario Lemieux - 96
6. Bryan Trottier - 92
7. Jari Kurri - 90
8. Adam Oates - 84
9. Peter Forsberg - 84
10. Denis Potvin - 82

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Vasily Podkolzin scores his third goal of the playoffs to cut the deficit to two early in the third period!

With the assist, Leon Draisaitl records his league-leading 10th point of the playoffs and extends his point streak to six games! #LetsGoOilers

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Connor Murphy scores his second goal of the playoffs to cut the deficit to one in the first period!

Josh Samanski also records his first career NHL playoff assist!

With the assist, Colton Dach records his first career NHL playoff point! #LetsGoOilers