Stephen Lewyta

[Tony Brar @TonyBrarSN]

The best eight years of my life.

On August 20, 2018, I walked into this organization as a wide-eyed reporter who was set to live out a childhood dream.

Today, I leave having lived something much greater.

I leave as a man who was given opportunities he couldn’t even dream of. Thousands of interviews. Hundreds of games. Countless flights, practices, morning skates, playoff nights and moments that shaped me. I will carry them with me forever.

I found my voice here. I found confidence here. I made mistakes here. I grew & evolved here. I experienced some of the best this beautiful life has to offer here.

I leave with memories that will last a lifetime. But the greatest gift was the people I got to share them with.

To my teammates: thank you for believing in me. Thank you for challenging me. Thank you for celebrating the highs with me and standing beside me through the lows. You mean more to me than you’ll ever know.

To the Edmonton Oilers organization: thank you for taking a chance on that wide-eyed kid and allowing him to live out a dream. Sharing your team’s stories has been a blessing. It’s been an honour to represent this incredible organization & be a part of its journey.

To Oil Country: thank you for welcoming me into your homes, your phones, your televisions and your lives. So many of my favourite memories came from meeting the people who make this fanbase so special; whether it was at the desk, in your seats, out in the community or even far away from home. I’m humbled to have represented this city and this fanbase.

There is sadness in saying goodbye. But there is also an overwhelming amount of gratitude.

I arrived here chasing a dream.

I leave ready to chase another.

Edmonton, you will always be home.

From the bottom of my heart & with love,

Thank you. 🤍

[ProStockHockey.com 🏒 @prostockhockey]

If any of these @Avalanche players get a point tonight, one person who REPOSTS this wins a FREE stick!

Let’s have some fun for Game 1 😄

#GoAvsGo | #StanleyCup

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@Sportsnet how come all of your channels have to carry the same game. I want to watch the Vegas and Utah game

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@mathewjdp I would give it a B B+

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@mathewjdp That’s fair, that is a solid blue line

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@therealonisnava @Nigermouthpiece @NFL_DovKleiman Majority of players on teams that won Stanley cups are Canadians. American players make up a small percentage a team

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@MarshaIIZach @Phizzler55 There would have been at least 2 other dmen before bouch

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@MarshaIIZach @Phizzler55 If morrisey was healthy we probably wouldn’t be having this conversation

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@MarshaIIZach @Phizzler55 It’s the timing of his turnovers and place on the ice. Bouch is a jackylle and Hyde player you never know who you are going to get

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@Phizzler55 @MarshaIIZach Bouch played his way off of the team. Go watch how many turnovers he has that lead to a goal.

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@KWall907 @thackattack41 @optimaxbenefits How would you pay Perry and brown while keeping Kane

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@Dave_CHED Who’s not coming back on the oline?

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@tyleryaremchuk I knew it was going to be a lateral movement, the team has other glaring issues, skinner was a scape goat

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@KWall907 @tyleryaremchuk I said that if the oilers trade skinner it would be similar to dubnyk. Not saying skinner will be dubnyk, but he was far from the issue

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@OhNoNotPatrick @bcurlock Stillman is still with the oilers

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@JuanderfulZ @DerekVanDiest Cirelli is better suited for the 4th line center role then both nuge and Hyman

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@mathewjdp @dylanhollobae That line is way to small

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@DaLoafer @cflfan_2004 @JasonGregor He can refuse to go on the field

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@bob_claws @REDBLACKS Injury problems, and the elks linebacker core played well last year with out him