US EditionIce from Oiler hometown rinks added to Edmonton arena ahead of Stanley Cup Final
- The Edmonton Oilers added ice scraped from hometown rinks of six players into the Rogers Place ice sheet for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on June 4, 2025.
- This initiative followed the Oilers’ loss to the Florida Panthers in last year's Stanley Cup Final and involved minor hockey rinks across Canada, including the North Shore Winter Club where Kyle Turris did the scraping.
- Ice came from various rinks such as Edmonton’s Confederation Arena, the Burnaby Winter Club, Magna Centre in Newmarket, Ont., and a rink in Hamilton, Ont., representing players’ hockey roots across Canada.
- Kevin Lowe, a longtime member of the Oilers organization, likened the initiative to the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and expressed admiration for the creativity involved in developing ways to connect with hockey fans throughout Canada.
- The symbolic ice brings Canadian fans together and embodies the Oilers’ determined spirit, with Lowe expressing strong faith in the team’s lineup, legacy, experience, and their strong motivation to capture the Stanley Cup.
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Ice from six hometown Oiler rinks added to Rogers ice ahead of Stanley Cup Final
Ice from the hometown rinks of six Oilers players including Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, was scraped into Thermoses, shipped to Edmonton and added to the Rogers Place ice sheet mix for Game 1 against the Florida Panthers.
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Ice from Oiler hometown rinks added to Edmonton arena ahead of Stanley Cup Final
EDMONTON — Home ice advantage will take on a whole new meaning for some Edmonton Oilers as they head into the Stanley Cup Final. Over the weekend, ice from the hometown rinks of six Oilers players was scraped into Thermoses, shipped to Edmonton and added to the Rogers Place ice sheet mix for Game 1 […]
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