Every year around the NHL Trade Deadline teams choose to either sell their players to build for the future or trade their future for players to help them win now. The Edmonton Oilers are one of those teams in ‘win now’ mode. Because of this, General Manager Ken...
From the bottom of the barrel to the top of the stack: the Oilers journey to making NHL history
Ahead of the current season, the Edmonton Oilers were widely considered Stanley Cup favourites. But as the year started, they immediately slipped. After just 12 games, the Oilers went 2-9-1 and found themselves swimming with the San Jose Sharks at the bottom of the...
The unexpected history of NAIT’s mascot
When you’re taking classes at NAIT you’re an Ook, and once you leave NAIT you’ll be an Ook forever. You may have heard the phrase Ook For Life before, but do you know what the Ook actually signifies? You might say that the Ook is an owl, which is not wrong, but our...
Oilers burning orange and blue
There’s no doubt a club will have a good season when they have the two highest-scoring players in the game on one team. Everybody and their mom knows that Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are the best Oilers, but the team offers much more than those guys. The Oilers...
“A duty to uphold”: Lt. Eric’s journey in radio
There are three guarantees in life: death, taxes and radio. As a Radio student, I’m obviously biased. But for those of us in the industry, listening to the radio is a big part of our lives. Eric Holt, a NAIT Radio and Televison graduate and co-host for the Dustin...
“Chase the fun”: Cam Moon on radio, hockey and finding opportunity
Many young hockey players have to come to terms with their dreams of going pro ending. Cam Moon, a NAIT Radio and Television alumnus and the Edmonton Oilers play-by-play announcer for 630 CHED, was no exception. Instead, Moon found solace working in the radio...
NAIT Coach named ACAC Badminton Coach of the Year
Alan Chow, Head Coach for the NAIT Ooks Badminton team has been named ACAC Badminton Coach of the year. This is his second year of coaching for the team. During his first, he coached multiple athletes into the CCAA Nationals “Last year was my first year and we had a...
Former Ook signs first professional contract
Former Ook men’s hockey player, Nick Leyer, has signed his first professional contract for Kalix HC of HockeyEttan. Kalix is located in Sweden–it’s the team located the closest to Finland. HockeyEttan is built into four geographically split groups and serves as the...
The many reasons to love sports
You can’t deny how insanely popular sports are throughout the world. Whether you're in Canada, Russia or Brazil, sports are a huge part of a country's culture and sometimes identity. Hockey is the staple sport of Canada and has been for many, many years. Lacrosse may...
NAIT Ooks bring on former FC Edmonton assistant coach
NAIT Athletics have announced that Dhee Govender will be the new head coach for the 2023/24 women’s soccer/futsal season. This is Govender’s first head coach role, but he brings over 20 years of experience in coaching. In fact, he’s a former Ook. In 2018, Govender was...