FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Almost from the time he was drafted sixth in the 2007 NHL Draft, nearly 17 years ago, Sam Gagner has fantasized about being in the Stanley Cup Final with the Edmonton Oilers.

WINNIPEG — When Sam Gagner was drafted sixth in 2007 and made the Edmonton Oilers out of training camp as an 18-year-old that fall, it was the opening chapter of an NHL journey that could have ...

Paul Gagner, “When Art Attacks” (2015), oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches (all images courtesy the artist) On March 24, 2017, while scrolling through my news feed on Facebook, I was struck by William ...

Some things get easier with age, but for Sam Gagner, trade deadlines aren't one of them. At 33 years old, he's a 16-season NHL veteran with more than 1,000 games played. But just three years ago he ...

EDMONTON — Given the circumstances, it makes perfect sense that Sam Gagner is with the Oilers right now. Also fittingly, it will almost certainly take him leaving the NHL team again before he plays ...

Colorado Avalanche’s Ryan O’Byrne, left, falls behind Edmonton Oilers’ Sam Gagner during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/The Canadian ...

When the trade deadline passed in March and no contract came for Sam Gagner, the NHL journeyman began to reflect on his long playing career. The winding road began 18 years ago in Edmonton, when he ...

EDMONTON — The top of the goal-scoring list for the Edmonton Oilers might not read in the order you’d expect, but the names check out. Zach Hyman is first with 16 goals. Evander Kane and Leon ...

The Sam Gagner that will take the ice on Thursday night for his 1,000th National Hockey League game is nowhere near the same player as the one that broke into the league in 2007 - and that's a good ...

Many players that get their chance in the NHL are never quite sure when their last game might be. With so much new talent coming in each year and so little room for error, the current players have to ...

The Edmonton Oilers signed veteran forward Corey Perry on Monday, giving the team another wrinkle on the wing for the stretch run and playoffs. Already heavy on two-way types (Mattias Janmark, Derek ...