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The Edmonton Oilers' season opener at home against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday is the first chance to see whether their bold decisions made in a quest to return to Stanley Cup glory will pay dividends.

Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl will open the National Hockey League season together on the Edmonton Oilers’ top line on Tuesday night against the visiting Vancouver Canucks, while injury questions, roster battles and goaltending decisions continue to shape the team’s lineup.

Mike Babcock’s hiring by the Edmonton Oilers has been a distraction in more ways that one.

New head coach Mike Babcock and associate coach D.J. Smith have spent training camp teaching Edmonton Oilers players a new way of doing things, which is hardly unusual. Any new boss, on a hockey bench or otherwise, arrives with fresh ideas and expectations.

How a team handles injuries, primarily by having players ready to step in and contribute, often determines how successfully it can overcome them.

TVT, short for the Titans Volleyball Tournament, is a longstanding event hosted by Harry Ainlay High School over three weeks. The school’s junior and senior boys and girls Titans teams each host their own three-day tournament.

It was a hard-knock life in the Pacific Division last season. Those playing in it knew it all too well.

Edmonton will dress mostly prospects Thursday in Vancouver before giving its NHL regulars a final preseason tune-up against Calgary on Saturday.

After 15 mostly unspectacular but always steady NHL seasons, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins remains an important piece of the puzzle for Edmonton Oilers as they attempt once more to take a run at the elusive Stanley Cup.

Sports were a big part of growing up for Robert Cardinal, especially hockey. That’s why the Edmonton father had no hesitation enrolling three of his daughters in the sport. Then he started noticing the cost.

It’s too early for Mike Babcock to say who will play on which line. But the high tempo at Edmonton Oilers practice Monday as the National Hockey League club continued training camp? That’s here to stay, the new head coach said.

Evan Bouchard has heard the criticism about his often-costly defensive miscues, so the Edmonton Oilers defenceman plans to simplify that part of his game, saying the change should not impact his already elite-level offensive skills.

The coach may be new, but the Red Deer Rebels have opened the season with a veteran lineup.

Protesters bolstered by the appearance of longtime Edmonton Oilers superfan Mama Stanley gathered downtown on Saturday before the first of four preseason games.