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‘Loyal To The Oil’: How Religion And Striking It Rich Shaped Canada’s Hockey Fandom
‘Loyal To The Oil’: How Religion And Striking It Rich Shaped Canada’s Hockey Fandom

(ANALYSIS) Déjà vu is a common occurrence in sports and the Edmonton Oilers are no strangers to repeat matchups. The team faced off against the New York Islanders in both 1983 and ’84 for hockey’s biggest prize. In this year’s Stanley Cup finals, the Oilers will try to avenge their Game 7 loss to the Florida Panthers in 2024.

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Analysis, Religion, Economy, SportsCody Musselman and Judith Ellen BruntonThe Conversation, Hockey, National Hockey League, NHL, Stanley Cup Final, NHL playoffs, religion, hockey, Connor McDavid, Canada, news, Stanley Cup, Stanley Cup playoffs, oil, economy, sports, sport, ice hockey, Edmonton Oilers, Florida PanthersComment
Israeli Mom ‘Made It Easy’ For NHL Rookie Zeev Buium To Make History
Israeli Mom ‘Made It Easy’ For NHL Rookie Zeev Buium To Make History

Zeev Buium took the ice on Sunday for the Minnesota Wild, becoming the first NHL player born to Israeli parents and one of more than a dozen Jewish players to feature in a game this season. He might also be the first in the league with a tattoo featuring Jewish calendar dates. His parents, Sorin and Miriam Buium, immigrated in 1999 from Ashdod, a city in Israel, to San Diego.

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Jewish, Judaism, News, North America, SportsLouis KeeneLouis Keene, NHL, hockey, Stanley Cup playoffs, Minnesota Wild, Jews, Judaism, sports, sportComment