Oilers Fever Reaches Parliament Hill as MPs Put Aside Team Colours for NHL Playoffs

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner (74) makes a pad save against Florida Panthers' Vladimir Tarasenko (10) during second period action in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Sunrise, Fla. on June 8, 2024. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

They’re not all on the same political team, but members of Parliament have caught the same fever.

Support for the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final has swept across the country, including on Parliament Hill, where MPs have put their political differences aside long enough to reminisce about the team’s glory days—and pray for another win.