Oilers lose superfan after Formenton signing
The Edmonton Oilers announcement to sign a former Team Canada junior player acquitted of sexual assault last year has come as a massive bodycheck to one longtime superfan.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: Sportsnet · Sep 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM ET
- Coverage span: 7h 4m
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Oilers lose superfan after Formenton signing(opens original report in a new tab)SportsnetTier B
Why Oilers decided to sign Alex Formenton(opens original report in a new tab)In Edmonton, signing players — or front-office staff — with red flags on their resumes is not new. Alex Formenton represents the latest man that the Oilers will take a chance on after his previous banishment from the… — Sportsnet
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CurrentWire ranked this story 76 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 31.1 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 2.5 of 5
Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.
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