Ice from Oiler hometown rinks added to Edmonton’s Rogers Place ahead of Stanley Cup final - Edmonton

Ice from NHL players' Canadian hometowns used to resurface Edmonton rink for Stanley Cup final

Rogers took ice from Canadian rinks with connections to Edmonton Oilers players and used it to resurface the ice at Rogers Place Arena in Edmonton, where the Stanley Cup final begins Wednesday.

Oilers' Brown misses Tuesday practice with illness

Oilers wing Connor Brown missed practice Tuesday with an illness and is a game-time decision for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, coach Kris Knoblauch said.

Ice from Oiler hometown rinks added to Edmonton’s Rogers Place ahead of Stanley Cup final - Edmonton

Over the weekend, ice from the hometown rinks of six Oilers players was scraped into Thermoses, shipped to Edmonton and added to the Rogers Place ice sheet mix for Game 1.

Ice from Oiler hometown rinks added to Edmonton arena ahead of Stanley Cup Final

EDMONTON — Home ice advantage will take on a whole new meaning for some Edmonton Oilers as they head into the Stanley Cup Final.