Oilers open training camp mired in controversy around Formenton signing, Babcock hire
from The Globe and Mail — Hockey,
After a 2025-26 season full of criticism, from a slow start to a first-round playoff exit, the Edmonton Oilers opened training camp Wednesday mired in new off-ice controversy.
Hiring head coach Mike Babcock in June caused a ripple of criticism from Oilers fans but last week’s signing of forward Alex Formenton ignited a storm of social media anger. Formenton is one of five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior team who was charged and later acquitted of sexual assault.
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