With the Edmonton Oilers on their way to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2006, talk has pivoted to how fans are treating the star players of the team. In particular, Connor McDavid.
A video recently posted to social media shows fans hounding McDavid as he tried to buy some beer following his team's win in the 2024 Western Conference Final. McDavid tried to keep his head down and power through as much as possible, but the fans didn't make it easy.
This has led to talk over whether a teammate should be accompanying McDavid, one of the league's biggest stars, when he runs errands for the team. Teammate Stuart Skinner was asked about that by reporters. He said he wasn't even aware of the incident in question, but has no doubt McDavid can take care of himself.
Most hockey fans have condemned the actions of the fans in the video. Star NHL players are used to dealing with fans, especially in hockey crazed markets like Edmonton, but this went far over the acceptable line.
The 2024 Stanley Cup Final between the Oilers and Florida Panthers gets underway Saturday night.
Source: Oilers Daily
Oilers teammate responds to Connor McDavid being harassed by fans
POLL | ||
JUIN 6 | 63 ANSWERS Connor McDavid's teammate responds to the star being hounded by fans Do you agree with Stuart Skinner that Connor McDavid can take care of himself, or should someone be accompanying him on these types of runs? | ||
Agree with Skinner | 27 | 42.9 % |
Have someone go with him | 22 | 34.9 % |
I'm not sure | 14 | 22.2 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Conor Garland | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Anders Lee | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Kirill Marchenko | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Chandler Stephenson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Connor McMichael | - | 3 | 3 | |
Dylan Cozens | 2 | - | 2 | |
Ryan Donato | 2 | - | 2 | |
Adam Fantilli | 2 | - | 2 | |
Simon Holmstom | 2 | - | 2 | |
Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
Travis Konecny | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jared Spurgeon | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jake Walman | 2 | - | 2 | |
Tom Wilson | 2 | - | 2 | |
Shane Wright | 2 | - | 2 | |
Oliver Bjorkstrand | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Macklin Celebrini | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Mikael Granlund | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Dougie Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 23 | 18 | 5 | - | 36 | |
Hurricanes | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | |
Wild | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | |
Devils | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 32 | |
Capitals | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 31 | |
Golden Knights | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 31 | |
Maple Leafs | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | |
Panthers | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 27 | |
Kings | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |
Conference | Cumulative |