Claims extracted
25
sentences that state something as happening or true
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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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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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announcement → sign → superfan
Mary Loewen — affectionately known among Oilers fans as “Mama Stanley” for dressing as a sequined Stanley Cup during the playoffs — took to social media to say she’d no longer support the team.
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she → know → team
“I am deeply disappointed by the Edmonton Oilers’ decision to sign Alex Formenton,” Loewen’s post Wednesday says.
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post → disappoint → Formenton
“Although he was acquitted in court, I cannot ignore my conscience or what this decision represents to me.”
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decision → acquit → me
Loewen did not immediately respond to a request for an interview.
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Loewen → respond → interview
The NHL team announced earlier Wednesday it had signed Formenton to a one-year contract worth US$850,000.
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it → announce → contract
He was one of five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior team accused of sexual assault.
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He → accuse → assault
The charges stemmed from an encounter with a woman after a Hockey Canada gala in London, Ont.
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charges → stem → London
The NHL later reinstated all five players after charges were dropped.
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charges → reinstate → players
After the signing, Formenton said he was grateful to join the team after what he called a “difficult road.”
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he → say → what
A longtime hockey fan, Loewen caught Oiler fever during the team’s heyday in the mid-1980s, when the team won its first of five Stanley Cups.
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team → catch → Cups
In recent years, she developed the Mama Stanley persona and has been a regular fixture at Oilers games, with other team diehards posing for pictures with her.
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diehards → develop → her
Some of her fans live as far away as Germany and Australia.
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Some → live → Germany
Loewen’s post Wednesday says her decision to no longer support the Oilers isn’t tied to the team’s already-signed players, but to management’s decision to bring on Formenton.
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decision → say → Formenton
She says she feels betrayed and that she’s lost a team she’s supported for most of her life.
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she → say → life
“As a sexual assault survivor, I must stand by my morals and stand with the woman at the centre of this case,” she said.
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she → stand → case
“For that reason, as long as Formenton remains an Oiler, I CANNOT AND WILL NOT support or cheer for this team.
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I → remain → team
The Oilers were eliminated from the first round of last season’s Stanley Cup playoffs after a 5-2 Game 6 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.
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Oilers → eliminate → Ducks
The team fell in the final in both 2024 and 2025 to the Florida Panthers.
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team → fall → Panthers
Loewen’s post did not state whether she’d back another team.
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she → state → team
She ended her post by saying she was still “Mama Stanley.”
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she → end → post
“Mama Stanley belongs to ME — not the Edmonton Oilers organization,” she said.
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she → belong → ME
“She represents BELIEVE, kindness, children, survivors and community.
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She → represent → BELIEVE
I will not abandon her or EVER compromise her values.”
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I → abandon → values
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 9, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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