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The &#8220;Pink Pony Club&#8221; era of the Edmonton Oilers has officially come to an end.
After the song became the <a href="https://dailyhive.com/edmonton/oilers-celebrating-playoff-wins-iconic-chappell-roan-song" target="_blank">team&#8217;s victory anthem during last year&#8217;s Stanley Cup Final run</a>, Oilers players have opted to go a different direction this season. Chappell Roan&#8217;s voice will no longer be heard echoing from the Edmonton dressing room after playoff wins. Instead, the players have opted to take inspiration from 1970s disco.
Following Tuesday night&#8217;s 3-0 victory over the Seattle Kraken, the funky vibes of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_izvAbhExY" target="_blank">Bee Gees&#8217; &#8220;Stayin&#8217; Alive&#8221;</a> were heard pumping out of the Oilers room. This was confirmed by TSN&#8217;s Ryan Rishaug shortly after the victory.
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Staying Alive heard blaring from the Oiler room post game as win song.
&mdash; Ryan Rishaug (@TSNRyanRishaug) <a href="https://twitter.com/TSNRyanRishaug/status/2039184550358860191?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2026</a></blockquote>
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It is certainly an interesting choice from an NHL team based in Alberta with exactly zero players who were born in the 1970s. Yet, it seems to be a fitting choice for an Oilers team simply trying to &#8220;stay alive&#8221; in a fierce Western Conference playoff race.
While the team was very secretive about the origin of last year&#8217;s &#8220;Pink Pony Club&#8221; victory song, which was <a href="https://dailyhive.com/edmonton/ex-oilers-player-secret-playoff-pink-pony-club" target="_blank">eventually revealed last summer</a>, that doesn&#8217;t appear to be the case with the 
&#8220;Stayin&#8217; Alive&#8221; choice.
Oilers forward Kasperi Kapanen was asked about the choice after the victory and wasn&#8217;t shy about telling reporters about how it came about.
&#8220;Me and [Darnell Nurse] thought it would fit the situation pretty well,&#8221; Kapanen said. &#8220;Just kinda trying to stay alive, and we&#8217;ve been playing well since. Hopefully, it&#8217;s going to stick.
&#8220;You just talk to Darnell, and Darnell is going to [change the song]. He decided to change it and, like I said, it&#8217;s just been working for us.&#8221;
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“It was a good effort from everybody.”   Kasperi Kapanen on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oilers</a> 3-0 victory over the Kraken to extend their win streak to four games.  <a href="https://twitter.com/Enterprise?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Enterprise</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoOilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoOilers</a> <a href="https://t.co/fHyKRUt9eV">pic.twitter.com/fHyKRUt9eV</a>
&mdash; Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) <a href="https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/2039194087904202975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Fans who have come to love the team&#8217;s iconic use of &#8220;La Bamba&#8221; have nothing to fear. That will remain the Oilers&#8217; win song used in the arena after each victory and is still very much a part of the organization&#8217;s identity.
The Bee Gees will primarily be used inside Edmonton&#8217;s dressing room, but there is a chance the Rogers Place DJ could sprinkle it into the last minute of victories as they did with &#8220;Pink Pony Club&#8221; last season.
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18,000 strong belting out “PINK PONY CLUB” after an <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oilers</a> playoff victory is something I’ll never forget 
This afternoon crowd had the JUICE today <a href="https://t.co/mvasW0IaCM">pic.twitter.com/mvasW0IaCM</a>
&mdash; Preston Hodgkinson (@NHLHodgkinson) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLHodgkinson/status/1926791921902489983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Regardless of your feelings toward the Bee Gees, Oilers fans will be hoping to hear a ton of disco throughout the Ice District this Spring.
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The 'Pink Pony Club' era of the Edmonton Oilers has officially come to an end, and it's replacement is very funky.