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A McDonald’s in south Edmonton rebranded as McDavid’s to honour the captain of the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, February 28, 2025. Global News
No, it’s not the planned downtown cocktail lounge being built by the wife of Connor McDavid — rather, a busy fast food restaurant on the south side has rebranded in honour of the Edmonton Oilers captain.
In celebration of his heart-pounding overtime winning goal at the 4 Nations Face-Off finale last week, McDonald’s Canada made good on a deal to honour Connor McDavid.
“ok @cmcdavid97 how about this… if you bring the cup back to Canada we’ll turn an Edmonton McD’s into a McDavid’s. Deal?” the fast food giant tweeted last summer during the Oilers’ 2024 Stanley Cup playoff run.
While the team was unable to secure that win, McDavid did seal the deal for Team Canada during the 4 Nations best-on-best tournament against players from the United States, Finland, and Sweden.
Afterwards, McDonald’s quoted their previous tweet from last summer with an update: “still can’t stop thinking about that shot. golden goal 🤝 golden arches. see you all at McDavid’s in Edmonton, AB and in Newmarket, ON in honour of our hometown hero – opening this week!!!”
On Friday, the temporary, one-week rebrand was revealed at both a McDonald’s in the Ontario community where the hockey phenom grew up, and at a McDonald’s on Calgary Trail and 51st Avenue in Edmonton.
“It was a whirlwind of activities for the last week after we won the gold medal, but we’re McDonald’s and we made it happen,” said Chat Sangha, the the franchisee of the south Edmonton McDonald’s McDavid’s.
“He scored the golden goal and we thought, what better way to celebrate than to celebrate with the golden arches?”
McDonald’s said its local franchisees are committed to supporting the communities they serve, and that means celebrating their wins.
“Bringing home the win for Canada on the ice is a huge accomplishment, and as a fellow McD, we go big with our celebrations,” the corporation said.
Sangha said the community response on Friday was uplifting, with lots of cars honking and people coming inside.
“We’ve been really busy this morning. Everyone’s just coming in, bringing their families, taking pictures with the new restaurant McDavid’s.”
A McDonald’s in south Edmonton rebranded as McDavid’s to honour the captain of the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, February 28, 2025. Global News
In addition to all the signage (and we mean all the signage) being changed on the buildings, the The Big Mac-David burger will remain on the menu for a limited time.
“We’ve taken the Big MacDavid sandwich into overtime. This is going to be extended one week across the country,” Sangha said.
The play on a Big Mac features four beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, and onions, all stacked on a toasted sesame seed bun.
People visiting McDonald’s locations across Edmonton will also be able to get a small order of fried for just $0.97 between Friday and Sunday, limited to five orders per customer.
