The Edmonton Oilers have assigned prized prospect Jordan Eberle of the Regina Pats to their AHL affiliate in Springfield. It’s an exciting move, as Eberle is touted to be a huge part of the Oilers future. And do they ever need some positivity. After dropping two straight games, the Oilers are looking to face the [...]
By Rick Gethin
After 613 games and playing for four teams in the NHL, Tyler Wright found himself back in Columbus, Ohio in July 2007 as the new Development Coach of the Blue Jackets. With not only the league getting younger, but also the club, he is an integral liason between players and coaches.
Tyler [...]
Pat Quinn makes his return to Toronto tonight as the two worst teams in the National Hockey League face off. Edmonton Oiler fans are likely rooting for a loss tonight as the race for the number pick rages on. The Leafs, on the other hand, would much rather climb their way out of the basement. [...]
The Edmonton Oilers lost 4-1 to the flu-ridden Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. Nothing out of the ordinary there, but all the talk after the game surrounded Oiler defenseman Ryan Whitney’s cross-check to the head of Senator forward Chris Neil. It was interesting timing, in lieu of the GM meetings and the possible rule changes [...]
Not something Oiler fans, or anyone in the NHL for that matter, is used to hearing this season, but Edmonton has managed to string together two consecutive wins, and against formidable opponents. It started with a 2-1 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild, in which Mr. Duff (Mike Comrie) scored the only Oiler goal in [...]
The Edmonton Oilers made a fairly big move at the this year’s trade deadline, obtaining former first round draft pick Ryan Whitney from the Anaheim Ducks for defencemen Lubomir Visnovsky. It was a tough couple of days for the Edmonton Olympians as both Visnovsky and Denis Grebeshkov were forced to say goodbye to their Oiler [...]
The more things change, the more they stay the same. First game back from the Olympic break and the Oilers suffer another loss. But unfortunately it came at the hands of a player they just traded away 24 hours earlier. Defenceman Denis Grebeshkov scored a goal and added an assist in his first game as [...]
Apparently the Olympic break wasn’t much of a break for NHL GM’s as many trades have already taken place less than 24 hours after Sidney Crosby’s golden goal put Canada on top of the hockey world. And the trade deadline started early for the Edmonton Oilers as well, as they traded 26 year old Russian [...]
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Edmonton Oilers‘ Nikolai Khabibulin has been charged with 28-1382A1 EXTREME DUI BAC .15 -.19 1ST, according to court documents. more info…
Bruce K. Hollingdrake is the Owner/Editor of The Hockey Writers. “I could shoot like Skrudland, skate like Gill, forecheck like Larouche and lay on the muscle like The Great [...]
With the Olympics officially over, the NHL is back to business with one game on the schedule tonight between the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche. But all is not well in Oiler land, as a report came out that Slovakian Olympian and Oiler defencemen Lubomir Visnovsky was reprimanded for doping. Allegedly, Visnovsky tested positive [...]
