Oilers Are Experiencing a Nightmare Before Halloween Dale Bochon | October 27, 2023 What was supposed to be a dream season for the Edmonton Oilers has turned into their worst nightmare. And there doesn’t seem to be any clear answer in sight. You…
Oilers Woodcroft Clearly Frustrated With Team’s Slow Start Dale Bochon | October 21, 2023 There’s an old saying in rural Alberta that you should make hay while the sun is shining. The Edmonton Oilers didn’t seem to get the memo on that one, at…
Oilers Pick Vermilion, AB, as ‘Celebrating Oil Country’ Feature Town Dale Bochon | October 15, 2023 There’s a special connection that the game of hockey has to small towns in Canada. The local rink is often the focal point of the community, a part of the…
Oilers Need to Change Their Mindset to Be a Cup Contender Dale Bochon | October 14, 2023 The first ten minutes of the 2023-24 NHL season for the Edmonton Oilers reminded me a lot of the final ten minutes of their loss to the Vegas Golden Knights…
Oilers Goaltenders in a Battle for No. 1 Role Dale Bochon | October 7, 2023 It looks like the Edmonton Oilers are going to have an interesting 2023-24 season between the pipes. Jack Campbell has probably been the best Oilers player throughout the 2023 preseason…
Oilers Front Office Playing Musical Chairs Dale Bochon | September 30, 2023 With the resignation of Oilers special advisor (and former Oilers player) Steve Staios on Sept. 29, the future of the general manager (GM) position in Edmonton is now as clear…
NHL Insiders Predicting Big Things For Oilers in 23-24 Dale Bochon | September 22, 2023 As the days get closer to the start of the 2023-24 NHL season, more and more hockey people are coming out with their predictions. Ryan Whitney of Spittin’ Chicklets mentioned…
Craig MacTavish Believes Oilers Are NHL’s Best Team Dale Bochon | September 16, 2023 Former Edmonton Oilers player, coach and general manager Craig MacTavish reminds me of those old E.F. Hutton commercials with the slogan “When EF Hutton talks, people listen.” MacTavish is a…
NHL Insider Believes Leon Draisaitl Will Stay With Oilers Dale Bochon | September 9, 2023 Okay, Edmonton Oilers fans, you can exhale. Well, almost. On Sept. 6, trusted NHL insider Elliotte Friedman told Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer, “(Leon) Draisaitl is going to stay…I’m saying…
Upper Deck’s 2023 Rookie Showcase Kicks Off New NHL Season Dale Bochon | September 2, 2023 The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) and Upper Deck are hosting the 13th annual NHLPA Rookie Showcase on Tuesday, Sept. 5 with 35 NHL prospects and rookies scheduled to…
Oilers: Signs Point to 2023-24 Being Holland’s Last Season As GM Dale Bochon | August 30, 2023 In one of the most pivotal scenes in the movie “Silver Linings Playbook,” Jennifer Lawrence’s character revealed, “If it’s me reading the signs,” which showed exactly where she stood. It…
Oilers’ Skinner Ready For Next Step in 2023-24 Dale Bochon | August 26, 2023 NHL general managers and scouts will often tell you that goaltending might be the hardest position in hockey to project -especially when it comes to drafting. At the beginning of…