Have the Edmonton Oilers Lost Their Fans? Katherine Hill | February 26, 2014 Hopes Dashed Edmonton Oilers fans have not had a lot to cheer about this year. The season started poorly, when the skaters couldn’t score and the goalies couldn’t stop the…
Edmonton Oilers: Five Post-Olympic Questions Carl Maloney | February 24, 2014 The Edmonton Oilers have little hope of making the playoffs in 2014. With 22 games to go they find themselves last in the NHL’s Western Conference with 47 points and…
Anton Belov and the Defence of Team Russia Marcy Di Michele | February 20, 2014 When penning a post-mortem of Russia’s painful exit from the Olympic games, you could point to any one of the main issues that plagued the team: underperforming stars, questionable systematic…
Young Oilers Defensemen Gaining Valuable Experience at Olympic Games Carl Maloney | February 19, 2014 For the Edmonton Oilers, much of the Olympic hockey talk was around disappointment. Young stars Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle falling short of making Team Canada or Nail Yakupov being…
Oilers in Sochi: Preliminary Round Up Katherine Hill | February 17, 2014 Edmonton Oilers Olympic hopefuls Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle did not make the Canadian Olympic team, despite their invitation to the Olympic camp prior to the NHL season’s start. Oilers…
A Look Back at the Oilers Trade Deadline History Marcy Di Michele | February 11, 2014 Some NHL players are on vacation. Others are in Sochi getting ready to represent their countries. Fans wait patiently for the break to be over and the NHL schedule to…
Edmonton Oilers Added Character Starting to Pay Dividends Carl Maloney | February 10, 2014 If you look at the additions Edmonton Oilers GM Craig MacTavish has made this season, there’s a trend that becomes apparent. Andrew Ference, Boyd Gordon, Matt Hendricks, Ben Scrivens and…
From the Waiver Wire: What Happened to Linus Omark? Marcy Di Michele | February 7, 2014 In today’s internet driven society, it’s not uncommon for athletes to get run over the hype machine. Prospects are faced with an enormous amount of pressure, many times before they…
Edmonton Oilers: What to do with Sam Gagner Carl Maloney | February 4, 2014 It seems to be a question asked every single year. What do the Oilers do with Sam Gagner? Few Oilers have found their names churned in the rumour mill in…
Three Oilers Exceed Personal Bests in Three-Game Win Streak Katherine Hill | January 31, 2014 The Edmonton Oilers broke a six-game losing skid against the Nashville Predators on Sunday night. They followed this up with a win in Vancouver on Monday, the first time this…
Ben Scrivens Breaks Open the NHL Record Book Marcy Di Michele | January 30, 2014 In a season where pretty much everything has gone wrong, it’s hard to find bright spots, or anything really worth celebrating. Going into their game against the San Jose Sharks,…
Martin Marincin a Silver Lining on Dismal Oilers Defense Carl Maloney | January 28, 2014 Martin Marincin was a player who coming into the season, was not on anyone’s radar. He was acknowledged as one of the potential leaders on a young Oklahoma City Barons…