Edmonton Oilers’ Player Grades by General Manager Brett Newmyer | November 18, 2019 Being a general manager for a professional sports team has a kind of musical chairs nature to it and hockey is no exception. In fact, if you look at the…
Top 5 Trades in Edmonton Oilers History The Hockey Writers | November 18, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers are a storied franchise that has enjoyed many successes and many difficult periods. There have been trades that have shaped the franchise. The Wayne Gretzky trade, on…
THW’s Goalie News: Smith’s a Star, The Catch of a Lifetime, and More Stephen Ground | November 5, 2019 In today’s edition of the goalie news, we’ll look at Mike Smith’s big week, a prospect soaring up in his team’s eyes after a late-round pick, and a backup who…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 80 – Gretzky’s Record-Breaking Season Jim Parsons | July 14, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
Wayne Gretzky’s Greatest Moments Since Retiring Eric Friesen | April 30, 2019 If you have followed the NHL at any point in the last four decades, you know the name Wayne Gretzky. The Great One’s impact on the game of hockey is…
McDavid Milestones to Watch for This Year Eric Friesen | January 19, 2019 Edmonton Oilers phenom Connor McDavid accomplished more in his first four NHL seasons than most players will in a career. With five individual NHL awards and more than 300 career points,…
Oilers’ Memorable Home Openers Eric Friesen | October 24, 2018 After a franchise-long 17-day road trip, the Edmonton Oilers finally played their first game of the season on home ice on Thursday. And Oilers fans couldn’t have asked for a…
Oilers History: The Reijo Ruotsalainen Experiment Rob Soria | July 28, 2018 There has never been a player in the Edmonton Oilers storied history quite like Reijo Ruotsalainen. The talented blueliner suited up in just 26 regular season games for the organization…
Best Trade Deadline Deals in Oilers History Shane Sander | February 19, 2018 With the 2018 NHL Trade Deadline fast approaching, it’s time we take a trip down memory lane. The Edmonton Oilers will have a handful of players they’ll be looking to…
Oilers History: A Fans Perspective of August 9, 1988 Rob Soria | August 9, 2017 It was the summer of 1988, I was in the midst of enjoying my summer holidays and playing sports with my friends on a daily basis. Be it soccer, baseball,…
The Best Oilers Team to Not Win a Cup Kelly Provost | July 1, 2017 Imagine a team with the second-best offence in NHL history somehow flying under the radar. In a sense, that is what has happened to the 1985-86 Edmonton Oilers, despite playing…
Oilers’ Semenko Was a Special Guy Rob Soria | June 30, 2017 For a certain vintage of Edmonton Oilers fan, the name Dave Semenko has and always will hold a special place in their hearts. With that said, no one held the…