Can McDavid Be the Best Without Scoring? Marcy Di Michele | September 30, 2016 It started out as a narrative, but now it’s becoming a reality. Through six games at the World Cup of Hockey (three pre-tournament games and three round robin games), Oilers’…
Krueger is Proving the Oilers Wrong Jim Parsons | September 28, 2016 If you’ve been paying any attention to the World Cup of Hockey, you’re probably aware that Tuesday evening was the start of a best-of-three finals series between Team Canada and…
Pitlick Seizes Overdue Opportunity Jim Parsons | September 27, 2016 It started with Benoit Pouliot missing Monday’s pre-season game due to illness and ended with Tyler Pitlick — Pouliot’s last minute replacement — potting a goal and an assist in a…
Patrick Maroon and the Edmonton Oilers Rob Soria | September 27, 2016 After pulling the trigger on a last-second deal with the Anaheim Ducks during the 2016 NHL Trade Deadline, general manager Peter Chiarelli was hoping he had found the proverbial “diamond…
Oilers Recap: Hunter the Lynx, Trouba Rumors & Camp Notes Shane Sander | September 27, 2016 It’s been an eventful few weeks for the Edmonton Oilers and this last week the team once again found themselves caught in NHL headlines. This week the Oilers introduced a…
Trouba Trade? What Oiler Fans Need to Know Shane Sander | September 26, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers have just over half a million Facebook and Twitter followers respectively. To summarize the weekend in a nutshell; Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba publicly announced his trade…
Could Yakupov Start Season Sitting with Press? Shane Sander | September 26, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers opened training camp this week, and there’s plenty of promise in the room. The big elephant in the room, however, is forward Nail Yakupov’s status. The questions…
Seven Potential Landing Spots for Jacob Trouba Dustin Nelson | September 25, 2016 Jacob Trouba, one of the Winnipeg Jets’ top young players, has made public his request to be traded out of Winnipeg and says he will not report to training camp.…
Optics of a Trouba Trade to Edmonton Jim Parsons | September 25, 2016 As The Hockey Writers reported, Jacob Trouba has requested a trade from the Winnipeg Jets. It won’t take long for a list of teams to start inquiring about the asking price for…
Versteeg, Gryba & Others Get Oilers PTOs Shane Sander | September 24, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers opened training camp today and among the camp hopefuls are several players signed to professional tryouts with the organization. Among the field of hopefuls are NHL veterans…
Oilers Prospect Slepyshev Looking For Bounce Back Year Shane Sander | September 23, 2016 If there is one Edmonton Oilers prospect looking for a mulligan from 2015-16, it’s Anton Slepyshev. The 22-year-old Russian forward started the season with plenty of promise playing with Connor McDavid on…
Young Stars Making Decisions Difficult for the Oilers Jim Parsons | September 23, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers finished up the 2016 Young Stars and Rookie Tournament on Wednesday with a victory over the University of Alberta Golden Bears. It was a fantastic showing as…