2020 NHL Lottery Draft: Who Needs the First-Overall Pick Most? Josh Bell | August 10, 2020 It’s been a long time coming, but the 2020 NHL Draft picture is getting clearer. The Qualifying Round is complete and we now know the eight teams that will be…
Disheartened Oilers Enter Offseason: Four Must-Do’s Going Forward Jim Parsons | August 9, 2020 The 2019-20 season did not end the way the Edmonton Oilers would have hoped. Head coach Dave Tippett tried to describe it as briefly as he could when he claimed,…
Lafreniere Sweepstakes: Western Conference Impact of the No. 1 Overall Pick Julian Mongillo | August 9, 2020 With the Qualifying Round complete in the Western Conference, the second phase of the Draft Lottery is set to take place, meaning one team will win the Alexis Lafreniere sweepstakes.…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Penguins, Oilers, Panthers, More Jim Parsons | August 8, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is speculation already surrounding teams that have made an early exit from the 2020 NHL play-in rounds. Who played themselves into a trade? Who…
Oilers Overcome by Blackhawks Veterans in Series Loss Christopher Kelsall | August 8, 2020 The Chicago Blackhawks proved the old adage once again that anything can and often does happen during the National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoffs. They eliminated the high-octane better-ranked Edmonton…
Oilers Key Stories Heading Into Game 4: Ennis, Refs, More Jim Parsons | August 7, 2020 The Edmonton Oilers will play for their playoff lives on Friday afternoon as they take on the Chicago Blackhawks in an elimination game four. The Oilers blew a late lead…
Oilers Behind 8-Ball as Blackhawks Eke Out 4-3 Win Christopher Kelsall | August 6, 2020 On April 30, 1986, on Steve Smith’s 23rd birthday, the Edmonton Oilers’ defenseman scored an own goal during Game 7 of the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Canucks, Oilers, Draft Lottery, More Jim Parsons | August 6, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is talk coming out of Montreal that Max Domi is of the understanding that this will be his last run with the team, the…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Maple Leafs, Devils, More Jim Parsons | August 5, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Jesse Puljujarvi has signed a one-year extension in Finland, but there’s still reason to think a return to Edmonton is possible. In Toronto, the Maple…
Oilers News & Rumors: McDavid, Draisaitl, Athanasiou, Record 50/50 Jim Parsons | August 4, 2020 In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, the Oilers have tied their best-of-five series with the Chicago Blackhawks, but that’s not the only news out of the city on…
McDavid Leads Oilers to Bounce Back Win with a Hat Trick Christopher Kelsall | August 4, 2020 Hockey fans in Western Canada can ask rhetorically, “are you not entertained?” as the Edmonton Oilers bounced back big-time during Game 2 of their qualification-round series against the Chicago Blackhawks.…
Dumba Speaks for NHL and Hockey Diversity Alliance Before Oilers/Blackhawks Game Christopher Kelsall | August 3, 2020 The puck dropped Saturday in Edmonton’s Rogers Place and Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena for the pandemic-delayed 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. There is an unusual air to the games without live audiences…
