Posts About "Anton Belov"
Anton Belov and the Defence of Team Russia
February 20th, 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 play, an inferior coaching staff and a more prepared opponent. The Russians were expected to medal based mostly on the fact that the games were...
Young Oilers Defensemen Gaining Valuable Experience at Olympic Games
February 19th, 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 left off the Russian squad. For Anton Belov and Martin Marincin though, the experience should be nothing but positive, and for the Oilers sake,...
Oilers in Sochi: Preliminary Round Up
February 17th, 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 fans still had a chance to watch some of their Oilers compete for medals in Sochi. With the preliminary rounds finished up, here’s a look at...
Edmonton Oilers Still Have Many Holes to Fill
October 22nd, 2013 Over this past offseason, it was pretty apparent that the Oilers had many needs and a number of holes to fill. Three of the most glaring were a top pairing defenseman, a top six power forward and goaltending help. Craig MacTavish did his best and diligently worked the phones trying to acquire these assets. While he did bring in...
Jeff Petry the Key to the Edmonton Oilers Defense
October 7th, 2013 It's been no secret that the Edmonton Oilers defense has been a source of inconsistency and an area that the team has needed to upgrade. They made some strides this offseason and acquired 34 year old Edmonton native Andrew Ference to play in their top four. They also got a number of intangibles with him and a new captain in the...
Edmonton Oilers Fire Head Coach Ralph Krueger
June 8th, 2013 For the forth time in five years, the Edmonton Oilers will have a new head coach. There have been rumblings the next man for the job is Toronto Marlies bench boss Dallas Eakins. If he is indeed the choice, it would certainly be an interesting one. The Oilers coach for the 2013 season was Ralph Krueger, who came in with no NHL head...
