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5 Oilers You Didn’t Know Were Olympians

Brian Swane | January 20, 2022

*This was originally published in Sep. 2021 On Friday, Sept. 3, the National Hockey League announced an agreement with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to have NHL players participate…

Oilers UFAs: Oilers To Cut Ties With Several This Summer

Shane Sander | June 13, 2014

The Oilers will have a change over in many of their UFA’s this off-season. This presents the Oilers an opportunity to remold their supporting cast to make a run at…

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…

Edmonton Oilers Still Have Many Holes to Fill

Carl Maloney | October 22, 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…

Jeff Petry the Key to the Edmonton Oilers Defense

Carl Maloney | October 7, 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…

Edmonton Oilers Fire Head Coach Ralph Krueger

Marcy Di Michele | June 8, 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…

KHL Players of the Month – October

Josh Smith | November 6, 2012

The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) recognizes the top forward, defenseman, goaltender, and rookie each month.  Selections are made by the KHL Statistics and Information Bureau based upon both statistical results…

KHL Players of the Week – October 22

Josh Smith | October 23, 2012

Each week, the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) salutes their Players of the Week.  The top forward, defenseman, goaltender, and rookie are selected based on their statistics and performance, as determined…

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