Posts About "Anton Lander"
Saying Goodbye To Lander: Good Luck in the KHL
June 3rd, 2017 Anton Lander made it official last week that his time with the Edmonton Oilers and Bakersfield Condors is complete. He'll be heading to the KHL and trying his luck in a different professional hockey league. Thank you Oilers, Barons and Condors fans for these 6 years, you guys are awesome! ??? — Anton Lander (@Landie51) May 31,...
Anton Lander More Valuable From the AHL
February 20th, 2017 In the NHL he can't seem to catch a break. In the AHL, he lights the league on fire. His name is Anton Lander and he's been a professional hockey player in the Edmonton Oilers organization since he was drafted 40th overall by the Oilers in 2009. With 16 goals and 16 assists in 20 games for the Bakersfield Condors, Lander posts better...
Puljujarvi's Development Back on Track for Oilers
February 15th, 2017 After a maligned start to the 2016-17 season, it turns out sending Jesse Puljujarvi down to the AHL's Bakersfield Condors was the right move after all. It took longer than fans would've liked and Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli received a hefty amount of criticism as Puljujarvi floundered. Puljujarvi had played just 28 of...
Oilers Re-Assign Reinhart, Lander & Oesterle to Condors
February 6th, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers have reassigned a trio of players to their AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors. Fresh off a 1-0 shootout victory over the Montreal Canadiens, the Oilers sent Jordan Oesterle, Griffin Reinhart and Anton Lander down. Oesterle made his Oilers season debut against the Canadiens, logging 16:01 in ice-time and had a...
Condors Report: Weekend Roundup
December 5th, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers' AHL affiliate in Bakersfield played stellar this weekend, winning both games while outscoring the opposition 8-0. The Condors posted back-to-back wins thanks to the efforts of three key players — Anton Lander, Taylor Beck and Laurent Brossoit. A lot went right for the Condors this weekend as they've improved to...
Oilers Fans: 5 Things to Hold Onto
November 19th, 2016 It's been an interesting week, to say the least. After starting 7-1-0 on the season, the Oilers lost their fifth straight game on Thursday and are now almost back to being a .500 hockey club. They'll get a chance to make things right on Saturday versus the Dallas Stars, but a lot of fans in Edmonton are worried. Even though Edmonton...
The Oilers Unlikely, Unsung Heroes
October 26th, 2016 When the season started and before the Edmonton Oilers went 5-1-0, every injury was a potential disaster. Losing players like Matt Hendricks, Iiro Pakarinen and Brandon Davidson meant Edmonton would have to work a little harder and get a little luckier in order to get off to a good start. It was deja vu for a team historically riddled...
What Happened to the Oilers 2009 Draft Picks?
October 23rd, 2016 It's a well-known fact that the Edmonton Oilers went through a near decade of abysmal performances at the draft table. In June 2009, the Oilers' management and scouting staff added to that with several picks that didn't pan out after the team rolled the dice on some long-term projects. With the 2016-17 season underway, just one player...
Lander Demotion a Wake-Up Call
October 11th, 2016 The NHL waiver wire on Monday was full of names that may pique some interest around the NHL. Among them was Edmonton Oilers' center Anton Lander. After failing to cement himself a spot on the Oilers' opening night roster, Lander is set for assignment to the Bakersfield Condors of the AHL but will have to pass through the fingers of 29...
Latest Oilers News: Yakupov, Lander, Versteeg & Russell
October 10th, 2016 With the deadline for roster finalization fast approaching, the Edmonton Oilers have made a flurry of moves, and they might not be done. A lot can be said for the job Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli has done over the last two years, but at the end of the day what'll matter the most are wins. If you take into consideration it took...
Lander's Last Year With Oilers?
September 5th, 2016 This could very well be forward Anton Lander's last year with the Edmonton Oilers. The 25-year-old from Sweden has struggled to gain traction in the Oilers lineup and had the worst offensive year of his NHL career scoring just three points in 61 games. Over the past few seasons, Lander had bounced in and out of the lineup but nothing...
Filling out the Wild Roster: 4th Line Centers
August 24th, 2016 With National Hockey League training camps only a month away, general managers league-wide are all asking their brain trusts the same questions as they give their depth charts one final look-over: Do they still have holes in their projected lineups that need to be filled? Do they have any rookies expected to step in? What kind of depth...
3 Edmonton Oilers Poised to Break Out in 2015-16
October 13th, 2015 As the Edmonton Oilers open the 2015-16 NHL season, the 36th in franchise history, expectations in the "City of Champions" are at an all-time high. With numerous new additions to a perpetually poor roster, the Oilers appear poised to enjoy significant improvement this coming season, however, in order to do so, they will need...
