Posts About "Connor McDavid"
THW Podcast - Ep 5: One-on-One With Sean Shapiro & Reid Wilkins
January 3rd, 2019 On the fifth episode of the Hockey Writers Podcast, we bring in two insiders with two teams who have been front a center in the world of hockey news lately. Our two special guests are Sean Shapiro of The Athletic who covers the Dallas Stars and Reid Wilkins of the Edmonton Oilers and 630 CHED. What to Expect on the Podcast This...
Oilers McDavid Will Reach Elite Company
December 30th, 2018 Making history is nothing new for Connor McDavid. He's been setting records and winning awards throughout his hockey career. He added to his growing list of achievements on Dec. 13, when he recorded his 300th career NHL point (and later his 301st point) with the Edmonton Oilers in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets. The phenom...
Oilers Looking Ahead to Expansion Draft
December 23rd, 2018 The NHL announced on Dec. 4 what had been expected for months — Seattle will become the league's 32nd team in 2021-22. This means there will also be another expansion draft. The Edmonton Oilers were fortunate to only lose Griffin Reinhart last summer, despite how bad it looked to give up a player that cost them a first and...
Former Ref Suggests McDavid Needs to "Chat" With NHL Officials
December 22nd, 2018 As part of Episode 3 of The Hockey Writers Podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with former NHL official Kerry Fraser. Among the topics that came up in that exclusive one-on-one interview — which included inconsistency with the play-calling, the inexperience of NHL officials these days and a couple great stories from...
What's Wrong With the Woeful Oilers' Power Play?
December 11th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers are on a near-fantastic run since Ken Hitchcock took over as head coach. He earned his seventh win in 10 games behind the bench on Sunday when the Oilers disposed of the Calgary Flames in a 1-0 victory that could have easily been 3-0 with a friendly bounce here or there. It was another solid win and a...
Connor McDavid's Most Memorable Goals
November 23rd, 2018 Since he joined the Edmonton Oilers in 2015-16, Connor McDavid has accumulated many milestones and accolades. McDavid added to his list of achievements on Tuesday when he scored his 100th career NHL goal in a 4-3 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks. The 21-year-old phenom reached the century mark in just 230 NHL games. Only Wayne...
