Preview: Blackhawks End Bye-Week, Host McDavid’s Oilers Brandon Share-Cohen | February 18, 2017 When the Chicago Blackhawks and Edmonton Oilers have faced off this season, the results have both been blowouts. The first game came back in November in Edmonton with the hometown…
McDavid’s Quest for the Art Ross Marcy Di Michele | February 17, 2017 Connor McDavid is fortunate that Sidney Crosby missed the first six games of the season. It likely secured a scoring title for the Edmonton Oilers captain. Make no mistake, McDavid is…
What Do the Oilers Need? Marcy Di Michele | February 12, 2017 Following the All-Star break, and the team’s bye week, the Edmonton Oilers have looked, in a word, uninspiring. They’ve lost four out of the last five games, their only victory coming…
Hockey Is for Everyone Month in Washington Michael Mazzuca | February 7, 2017 Hockey is for everyone. Really, it’s Hockey is For Everyone™ month. February features one day devoted to love – and possibly invented by Hallmark – while the hockey community associates…
Mitch Marner: Hockey’s Most Beautiful Leah Dyck | February 6, 2017 There’s something undeniably beautiful about Mitch Marner, a right-winger rookie playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Even The Great One puts him up there with Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid,…
Recap: Talbot Nets Shutout Shootout Win over Habs Ryan Szporer | February 5, 2017 When the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens last met in Montreal on Super Bowl weekend last year, it was a vastly different result. The home side prevailed in a 5-1…
Oilers Still in Great Shape Rob Soria | February 5, 2017 Like it or not, the NHL All-Star break could not have come at a worse time for the Edmonton Oilers. In the midst of playing some good hockey and having…
Ward vs Talbot, Aho vs McDavid Mark Shiver | February 4, 2017 Hockey’s fabulous present and abundantly rich future in Connor McDavid and Sebastian Aho was on full display Friday night. The Edmonton Oilers, third place in the Western Conference’s Pacific Division…
Don’t Worry About the Oilers Marcy Di Michele | February 3, 2017 Ups and downs are normal for NHL teams. There will be great stretches and not so good ones. (Unless you’re the Washington Capitals, who never seem to go through any…
NHL Messed up Fastest Skater Competition Tom Mitsos | January 30, 2017 In an outcome everyone and their mother predicted before Saturday’s NHL Skills Competition, Connor McDavid won the fastest skater competition and had the opportunity to break Dylan Larkin’s controversial record.…
NHL All-Stars Save Best For Last Larry Fisher | January 30, 2017 Visit California and The Hockey Writers sent Larry Fisher — an at-large contributor, columnist and podcast host — on the Ultimate California Hockey Road Trip with stops in San Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles.…
Top 3 Moments in Oilers All-Star History Rob Soria | January 29, 2017 Today will mark another first of sorts for Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid. A broken collarbone forced the 2015 first overall pick from taking part in his first NHL All-Star…
