The Oilers’ Lengthy History of Major Individual Award Winners Mehtab Singh Bains | September 30, 2020 The Edmonton Oilers’ lengthy and storied history in the NHL involves numerous major individual awards. The franchise has had a player win nearly every major award, including in the WHA,…
McDavid Deserves More Respect From Hockey Media Darvin Babiuk | September 20, 2020 The NHL announced the first tranche of its 2020-21 award winners from Sept. 6-13. We still have to wait until Sept. 21 to find out the rest of the winners,…
Draisaitl Is Playing in the Shadow of McDavid Andrew Walsh | September 17, 2020 The Edmonton Oilers have missed the playoffs in 13 of 14 seasons since they faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Final in 2006. This stretch put the franchise…
Connor McDavid Will Always Make His Linemates Better Sean Mallon | September 14, 2020 Since 2015 when they unexpectedly won the Connor McDavid lottery, the Edmonton Oilers have only gotten two brief tastes of the playoffs. A blown series lead versus the Anaheim Ducks…
Potential Blue Jackets’ Trade Partners: Edmonton Oilers Mark Scheig | September 14, 2020 We have reached part five of our Columbus Blue Jackets mini-series on Trading Partners. In case you missed part four, we discussed the Calgary Flames. Today we look at their…
Oilers Need to Restore 1980s Glory Days Andrew Walsh | September 11, 2020 The Edmonton Oilers have not made the playoffs since the 2016-17 season. Prior to that they had not made the playoffs since 2005-06 season when they lost in the Stanley…
Oilers Behind 8-Ball as Blackhawks Eke Out 4-3 Win Christopher Kelsall | August 6, 2020 On April 30, 1986, on Steve Smith’s 23rd birthday, the Edmonton Oilers’ defenseman scored an own goal during Game 7 of the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It…
Oilers News & Rumors: McDavid, Draisaitl, Athanasiou, Record 50/50 Jim Parsons | August 4, 2020 In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, the Oilers have tied their best-of-five series with the Chicago Blackhawks, but that’s not the only news out of the city on…
McDavid Leads Oilers to Bounce Back Win with a Hat Trick Christopher Kelsall | August 4, 2020 Hockey fans in Western Canada can ask rhetorically, “are you not entertained?” as the Edmonton Oilers bounced back big-time during Game 2 of their qualification-round series against the Chicago Blackhawks.…
Oilers Have Poor Defense, Rust to Shake, and Stars Shut Down in Game 1 Christopher Kelsall | August 3, 2020 The Edmonton Oilers and the Chicago Blackhawks faced off for Game 1 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday under anything but ordinary conditions. Firstly, there was a heat…
Eye on the Opposition: Q & A on Blackhawks/Oilers Series Gail Kauchak | July 30, 2020 The Chicago Blackhawks and the Edmonton Oilers are set to match up for their best-of-five qualifying round series this Saturday, Aug. 1. Both teams are similar in that they have…
Edmonton Oilers Appear Ready for a Stanley Cup Run Christopher Kelsall | July 30, 2020 The Edmonton Oilers’ exhibition game against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night was an opportunity for coaching staff to take stock of where their team is fitness-wise and measure the…