Edmonton Oilers 2017 Offseason Moves Tracker Shane Sander | June 28, 2017 (Last updated: July 12) The offseason is officially underway, and there’s lots of news and notes regarding the Edmonton Oilers and the summer of 2017. Edmonton will be very busy…
NHL 18: Cover, Trailer & Features Drew Johnson | June 22, 2017 The 2017 NHL Awards and Expansion Draft had hockey fans glued to their television sets on Wednesday night. Not only were favorite players receiving the League’s most coveted awards, but…
Connor McDavid: New Face of the NHL Jim Parsons | June 22, 2017 If there was ever a question before, it’s fairly undeniable now: Connor McDavid is the face of and best player in the NHL. While not yet 21 years old and not…
2017 Hart Trophy Winner: Connor McDavid Brandon Share-Cohen | June 21, 2017 Connor McDavid has won the 2017 Hart Memorial Trophy. Not only was McDavid the only player in the league to reach 90 points this past season, he took it a step…
2017 Ted Lindsay Award Winner: Connor McDavid Andrew Forbes | June 21, 2017 From Ted Lindsay through a number of greats and now it’s been handed to Edmonton Oilers’ phenom Connor McDavid after an unbelievable season by the young forward. Congratulations to ‘Most…
Oilers Shouldn’t Make Long-Term Commitment to Russell Shane Sander | June 16, 2017 If there’s ever been one player the hockey analytics community seems to have an absolute disdain for it’s Edmonton Oilers defenseman, Kris Russell. I’d like to preface this by saying…
Rumor Rundown: Oilers To Have a Busy Couple Weeks Jim Parsons | June 3, 2017 Every NHL team will be busy this summer but there are rumblings the Edmonton Oilers are close to set on a few items. Four very major pieces are on the team’s…
Edmonton Overdue for NHL All-Star Game Shane Sander | May 31, 2017 This post was originally pubished on December 4th, 2016. It’s been revised with the latest news that Tampa will get the All-Star weekend. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has announced that the…
Measuring Impact of Erie Otters’ Memorial Cup Run Mark Scheig | May 29, 2017 Make no mistake about it. The Erie Otters’ 4-3 loss to the Windsor Spitfires in the Mastercard Memorial Cup Final was by far their most crushing defeat of the season.…
Oilers Making More Jersey Changes With Adidas Shane Sander | May 26, 2017 The NHL is set to unveil the new Adidas-branded jerseys at the 2017 NHL Draft in Chicago, and the Edmonton Oilers have some changes in store. It’s been well known…
The 2017 THW Year-End Awards Ryan Pike | May 23, 2017 Welcome to the sixth annual installment of the Year-End Awards here at The Hockey Writers. At the conclusion of every National Hockey League season, we ask all active writers to…
Latest Trade Buzz Surrounding Oilers & Eberle Shane Sander | May 19, 2017 The popular discussion in Edmonton right now centers around trading forward Jordan Eberle, who’s now the most polarizing player on the Edmonton Oilers. After a disastrous playoff, that saw the right…