Oilers Notebook: Nurse Back to Junior; Belanger Retires Marcy Di Michele | September 25, 2013 Darnell Nurse Sent Back to the OHL After last nights 5-3 victory over the New York Rangers, the Edmonton Oilers announced they were sending defenseman Darnell Nurse back to the…
Darnell Nurse Makes Strong Impression in First Oilers Camp Carl Maloney | September 25, 2013 With the 2013-14 season drawing closer and closer, the amount of cuts out of various training camps continue to increase as teams trim down to the desired roster number. One…
Edmonton Oilers Top 10 Prospects: Fall 2013 Edition Carl Maloney | September 18, 2013 With the 2013-14 season coming up, it’s a good time to look at what the Edmonton Oilers have in the pipeline. A lot of things change over the offseason and…
OHL Season Preview: Western Conference Carl Maloney | September 9, 2013 With the start of the OHL season just weeks away, we look at who some of the top teams and players are as well as some that could surprise in…
Hockey News: The Tale of Paul Ranger; Olympic Team Snubs Marcy Di Michele | July 26, 2013 You know we’re in the dog days of summer when the Maple Leafs signing Paul Ranger is considered breaking news. [The Star] Speaking of Toronto, what’s the deal with Nazem…
Oilers a Cautionary Tale For the Colorado Avalanche Joe Pack | July 21, 2013 For a time, the Edmonton Oilers were considered a template for how teams in patient (read: Canadian) cities rebuild. The mantra was as follows: Strip the team of expensive contracts,…
More Deals to Come on Oilers Blueline? Carl Maloney | July 10, 2013 It’s no secret that the Edmonton Oilers defense has needed an upgrade. There are multiple holes to fill and some star power needed. There are some excellent building blocks in…
Edmonton Oilers Play it Safe on Draft Day Carl Maloney | July 4, 2013 No “Big Splash” for Craig MacTavish Yet, But Not For Lack of Trying With all the talk of the Oilers and new GM Craig MacTavish wanted to do something big…
Scenes From Newark: A Long Saturday at the 2013 NHL Draft Chris Wassel | July 4, 2013 The reality is this all began on Saturday. When looking back at the 2013 NHL Draft, we decided here to do something a little different. For me personally, I wanted this…
Grading The 2013 NHL Draft On A Curve: Division A Steven Ives | July 3, 2013 As a hockey writer, I have to start off by saying that my experience at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft in New Jersey was simply incredible. Fortunate enough to be…
Darnell Nurse: Just what the Doctor Ordered in Edmonton Marcy Di Michele | July 1, 2013 There was a point during the draft on Sunday, that Edmonton Oilers General Manager Craig MacTavish considered selecting Russian forward Valeri Nichushkin with the seventh overall pick. That choice would…
How the Edmonton Oilers Messed Up the First Pick Mark Wallace Graham | June 30, 2013 Well, Craig MacTavish, you’ve done it again. The Edmonton Oilers have another high draft pick and they go ahead and pick the wrong guy. In MacTavish’s first draft as Oilers…