Posts About "Evan Bouchard"
Oilers Prospect Update: Bouchard, Lavoie and Konovalov
February 28th, 2020 The Edmonton Oilers are having arguably their best developmental season in more than three decades in 2019-20. Ethan Bear, Kailer Yamamoto, Caleb Jones, William Lagesson and Tyler Benson have all played games for the Oilers after spending the majority of last season with the Bakersfield Condors in the AHL. Related: Origins of Every...
Oilers Call Up Bouchard: What Does It Mean?
February 19th, 2020 With the news Oscar Klefbom would be out a couple of weeks with a bum shoulder, the Edmonton Oilers have once again looked to their AHL team in Bakersfield for a short-term solution, calling up highly-touted defense prospect Evan Bouchard. The move is considered interesting, if not a bit controversial. This is not to say that...
Larsson Injury Means Opportunity for Young Oilers Defensemen
October 3rd, 2019 Wednesday night's thrilling home-opener victory for the Edmonton Oilers came at a hefty cost for the club as they lost defenseman Adam Larsson to a suspected broken bone in his foot after blocking a Quinn Hughes shot in the first period. Larsson was surprisingly able to battle through the pain and finish the game logging the third...
Oilers News and Rumors: Bouchard, Neal, Cuts, More
September 16th, 2019 In today's news and rumors report on the Edmonton Oilers, the team made a round of cuts heading into their first preseason game, one prospect dominated at the rookie scrimmage and there is excitement coming from James Neal about being paired with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Oilers Make First-Round of Cuts The Edmonton Oilers have made...
Oilers: Ethan Bear and Opportunity
September 15th, 2019 Of all the young defencemen in the Edmonton Oilers system, Ethan Bear has become a forgotten man of sorts. Be it the free-agent signing of Joel Persson, highly-touted prospects Evan Bouchard and Dmitri Samorukov or AHL holdovers Caleb Jones and William Lagesson, the list of blueliners looking to stick with the big club is a lengthy one....
Oilers News and Rumors: McDavid, Marleau, PTO's, More
September 12th, 2019 In today's news and rumors on the Edmonton Oilers, Ken Holland spoke about just how much preseason time Connor McDavid will get, there are updates on the odds any players will attend training camp on a PTO and updates on the buzz surrounding Patrick Marleau being looked at by the organization. What's the latest on Jesse Puljujarvi? Will...
Oilers News and Rumors: Nygard, Bouchard, McDavid, More
August 19th, 2019 In today's Edmonton Oilers news and rumors report, there is news that Joakim Nygard is getting well acquainted with at least one current Oilers' defenseman, there is speculation as to what Evan Bouchard needs to do to make the team this season, and one insider asks, 'Will the Oilers continue the trend of adding enforcers to Connor...
Can Bouchard Be Oilers' Next Pronger?
August 1st, 2019 I may be stating the obvious here, but the Edmonton Oilers have only made the playoff once in the past 13 seasons. Also, the blue and orange have also been missing an undisputed top-pairing defenseman since the departure of Chris Pronger, who alongside goaltender Dwayne Roloson, willed the Oilers into the Stanley Cup Final in the...
Bouchard & Boqvist: Knights' Dynamic Duo on Defence
April 4th, 2019 Four games is all it took for the London Knights to defeat their rival Windsor Spitfires in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs. While the Spitfires had a hard time finding their scoring touch with Jordan Kooy manning the Knights net, it was another trio of Knights’ players that led the way on the offensive end - two...
Oilers Prospect Update: Bouchard, McLeod, Rodrigue
November 29th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers have built a healthy stable of prospects that could become solid NHL players. It's too early to predict when or how many of them will make it to the highest level, but the productiveness of their junior and minor pro prospects should have fans in Oil Country excited about the future. Related: Oilers 2018 NHL...
NHL News & Notes: Gourde, Tkachuk & More
November 2nd, 2018 In today's News & Notes, Yanni Gourde has signed a big contract extension, Brady Tkachuk is approaching a return and both Alex Formenton and Evan Bouchard have been returned to the London Knights of the OHL. Related: NHL News & Notes: Ryan Donato, Jesse Puljujarvi & More Gourde Signs Contract Extension The Tampa Bay...
Oilers Make Right Call, Send Bouchard Back to OHL
November 2nd, 2018 He made a great first impression and there's a better-than-good chance he'll be a top-two defenseman when he finally makes his mark in the pros, but for now, Evan Bouchard is being sent back to the OHL's London Knights, where the Edmonton Oilers will build his confidence as an all-around player, have the scouts watch him closely and take...
NHL News & Notes: Ziegler Jr, Bouchard Makes History & More
October 26th, 2018 In today's News & Notes, John Ziegler Jr. passed away at the age of 84, Evan Bouchard made history Thursday night and the Toronto Maple Leafs dodged a bullet on the injury front. Related: NHL News & Notes: Schmidt Extension, Wilson Suspension & More John A. Ziegler Jr. Passes Away John Ziegler Jr, the NHL's...
