Revisiting the Edmonton Oilers’ Dubious 2012 Draft After 13 Years Brian Swane | January 22, 2026 Every year when the draft approaches, little is different from 13 years ago when the 2012 NHL Draft was all anyone in Edmonton talked about for months beforehand. There had…
Oilers Trade Tree: From Yakupov to Skinner Alex Wauthy | September 20, 2025 ‘Fail for Nail’ rang through the streets of Edmonton during the 2011-12 NHL season as the Edmonton Oilers, for the sixth straight year, slotted as lottery hopefuls rather than playoff…
10 Biggest Oilers Draft Busts Since 2000 Dale Bochon | September 13, 2025 The Edmonton Oilers’ struggles at the draft table have been well documented over the years. Poor drafting and developing had been a critical factor in why the Oilers had only…
2012 NHL Draft Top 10: Where Are They Now? Eugene Helfrick | August 29, 2025 Updated March 2026 Despite how often people try to evaluate a draft class as players are selected, it can take years for new draftees to grow into their roles with…
Oilers’ All-Time Top 5 Russian Players Brian Swane | December 3, 2024 With goals in three straight games, Edmonton Oilers forward Vasily Podkolzin is suddenly hot. The 23-year-old, who was acquired in an offseason trade with the Vancouver Canucks, didn’t have a…
Around The World of Hockey: Koskinen, De Leo, Kunlun Red Star Jesse Courville-Lynch | September 1, 2024 Welcome to a new, weekly column that takes a look around the world of hockey outside of the NHL. In the first-ever edition of this article, former Edmonton Oilers goaltender…
1st Overall NHL Draft Picks: Regrets From the 2010s Tom Castro | July 12, 2024 Second-guessing is always easy – especially when it comes to amateur drafts in professional sports. How could my team take this player over that one that year? Wasn’t it as…
Oilers: What Happened To Former 1st Overall Pick Nail Yakupov? Jesse Courville-Lynch | August 29, 2023 Leading into the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, all eyes were on potential generational talent, Russian forward Nail Yakupov. Yakupov played the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons with the Sarnia Sting of…
2012 NHL Entry Draft: 5 Forgotten Picks Declan Schroeder | July 20, 2021 The 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh is notable for being the 50th NHL Entry Draft and for producing many present-day stars who are in their primes, such as Morgan…
Oilers 12 Days of Hockeymas: Revisiting 4 First-Overall Draft Picks Colton Pankiw | December 21, 2020 The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as…
The Story of My Russian KHL Odyssey Ryan Szporer | November 8, 2020 Originally published Nov. 11, 2019 There I was, busy typing away on my laptop, trying to get a piece done, when my cellphone rang. Under normal circumstances, deep in thought,…
5 CHL Stars Who Became NHL Flops Aidan Battley | June 15, 2020 With the reception of my 5 CHL Players Ready For the NHL being overwhelmingly positive, I decided I would make this a mini-series. This time out we will be covering…