Posts About "Nick Ellis"
Al Montoya and the Conditional Draft Pick
March 16th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens made a deal on Jan. 4 that sent back up goaltender Al Montoya to the Alberta capital. The return for the Habs was a conditional fourth-round draft pick in 2018. What is the condition tied to the pick and how can Edmonton avoid triggering it? Al Montoya in Oilers Orange The Canadiens will...
Condors Report: Updates on Bear, Ellis, Puljujarvi & More
November 1st, 2017 The Bakersfield Condors might have wished for a better start to their current five-game homestand. The Edmonton Oilers farm team dropped back-to-back games against the Stockton Heat. In their last game, the Condors fell behind 4-0 in the first period which led to Nick Ellis getting pulled after allowing four goals on nine shots. Ed...
Condors Report: Special Teams, Goaltending & Quick Hits
October 18th, 2017 The Bakersfield Condors are off to a 1-2-0 start to their 2017-18 AHL season. After losing their opener, the Condors have split their last two games against divisional opponents. On paper, the Condors are supposed to be a much stronger team than the one that finished sixth in the Pacific Division in 2016-17. A couple of additions this...
Oilers Goaltending Expectations for 2017-18
September 16th, 2017 Hockey is finally here! The Edmonton Oilers opened training camp with seven goaltenders on the roster. The situation is pretty clear, and there's not a whole lot of jockeying for position on the depth chart this season. Cam Talbot, who was arguably the Oilers most valuable player not named Connor McDavid in 2016-17, is the returning...
Oilers Top Prospects: Nick Ellis
August 5th, 2017 Last month our contributors helped compile the Edmonton Oilers Top 10 Prospects list. This month we’ll be looking at each of those ten prospects in depth in reverse order. Goaltending prospect Nick Ellis ranked eighth on our list just ahead of Stuart Skinner. Ellis, 23, was a college free agent that signed with the Oilers in April...
Oilers Goaltending: From Wasteland to Flourishing Pipeline
July 10th, 2017 If you go back through the years of the Edmonton Oilers' goaltending pipeline, everyone should come to the same conclusion—it's been a wasteland since the Oilers joined the NHL in 1979. There have been some stellar goaltenders in Edmonton's history like Grant Fuhr, Andy Moog, Bill Ranford, Curtis Joseph and even Tommy Salo. However,...
Condors Report: Weekend Roundup
December 5th, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers' AHL affiliate in Bakersfield played stellar this weekend, winning both games while outscoring the opposition 8-0. The Condors posted back-to-back wins thanks to the efforts of three key players — Anton Lander, Taylor Beck and Laurent Brossoit. A lot went right for the Condors this weekend as they've improved to...
Condors Report: Goaltending a Bright Spot
December 3rd, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers' American Hockey League affiliate in Bakersfield is off to a rough start. The Condors are currently 7-8-1 to start the year, dead last in their division with 15 points and second-to-last with a .469 win percentage. They have an anemic offense that's also worst in league with just 39 goals. Where they have a bright...
