Posts About "Tyler Benson"
Oilers' Ryan McLeod: Draft Day Steal
October 9th, 2018 When the 2018 NHL Draft was all set and done, a handful of teams walked out smirking thinking they found a player that dropped to them in comparison to where they were valued. One of those teams was the Edmonton Oilers and their general manager Peter Chiarelli. A case could be made that the scouting staff in Edmonton must've been over...
Benson Has a Promising Future With Oilers
September 14th, 2018 Edmonton Oilers prospect Tyler Benson could become the best forward the organization has drafted after the first round since Jarret Stoll in 2002. In fairness, the list of names to beat out for that title isn't long. However, in recent years, the Oilers have made better use of their selections outside the top 30 by targeting players with...
Condors Report: Oilers Continue Bakersfield Makeover
May 10th, 2018 There's a lot of movement going on within the Edmonton Oilers organization, and one of the benefactors will be their farm team. The Bakersfield Condors are receiving a much-needed facelift and the rebuild down in the AHL is well underway. Since taking over in the spring of 2015, Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli has had to slowly...
Oilers Six Thoughts: Benson, Maksimov, Skinner & Others
April 2nd, 2018 Last week we previewed the WHL and OHL playoffs and which Edmonton Oilers prospects would play where. To quickly recap the first round, Kirill Maksimov (Niagara Ice Dogs) is the first Oiler prospect to advance to the second-round. Dmitri Samorukov and his team (Guelph Storm) were the first to be eliminated. Stuart Skinner (Swift Current...
Oilers Prospects: Junior Hockey Playoff Primer
March 24th, 2018 Yes -- you just read the words "Oilers" and "playoff hockey" in the same sentence. The Edmonton Oilers have several prospects playing playoff hockey in junior. In total there are six Edmonton prospects that will participate in either the WHL or OHL playoffs. No Oiler prospects will be playing in the QMJHL playoffs. Ostap Safin, who plays...
Oilers Prospects Thoughts: Benson, Dudek & Maksimov
March 19th, 2018 The playoffs are upon us, that is for the CHL and NCAA. The Edmonton Oilers might be far from the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs but several prospects are gearing up for the playoffs in their particular leagues. Tyler Benson has put himself back on track after numerous injuries caused setbacks in his development. In his final year of junior,...
