It’s no surprise that Leon Draisaitl is an elite NHL forward. With his two-goal performance enroute to a loss for the McDavid-less Oilers against the Nashville Predators, Draisaitl is now pacing for 50 goals in only his fifth NHL season. The 50 goal mark is one that hasn’t been seen in Edmonton in decades —…
On a day where the Edmonton Oilers could’ve moved assets like Zack Kassian, Alex Chiasson, Alex Petrovic and Matt Benning, just to name a few, the team opted to instead stand pat. Interim GM Keith Gretzky made it clear during his post-deadline press conference that the team did, however, set groundwork for moves down the…
Former Edmonton Oiler Drake Caggiula says he has found himself ‘more comfortable’ with the Chicago Blackhawks after a two and a half season stint with the Oilers. Former Oilers website reporter Chris Westcott, now with the Blackhawks in a similar role, chatted with Caggiula following a practice Thursday. “I feel a lot more comfortable right…
Early Sunday, the Oilers made a splash acquiring Alex Petrovic in exchange for Chris Wideman and a 2019 3rd round pick. Postmedia’s Jim Matheson and Sportsnet’s Mark Spector tweeted shorly thereafter the team likely wasn’t done, and now it appears the Oilers are looking at a deal with the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Edmonton Oilers have acquired defenceman Alex Petrovic in exchange for a 2019 third round draft pick and Chris Wideman pending a trade call, according to TSN’s Bob McKenzie.
When I woke up this morning and dragged myself to the office, it was clear the post-Christmas fog was real. Not even a double-shot espresso, or any of the million other caffeine drinks could clear the fog I felt. Apparently, I was not alone. The post-Christmas fog was real for the Edmonton Oilers Thursday night,…
Oh Baby! On a Sunday night where hockey fans nationwide got to listen to the legendary Bob Cole, the Edmonton Oilers shutout the Calgary Flames 1-0. Almost a month after the Flames beat the Oilers 4-2 in what was a physical affair accentuated by Matthew Tkachuk’s now infamous “turtle” against Zack Kassian, the fieriness seemed…
Initially reported by TSN’s Darren Dreger, the Edmonton Oilers have fired Todd McLellan and replaced him with Ken Hitchcock. Edmonton is 26th in the NHL with a record of 9-10-1 and have gone 3-7 in their last 10 games. The Oilers tweeted confirmation of the news not long after Dreger’s report and he is expected behind…
It’s Oct. 28 and the Edmonton Oilers have a 5-3-1 record — 2-1-1 at home and 3-2 on the road. They currently have 11 points and sit third in the Pacific Divison.
Despite being 19 years old and looking like he’s 30, the Oilers Evan Bouchard is playing good, like, really good.
It’s a long shot, I know. But I can’t stop thinking about Erik Karlsson being in an Edmonton Oilers jersey.
Warm summer nights start to cool off around the end of August here in Alberta. The grass will soon start to brown as leaves fall off the trees and the apples on the trees in your backyard will soon fall to the ground.
