Quick Hits are the Oilers stories and updates that don’t necessarily deserve to be a full-length feature article but are still worth talking about anyway. Here, you’ll find roster notes, trade rumors, updates on past players, community events, and everything newsworthy that surrounds the Edmonton Oilers. Quick Hits are meant to be exactly that, quick and easy reads that are perfect for anytime you have an extra minute to spare.
The boys are feeling the power of positive thinking and will take some time to welcome the freshly eliminated playoff teams to the “No Playoffs Party” as they leave the comfy confines of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Canada’s last great hope for Lord Stanley’s holy grail is no more. The Winnipeg Jets were eliminated in…
It looks like this sort of just flew under the radar, but apparently, according to Tom Gazzola, the Oilers might be bringing back the Royal Blue jerseys next season.
The IIHF World Hockey Championships wrapped up on Sunday with Sweden winning a second straight gold medal after defending their title against Switzerland 3-2 in a shootout. For the Edmonton Oilers, only Adam Larsson was able to bring a medal home after Canada came up flat against the Americans in their semi-final matchup earlier in…
The Edmonton Oilers announced today that the Wichita Thunder will return next year as the organization’s ECHL affiliate. This will make the second consecutive year the Oilers will be affiliated with the Thunder. With the agreement the Thunder agree to have players who are under contract in the NHL with the Oilers, the AHL with…
It’s the offseason, and sometimes the Oilers positive news stories are hard to come by. Today was not one of those days. Milan Lucic and his wife Brittany have a big announcement to make:
Connor McDavid did it again folks. Just when we needed it, Captain Clutch steps up to deliver an absolute insane pass to Ryan O’Reilly for the overtime winning goal this morning. This goal advanced Canada through to the semi-finals where they will take on Switzerland.
Connor McDavid was featured in a video over at Barstool Sports and, because of Connor, it had my full, undivided attention.
With Stuart Skinner winning the WHL Championship on Sunday night and signing his entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers yesterday, it seemed fitting that the WHL would put together a highlight pack for the goaltender. When watching the video, one thing that stands out right away is Skinner’s ability to follow the puck without looking…
Team Canada had a serious case of the Kristers Gudlevskis today at the World Hockey Championships and it resulted in them having to go to overtime against Team Latvia. Thankfully for Canada, Connor McDavid stepped up and scored a ridiculous overtime goal to save the team from a potential national embarrassment.
Edmonton Oilers goaltending prospect, Stuart Skinner, extended his season with the Swift Current Broncos by winning the WHL Championship against the Everett Silvertips.
Edmonton Oilers defenceman, Adam Larsson, came up big for Team Sweden today as he scored the game winning goal in the third period of today’s matchup against Switzerland. Larsson’s first goal of the tournament and game winner came at the best possible time as the 5-3 win over Switzerland keeps them in the top spot in…
Elliotte Friedman came out with his 31 Thoughts feature today and he discussed a couple of tidbits that might be of interest to fans of the Edmonton Oilers. One of them was in regards to vice-president of player development Scott Howson.
