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.
After sending back a trio of prospects ahead of yesterday’s pre-season game against the Flames, the Oilers continued to trim down the roster today by sending back 15 players to the Bakersfield Condors. With the Oilers heading over to Europe to start their 2018-19 season, the coaching staff isn’t wasting any time in getting their…
With the pre-season underway, the Oilers started their roster cuts early with three players already being sent back to their respective junior clubs. Ahead of yesterday’s pre-season game against the Flames, Kirill Maksimov, Olivier Rodrigue, and Dmitri Samorukov were all sent back to their respective junior teams. Considering the team will be leaving for Europe…
According to our own Jason Gregor, Scottie Upshall passed his second physical after failing his first with a knee injury which puts the veteran back in the training camp mix for the Oilers.
Coming off a good old running donair in last week’s review of Best Donair in West Edmonton, the boys rang up Lisa Evans and Ryder of “Hot Mornings with Ryder and Lisa” fame. They were excited and wanted to try out a new stop for them and us with Jumbo Donair in Millwoods.
According to Sportsnet’s John Shannon, the Darnell Nurse negotiations continue to be at a standstill with no end in sight. In fact, Shannon is reporting that Nurse actually returned to Toronto last night, indicating that the divide between player and organization hasn’t gotten any smaller. The fact that Darnell Nurse hasn’t signed with training camp…
We’ve talked about this endlessly but I just can’t stop thinking about it. Connor McDavid is already the best player on the universe. He’s said time and time again that he wants to become an even BETTER player and you always end up snickering to yourself because you think: “how can the best player we’ve…
The weather is cooling off but the sunshine can’t stop. Today’s sunshine is arguably top three brightness of all the Saturday (Sunday) Sunshine we have brought you this summer. So, allow me to suggest you recline and relax, slip on the Burt Bacharach theme song and let us all lounge in the glory that is…
This week we decided to tackle Best Donair in Jasper Gates Plaza! The Squire had stumbled upon the donair shop once upon a time after a hockey game in Crestwood Arena, and after seeing a bunch of people recommending it online we thought it would be a great stop to make.
The Oilers VP of Player Development, Scott Howson, spoke to the media earlier today on the first day of rookie camp. He spoke about some of the up-and-coming rookies and what they have to offer in camp, as well as a couple injuries that are affecting the group.
Last Thursday we had the pleasure of hosting our second Annual Oilersnation Golf Tournament at the Cougar Creek Golf Resort. We tried to up our game from the Inaugural tournament last year, and I think we did. Overall we ended up raising a ton of money for the Jason Gregor Foundation, and everyone had a…
IT’S HAPPENING!
This morning on Twitter, the Oilers revealed their third jerseys for the upcoming season and, much to my personal delight, they decided to go back to the royal blue and orange colour scheme that we’ve known and loved for a long time. According to the tweets, these 40th Anniversary Jerseys will only be worn four…
