Oilers sign Mikko Koskinen to three-year extension
More transactions! What a day this is turning out to be. According to Elliotte Freidman, the Oilers have inked Mikko Koskinen to a three-year extension worth $4.5 million annually.
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Caleb Jones sent to AHL
The Oilers have made another roster transaction today, sending rookie defender Caleb Jones to the Bakersfield Condors of the AHL.
Ryan Spooner and Ty Rattie placed on waivers
After a disappointing weekend that featured two lopsided losses, the Oilers are shuffling deck chairs. Both Ty Rattie and Ryan Spooner have been placed on waivers.
Oilers Prospect Update: Condors Rising
The Condors are 20-15-2-1 after a four-game win streak that carried into this week. Gambardella (fresh back from his stint in the NHL), Marody, Currie, and Benson are all better than PPG game players this week. Skinner and Wells swapped spots in the AHL and ECHL and other news for the prospects this week: Oilers…
The Roundup
Is Gaudreau better than McDavid; would you trade Matthews for Mackinnon; Flames ‘Cap’ approaching deadline is pretty complex; Top 50 drafted NHL prospects and more in this week’s Nation Roundup brought to you by Sumo Jerky.
Oil Kings Update: Edmonton gets hot after deadline moves
I wasn’t expecting Oil Kings GM Kirt Hill to be terribly busy at this year’s trade deadline. I knew he was going to move one of his three goalies, and apart from that, I didn’t expect anything else to happen. That’s why, like a lot of people around the team, I was surprised when a…
Oilers claim Colby Cave on waivers
The Oilers have dipped into the waiver wire yet again, this time claiming forward Colby Cave from the Boston Bruins.
Oilers on “full court press” for help up front
Buckle up, Oilers fans. According to Ryan Rishaug, the team has scouts and staff deployed all over the league in an attempt to find the right player to help the Oilers push for the playoffs.
Oilers Prospect Update: A Dave Gust sighting and an Ostap Safin injury update
Dave Gust, Patrick Siikanen, and Kirill Maksimov all shine bright this week for the Oilers prospect ranks. Not a lot of news from the prospect ranks this week. Michael Kesselring was traded – Michael Kesselring traded from Des Moines to Fargo. He should see an increased role with the Force. Kesselring has 12P (2G 10A)…
The Roundup
Will the Oilers trade their 1st; networks won’t stop with “offer sheeting” the Leafs; can the Flames add a goalie; do faceoff’s really make a difference; Patrik Laine slander, the trade deadline, NHL draft rankings and more in this week’s Nation Roundup brought to you by Sumo Jerky.
Caggiula ‘more comfortable’ in Chicago after trade
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…
Oil Kings Update: Trade Deadline Looming
It can be tough to pull positives from a week where you lose the only two hockey games you play in, but that’s exactly what I’m going to try and do while looking back at the past week of Edmonton Oil Kings hockey. They kicked things off with a matchup against the Victoria Royals and…