Oilers’ Decade of Darkness-Ending Team: Where Are They Now? Rob Couch | June 2, 2024 If you are a long-time Edmonton Oilers fan, you have suffered through the “Decade of Darkness” from 2006 to 2016, when the team failed to make the playoffs. At the…
Revisiting Oilers’ 2014-15 Prospect Pool Jesse Courville-Lynch | September 6, 2023 The Edmonton Oilers are one of the strongest teams in the NHL entering the 2023-24 season and are a favorite to win the Stanley Cup. Every team in the NHL…
Oilers’ Promising Young 2015-16 Team: What Happened? Rob Couch | June 10, 2023 The Edmonton Oilers stewed at the bottom of the standings for many years and missed the playoffs in 10 consecutive seasons. The 2015-16 season just so happened to be the…
Oilers Have History of Drafting Defensemen with 19th Pick Brian Swane | June 26, 2022 *This article was originally published in June 2021 The order has been set for the first 27 picks of the 2021 National Hockey League Draft, and the Edmonton Oilers now…
3 Oilers Who are Top Trade Targets Highlight Offseason Moves Needed Rob Couch | June 10, 2022 The Edmonton Oilers are going to have a very busy offseason, starting with a number of contract extension talks and trade talks. At the top of Frank Seravalli’s Daily Faceoff’s…
5 Current Oilers Who Have Won World Junior Gold – Ranked Sean Panganiban | December 23, 2021 The World Junior Championships (WJC) or “World Juniors,” is always an exciting and highly anticipated tournament. Held during the holiday season, it’s become a tradition in some households for families…
NHL Draft History- 19th Pick Overall Adam Kierszenblat | July 14, 2021 Welcome to a brand new series here at The Hockey Writers called “Road to the Draft.” In this series, our draft contributors will count down from 32nd overall all the…
Oilers’ Expansion Draft Plans Take Shape After Duncan Keith Trade Brian Swane | July 13, 2021 On Monday, the Edmonton Oilers acquired defenceman Duncan Keith and forward Tim Soderlund from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for blueliner Caleb Jones and a conditional pick in the 2022…
Oilers News & Rumors: Nugent-Hopkins, Kassian, Neal, Kahun, Klefbom, More Jim Parsons | June 29, 2021 In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there’s a big development when it comes to an extension for forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers and the player have come to…
Oilers Need to Leave Klefbom Unprotected In Expansion Draft Colton Pankiw | June 23, 2021 On Monday, the NHL announced that 18 players would be exempt from the upcoming Seattle Kraken expansion draft due to injury. Noticeably absent from the list is Edmonton Oilers defenceman…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Blues, Maple Leafs, Oilers, More Jim Parsons | June 22, 2021 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, a rumor has surfaced about a potential trade being discussed between the St. Louis Blues and Calgary Flames. Interestingly, it’s one that would involve Matthew…
Oilers News & Rumors: Nurse, Nugent-Hopkins, NHL Expansion Draft Jim Parsons | June 9, 2021 In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, Darnell Nurse was not listed as a Finalist for the Norris Trophy. Is that a good or bad thing for the team?…