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To understate, players with the level of skill we’ve seen first-hand from Connor McDavid over the years don’t come along very often. Factor in a competitive streak and desire to win that just won’t quit and you get what we’re seeing from the Edmonton...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

TAIT: Time to sing Huddy’s and Weight’s praises

The easy road to venture down when scribbling a few hundred words on Charlie Huddy and Doug Weight entering the Edmonton Oilers Hall of Fame is to extol at great lengths their hockey achievements. And that is important. But I’m going to write about m...

Published: 1 year ago by The Edmonton Sun

Gauging the NHL’s Pacific Division: Can the Oilers unseat the Golden Knights?

Vegas will be out to repeat, with a largely unchanged roster, but there are plenty of tough challengers.

Published: 1 year ago by The Athletic

Jeff Jackson: “We will have an announcement soon on our analytics. We’re excited about that.”

When Jeff Jackson was announced as Edmonton Oilers’ CEO of hockey operations, fans wondered if he would want the organization to delve more into analytics and use those tools to help the team improve. This afternoon, Jackson appeared on Sports 1440 w...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Better Lait Than Never: There’s an Oilers game on my calendar, and a whole lot more dating advice

Is everyone trained up to expect a new episode of BLTN to drop every Wednesday yet? Are we into the routine yet? Excellent, that’s what I thought. Kicking off this week’s podcast, I got started with a quick update on the BLTN contest hoodies that I p...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Edmonton Oilers training camp: 3 storylines to follow ahead of Day 1

Based on what was discussed Wednesday, this is what’s worth keeping an eye on once the Oilers take the ice.

Published: 1 year ago by The Athletic

Remembering Charlie Huddy and Doug Weight, the newest members of Edmonton Oilers Hall of Fame

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

Charlie Huddy, Doug Weight to be added to Edmonton Oilers Hall of Fame

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

NHL Notebook: Brad Marchand named 27th captain in Boston Bruins history and Toronto Maple Leafs looking towards identity shift with offseason acquisitions

A vibrant new chapter is unfolding in Boston, guided by the leadership of Brad Marchand, who the Boston Bruins officially named him their 27th captain in franchise history. July marked the end of an era for the Bruins when beloved leader Patrice Berg...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Oilers’ Campbell has to stop beating himself up after every goal

The element of Jack Campbell’s game that needs improvement isn’t his glove hand, his quickness down low or his rebound control. Campbell’s mental approach is what he had to address, the part of his game that relegated the $5-million starter to the ba...

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

Young Stars Classic Review: How did the Edmonton Oilers’ prospect perform?

This past weekend was the first chance this season to see a good amount of the Edmonton Oiler prospects playing competitive minutes together. The Young Stars Classic is an annual event involving the prospects of Western Canadian NHL teams. This year,...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Oilers goalie Jack Campbell ready to shake off the ghosts of last season

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

Oilers goalie Jack Campbell ready to shake off the ghosts of last season

As uncomfortable as things were last year, with a rattled and embattled Jack Campbell full of holes and on the verge of tears after falling on more post-game swords than anyone cares to remember, he says it might have been the best thing for him. Who...

Published: 1 year ago by The Edmonton Sun