NHL Notebook: No Oilers among Daily Faceoff’s first-quarter Award picks

With the National Hockey League taking a day off for Thanksgiving down south, Daily Faceoff dropped major Award and Trophy picks at the one-quarter mark of the season. Though Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Evan Bouchard, and Mattias Ekholm are all p...

Published: 1 week ago by Oilers Nation

Oilers re-sign Mattias Janmark to one-year deal: report

Expect to see Mattias Janmark back in an Edmonton Oilers jersey for the 2023-24 season. As first reported by Mike Kelly of NHL Network, the Oilers have re-signed Janmark to a one-year extension worth approximately $1 million. > Expect Mattias Ja...

Published: 1 year ago by Daily Hive

Edmonton Oilers 2023 NHL Draft Profile: Nathaniel Day

After multiple trades to acquire win-now pieces, the Edmonton Oilers made just three selections in the 2023 NHL draft. Their first-round pick was sent to Nashville as part of the Mattias Ekholm trade, the third-round pick to Arizona as part of the pa...

Published: 1 year ago by The Oil Rig

Harvest Moon 2023

Of all the harvest moons I’ve seen, this year’s Oilers draft is the most unusual. The team took its medicine, chose…

Published: 1 year ago by Lowetide

Recapping the Edmonton Oilers 2023 NHL Draft picks and trades

One of the busiest times on the NHL calendar—the NHL Draft—has come and gone. While some might’ve expected huge swings of player movement league-wide, the relatively stagnant cap seems to be a great hindrance to such plans. Still, the Oilers managed...

Published: 1 year ago by The Oil Rig

The Edmonton Oilers Prospect Report: Who is Beau Akey?

Beau Akey was a great pick by the Edmonton Oilers. Period. Full stop. Give the scouting staff credit. Give Tyler Wright credit. Give Ken Holland credit. This has to be said first and foremost. Most who read my work know that I am critical of the leve...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Everything you need to know about Beau Akey

Looking for some additional information on the Oilers’ latest second-round pick? Here we’ve put together a collection of scouting reports and highlights regarding newly drafted defenceman, Beau Akey. The Edmonton Oilers selected Akey with the 56th ov...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Lowetide: Edmonton Oilers top 20 prospects, summer 2023

The Oilers' prospect cupboard is threadbare, but this week's draft offered two players who made the list.

Published: 1 year ago by The Athletic

NHL Draft Grades: Analyzing each team's haul at the 2023 event

The 2023 NHL Draft has come and gone, with teams adding future franchise-altering players, important depth pieces, and, of course, a handful of busts.Here, we grade and discuss how each team fared over the seven rounds relative to its draft slots....

Published: 1 year ago by The Score

NHL Notebook: the Edmonton Oilers traded Taylor Hall for Adam Larsson on this day in 2016, Buffalo Sabres’ prospect Jack Quinn out 4-6 months, and more

On this day in 2016, the Edmonton Oilers traded former star Taylor Hall to the New Jersey Devils to acquire defenceman Adam Larsson. Taylor Hall is on the move once again after being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks alongside Nick Foligno on Monday,...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Oilers issue qualifying offers to Evan Bouchard, Ryan McLeod, Raphael Lavoie, Noah Philp, and Olivier Rodrigue

We got some transactions! Aside from the three draft picks and a rather shocking trade, the Oilers gave qualifying offers to five pending restricted free agents (RFAs) on Thursday afternoon. These were all pretty much a given, but let’s quickly look...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation