The NHL messed up McDavid’s speech at awards show in Nashville

Connor McDavid was no stranger to the stage at Monday night’s NHL Awards in Nashville. The Edmonton Oilers captain won his third Hart Trophy, fifth Art Ross Trophy, first Rocket Richard trophy, and fourth Ted Lindsay Award. Unfortunately, winning so...

Published: 1 year ago by Daily Hive

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

NHL Trade: The Oilers send Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin to the Red Wings

The Edmonton Oilers have traded forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin to the Detroit Red Wings for future considerations.

Published: 1 year ago by My NHL Trade Rumors

Assessing Edmonton Oilers’ remaining roster needs ahead of NHL free agency

After trading Kailer Yamamoto, the Oilers now have $8.9 million in cap space with six players to add to the team.

Published: 1 year ago by The Athletic

Real Life Podcast: Food poisoning, Kailer Yamamoto traded to Detroit, and the NHL Draft

The NHL Draft has come and gone, Kailer Yamamoto got traded to Detroit, and that meant the boys on the Real Life Podcast had a whole lot to talk about despite not really talking about any of it. Kicking off the Thursday episode of Real Life, the guys...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Oilers extend qualifying offers to five pending RFAs including Bouchard, McLeod

The Edmonton Oilers have announced that they have extended qualifying offers to all five of their pending restricted free agents.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

Draft Diaries: That’s a wrap from Nashville

I ended my last piece by saying, “Talk to you tomorrow, when we should have some Oilers-related action”. Well, Ken Holland did not make us wait very long before pulling the trigger on a trade that sent Kailer Yamamoto and pending RFA Klim Kostin to t...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation