Daughter of Oilers coach Knoblauch surprises dad after big win

It was a good night on and off the ice for Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch. After watching his team annihilate the Anaheim Ducks 8-2 on Sunday night, the 45-year-old rookie head coach headed to the Rogers Place media room to field questions fro...

Published: 1 year ago by Daily Hive

2023–24 Edmonton Oilers player projections: Evander Kane, Ryan McLeod, Warren Foegele

It is time. The regular season is just days away, the final cuts at training camps around the league are impending, and fans are breaking out the jerseys for another season of action. In anticipation of the start of another exciting season of hockey,...

Published: 1 year ago by The Oil Rig

Multi-coloured stick tape no longer allowed in NHL due to Pride ban: report

After multiple NHL players decided not to participate in Pride Night activities last year, commissioner Gary Bettman called the jerseys “a distraction.” The league responded by banning special warmup jerseys of any kind back in June. Now, it’s taki...

Published: 1 year ago by Daily Hive

Edmonton Oilers relieved that Lavoie cleared waivers

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

16 people who will define the 2023-24 NHL season

Eight players. Three front-office executives. Two head coaches. One recently unveiled team owner. One prospective team owner. And one union head.The following isn't a definitive list of the people who'll define the 2023-24 season, but it identifies 1...

Published: 1 year ago by The Score

Predicting 2023-24 award winners, Stanley Cup champion

Heading into the 2023-24 regular season, theScore's Kyle Cushman, Mike Dickson, Kayla Douglas, Josh Gold-Smith, John Matisz, Sean O'Leary, and Josh Wegman make their picks for the division champions, major award winners, and Stanley Cup Final.

Published: 1 year ago by The Score

6 takeaways from Oilers opening night roster

With the Edmonton Oilers setting their roster for opening night in Vancouver versus the Canucks, we take a look at several things which stand out. Monday was a key day for the Edmonton Oilers and the rest of the NHL, as it represented the deadline fo...

Published: 1 year ago by Oil On Whyte

Edmonton Oilers opening roster exactly as projected: 20 known commodities and 1 still-enduring mystery

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

Edmonton Oilers announce opening day roster for 2023–24

With just over 48 hours until puck drop on the Edmonton Oilers’ 2023–24 season, the team has announced the roster submitted to the NHL for opening day. The key part of this roster is that it is the cap compliant one to open the season, but not for su...

Published: 1 year ago by The Oil Rig

Oilers relieved that Lavoie cleared waivers

It was risky business putting Raphael Lavoie on waivers after his breakout AHL season last year but the injury-squeezed Edmonton Oilers breathed easy Monday when nobody claimed the young right winger. “Usually at the start of the season is the best t...

Published: 1 year ago by The Edmonton Sun

NHL Notebook: Mark Scheifele and Connor Hellebuyck sign extensions with Jets, Canucks reportedly unsure about signing Elias Pettersson long-term

The Winnipeg Jets have locked two core players up long-term. The team announced on Monday that forward Mark Scheifele and goaltender Connor Hellebuyck agreed to identical seven-year contracts worth $8.5 million annually. Both players were set to beco...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Why Raphael Lavoie didn’t make the Oilers and other roster questions ahead of regular-season opener

Markus Niemelainen's injury means the Oilers will begin the season with 11 forwards and eight defencemen on the roster.

Published: 1 year ago by The Athletic

Top 100 NHL players: 10-1

Leading up to the start of the 2023-24 season, theScore is counting down the top 100 players in the game today, as voted on by our NHL editors. 100-71 | 70-51 | 50-31 | 30-11 | 10-1 Icon Sportswire / Icon Sportswire / GettyHughe...

Published: 1 year ago by The Score