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

My 2023-24 Oilers Wishlist

It’s the early stages of the 2023-24 Oilers season and optimism is high in Edmonton, just like it is in pretty much 31 other markets around the NHL. Most fan bases are excited about the possibility of their teams having a strong season that ends with...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Will Skinner or Campbell see more starts this season?

With the Oilers having two NHL-calibre goalies to choose from, how will they distribute the workload over 82 games? That and more in Michael Amato’s fantasy mailbag.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

Best news for the Oilers? Edmonton coaches revamping defensive strategy, going with a zone

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

Lowetide: Oilers reaching critical pressure point with prospect Raphael Lavoie

Lavoie could be exposed to the waiver wire before the regular season and potentially lost for nothing.

Published: 1 year ago by The Athletic

First major round of cuts as Edmonton Oilers assign 15 to Condors camp

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

Real Life Podcast: Mark Stone’s post-game reaction, Batman rankings, and the Edmonton Oilers

It’s Thursday afternoon and the pre-season is well underway, which means there was plenty to talk about on the newest episode of the Real Life Podcast. Kicking off the podcast, the boys got started with a Chalmers rant about Mark Stone’s post-game in...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Tough and stingy: Oilers will need to stay tight defensively to win a Cup

So far, the personality of this team is still McDavid-Draisaitl, Harlem Globetrotters highlight hockey. But even those guys have known for some time that defence wins championships.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

NHL Notebook: Calgary Flames re-sign Mikael Backlund, name him captain and Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevsiy out 8-to-10 weeks after back surgery

The Calgary Flames have a new captain: Mikael Backlund. The club announced the appointment, along with a shiny two-year, $4.5-million AAV extension on Wednesday. News of the signing, and Backlund’s captaincy, was reported by Daily Faceoff’s Frank Ser...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

The Edmonton Oilers announce training camp cuts

The Edmonton Oilers announced new cuts from training camp on Thursday, with 15 players being sent to AHL Bakersfield as the Condors camp opens up shortly. The list includes nine forwards, five defencemen, and a goalie. Players sent to Bakersfield The...

Published: 1 year ago by The Oil Rig

Oilers send 15 players to AHL, including Jayden Grubbe, Tyler Tullio, Matvey Petrov, Jake Chiasson, and Max Wanner

The Edmonton Oilers sent 15 players to the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League on Thursday. Six of them are prospects who are signed to entry-level contracts: Maximus Wanner (D) Tyler Tullio (F) Jake Chiasson (F) Jayden Grubbe (F) Carl...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Exactly how lethal does the Oilers power play plan on getting?

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

Oilers announce 15 more training camp cuts

With NHL training camps continuing to move along, teams are being forced to make decisions on players, and the Edmonton Oilers are no different. On Thursday afternoon, the Oilers announced that they cut 15 more players from their training camp roste...

Published: 1 year ago by Daily Hive