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: 11 months ago by Daily Hive

All quiet on the Oilers front in first day of 2023 NHL Draft

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

Reaction to the 1st round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft

The first round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft is in the bag. There was no surprise with who went 1st overall but after that teams decided to go off script. Considering we are all Edmonton Oilers fans, this was a draft that had some unexpected turns and...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

NHL Draft: First Round Summary

After four hours of picks and a whole lot of waiting, the first round of the NHL Entry Draft is in the books and I’ve got the recap for everyone that was smart enough to do literally anything else with their time. Without a selection in the top 32 as...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Draft Diaries: Live from the draft floor in Nashville

For weeks, even months, people who cover the NHL Draft said that the drama was going to start at fourth overall. Well, things changed. In the hours leading up to the NHL Draft in Nashville, the rumblings that Ducks GM Pat Verbeek was going to switch...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

With the first-round pick they acquired from the Oilers, the Predators selected defenceman Tanner Molendyk

The 2023 NHL draft is slowly chugging along, as the Nashville Predators have just used the Edmonton Oilers’ first-round selection. Fun fact, this is the first draft the Oilers haven’t had a first-rounder since the 2006 draft, as they moved that pick...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Stars' Nill wins GM of the Year Award

Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill took home the 2022-23 Jim Gregory GM of the Year Award, the league announced Wednesday.Nill beat the Boston Bruins' Don Sweeney and the Florida Panthers' Bill Zito for the honor.The award is voted on after the se...

Published: 1 year ago by The Score

On this day in 1994, the Edmonton Oilers drafted Ryan Smyth

On this day in 1994, the Edmonton Oilers used the sixth overall pick at the NHL Draft to capture one of the best players ever to put on the blue and orange threads, Ryan Smyth. If you’re an Oilers fan, you know all about what Smyth did for the Oilers...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Chicago selects Connor Bedard 1st overall in NHL draft

Chicago selected Connor Bedard with the first pick in the NHL draft on Wednesday night, kick-starting a hopeful new era with a highly skilled offensive forward who's drawn comparisons to Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby.

Published: 1 year ago by CBC Sports

Blackhawks draft Connor Bedard 1st overall

The Chicago Blackhawks made the obvious choice official Wednesday, selecting potential franchise-altering prospect Connor Bedard with the first overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.Connor BedardPosition: Center
Height: 5-foot-9.75
Weight: 185 lbs...

Published: 1 year ago by The Score

Odds for Matthews' next contract: How long will he stay in Toronto?

Auston Matthews holds a lot of cards in Toronto right now. How the Maple Leafs approach this offseason - and build the team for years to come - depends greatly on what Matthews decides is his best path forward.Does he want to remain with the Maple Le...

Published: 1 year ago by The Score

NHL Notebook, pre-draft edition: Golden Knights send Reilly Smith to Penguins and extend Ivan Barbashev, Canadiens may trade fifth overall pick, Predators making Yaroslav Askarov available? and more

Lots to get to ahead of the NHL draft, which kicks off exactly one hour from now. Top of the notebook today is that the Vegas Golden Knights have moved forward Reilly Smith to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a third-round pick. Smith, who was an original...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation