Oiler Hockey Blog

Dominant Oilers Cruise to Victory: A Night of Records and Stellar Performances

Edmonton Oiler dominant win over the Nashville Predators

Published: 1 year ago

Is Beau Akey Any Good?

Is the Oilers 2nd round pick from the 2023 NHL entry draft any good?

Published: 1 year ago

Reid Schaefer Highlights

If you want to skip reading about Reid and go to the highlights just scroll to the bottom of the article. There is a bit of controversy around the Oilers picking Reid Schaefer with the 32nd overall pick, he's an older prospect so one could fairly expect more offense and some draft rankings had him well below where the Oilers picked him.

Published: 2 years ago

Is McDavid Changing His Game?

Connor McDavid is the fastest player in the world with the puck on his stick and Oiler fans have become accustomed to seeing Connor get behind the defense to have a one on one chance against the goalie on a nightly basis. It has been typical throughout McDavid’s career to see him beat defensemen wide and cut in on the goalie but when was the last time you seen him do that?

Published: 4 years ago

Draft Week Thoughts and Predictions

Prediction for the 2018 draft week. Will Lucic be traded? Will the Oilers top pick be traded?

Published: 6 years ago

Oilerhockey's Top 10 Draft Rankings - April

Oilerhockey's top 10 prospects for the 2018 NHL entry draft.

Published: 7 years ago

Who Will The Oilers Expose In The Upcoming Expansion Draft?

Who will the Oilers expose in the upcoming Vegas Golden Knights expansion draft?

Published: 8 years ago

Oilers trade Nail Yakupov for Cap Space and a Pick

The Oilers have traded Nail! Sad days. Nail Yakupov to the Blues for Zach Pochiro and a conditional pick.

Published: 8 years ago

Should the Oilers Trade For Hamonic or Shattenkirk?

There has been so much talk this season of the Oilers making a trade in the off-season to bring in a true top pairing D-man. Much of the talk has Jordan Eberle or Ryan Nugent Hopkins being sent out to acquire Travis Hamonic or Kevin Shattenkirk, both of whom would likely improve this team a great deal.

Published: 9 years ago

The Cost of Todd McLellan

The Oilers announced today the hiring of Todd McLellan who most recently coached team Canada to the gold metal at the Mens World Hockey Championships and prior to that coached the San Jose Sharks for 7 seasons. The hiring does come at a price however as San Jose has the right and apparently is going to exercise that right to receive a 3rd draft pick from the Oilers as compensation.

Published: 9 years ago