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9 Fun Facts From the Day the Oilers Retired Wayne Gretzky’s No. 99

Oct. 1 marks the 25th anniversary of the night the Edmonton Oilers raised Wayne Gretzky’s No. 99 to the rafters at Skyreach Centre. In a ceremony before their 1999-00 season-opening…

Published: 3 weeks ago by The Hockey Writers

Pocket Tocchet

Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet has the Edmonton Oilers number. Coach Kris Knoblauch is attempting to ease his veterans into the…

Published: 3 weeks ago by Lowetide

McDavid “Itching” for Oilers to Make Major Pre-Season Change

The post McDavid “Itching” for Oilers to Make Major Pre-Season Change appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Connor McDavid is itching for the Edmonton Oilers to put the full roster in for pre-season games. He wants to know what this group is. The post Mc...

Published: 3 weeks ago by NHL Trade Talk

The Day After -6.0: Fireworks will have to wait as Oilers’ new look second line struggles

Overtime and the shootout should be banned in the pre-season, as far I’m concerned. But on Monday night, that’s exactly what it took for the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks to finish off another exhibition affair, one which the Oilers would tak...

Published: 3 weeks ago by Oilers Nation

Ranking the top 5 forward lines for the 2024-25 season

We've already ranked the top goaltending tandems and defensive pairings to gear up for the 2024-25 season, and today, we'll cap off our positional analysis with the best forward lines across the league.Injuries, cold spells, and tinkering coaches mak...

Published: 3 weeks ago by The Score

10 bold fantasy hockey predictions for 2024-25

Juuse Saros, top overall goalie? Load management for McDavid and Draisaitl? And more.

Published: 3 weeks ago by Daily Faceoff

Why intrigue remains at Edmonton Oilers camp despite few question marks

Edmonton has gotten to the point where it’s essentially down to two forwards for the final spot: Noah Philp and Raphael Lavoie.

Published: 3 weeks ago by The Athletic

With another pre-season win under their belts, Oilers itching for Game 1

Maybe it’s the disparity between the intensity of last spring and the first six pre-season games, but everyone is ready for the season to begin — especially Corey Perry.

Published: 3 weeks ago by SportsNet

Edmonton Oilers finish off a sleepy start with a spicy finish against the Canucks: Cult of Hockey Player Notes

Published: 3 weeks ago by Edmonton Journal

Draisaitl, Arvidsson score in shootout as Oilers beat Canucks

Leon Draisaitl and Viktor Arvidsson scored in the shootout as the Edmonton Oilers won their second straight pre-season game, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Monday.

Published: 3 weeks ago by SportsNet