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Best player to wear each jersey number for the Edmonton Oilers: #41 to #50

Numbers in this range are always the most fun. It seems as though most NHL clubs reserve middle of the pack numbers for their most obscure players. These are the numbers that get doled out at training camp because nobody else wants them—numbers that...

Published: 10 months ago by The Oil Rig

WWYDW (FE): You Decide the Evan Bouchard Contract

Now that we’ve got Ryan McLeod’s contract locked in for two years at $2.1 million/per, I thought it was time to spin up another What Would You Do Wednesday (Friday edition) to get everyone’s thoughts on the Evan Bouchard contract that is next up on t...

Published: 10 months ago by Oilers Nation

How will Connor Bedard's rookie season compare to the best of his era?

Torching the Ottawa Senators, Auston Matthews pumped four shots past Craig Anderson in his magical NHL debut in 2016. Matthews' 40-goal rookie year sparked the sluggish Toronto Maple Leafs into a new competitive era.Connor McDavid was slammed into th...

Published: 10 months ago by The Score

69 Days Until The Season Begins

Throughout the summer and into the fall, we’ll be counting down the days until the Edmonton Oilers begin their 2023-24 season with a daily trip down memory lane. We’re now 69 days away from the start of the season. Nice. The Oilers have never had a p...

Published: 11 months ago by Oilers Nation

Edmonton Oilers and NHL tidbits

Hi folks, we’re in the slow news cycle of the Edmonton Oilers offseason so it’s harder to produce content. I saw a few good stories to put together so I thought I’d just combine them into one blog. I recently read this from the grapevine, that the Oi...

Published: 11 months ago by Oil On Whyte

Former agent Jeff Jackson brings fresh, unique perspective to motivated Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers surprised the hockey world with an acquisition on Thursday, hiring Jeff Jackson as the new CEO of hockey operations.

Published: 11 months ago by SportsNet

Oilers' Jeff Jackson shares funny story that shows McDavid's elite work ethic

To be the best hockey player in the world requires a lot of God-given talent, though Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid is proof that there is more to it than just that. Many current and former teammates have boasted about how hard the 26-year-o...

Published: 11 months ago by Daily Hive

Oilers' new boss solidifies McDavid's future in Edmonton. Doesn't he?

Published: 11 months ago by Edmonton Journal

Oilers’ new boss solidifies McDavid’s future in Edmonton. Doesn’t he?

It’s a seismic shift in the here and now, but the aftershocks might be the most compelling aspect of the Edmonton Oilers’ new hierarchy. In hiring Connor McDavid’s longtime agent, Jeff Jackson, as new CEO of hockey operations — second in command to o...

Published: 11 months ago by The Edmonton Sun