Oilers’ Power Play Keeping Team Afloat
While the Oilers have fallen on hard times, 'The Kid Line' has been integral in helping the club's poor PP of last year improve immensely. Right now, it is the only successful aspect in Edmonton's game.
Categories: Edmonton Oilers, NHL Talk, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Brian Campbell, Claude Giroux, Daniel Sedin, Edmonton Oilers, Henrik Sedin, Jordan Eberle, NHL, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Taylor Hall
Have the Edmonton Oilers Found Their Identity?
This young band of Edmonton Oilers can be a fun team to watch, but they can also be very frustrating at times. Built with a myriad of top draft picks, the inconsistency could just be growing pains - on the way to something special.
Categories: Edmonton Oilers, NHL Talk, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Devan Dubnyk, Edmonton Oilers, Jordan Eberle, National Hockey League, NHL, Nikolai Khabibulin, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan Smyth, Sheldon Souray, Taylor Hall, Tom Gilbert
Will Ryan Nugent-Hopkins stay or go?
By Kathryn Uggerholt This weekend, Sam Gagner could return to the Edmonton Oilers lineup, placing Ryan Nugent-Hopkins under the spotlight [...]
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High and Low Points of the Oilers Preseason
The Edmonton Oilers preseason got hockey fans talking for more than a couple of reasons. Check out Kathryn Uggerholt's list of the club's highs and lows.
Categories: Edmonton Oilers, NHL Talk, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Ales Hemsky, Alex Edler, anton lander, Ben Eager, Devan Dubnyk, Edmonton Oilers, Eric Nystrom, gilberty brule, hockey, Jordan Eberle, lennarty petrell, Linus Omark, marco strum, NHL, NHL Preseason, Ryan Jones, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, taylor fedun, Taylor Hall, Victor Oreskovich
Youth From the Oil Can Bring the Heat
The Oilers are on the verge of another season with a roster full of youthful talent, with little to no experience in the NHL.
Categories: Calder Profiles, Edmonton Oilers, NHL Prospects, NHL Talk, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Calder trophy, Edmonton Oilers, hockey, Jeff Skinner, Jordan Eberle, Logan Couture, michael graber, National Hockey League, NHL, Rookie, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan Smyth, Taylor Hall, Wayne Gretzky
Oilers trade Cogliano to the Ducks
The Oilers announced today that they have traded forward Andrew Cogliano to the Anaheim Ducks in exhange for a second round [...]
Read more...Categories: Edmonton Oilers, Western Conference Tags: 2012 nhl draft, Anaheim Ducks, Andrew Cogliano, Edmonton Oilers, hockey, Jordan Eberle, NHL, overtime goals, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Taylor Hall, trade
Oil The Wheels: Oilers Draft Roundup
Only time will tell what is in store for the Edmonton Oilers and hopefully following this draft, the Oilers will not have a third consecutive year with the first overall pick.
Categories: Edmonton Oilers, NHL Prospects, NHL Talk, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: bobby holik, David Musil, dillon simpson, Dustin Penner, edmont oilers, Edmonton Oilers, frans tuohimaa, Jordan Eberle, martin gernat, National Hockey League, NHL, nhl draft, oscar klefbom, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, samu perhonen, Steve Tambellini, Taylor Hall, tobias rieder, travis ewanyk
Draft Profiles: “The Nuge” Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
By Alexander Monaghan President “When you’ve got a kid like Hoppy, you can’t attack his character, you can’t attack his [...]
Read more...Categories: Edmonton Oilers, NHL Prospects, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: 2011 nhl entry draft, Adam Larsson, Edmonton Oilers, Matt Duchene, Pavel Datsyuk, Red Deer Rebels, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin, WHL Rookie of the Year
Edmonton Strikes Oil, Hold First Overall Pick
“Oil that is, Black Gold, Texas Tea.” That is the song that Edmonton Oilers GM Steve Tambellini was singing when his [...]
Read more...Categories: Edmonton Oilers, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Adam Larsson, Brandon Saad, Chris Gibson, Colten Teubert, David Musil, Dustin Penner, Edmonton Oilers, Gabriel Landeskog, Jeff Petry, Jordan Eberle, Linus Omark, Los Angeles Kings, Magnus Paajarvi, Martin Marincin, New Jersey Devils, Olivier Roy, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Sam Gagner, Sheldon Souray, Steve Tambellini, Taylor Hall
Three good things over three straight days
By Bill Whitehead It’s newsworthy when sports teams catch breaks like getting a player back in time for a playoff [...]
Read more...Categories: [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Adam Larsson, Florida Panthers, Gabriel Landeskog, Jonathon Huberdeau, NHL, Pete DeBoer, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Scott Clemmensen, Sean Couturier, Taylor Hall, Thomas Vokoun
Taylor Hall Effect?
Edmonton Oilers correspondent looks back at the month of March and how the Oilers have done without such key players as Taylor [...]
Read more...Categories: Edmonton Oilers, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Ales Hemsky, Edmonton Oilers, hockey, Jordan Eberle, losing streak, NHL, Sam Gagner, Taylor Hall, Western Conference
The Oilers Playoff Attitude
NHLHS Oilers correspondent Kathryn Uggerholt takes a look at the Oilers different kind of playoff attitude. With teams clinching playoff positions left [...]
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Season ending injuries deplete the Edmonton Oilers roster
NHLHS Edmonton Oilers correspondent Kathryn Uggerholt looks at all the injuries plaguing the team settled at the bottom of the National Hockey League standings.
Categories: Edmonton Oilers, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: alex hemsky, Derek Dorsett, Edmonton Oilers, Gilbert Brule, hockey, Magnus Paajarvi, Milan Lucic, Nathan Horton, NHL, Oklahoma City Barons, Ryan Jones, Ryan Whitney, Sam Gagner, Shawn Horcoff, Taylor Chorney, Taylor Hall, teemu hartikainen, Theo Peckham, Tom Renney
