The Edmonton Oilers may have a glimmer of hope in another young goaltender they’ve developed as Olivier Rodrigue has been on an upward trajectory this season, his third in pro. Though it still may take a couple of years for him to get anywhere close to where Stuart Skinner is right now, the potential and
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Five years may seem like a ways away, but lots can change for better or for worse with a team or organization. The Edmonton Oilers hope to still be at the top throughout that time. Injuries, bad trades, bad signings, and young players not playing to expectations can all be major factors. The Oilers have
With the 32nd pick of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, the Edmonton Oilers have selected Reid Schaefer from the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League (WHL) Related: 2022 NHL Draft Tracker Reid Schaefer may be the biggest rider of the 2022 Draft class, jumping up into the first round after putting together an incredible playoff
Just two months after the Edmonton Oilers signed goaltender Ryan Fanti out of college to bolster their prospect pipeline, it seems they will lose another prospect in the process. It is all but official that they will terminate the contract of their 2019 third-round draft pick, Ilya Konovalov, when the season is over. Alexi Sopin,
Carter Savoie and the Denver Pioneers will take on the Michigan Wolverines in a National Semifinal at the NCAA Frozen Four in Boston on Thursday (April 7). The victorious team will advance to play the winner of the other semifinal, Minnesota vs. Minnesota State, for the National Championship on Saturday. The Frozen Four could culminate
The Edmonton Oilers continue to stay busy as the College and University seasons wrap up for the year. Last week, they inked goaltender Ryan Fanti to an entry-level deal and now they have dipped their fingers in a local program. Now they have added another forward to a strong group of prospects in Noah Philp
For Edmonton Oilers 2021 third-round draft pick Luca Munzenberger, the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship must have felt a little like ending a dinner date early because a fire broke in the kitchen just as the couple was starting to hit it off. Luca Munzenberger, Edmonton Oilers 2021 Draft Pick (German Ice Hockey Federation) Things
Edmonton Oilers fans are checking off the days until Christmas and soon will be able to start counting down to the return of prized prospect Dylan Holloway, who has been out of action for months as he recovers from wrist surgery. After a period without providing any updates on the 20-year-old forward, Oilers coach Dave
Could Edmonton Oilers prospect Xavier Bourgault, the 22nd-overall pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, represent his country when Canada goes for gold at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship at Rogers Place, his future home? The pride of L’Islet, Que., didn’t hurt his chances at Hockey Canada’s National Junior Team summer development camp, which ran
The Edmonton Oilers went off the board with the 90th overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft to select Luca Munzenberger, a German blueliner who captained Kölner Junghaie U20 in 2020-21. Not much was known about the 18-year-old, who made just one major pre-draft list, ranked No. 214th by McKeen’s Hockey. Needless to say, this
On Sunday (April 20) the Edmonton Oilers recalled top prospect Ryan McLeod to their taxi squad. The 21-year-old-centre has 14 goals and 14 assists in 28 games this season with the American Hockey League’s Bakersfield Condors. This is the first National Hockey League call-up for McLeod, who was drafted with the ninth selection of the
With less than half the Edmonton Oilers’ regular-season games remaining before playoffs, the team will have to start evaluating their prospects to see which ones could be moved to add pieces at the deadline. There has been a lot of buzz around some of the Oilers’ prospects and how they’re developing, and this article will
Dylan Holloway has a big decision to make at the end of his NCAA season with the University of Wisconsin. After two years with the Badgers, will he turn pro and come to the Edmonton Oilers (or Bakersfield) or will he stay for his senior year in Madison, WI? Today I will give you a
The Minnesota Wild’s 12th-overall pick from the 2019 NHL Entry Draft is off to an impressive start to his sophomore NCAA season. Edmonton Oilers’ fourth-round pick Carter Savoie has scored in his first three NCAA games of his career and the Oshawa Generals have loaned two players to Slovakia before the start of the Ontario
The Big Ten hockey season got underway over the weekend with the Universities of Michigan and Wisconsin sweeping their two-game sets. There were a lot of top prospects on display over the weekend including one who could be a top pick at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. Also, a St. Louis Blues goaltending prospect is
A Philadelphia Flyers fifth-round pick stays hot in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, an Edmonton Oilers top prospect is putting up big numbers in Sweden, and the Ontario Hockey League continues to loan players to Europe. Desnoyers Scores 4 AGAIN Two weeks ago Flyers prospect Elliot Desnoyers had a night to remember, scoring four
It was a relatively slow news day in the National Hockey League, but we still had some updates on a few prospects. Two Czech players are loaned to European clubs, the Edmonton Oilers loan one of their top prospects and a 15-year old Russian phenom stars in the MHL. Oilers Loan Bouchard to Sweden On
The friendly series between Switzerland and Germany saw another player have a great game. An Edmonton Oilers prospect is heading back to Sweden to play next season and we’ll look at an overage forward who made great strides in his game this past season for our Prospect of the Day. Solid Showing for German Prospect