Edmonton Oilers

 Canada - Twenty years ago, the Edmonton Oilers did the unthinkable in trading The Great One, Wayne Gretzky. Nothing of that magnitude has transcended this summer, ...

 Canada - These are the dog days if you're looking for a hockey fix, but the fan message boards are full of crazy Ales Hemsky trade rumours to the Montreal Canadiens. ...

 Canada - Glen (Slats) Sather, who signed MacTavish to the Oilers, was there, along with the Oilers president of hockey operations, Kevin Lowe. ...

 CA - Panthers from the Edmonton Oilers. Before Whitney ever played for the Oilers, he was one of two stick boys for Wayne Gretzky—the other being Ryan Smyth. ...

 - On the other hand, I think most people would agree the Edmonton Oilers' offseason makeover, combined with what were, at best, relatively lateral moves made ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) This is Roy Sommer. He was born in Oakland, California and played hockey there for Skyline High School 73-74. The following season he moved to Calgary to finish high school, eventually playing for Spruce Grove in the AJHL (then the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WHL). He was drafted by Toronto in 19...

 MA - The safest pick on the Oilers is Ales Hemsky. If he plays 70 games he will easily net 70 points (20 goals, 50 assists). However, one of these years he will ...

 Canada - Roloson, who turns 39 in Dustin Penner, Sam Gagner and Jarret Stoll celebrate a goal last season. October, is obviously on the hot seat. The Oilers weren't ... all 2 news articles

  Canada - The new Oiler radio colour guy will be none other than Bob Stauffer, leaving his Total Sports show on The Team to join the Oilers. ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) Let's set aside what JDD's resume suggests and look at what other NHL teams do with their rookie goalies. In 07-08 (according to nhl.com) the 30 NHL teams employed a total of 26 rookie goaltenders. Here are some fast facts on the group: Only 6 played in more than 10 NHL games. Only 5 played more tha...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) I remember questioning my own ears when I heard it, because the Oilers goaltending situation has improved since the day Roloson flew over. Plus, if Garon and Roloson aren't clients of Winter that's just really bad form and the "elephant in the room" for the Northwest division is in Calgary.

Other players at the camp included goaltender Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres, forwards Adam Hall (Tampa Bay), Jim Slater (Atlanta), David Booth (Florida), Drew Miller (Anaheim), and Justin Abdelkader (Detroit), defensemen Mike Weaver (St. Louis) and Andrew Hutchinson (Tampa Bay...

  Canada - By SUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES Colour commentator Bob Stauffer is the newest member of the Edmonton Oilers radio broadcast team. The Oilers named Stauffer as ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) 05-06GP: 3333. This was the Stanley team, led by Pronger (722) but also featuring Jason Smith (710), Igor Ulanov (702), Cory Cross (603), Steve Staios (537) and MA Bergeron (59). 06-07GP: 1844. Jason Smith (786), Steve Staios (619), Daniel Tjarnqvist (278), MA Bergeron (134), Matt Greene...

 Canada - EDMONTON - Some might call it par for the course, since golf-loving former Edmonton Oiler owner Peter Pocklington was no stranger to controversy in Edmonton ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) The 4 pillars of this MacT team are likely to be Horcoff, Pisani, Staios and the veteran tandem in net. If these men can perform their jobs and finish > while climbing Everest then the Oilers should make the second season. In fact, the Oilers could use another.

 Canada - Maryniuk and Anderson met at the institute again Wednesday after it was announced his jersey, No. 9, would be retired on Jan. 18 at Rexall Place. The Oilers ... So much more at TheStarPhoenix.com StarPhoenix all 2 news articles

Pilots and Oilers eliminated from NBC tourney subscription), AK - Both the Pilots and Oiler tied for ninth place in the 42-team tournament in Wichita, Kan. The NBC World Series draws some of the best college-age talent and ...

 Canada - Aug 12, 2008 CAMROSE - Fans in the hockey-mad town of Camrose will get a rare glimpse of the Edmonton Oilers' best young prospects when the team holds a new "rookie ...

 Canada - What are the Edmonton Oilers announcing this morning at the Edgeworth Centre in Camrose? Could it be that the Oilers are having rookie camp at the rink ... Hockey 'softwear' for her Edmonton Journal all 2 news articles

 MA - Twenty years ago today, Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers (one of the best dynasties ever) to the Los Angeles Kings in a move that has had ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) Ales Hemsky 73gp, 26-67-93Shawn Horcoff 71gp, 26-44-70Dustin Penner 82gp, 30-23-53Sam Gagner 78gp, 18-35-53Robert Nilsson 77gp, 17-34-51Erik Cole 71gp, 20-27-47Andrew Cogliano 80gp, 20-25-45Fernando Pisani 77gp, 17-19-36Kyle Brodziak 82gp, 10-20-30Marc Pouliot 75gp, 7-1...

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is accusing Edmonton city officials of hiding some important facts in its review of a $450 million NHL hockey arena proposed for the downtown. But a draft copy of the report, obtained by CBC News and the CTF, says the NHL arenas in Vancouver, Ottawa, Montr...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) Except. You have to play these kids sometime, but somewhere in the bowels of Rexall Place at least one coach must be thinking about Brian Smolinski (or someone like him) and how many points may be lost because of the lack of experience up the middle.

  Canada - But once an Eskimos and Oilers fan, that's it for life. "Plus it didn't hurt that the Oilers were killing everyone in the league at that time and I think I ...

 Canada - Fourteen-year-old Nadine Tkachuk gets her jersey signed by Edmonton Oilers Andrew Cogliano (13) and Sam Gagner (89) at Servus Credit Union Place in St. ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) All three players were available when Edmonton stepped to the podium. The Oilers chose well. Currently, the standings are exactly reversed:Ales Hemsky: 349gp, 70-195-265Colby Armstrong: 199gp, 41-68-109Duncan Milroy: 5gp, 0-1-1

Edmonton Journal   Canada - Aug 5, 2008 But after impressive rookie campaigns, Andrew Cogliano and Sam Gagner are now considered integral parts of the Edmonton Oilers lineup heading into this ... Oilers stars' visit dazzles young players Edmonton Journal

 Canada - ALBERT - When the participants of the Edmonton Oilers hockey school look back on their experience at the weeklong camp, it's likely that what happened ... Aware of the jinx Edmonton Sun Hawks: What, me worry? Sportsnet.ca all 7 news articles

 Canada - The Oilers now have four executives doing the same job Glen Sather used to do all by himself. - Last minute in the NFL: A knee to the ground and handshakes ...

 Canada - The Oilers have undertaken their first major restructuring since Daryl Katz took over as owner of the team a month ago. What do you think of the new GM? ... Man charged after sex attack at Jamboree Edmonton Journal all 2 news articles

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) C Sam Gagner, 17: Turns 18 on August 10. The last junior who made the Oilers the same season he was drafted by the team was Jason Arnott. He can make an impression though (Hemsky sure as hell did) and that may bode well for next fall. Chances of making the Oilers this fall: Zero. C Rob Schremp, 21: The...

The Edmonton Oilers new third jersey will pay homage to the 1980s Stanley Cup era of Wayne Gretzky, reports Howard Berger, a reporter with the Fan 590 sports radio station in Toronto.

 Canada - Aug 1, 2008 We've had a good friendly rivalry for a lot of years between the Canucks and the Oilers," Lowe said, "And they took it to us pretty good for a couple of ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) I'm starting to get excited about 08-09. There are several reasons for it, including Vancouver putting all their money on Sundin, Calgary's bizarre rebuild/not rebuild and Colorado's uneven roster makeup. In mid-summer, Craig MacTavish said "I want Reasoner back for sure" and Kevin Lo...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) This is Robert Nilsson with father Kenta after the New York Islanders took him in the first round of the 2003 Entry Draft. We know from stories written since this moment in time that the Oilers were sitting 2 slots below and muttering to themselves. Nilsson was their target, and the target was...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) I think this is a case the team deciding to give him a chance in training camp to push Dwayne Roloson for the backup job. If he performs well enough, the Oilers may very well keep 3 goalies until Roloson's salary reduces to the point where Colorado takes him off the Oilers hands. If he doesn't, th...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) Kevin Prendergast is the most positive personality in the Edmonton Oilers management group. Not all of his players are Hall of Famers when you tells it, but there's a few. I think that's probably why I enjoy his interviews so much, it's impossible to dislike a grown man who is completely conv...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) Since Kevin Lowe took over, the Edmonton Oilers have proven very capable of finding solid role playing defensemen. They could find them at midnight in a snowstorm and have proven it over the years with names like Scott Ferguson, Igor Ulanov, Cory Cross, Steve Staios, Jan Hejda and others.

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) This photo comes from a very famous game. Final day of the 1969-70 regular season, Rangers needed a win to make the playoffs and send the Montreal Canadiens home. It's a long, incredible story that we've talked about before, but suffice to say the Rangers won 9-4 after firing 65 shots at goali...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) The Edmonton Oilers have traded C Jarret Stoll and D Matt Greene to Los Angeles. At first blush it is terrific news for Marc Pouliot and Ladislav Smid, but I think there are probably other moves to be made. Here's a guess at the current depth chart on Lowe's back wall in his office:Horcoff-Penn...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) 6-D Jeff Petry: This is Dan's son. He does not have first round pedigree but if they re-drafted that season one suspects Petry would go in the first 30 picks. Has a wide range of skills and keeps picking up awards and honors as he rolls through his amateur career. Guy Flaming feels he's the best pr...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) The Oilers draft players all the time who have slipped through the previous season. Guys like Mathieu Roy, Kyle Brodziak, Danny Syvret and yesterday Jordan Bendfeld. Edmonton has been able to get a lot of quality out of that area of the draft.

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) The Edmonton Oilers were one of the quietest teams in the NHL this weekend at the draft. The offer sheet signing of Dustin Penner (and subsequent lay down by Anaheim) meant that Edmonton would be standing in the shadows for much of the heart of this draft.

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) Let's say Jagr comes to camp and the Oilers decide he should play with Ales Hemsky and Sam Gagner on the 1line. That would leave Dustin Penner to play with Shawn Horcoff and Robert Nilsson on the 2line and perhaps give Jarret Stoll a chance to play on the "tough minutes" line with Fernando Pisa...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) I always like to offer a disclaimer when talking about ranking prospects. Rita is one end of the scale, someone like Fernando Pisani is the other. Rita was much ballyhooed (don't see that word much anymore, I always thought it deserved better) as a prospect while Pisani couldn't get arreste...

The other day we were discussing the Oilers without Ales Hemsky and how difficult the season would be without him. He's ripping up the finals in the Hot-off currently which comes as little surprise to those of us who always felt he would one day win a major award.

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By sgorten Oilers' Bryan Young sent off for cross-checking at 15:26, giving Panthers a two-man advantage for eight seconds. They don't cash in. Then the power play on Young's penalty expires. Still no goal against Dwayne Roloson. Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. The Panthers turn the puck over in their own zone...

By Staff Huge controversy going on up in Edmonton. Micheal Nylander apparently wasted a critical 24-hour period for the Edmonton Oilers. We found this site, via The Battle of Alberta . Edmonton = Stunned Around the NHL And finally. Petr Sykora celebrated his July 4th in style