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The Edmonton Oilers have signed their first NCAA player from the 2026 free-agent crop. On Thursday, the club announced that Western Michigan captain Owen Michaels has signed a one-year entry-level contract effective immediately. Playing three years all with Western Michigan, the 23-year-old has been one of the program’s most consistent contributors both on and off…
Getting you set up for tonight’s Jets game.
With seven games remaining, the Edmonton Oilers can end their 39-year drought and win the Pacific Division. The Oilers haven’t finished first in their division since 1987, the longest drought in NHL history. But suddenly they are within two points of Anaheim, and both teams have seven games remaining. The Ducks blew a 3-2 lead…
The AHL club gets ready for a pair of games against the top team in the west.
The Edmonton Oilers have added another prospect to the pipeline, signing forward Owen Michaels to a one-year, entry-level contract, the club announced Thursday. The team says that the contract begins this season in 2025-26. Michaels, 23, just wrapped up his third season at the NCAA’s Western Michigan University, captaining the Broncos to the school’s first-ever…
The Edmonton Oilers lineup will have a bit of a different look on Thursday as the Chicago Blackhawks roll into town. While Tristan Jarry will start between the pipes, the Oilers might be without forward Zach Hyman, who head coach Kris Knoblauch ruled a game-time decision. Hyman wasn’t on the ice for Wednesday’s practice with…
The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, returns to the UMFM radio frequency and internet streams tonight with a show that will wrap-up a number of things. If you listened last week, our hosts got part-way through one interview while not having enough time to play the second, so they'll clear those off the docket tonight. There's also leagues that are wrapping up which need some discussion and some news from other leagues that will generate chatter...
The Oilers are riding a season-high four-game winning streak, and with the Ducks dropping three consecutive games, Edmonton has suddenly put itself within striking distance of first place in the Pacific Division. With the basement-dwelling Blackhawks in town, this is a chance to increase the pressure on a young Anaheim team. Chicago Blackhawks @ Edmonton…
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
The magic number the Edmonton Oilers are focused on isn’t the one used in nuclear physics. It’s the number of points the Oilers need to clinch their playoff spot. That number for the team is 10. Sure, it’s a formality at this point for a team with 98.9 per cent odds of making the post-season,…
Today might be a big day for some, but you won't find any jokes or pranks here! This time of year is where the grass starts to turn green, the leaves start budding on trees, the ice and snow recede to places no one needs to think about until October, but it's also the month where the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs begin. With the latter event about to settle into life on April 18, The Hockey Show is preparing for another postseason of fun where 16 listeners get a shot at claiming the title of "champ...
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Michigan forward T.J. Hughes, Minnesota Duluth forward Max Plante and Denver defenseman Eric Pohlkamp is this year's Hobey Hat Trick.All three were part of the First Team All-CHN for this year, as was announced earlier in the day.The Hobey Hat Trick represents the three top vote getters among the 10 finalists, in voting by the 30-member selection panel. There is no further voting. The winner is already...
Western Michigan and Michigan have agreed to play an outdoor game next season at WMU's Waldo Stadium. The game will take place Jan. 30, 2027.“Western Michigan University is excited to bring another transformational moment to Kalamazoo and the entire Southwest Michigan community,” WMU athletic director Dan Bartholomae said. “First – we look forward to hosting the University of Michigan and ...
While David Carle’s club eyes its 11th national championship in Vegas next weekend, the Pioneers have made a big addition for the 2026-27 campaign, as Denver received a commitment from right-shot defenseman Ryan Lin on Thursday.Lin put up a team-leading 57 points (14-43-57) over 53 games this season for the WHL’s Vancouver Giants and also captained his hometown team. Vancouver (25-39-2-2) finished...
A team of U.S. Collegiate Selects will participate in the Spengler Cup again. Representatives for the team signed a two-year deal with the Spengler Cup organizing committee.The U.S. Selects reached the final game of last year's Spengler Cup, an annual tournament held in Davos, Switzerland, between Christmas and New Year's. It lost to host Davos in the final.“We’re honored to receive another invitation...
This year's All-CHN Team represents a diverse sub-section from across the country.It's always interesting to note that two of the Frozen Four teams are not represented with players on the First or Second Team. These are individual awards, and the best teams make it to the Frozen Four. Denver does have Johnny Hicks on the All-Rookie Team, a goalie that has come down the stretch like a madman, and Eric...
It’s been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I’ve got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers‘ trades at the deadline, the first few games for our new friends, a tough luck run of…
The Edmonton Oilers host the Chicago Blackhawks on April 2 at Rogers Place, and it’ll be the first time Connor Murphy and Jason Dickinson suit up against their former team since being traded just before the trade deadline, along with Colton Dach. Dach has only played in three games for the Oilers before being sidelined…
The veteran journalist shares his insight.
The National Hockey League’s latest vacancy for a general manager opened up Monday with the Toronto Maple Leafs’ firing of Brad Treliving. After two seasons of strong regular seasons, but more early playoff exits, and a 2025-26 campaign in which the Leafs plummeted down the NHL standings, the plug was pulled. Maple Leafs Sports and…
Cheryl Pounder joined That's Hockey to discuss.
Since our last update, the Bakersfield Condors played four games from March 20 to 28. They lost the first game to the San Diego Gulls by a whopping 7-4 score, with Matt Tomkins fighting it that night. However, after that loss, the Condors have now won three straight games and sit fifth in the tight…
The Edmonton Oilers signed an up-and-coming prospect to his first NHL contract on Wednesday. William Nicholl is now officially a member of the Edmonton Oilers organization, as he agreed to a three-year entry-level contract beginning in the 2026-27 season. Nicholl was selected in the seventh round of the 2024 Draft from the London Knights of…
For the first time this season, the Oilers are on a four-game winning streak. After struggling for much of the year to string more than two wins together, Edmonton appears to be settling into a groove at the right time. With victories over Utah, Vegas, Anaheim, and now Seattle, the Oilers are now just two…