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Former Oilers forward Milan Lucic announces retirement
Milan Lucic’s career has come to an end. The former Edmonton Oilers forward, who had been struggling to find work in North America, announced on Sunday that he’s retiring. “Looking back on my career, I feel truly grateful to have fulfilled my dream of playing professional hockey, culminating with a Stanley Cup win in 2011…
Why hire Mike Babcock without clarity on Cassidy?
do dah do dooo, do dah do dooo “You have now entered… The Babcock Zone.” The Babcock Zone is a phrase I coined a couple of weeks ago to describe the eerie place the Edmonton Oilers were entering. In the most consequential franchise decision in a few years, with so much at stake, this Zone…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | June 9, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
A Priority Selection
At no point does anyone ever think they'll be the first to do something or to accomplish something, and today saw the OHL's Brantford Bulldogs do something that they had never done before, but it did happen once before. The player pictured to the left is 17 year-old netminder Sophie Jovanovic who played with the Toronto Nationals U18 AAA program in the GTHL this season, and, yes, she is a girl. She's not the first woman to be drafted by an OHL team - Sarnia did that with current MacEwan Griffi...
Stauffer: Oilers hiring Mike Babcock as coach ‘inevitable’
If you were holding out hope that the Oilers would find a way to get Bruce Cassidy locked in as the team’s next coach, that dream came crashing down to earth after reports started coming out that Edmonton was in talks with Mike Babcock. And during Monday’s episode of Oilers Now, Bob Stauffer reported, “Assuming…
NHL Notebook: Dylan Larkin narrows down preferred trade spots
Dylan Larkin has narrowed down his preferred trade destination to three teams. This, according to Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press, who said that Larkin submitted his list of preferred destinations to the Detroit Red Wings, which featured three teams: the Florida Panthers, the Vegas Golden Knights, and the Minnesota Wild. The Panthers…
‘Get McDavid outta there’: Oilers fans react to potential Mike Babcock hire
Canucks fans are rejoicing, Flames fans can’t believe it’s happening, and Oilers fans are ready to declare a state of emergency over the Edmonton Oilers’ consideration of Mike Babcock as its next head coach. Babcock was first mentioned as an option for the job in late May and now, a few weeks later, news began…
‘It’s real’: Babcock has reportedly spoken with Oilers owner Daryl Katz, leadership group
The smoke about Mike Babcock becoming the next Edmonton Oilers head coach is “real,” according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Conversations have occurred between Babcock and members of the Oilers leadership group of players, who are on board with the idea of hiring the long-time head coach, Friedman reported. A conversation has also reportedly occured with Oilers…
Friedman: Oilers were interested in Laviolette before being hired by Kings
The Los Angeles Kings got their guy, naming Peter Laviolette the 32nd head coach in franchise history. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was the first to report Laviolette’s hiring, and when he did, he mentioned the Edmonton Oilers were among the other teams interested in hiring the veteran bench boss. Peter Laviolette will be the next head…
Waiving The Clause
I had a good discussion tonight with a teammate in the adult beverage garden following our slo-pitch win. Normally, there are discussions about everything from trashy TV shows to funny family and work moments, but one topic that always seems to come up is hockey. Dylan Larkin's trade demand out of Detroit was the heated topic on this warm evening, and some were concerned that it may lead to similar outcomes for a handful of Jets. What caught my attenton in this was a quick conversation about h...
NHL Scouting Combine – Tynan Lawrence | 2026 Draft
Get acquainted with a prospect who could be on the Jets' radar at No. 8.
Report: Oilers checking with NHLPA on potential Mike Babcock hire
The Edmonton Oilers are apparently interested in Mike Babcock. According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, the Oilers are contemplating bringing the controversial former two-time Olympic gold medal-winning coach on board, but are first checking with the NHL Players’ Association to see if any “objections that must be resolved” before a potential hire. This is the first…
Pagnotta: Kings close to naming head coach, ‘keep eyes on’ Woodcroft, Laviolette
The Los Angeles Kings are close to naming their next head coach, and former Edmonton Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft is among the leading candidates. The Fourth Period’s Jay Woodcroft reported Monday morning that Woodcroft and Peter Laviolette are two names to “keep eyes on.” The LA Kings are close to naming their next head…
NHL Scouting Combine – Keaton Verhoeff | 2026 Draft
Meet a prospect who could be in the mix for the Jets at No. 8.
Connor McDavid’s five best games that led to a fifth Ted Lindsay Award
I’ve said it many times before, and I’ll likely say it many times again, but we’re truly lucky to be in an era where we can watch Connor McDavid, the best player on the planet, do what he does night after night. The Edmonton Oilers’ forward was recently named the 2025-26 winner of the Ted…
NHL Scouting Combine – Daxon Rudolph | 2026 Draft
Meet a player the Jets could use the 8th overall selection on.
Monday Mailbag: How much can a new coach help to turn the Oilers around?
Good morning, everyone, and a happy Monday to you all. As per tradition, I’ve got a brand new mailbag set to go after taking your questions and sending them to the crew for their takes. This week, we’re discussing Darnell Nurse trade rumours, the Oilers’ coaching search, free agent targets, and more. If you’ve got…
Expansion Into Anytown, USA
It came as a bit of a surprise on Thursday that the USHL will be making an announcement on June 24 about expansion into California, Nevada, and Arizona. We know that all the junior hockey leagues are looking to expand their footprints on the North Ameican map - sometimes with teams switching leagues to do so - but expansion by the USHL into these three states is a big move for a league that's generally only had games played in the US midwest. For a league whose furthest southwest team was in K...
There are 35 ways an NHL playoff series can go. Here's the best example of each
Three games in, and this year’s Stanley Cup final is on track to achieve all-time classic status. And while we’ve still got what we hope are four games left to go, the action so far has got me thinking about great playoff series through NHL history. Let’s start with a question: How many different ways are there to win a playoff series? There are a few ways to answer that question. We could go existential and say the answer is “an infinite number of way”, because of every series is a unique sno...
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | June 8, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
Oilers Letters to the Editor: Trading for Dylan Larkin and supporting Nurse
It’s time to dig into this week’s Letters to the Editor. Want to join in the fun? Details about how to reach out are at the bottom of the article. Dylan Larkin, future Edmonton Oiler? “The more you win, the more you want to win.” Larry Ellison said this in an interview with Charlie Rose,…
Sunday Scramble: Golden Knights avoid comeuppance they richly deserve
On the first anniversary of the most gut-wrenching Edmonton Oilers loss I’d ever seen in person – the Brad Marchand double overtime game-winner of Game 2 – I couldn’t help but put myself in a Carolina Hurricanes fan’s shoes watching that spectacle last night. Back on June 6, 2025, it was the only time in…
The Close-To-Dallas Stars
It's hard for me to sit here and read through the Dallas Stars' proposed plan for a new arena and not be angered by what they're doing. I will, in no way, be affected by the decisions that the Stars and the poltiicians in and around Dallas make, but it seems that their official colour of Victory Green should be renamed to Greedy Green based on their new arena idea. After all the bad press they took over Kenny Jacoby's USA Today article that exposed the Stars' efforts to create an arena monopol...
Absolutely Zero Time
If there's one thing that I realize as I get older, it's that time is a finite resource. People always tell me that I could "make time" if I really wanted to, and I'm sure that's true if I simply didn't care about obligations and responsibilities. Tonight will be the third-straight night of me working all day at my normal full-time job before heading to the ballpark for some minor-pro baseball which will see me arrive at home some 14 hours after I left this morning. This schedule will continue...
Why NHL fans should ignore giveaway and takeaway stats
NHL teams and private analytics companies track an enormous range of detailed, event‑level data, such as zone entries, zone exits, puck retrievals, blocked passes, and far more. These sorts of metrics are what we can call “microstats,” which help us understand how and why a player or team achieves their given macro-level results. Inside NHL…
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