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Isaac Howard named to Team USA for World Championships, fifth Oiler headed overseas
Another Edmonton Oiler will be representing their country at the upcoming IIHF World Championships. Isaac Howard is suiting up with the United States as the nation selected a younger roster with little overlap to the national Olympic team that won the gold medal in February. He’s the fifth Edmonton Oiler heading to Switzerland. Recently snubbed…
Who could be available for the Winnipeg Jets at 8th overall in the NHL Draft?
With almost two months to go until the Draft, there is still plenty of time to get familiar with the top prospects in this class.
A Needed Break
With playoffs in progress for some leagues and ending for other leagues, this is clearly one of the busiest times of the year in the hockey world. The NHL Draft Lottery just saw Toronto claim the top pick, there was a new expansion team announced in the PWHL, there will be a new name and logo for the AHL team in Hamilton announced soon, and there are stories from around the globe that should be examined. I'm not doing any of that tonight, though, because my life has been busy enough with the i...
Oilers’ Evan Bouchard not among finalists for 2026 Norris Trophy
Despite a regular season that saw him lead all defencemen in scoring by 14 points, Evan Bouchard’s tremendous 2025-26 season won’t earn him a Norris Trophy. The Edmonton Oilers defenceman was not named among the three finalists named for the award Thursday morning. Instead, Colorado Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar, Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Zach Werenski,…
Oilers prospect Maxim Berezkin scores double OT series winner, KHL’s Lokomotiv advances to Gagarin Cup
Perhaps the most intriguing Edmonton Oilers prospect lifted his team to the Gagarin Cup Final with a critical goal on Wednesday. Maxim Berezkin (Beryozkin) scored in Game 7 double overtime for a 4-3 victory, sending his Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team on to the KHL championship series. They eliminated Avangard Omsk after beginning the semifinal by digging…
NHL draft lottery hindsight fun: The games that we now know changed the outcome
The NHL draft lottery was this week, and the results were met with unanimous praise and approval. But what if things had been different? Specifically, what if one game, or even one moment, from the 2025-26 season had played out just slightly differently? As it turns out, that can change everything. Because of the way the process works, and how the league hands out combinations to specific spots in the standings, any result that shifted those standings would also have ended up changing the lott...
Questions defining the Oilers offseason: Can they free up cap space?
Earlier in the week, I kicked off my offseason series taking a look at the five questions that will define this summer for the Edmonton Oilers. The first order of business is to address their coaching situation, but after that, general manager Stan Bowman has to turn his attention to their roster. It is undoubtedly…
The Hockey Show - Episode 711
The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, hits the airwaves with a lot to get done tonight as five people will be sent off Survivor: NHL Playoffs island. There will likely be some discussion regarding for whom these five are cheering now that their chosen teams have been eliminated, and I'd expect some funny comments from at least a few of the departing entrants. Beyond that, our hosts will squeeze in some hockey news after the exit interviews tonig...
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | May 7, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
Harvard's Donato Steps Down After 22 Years
Harvard coach Ted Donato has decided to step down after 22 seasons on the job.Donato, who also starred with the Crimson and was part of the 1989 national championship team, was 334-292-77 during his time behind the bench. Donato scored two goals in the 1989 national championship game and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The Crimson made eight NCAA Tournaments during his coaching...
Do Not Suffer Quietly
I have nothing but complete and total respect for Victor Hedman after he announced today that he had been out of the lineup while focusing on his mental health. When an athlete as heralded and celebrated as Hedman speaks about how he needed to step away from the game that has brought him his celebrity status, it might be time to take a longer look at how hockey and sports in general takes a mental toll on those who play the game. We saw Linus Ullmark speak of the struggles he went through earl...
Moose comeback falls short in Grand Rapids as Griffins grab 2-1 series lead
Recap of the game.
Better Lait Than Never: A long Oilers offseason, pressure on Stan Bowman, and the NHL draft lottery
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 discussed the Oilers getting bumped from the playoffs, a long summer ahead, pressure on Stan Bowman, and more. I kicked off…
Top 100 Oilers: No. 34 — Taylor Hall
Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Taylor Hall comes in at No. 34 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 28 on Brownlee’s original list. A light was cast in the midst of the Decade of…
NHL Notebook: Canadian GM’s react to Draft Lottery results as league announces salary cap for 2026-27
On Tuesday morning, Auston Matthews’ future in Toronto was reported as uncertain, and later that night, those may have been quelled. The 2026 NHL Draft Lottery had the Toronto Maple Leafs jump from fifth best odds, to the sweepstakes winners as they were awarded the first overall selection in this year’s draft. THE TORONTO MAPLE…
Oilers will lose rights to two prospects if not signed soon
Two Edmonton Oilers prospects will become unrestricted free agents soon if the organization doesn’t sign them to a contract. Every season, there is a group of previously drafted talent who become free agents when their team doesn’t offer them an entry-level contract. PuckPedia released the list of players whose draft rights expire. For the Oilers,…
Oilers’ Ekholm joins Sweden, Samanski joins Germany for World Championship
Another pair of Edmonton Oilers will be packing their bags and heading to Switzerland for the World Championship. Defenceman Mattias Ekholm is set to join Sweden, white centre Josh Samanski will join Germany, the Oilers announced Wednesday. Playing at the Worlds is nothing new for Ekholm, who was uncerimoniously left off Sweden’s Olympic roster earlier…
From My Eyes: Effort beats talent and the Oilers came up short
While it took me some time to recover from the heartbreaking loss to the Anaheim Ducks in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, I finally sat down to write about my beloved Edmonton Oilers. This was my first piece for Oilersnation, and I genuinely believed that this version of the team was destined…
Winnipeg Jets prospect Edison Engle changes commitment to Western Michigan
After his first OHL season he has switched up his college commitment.
Manitoba Moose pre-game 3 (round 2) report vs Grand Rapids Griffins
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
Why Jake DeBrusk is not a solution for the Oilers
Why Jake DeBrusk is not a solution for the Edmonton Oilers For nearly half a decade, trade speculation has linked the Edmonton Oilers to Jake DeBrusk. After he signed long-term with the Canucks in 2024, however, that discussion died down. A recent article on CanucksArmy reignited the conversation about Edmonton as a potential landing spot,…
Your lottery team knows where their pick is now. Here’s why they should trade it
Last night saw the hockey world settle in to watch the NHL draft lottery, an annual event in which a collection of ping pong balls reward whichever franchise and its fans are found to be the most noble and pure of heart . So now we know the NHL’s order for this June’s draft, pending any trades. And it really feels like we’re only saying that last part to be polite. It’s exceedingly rare to see a team trade a pick in the first half of the first round, at least once the lottery has come and gone...
The Oilers need to prioritize re-signing Kasperi Kapanen
There’s a long list of things that need to get done this offseason for the Edmonton Oilers, and some decisions will require weighing the options, but re-signing Kasperi Kapanen should be an easy one to make, and extending him should be at the top of the priority list. The 2025–26 regular season was a rather…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | May 6, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
Clarkson Announces Plan to Opt-In to Revenue Share Agreement
Clarkson will become the first Division III school playing D-I ECAC hockey to announce plans to opt-in to the NCAA's revenue sharing model, beginning in 2026-27.The decision allows Clarkson to pay up to $20.5 million in revenue share money to players in its two D-I sports, men's and women's hockey. Though realistically Clarkson won't allocate that much, it gives the option to keep up with other programs...
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