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Oilers place David Tomasek on waivers for purpose of contract termination

Looking for a Boxing Day deal? May I interest you in a slightly used David Tomasek? According to the Edmonton Oilers’ social media accounts, the team announced Friday that it will be placing forward David Tomasek on waivers for the purpose of contract termination. According to a report from Swedish outlet Värmlands Folkblad, Tomasek is set…

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Oilers’ Connor McDavid on condensed NHL schedule: ‘It suits me’

All it took for Connor McDavid was to get into a groove. And now that he’s found it, he seems nearly unstoppable, tying a career-high in points in the month of December, racking up a staggering 12 goals and 31 points. He’s on pace for 50 goals, 95 assists and 144 points — totals that…

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Top 10 Oilers stories of 2025: #8 — An early playoff Mattias Ekholm injury update

Welcome to Oilersnation’s top 10 stories of the year, where we count down the most-read stories you, the reader, clicked on in 2025.  The Edmonton Oilers navigating through Mattias Ekholm’s injury in last year’s playoffs certainly was a big story. Injured late in the regular season, he wouldn’t return until the final game of the…

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Five current Oilers who have won gold at the World Juniors

The U20 World Juniors is always an exciting tournament, featuring some of the best 20-and-under hockey players competing for their countries against other nations, all in the hopes of winning a gold medal during the holiday season. For many households, it’s a cherished tradition to gather with loved ones, devour Christmas leftovers, and tune into…

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In Honour Of John Hughes

There's something special behind the movies of John Hughes when one considers how beloved his films are. Whether it's Planes, Trains, and Automobiles , Uncle Buck , or The Breakfast Club , there's humanity in all of his movies that not many other writers have captured in their time. Losing Hughes in 2009 was a big loss for the film industry because he was so good at finding the human story in the comedies he wrote, and it might be a long time before we see a writer as good as him again. With i...

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Canada's Spengler Roster

It's that magical time of year when hockey players from across Europe and North America come together in Switzerland under the Hockey Canada logo. With sponsor logos strewn across the jerseys, the Spengler Cup will begin on December 26 as Canada looks to win its 17th championship since 1984, and this year's roster has some interesting names on the roster. It's always fun to see who is playing where in Europe when it comes to the other teams' rosters, but today's article will focus solely on th...

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The Hockey Show - Episode 692

The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is back on the biggest day of the Christian calendar as we have a Christmas show! There are two major tournaments starting tomorrow, so there will need to be some discussion on those tournaments and some of the details baked into them. There's also a very good chance that a North American hockey league will pause games tomorrow due to CBA negotiations falling apart, so our hosts have lots to talk about on th...

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Top 100 Oilers: No. 59 — Adam Larsson

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Adam Larsson comes in at No. 59 on our updated 2025 list. He was not ranked on Brownlee’s original list. The infamous Taylor Hall-Adam Larsson trade was one of the first Remember-where-you-were…

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Top 10 Oilers stories of 2025: #9 — Black aces arrive for playoff push

Welcome to Oilersnation’s top 10 stories of the year, where we count down the most-read stories you, the reader, clicked on in 2025.  Who would’ve thought people would be so excited about the Black Aces arriving? Not me, that’s for sure, but you, the readers, were excited to hear about the group that arrived for…

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Merry Christmas, Nation!

Christmas has officially arrived, the wrapping paper carnage is well underway at the Castle Milk, and the coffee is doing some heavy lifting after a long night of appetizers and cocktails. But before the day gets away from us, I wanted to pop in and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas on behalf of all…

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An Extended ECHL Break

Normally at this time of year, I try to watch as many hockey games as I can, mainly because network television plays the same dozen Christmas movies over and over again. Hockey can offer up something less predictable than those movies can after watching them for the umpteenth time, but I find myself watching less hockey after hearing about the potential upcoming strike by ECHL players. If you haven't heard, the negotations between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players Association (PHPA)...

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Wait, is it weird that it's so hard to name the Eastern Conference's best player?

Who’s the best player in the NHL right now? What about the top five? Connor McDavid is the most talented player in the world. You could argue that Nathan MacKinnon is best player this season , which is a slightly different category. Leon Draisaitl is right behind those two. Kirill Kaprizov has the biggest contract, and he’s mostly lived up to it so far. On the blueline, the eternal Cale Makar vs. Quinn Hughes debate rages on. And in goal, Connor Hellebuyck is the reigning Vezina winner, not to...

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What should be on the Oilers’ wishlist for Santa?

Christmas Eve is here, which means it’s officially time to fire off a wish list to Santa and hope he’s feeling generous when it comes to our beloved Edmonton Oilers. With the team rolling into the holiday break looking as good as they have all season, I’m choosing to believe they’ve earned a spot firmly…

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‘That’s got the Oilers written all over it’: Edmonton could covet Marc-André Fleury if he returns to NHL

70/30. That’s the percentage that NHL insider puts on future Hall of Fame goaltender Marc-André Fleury lacing the skates up once again, and if he were to, the Edmonton Oilers could be one of the front runners. Seravalli made the comments about Fleury’s future on Monday morning radio hit with Sports 1440’s Kevin Karius. “There’s been…

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Scenes From Morning Skate: Oilers home record says it all as Flames come to town

Remember when the Edmonton Oilers sucked, and we all criticized them? Yeah, well, that was justified. But the schedule didn’t do them any favours. That was one of the worst schedules we’ve seen in a long time. Multiple four-game road trips. A seven-game eastern swing through exclusively Eastern Conference opponents. Six time-zone changes in roughly…

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