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Oilers 2026 trade deadline target: Ryan Hartman

Ryan Hartman is an interesting player to keep an eye on ahead of the March 6th trade deadline. Every player or team we’ve looked at so far in this series has been on a team that will sell in the next couple of weeks. Hartman is not the case, as the Minnesota Wild are firmly…

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A brief history of the Selanne Trophy, a fake award for best combined NHL/Olympics year

It’s been a while since we added anything to our fake trophy case. That’s where we store the Carson (for best sophomore season ), the Bourque (for best final season ), the Pollock (for best trade ) and the Thornton (for best debut with a new team ). Today, we’re unveiling a new fake trophy, for the best combination NHL and Olympic performance in the same season. Please ooh and awe at the shiny new Teemu Selanne Trophy. Selanne was a relatively easy choice for the honor of having the award name...

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Why the Oilers should steer clear of Rasmus Ristolainen

The Edmonton Oilers’ addition of Paul Coffey back onto their coaching staff is a clear signal that they do not trust their blueline. It really is as simple as that. If they thought that the current group of six defensemen were playing at a capable level, then they wouldn’t have made this change. I also…

Commentary: Get Rid of Home-Road Weighting?

In 2013, the NCAA Men's Ice Committee instituted home/road weighting to the criteria used to select teams for the NCAA Tournament. More specifically, the RPI component of the Pairwise was adjusted depending upon whether the game was played at home or away.With the change to use straight NPI this year, that concept was largely carried over. A win at home counts less than a win on the road, and vice...

Team of the Week: Bentley

Last season, Bentley had its first 20-win season, first Atlantic Hockey Tournament championship, and first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. Those were heady times.But this season, as it approaches 20 wins again (18-9-5), has been about not stopping that momentum.To that end, Bentley took another step, and maybe the hardest one yet, when it defeated RIT last weekend to wrap up the Atlantic...

Jeff Jackson's Baby Fully Grown

Jeff Jackson was the first head coach of the U.S. National Team Development Program, leaving Lake Superior State to start the program after having won two national championships there as a head coach, and another as an assistant. He was much more than that, though. He had to start the entire program, including figuring out exactly what its mission would be, how it would operate, how it would attract...

Where Nugent-Hopkins fits best and the Oilers’ biggest trade need

While our nation mourns a tough gold medal loss in men’s hockey, the NHL resumes play on Wednesday. The Olympics were an excellent timeout from the regular season, but now all 32 teams turn their focus to the standings, their needs and wants, before the NHL trade deadline next Friday and the drive to the…

A closer look at the Western Conference playoff race and where the Oilers stand

The 2026 Winter Olympics are officially over, and the 2025-26 NHL regular season will resume once again on Wednesday. For the Edmonton Oilers, this has, once again, been a season of significant ups and downs. For their standards, they held mediocre records of 5-4-3 and 6-6-2 in the opening months of October and November, respectively….

Monday Mailbag: What will the Oilers do at the trade deadline?

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 the Oilers‘ approach to the trade deadline, Canada vs. USA, the Bobby McMann rumours, and more….

Bracket Breakdown

I've been writing these NCAA Tournament analysis articles for decades now, and over the years, they've become increasingly routine.That's largely because the makeup of what was the Pairwise became more and more straightforward over the years.And now, with the move to NPI, the algorithm is entirely straightforward.For better or worse (and a few coaches, but not most, have said it's worse), the NPI ...

Upton Named Next Brown Coach

Brown has named Tom Upton its new head coach, replacing Brendan Whittet, who stepped down last week.Upton is currently an assistant coach at Massachusetts. He will remain there through the end of the season, while Jason Smith continues as Brown's interim head coach."Tom's track record as a skillful and proven leader, a respected builder of programs and culture, and a strong connector made him the ...

Boston University Baffled By Inability to Pull Things Together

Consistency, and lack thereof, has defined the Boston University Terriers this season.“Our team’s having a tough time sustaining the same type of play for the whole game,” coach Jay Pandolfo said after BU’s 6-2 loss to Boston College in the Beanpot Final on Feb. 9.With three games left in the regular season, their record stands at a disappointing 14-15-2. Currently 28th on the NPI, the only...

The Rundown - Quarterfinals

Four teams took to the ice this weekend as we looked to narrow the field from six to four teams who are in pursuit of a Canada West banner and a berth to the U SPORTS National Championship in Elmira, Ontario. UBC and Mount Royal earned the byes this week by finishing atop their respective divisions while Saskatchewan, Regina, and MacEwan are already making plans for next season. That left Alberta, Calgary, Manitoba, and Trinity Western to sort out who would be moving on to the Canada West semi...