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Depth scoring has become a strength recently for the Oilers

It’s well known that the Edmonton Oilers have lacked depth scoring this season. Connor McDavid has been the best player in the league, as per usual, as he has 33 goals with a league-leading 92 points. If he maintains this pace, McDavid will have 50 goals and 139 points over 82 games, which would be…

Top 100 Oilers: No. 52 – Blair MacDonald

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Blair MacDonald comes in at No. 52 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 47 on Brownlee’s original list. If TikTok were around in 1980 and you stumbled on an Edmonton Oilers highlight…

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This Week in College Hockey: Jan. 29, 2026

The NCAA Division I Cabinet has approved a proposal allowing programs to begin using commercial logos or patches on uniforms and equipment for non-NCAA championship games, including the regular season...

Letourneau Rises Above the Noise

Boston College’s Dean Letourneau heard all the noise. He saw the social media posts; he knew what sports talk radio stations were saying about him. Letourneau knew that if he wanted to be successful, he’d need to block the noise out...

Sarah Bruise-jold?

Having been able to watch her play before she became a professional hockey player, there was never any doubt that former StFX X-Woman sniper Sarah Bujold had the talent to continue playing. Her 2016-17 season where she scored 24 goals and 43 points in 24 games is still one of the best seasons in recent U SPORTS history, and the only award she seemed to be missing from her trophy cabinet was a U SPORTS National Championship. What also stands out from that five-year period is that she only spent...

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Top 100 Oilers: No. 53 – Martin Gelinas

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Martin Gelinas comes in at No. 53 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 50 on Brownlee’s original list. You talk about being thrust into the spotlight – that’s how Martin Gelinas’…

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Should the Oilers reclaim Noah Philp off waivers?

A former Edmonton Oiler was placed on waivers Wednesday. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Carolina Hurricanes have placed Noah Philp on waivers, who they had claimed off waivers from the Oilers in late December. The big question is, should the Oilers put a claim on him? All clear Philp (CAR) on waivers https://t.co/u9juqF1ksH —…

Stauffer: Oilers could be looking to extend Jack Roslovic on a four-year deal

An Edmonton Oilers insider believes a Jack Roslovic extension could be a possibility.  Host of Oilers Now, Bob Stauffer, said on his Tuesday show to monitor Roslovic’s contract status moving forward.  The winger signed a one-year, $1.5 million “sweetheart” deal after going through the summer without a contract, putting pen to paper on October 8,…

Add Bobby McMann to the list of possible Oilers trade targets

A depth forward might be on the Edmonton Oilers’ radar in the near future. With the NHL Trade Deadline just over a month away, teams are already starting to look at improving their roster for a potential deep run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Oilers are certainly one of those teams, as they’re certainly…

Where does Evan Bouchard rank in the Norris Trophy race?

Evan Bouchard’s early-season struggles are a distant memory. After going pointless in his first six games, he has since erupted for 56 points in 48 games and a plus-16 rating. With under 30 games remaining, he’s tied with Cale Makar for the NHL lead among defencemen in points. Bouchard put an exclamation point on his…

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NHL Trade Rumours: Evander Kane’s agent has been given permission to work out a trade

A former Edmonton Oiler could be traded ahead of the March 6th trade deadline. With the Vancouver Canucks well out of the race for a postseason berth, it appears that they’ll be selling in a little over a month. Having already traded franchise defenceman Quinn Hughes and forward Kiefer Sherwood, other players who are impending…

TLC Day

If there's one thing I tried to do this year while sitting in a cold rink for four-straight days, it was bundling up as best as I could. I went to great lengths to layer clothing so that heat wouldn't escape, but the colder temperatures across southern Manitoba brought a chill inside the rinks at the Hockey For All Centre that eventually infiltrated my layering. As a result, I was going in and out of the rinks all weekend, trying to reclaim some warmth between games in the lobby and the hospit...