59 h. ago Oilers focus on skill, competitiveness in late rounds of NHL draft

When you are picking 83rd, 117, 131, 191 and 223 in the NHL draft, the burning question is probably whether captain Connor McDavid, GM Stan Bowman and head of hockey ops Jeff Jackson will still be here in Edmonton when any or all of the kids the Oilers selected Saturday are anywhere near the NHL […]

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60 h. ago Oilers GM addresses future of McDavid, Bouchard, coaches and goalies

It was like going to the belly flop contest and seeing nothing but skinny dudes on the diving board. On the second day of the NHL Draft, the big splash never came. Not for the Edmonton Oilers, anyway. Fans hoping for, or even expecting, a major move that might push the two-time Western Conference champions […]

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63 h. ago Edmonton Oilers get a new goalie (late round pick out of Finland)

The Edmonton Oilers have drafted goalie Daniel Salonen out of Finland 191st overall. Tony Brar of Oilers TV said, “The Edmonton Oilers select G Daniel Salonen (Finland – Lukko U20) with the 191st pick. Right-catching goaltender coming in at 6’3, 185-pounds. 23-1-0 with a .933 SV% and 1.55 GAA in U20 Division + nine wins […]

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64 h. ago Oilers draft German forward out of Saskatchewan. Can lightning strike twice?

The Edmonton Oilers have drafted a German forward now playing in Saskatchewan. Hey, it worked out once before. Why not try it again? Leon Draisaitl was taken fourth overall in 2014. David Lewandowski from Dusseldort and now playing in Saskatoon was taken 117th overall in 2025. Ranked #94 by CONSOLIDATED RANKING Ranked #77 by ELITEPROSPECTS.COM […]

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65 h. ago The Edmonton Oilers pick highly skilled center as first pick in 2025 NHL Draft

The Edmonton Oilers first pick in the 2025 NHL Draft did not arrive until the third round, eighty-third overall, when the club selected Tommy Lafreniere. The Oilers acquired this pick as compensation from the St. Louis Blues as a part of the Dylan Holloway offer sheet a year ago. The eighteen-year-old Lefreniere is out of […]

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67 h. ago 'Frothing at the mouth': Edmonton Oilers country losing its mind over draft day rumours

The Edmonton Oilers had few picks at the 2025 NHL entry draft, but that didn’t mean Oil Country wasn’t boiling with hope, disappointment and anger over various rumours and expectations. Many in Edmonton’s fanbase are desperate for the team to trade away Darnell Nurse, others for the team to acquire another goalie, with star Islanders […]

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5 d. ago 'I'm shocked': Hockey world reacts to Evander Kane traded from Oilers to Canucks

Evander Kane went first, putting out news that he was being traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Vancouver Canucks. The Oilers got a fourth round draft pick from Vancouver, with Oilers GM Stan Bowman also now having Kane’s $5.1 million salary cap space to make other moves. Reaction from the hockey world was as […]

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5 d. ago 'Brutal move': Hockey world reacts to Evander Kane traded from Oilers to Canucks

Evander Kane went first, putting out news that he was being traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Vancouver Canucks. The Oilers got a fourth round draft pick from Vancouver, with Oilers GM Stan Bowman also now having Kane’s $5.1 million salary cap space to make other moves. Reaction from the hockey world was as […]

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5 d. ago Edmonton Oilers trade Evander Kane to Vancouver Canucks. What does it mean?

The Edmonton Oilers have traded Evander Kane to the Vancouver Canucks. Kane himself broke the news on social media. TSN’s Ryan Rishaug said the Oilers are not retaining any salary on the last year of Kane’s $5.1 million per deal. In return the Oilers got a fourth round draft pick. Dallas got a fourth and […]

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6 d. ago Woman's video of lightning strike on high school goes viral: 'Holy smokes'

A Tuesday night graduation ceremony at South Collegiate Institute in London "abruptly ended" when lightning struck the stately old high school in the city's Old South neighbourhood.

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7 d. ago Slim pickings: Edmonton Oilers selecting late, sparsely at this year's NHL Draft

"We have to be aggressive — We’re looking to win now and not build our team in five years."

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2 w. ago Lightning strike knocks out power to tens of thousands in Northern B.C.

The outage, affecting homes and businesses between Vanderhoof and Prince Rupert, was caused by a lightning strike west of a key transmission line.

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