31 h. ago The Edmonton Oilers would do well to lock up Jake Walman now, while they still can

It was a roster addition to the Oilers that few saw coming. In early March of this year, General Stan Bowman engineered a deal with the San Jose Sharks. He sent a conditional First Round pick in 2026 and throw-in Carl Berglund in exchange for twenty-nine-year-old Jake Walman. There had been very little indication the […]

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6 d. ago The are some things that Edmonton Oilers Head Coach Kris Knoblauch should not give a damn about: 9 Things

With the draft and free agency now in the rearview window, the Edmonton Oilers have some runway between now and the start of training camp to contemplate, re-assess and strategize for the upcoming season. In addition to the coaching staff decisions, will Stan Bowman decide to tweak any further? If there a “hockey trade” is […]

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6 d. ago These are some things that Edmonton Oilers Head Coach Kris Knoblauch should not give a damn about: 9 Things

With the draft and free agency now in the rearview window, the Edmonton Oilers have some runway between now and the start of training camp to contemplate, re-assess and strategize for the upcoming season. In addition to the coaching staff decisions, will Stan Bowman decide to tweak any further? If there a “hockey trade” is […]

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8 d. ago 'Disappointing': Oilers GM blasted as a "loser" for free agency work. Maybe that's a good thing

You will not find Stan Bowman’s name on any major list of NHL July 1 free agent frenzy winners. This is no surprise or any injustice. Bowman had limited cap space to work with. He cleared out Viktor Arvidsson and Evander Kane’s contracts and said good-bye to Corey Perry, Connor Brown, Jeff Skinner and John […]

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9 d. ago 'Brutal': New Oilers GM stepped up but old Oilers GM fell flat in free agent frenzy

The reviews are in of Edmonton Oilers GMs both present and past for the July 1 free agency, and while Edmonton’s new hockey boss Stan Bowman appears to be doing OK, Edmonton’s old GM Ken Holland, now GM of the Los Angeles Kings, is taking a beating for what most hockey commentators and fans see […]

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1 week ago The Edmonton Oilers' GM faces a summer that could be franchise

The Edmonton Oilers are about to enter a phase of the McDavid era that could end up franchise-defining. They remain in a Stanley Cup window. Only this year McDavid is on the final year of his existing contract. And he, quite understandably, wants to win. So, how does Stan Bowman make that happen? Does he […]

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1 week 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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2 w. ago After only middling results for the Edmonton Oilers in Free Agency 2024, will this be The Summer of Stan?

Will this be the Summer of Stan? Prior to Stan Bowman being hired as the Edmonton Oilers General Manager, CEO Jeff Jackson was at the helm for Free Agency in the Summer of 2024. And he was busy, re-signing and adding multiple pieces to the roster. At the time, the reviews were quite good. Even […]

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2 w. ago Edmonton soccer coach charged with sexual offences involving teen player

Investigators charged a woman on Wednesday with sex and luring offences

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Opinion: CRL funding could turn Winspear Centre into a hub for music education

My name is Dennis Prime, and I have been a longtime resident of Edmonton and musician who has helped write the tenor of the city. I started my career as a conductor and teacher in 1972, creating the Edmonton Wind Sinfonia, a wind ensemble of the best players in the city that still thrives today. […]

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3 w. ago These are the players Edmonton Oilers General Manager Stan Bowman should keep and kick

It is decision time. While the Edmonton players and their fans spend time dealing with the emotions of consecutive losses in The Stanley Cup Finals, the Oilers General Manager’s job is instead to forge ahead immediately. Stan Bowman has already signaled that his job is to keep this club in the running for Lord Stanley’s […]

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3 w. ago 'Not trying to take a different route': Oilers GM isn't planning major changes

Bowman sees a team that is THIS close to a championship and doesn’t want to fix what isn’t necessarily broken

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3 w. ago Stuart Skinner's future with Oilers a key consideration for GM Bowman

So, will Stu Skinner be back in net next season as the No. 1? Or will he be sharing the crease in a 1 and 1a scenario, but not with the good soldier Calvin Pickard as a partner? Maybe they trade for somebody who is or was a starter. Enquiring minds want to know, and […]

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3 w. ago Pendant qu’il évaluera la situation de ses gardiens, Stan Bowman, le directeur général des Oilers d’Edmonton, laissera à Connor McDavid le temps qu’il lui faut pour décider de son avenir

Les Oilers ont eu beau atteindre la finale pour une deuxième fois de suite, ça n’empêchera pas Stan Bowman d’avoir du pain sur la planche cet été.

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3 w. ago 'It's my job to connect with Connor': Oilers GM ready and waiting to work with McDavid on new deal

Oilers GM Stan Bowman says he’s looking at making changes in goal and at forward with the Edmonton Oilers, but he’s not looking at major change, given the success of the Stanley Cup Final team. Said Bowman at his season-end press conference today: “Sitting here today with the way it ended, it certainly feels like […]

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3 w. ago 'Need to do what's best for me and my family': Connor McDavid addresses future with Edmonton Oilers

Connor McDavid addressed his future with the Edmonton Oilers today, talking about a group of players who can and will win the Stanley Cup, but making it clear he’s in no rush to sign a new contract. He’s got one year left on his deal but can sign a new contract with the Oilers as […]

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3 w. ago Change needed: Factors standing in the way of the Oilers winning a Stanley Cup next year

Now what? After another regime change and a major player overhaul in the summer, the Edmonton Oilers seem father away from a Stanley Cup right now than they did a year ago. What started out as an epic series with the Florida Panthers — three-straight ferocious overtime games — fizzled into the Oilers being exposed. […]

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3 w. ago Player grades: Florida Panthers dead puck Edmonton Oilers to death in 5

After four high-flying games in the Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers played their best smothering, dead puck game, throttling the Edmonton Oilers at most every turn in a 5-2 win. It was the lowest event hockey game of the year for Edmonton, hardly any Grade A shots at all. One big difference in the […]

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