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Player Profile: Josh Brown

Josh Brown, a large, heavy-hitting Canadian defenseman, was born on January 21, 1994, in London, Ontario. He began his hockey career playing for the London Jr. Knights at the younger level in his hometown. In 2010, he was selected by the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) as the 44th overall pick in […]

Player Profile: Matthew Savoie

Matthew Savoie, born on January 1st, 2004, hails from St. Albert, Alberta, a suburb of Edmonton. His hockey journey began in Alberta during his junior years, and he gained experience in the WHL playing for the Winnipeg Ice, Wenatchee Wild, and Moose Jaw Warriors. Savoie also showcased his talents in the USHL with the Dubuque […]

Player Profile: Jeff Skinner

The Edmonton Oilers signed Jeff Skinner to a 1-year, $3 million contract on July 1st, after his contract was bought out by the Buffalo Sabres. Skinner has never made the playoffs in his career, but he hopes to change that now by joining the Stanley Cup contending Oilers. He began his career with the Carolina […]

Ryan McLeod Dealt To Buffalo For Matthew Savoie

On Friday afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers traded forward Ryan McLeod to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for prospect forward Matthew Savoie. Edmonton also added their own prospect, Tyler Tulio, to the transaction. During the 2023/2024 regular season, McLeod put up 30 points in 81 games and scored four goals in 24 Playoff games. Savoie, seen […]

Player Profile: Viktor Arvidsson

Welcome to Oil Country! On July 1st, Viktor Arvidsson, a right-handed winger, joined the Oilers from the LA Kings on a 2-year contract worth $4 million AAV. What makes this move interesting is that the Oilers have faced Arvidsson and the Kings in the first round of the playoffs for the past three years. Hopefully, […]

The Florida Panthers Journey To The Stanley Cup

Florida achieving its ultimate goal of winning its first Stanley Cup finally came to fruition in 2024 after a seven-game thriller of a Cup Final series. However, this success didn’t just happen in the 2023-2024 season; things started far earlier than this season, with Florida GM Bill Zito making massive moves to change things in […]

Edmonton Oilers 2024 NHL Draft Recap

1st Round (32nd Pick): The Edmonton Oilers traded a first-round pick in 2025 or 2026 to the Flyers in exchange for the 32nd pick of the 2024 NHL Draft. With this pick, they selected Sam O’Reilly from the London Knights. Sam is a great pick for the Oilers. He is a big riser and a […]

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Lightning Announce 2024-25 Regular Season Schedule; Key Dates

The NHL released all 32 clubs’ regular season schedules today, with a triple header kicking things off Oct. 8th. The Tampa Bay Lightning will start their 2024-25 campaign with a home-and-home, back-to-back series with the Carolina Hurricanes Friday, Oct. 11th, and Saturday, Oct. 12th, with the first game in Raleigh. The Lightning will meet the […]

Opinion: Jeff Jackson Should Stay as the Edmonton Oilers GM

The CEO of Hockey Operations, Jeff Jackson, is currently serving as the interim General Manager for the Oilers following the resignation of former GM Ken Holland. On what could be considered the best free agency day in Oilers history, Jackson made significant moves by adding a total of five players to the team. The new […]

Looking Back At Ken Holland’s Five Year Oilers Tenure

When I released my Trade Deadline Recap in March, I said that my overall view of Ken Holland as the General Manager of the Edmonton Oilers would come down to how his last roster did in this year’s Playoffs. Three months after being underwhelmed by his Trade Deadline Day, he was OH SO CLOSE; he only […]