On Monday afternoon, it was announced that forward prospect Raphael Lavoie got claimed off waivers from the Edmonton Oilers by the Vegas Golden Knights. The 24-year-old, drafted 38th overall in 2019 by Edmonton, had 131 points in 202 games with the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors. Before that, his junior career was even better. 227 points through […]
Okay, maybe it’s too soon to put someone who played less than 50 NHL games in the same “ghost” category as I did with Dustin Penner and Justin Schultz. But with the news of Tyler Benson leaving the Oilers organization last week, let’s discuss a prospect that a lot of fans had high hopes for […]
The Trois-Rivieres Lions and Fort Wayne Komets struck a deal on Tuesday afternoon. The Komets sent the rights to forward Morgan Adams-Moisan to the Lions in exchange for the rights to forward Matthew Boucher; the Lions have since signed Adams-Moisan to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Trade Impact For Trois-Rivieres If Adams-Moisan is able […]
The Fort Wayne Komets began in 1952 under the International Hockey League (IHL), where they remained until 1990. At that time, the franchise would move to Albany, New York, as the Albany Choppers. A few days later, the Franke family, who purchased the Flint Spirits, moved the team to Fort Wayne and took on the […]
The moves keep on coming. Yesterday afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers traded a third-round pick and defenseman prospect Michael Kesselring to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Nick Bjugstad and defenseman prospect Cam Dineem. After getting himself an experienced top 4 two-way defenseman in Mattias Ekholm, Ken Holland is having another good trade day by adding […]
While the Edmonton Oilers enjoy their rise in the NHL standings these last couple of months, it’s not a bad idea to discuss a position that is always a hot-button topic in Oil Country, even before this season. Below-average goaltending was Edmonton’s biggest plague between October and November. A team that was viewed by many […]
On Monday night, the Edmonton Oilers played against the Los Angeles Kings at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, for Game 1 of the first round in the Western Conference. This is the third year in a row that these two teams have met in the first round, and the Kings are seeking revenge since the […]
Last night was a really fun postsea– I mean, regular season game. Maybe it’s the back-to-back Round 1 appearances between the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings, but it did have the feeling of a postseason game. Edmonton were vastly outplayed in the first period and went down 2-0 because of it. You couldn’t have […]
The General Manager of the Dynamo Moscow (KHL) has stated in an interview that Ilya Konovalov will join his team at the end of the NHL season, as the Edmonton Oilers will terminate his contract. This news will surprise many, as Konovalov was being valued as the #1 goaltending prospect in the Oilers organization. Ilya […]
How many screenshots did you take of the NHL standings after Saturday night’s win? Oh, man. There’s still lots of hockey left, but you can’t tell me it doesn’t feel nice to finally see the Oilers logo in a Playoff position after the team’s godawful start to the season. The Coyotes and Flames even lost […]
