When building an elite playoff-contending team, you need a bit of luck to go your way. Sometimes, you get that luck through a late draft pick turning into a star for years to come, but the best way to strike a pot of gold is by moving up or even winning the NHL draft lottery. […]
It was the perfect week for Edmonton on the ice. Three wins, no losses, and a slightly bigger hold on third place in the Pacific division. Off the ice, not many happy stories. Defenseman Slater Koekkoek, who has his contract with the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors and will be a UFA after this season, has taken […]
There is no secret that this is very much a comeback season in store for the Reading Royals. Last season, the Royals ended the season with a record of 29-35-6-2 overall and 16-17-1-2 at home. It was only the second time in the last 14 seasons that the Royals failed to qualify for the Kelly Cup […]
A couple of days ago on the website Daily Faceoff, Frank Seravalli made his list of 30 trade targets heading into this season’s Trade Deadline. On his list from the Edmonton Oilers was defenseman Brett Kulak. Here is his take… 11. Brett KulakLeft Defense, Edmonton OilersAge: 30Stats: 44 GP, 2 G, 3 A, 5 PtsContract: […]
On Sunday, June 23rd, 2024, the Reading Royals announced their season-ending roster. Head Coach Jason Binkley reserved the rights of 17 players, with 11 being forwards and 6 being defensemen. Five players named on the 2024 season-ending roster were on the 2023 season-ending roster. Those players were Defensemen Mike Chen and Tyler Heidt and Forwards Yvan Mongo, […]
2020: This NHL season stopped with 20 or so games left in it due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. It eventually resumed during the summer and featured a best three out of five qualifying rounds for teams that were at least in the race for a Wild Card spot. The Edmonton Oilers were the top-seeded team […]
In today’s NHL News & Rumors column, the Columbus Blue Jackets are entertaining offers for forward Patrik Laine and defenseman Ivan Provorov. Will there be a team looking to acquire one or both available Blue Jackets? Is Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen willing to move other pieces too? Would the Blue Jackets consider a […]
This was what is expected to be the last NHL Trade Deadline for Edmonton Oilers General Manager Ken Holland. The roster we have between now and the whole Playoffs is what he will retire on. If you need a refresher, let’s go over how he did. Forwards: The whole world knows what this team’s offense […]
The National Hockey League waiver wire had a lot of activity on Tuesday, March 5th. Multiple players claimed off of waivers from the Monday, March 4th waiver wire activity. Matthew Phillips was placed on waivers by Pittsburgh, Aaron Dell was signed and placed on waivers by Los Angeles, and Joel Hanley was placed on waivers […]
A win, my kingdom for a win. My kingdom for saves, my kingdom for defense, and my kingdom for offense. Of all the low points in the first 12 games of the season, Thursday night’s loss to the San Jose Sharks was the lowest. At least San Jose already recorded their first win before beating […]
