Kris Knoblauch

Edmonton Oilers Head Coach Kris Knoblauch Switches Defensive Pairings at Friday’s Practice

During yesterday’s 3-2 comeback overtime win against the Boston Bruins, Oilers Head Coach Kris Knoblauch experimented with new defensive pairings in the third period. This decision worked in Edmonton’s favor, as he paired Evan Bouchard with Brett Kulak, Mattias Ekholm with Ty Emberson, and Darnell Nurse with Troy Stecher. These adjustments played a crucial role […]

2024-25 Edmonton Oilers Expectations

There is a famous old joke told by comedian Jerry Seinfeld that was about silver medals in the Olympics. His punchline was, “Congratulations, you almost won.” For fans of the Edmonton Oilers, it was absolutely worth celebrating during the summer how far the team got last season and how close they were to winning it all. […]

A Look Back at Ken Holland’s Tenure as Detroit Red Wings General Manager

The Edmonton Oilers will face the Florida Panthers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals. The former general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, Ken Holland, is the general manager of the Oilers. This is the first time that Holland has led the Oilers to the Stanley Cup Finals. In 22 years in the role for […]

The Edmonton Oilers are Heading to the Stanley Cup Final

“Cup or Bust” The Edmonton Oilers had a tough start to the season with a 2-9-1 record, leading to the firing of Head Coach Jay Woodcroft. However, Head Coach Kris Knoblauch took over and led the team to a remarkable turnaround, including a 16-game win streak. In a crucial game on Sunday night, the Oilers […]

Skinner Shining for the Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers are playing out of their minds right now. They are currently (As of Wednesday, January 24) on a 14 game winning streak and are doing everything right. Their best players are doing what they are supposed to do, the team is playing the way their head coach, Kris Knoblauch, wants them to play, and […]

Are The Oilers Back?

It may only be December, but it has already been a tale of two seasons for the Edmonton Oilers. In the first one, everything was going wrong for the hockey club. Connor McDavid dealt with an injury, the team got horrible goaltending, they fired head coach Jay Woodcroft and replaced him with Kris Knoblauch, and […]

Oilers Game 18: Carolina Hurricanes

Connor McDavid had his first two goal game of the season on Monday night. Yes, that does sound weird to say. No, I didn’t make that up. That’s how odd of a season it has been, along with every other issue plaguing the Edmonton Oilers. McDavid is currently on pace for 80 points in 80 […]