With the 22nd overall pick, the Edmonton Oilers selected offensive forward, Xavier Bourgault, from the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL. After approaching this draft with not much of an idea who the Edmonton Oilers would take with their first round pick, we finally got our answer after Ken Holland moved back a couple of spots…
The Edmonton Oilers have traded back from the 20th overall spot.
It’s been another crazy week around here and we’re back with a brand new episode of Oilersnation Radio to make sense of everything that’s happened here in Edmonton and around the NHL over the last seven days. On this week’s show, we looked at Adam Larsson walking away, the Seattle expansion draft, previewed the NHL…
In five years when we look back at the 2021 NHL entry draft I suspect there will be lots of questioning how teams missed on players who were taken in middle rounds. This has been the most challenging draft for scouts in NHL history. The Ontario Hockey League didn’t play any games. The Western Hockey…
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Ethan Bear has entered Daily Faceoff and The Nation Network’s Frank Seravalli’s trade target list.
All signs point towards Zach Hyman becoming an Edmonton Oiler. Now, there are rumours that the Oilers could be a dark horse candidate for the services of Dougie Hamilton.
Welcome, Internet friends, to the 2021 NHL Entry Draft weekend! Since the league’s annual fishing derby kicks off tonight, I figured I would put something together with all of the info you need for how to watch, when things start, etc. For the second straight year, the NHL Draft will once again be done remotely…
Happy draft day, folks! For the second straight summer, the NHL Entry Draft has been pushed back because of the ‘Rona timeline but we’ve finally arrived at the fishing day for new toys and I’m here to cover it all. Are you excited? I’m excited. Since there’s bound to be plenty of action and speculation…
By Austin Broad FCHockey Contributor There will be more misses than hits at the 2021 NHL Draft. History has shown this. It’s a law of diminishing returns, too. The later in the draft you get, the longer the odds that your pick-turned-prospect will blossom into an NHL player, much less an NHL star. And whether…
As things stand right now, the Oilers will only select twice in the first five rounds of the upcoming NHL Draft. Just considering that fact alone, the idea of trading one of those two picks may sound incredibly foolish. But is it really? The Oilers desperately need to take a step forward next season and…
