The Edmonton Oilers lost out on one of their main coaching candidates on Monday, with veteran bench boss Peter Laviolette joining the Los Angeles Kings on a three-year contract. But the organization hasn’t taken long to pivot, with TSN’s Darren Dreger already linking them to a much more controversial candidate in Mike Babcock. Per Dreger, […]
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The Los Angeles Kings got their guy, naming Peter Laviolette the 32nd head coach in franchise history. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was the first to report Laviolette’s hiring, and when he did, he mentioned the Edmonton Oilers were among the other teams interested in hiring the veteran bench boss. Peter Laviolette will be the next head…
The Edmonton Oilers are apparently interested in Mike Babcock. According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, the Oilers are contemplating bringing the controversial former two-time Olympic gold medal-winning coach on board, but are first checking with the NHL Players’ Association to see if any “objections that must be resolved” before a potential hire. This is the first…
The Los Angeles Kings had a disappointing season in 2025-26. After struggling most of the season, the Kings fired Jim Hiller as the head coach. D.J. Smith took over on an interim basis and led the Kings back to the playoffs for the fifth straight year. The Kings would fall in the first round of […]
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Peter Laviolette will be tasked with leading the Los Angeles Kings in their first season without Anže Kopitar.
The 2026 NHL Draft, as well as free agency, continue to inch closer as June rolls along. This is the time of year where more speculation arises, more rumours spread,…
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse's future with the team has come into question, but that's one of many challenges GM Stan Bowman must face as they try to win a Stanley Cup.
Good morning, everyone, and a happy Monday to you all. As per tradition, I’ve got a brand new mailbag set to go after taking your questions and sending them to the crew for their takes. This week, we’re discussing Darnell Nurse trade rumours, the Oilers’ coaching search, free agent targets, and more. If you’ve got…
It’s time to dig into this week’s Letters to the Editor. Want to join in the fun? Details about how to reach out are at the bottom of the article. Dylan Larkin, future Edmonton Oiler? “The more you win, the more you want to win.” Larry Ellison said this in an interview with Charlie Rose,…
On the first anniversary of the most gut-wrenching Edmonton Oilers loss I’d ever seen in person – the Brad Marchand double overtime game-winner of Game 2 – I couldn’t help but put myself in a Carolina Hurricanes fan’s shoes watching that spectacle last night. Back on June 6, 2025, it was the only time in…
Connor McDavid’s latest individual honor came with a personal story that offered a glimpse into how long his family believed NHL greatness was possible. The Edmonton Oilers captain was surprised with the Ted Lindsay Award at Magna Golf Club in…
Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid has been voted by his peers as the NHL's most outstanding player, collecting the Ted Lindsay Award for a fifth time.
The 2025-26 campaign did not end the way the Edmonton Oilers may have wanted, being eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Connor McDavid felt the team took a step back this season. Still, McDavid once again had a stellar campaign. McDavid scored 48 goals and added 90 assists, finishing with 138 […]
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McDavid is now tied with Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky for the most Ted Lindsay Awards all-time.
Connor McDavid wins his fifth Ted Lindsay Award, matching Wayne Gretzky's record for the most in NHL history.
We've heard plenty of high-profile names listed on trade boards already since the regular season ended. But which ones are really going to get dealt? ESPN Insider Greg Wyshynski has ranked all the names out there and has listed eight as 'Most Likely to be Traded' this offseason. Here's how that 'Elite 8' looks: Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings Jake DeBrusk, Vancouver Canucks Adin Hill, Vegas Golden Knights Jordan Kyrou, St. Louis Blues Mason McTavish, Anaheim Ducks Darnell Nurse, Edmonton Oiler...
On May 14, 2026, the Edmonton Oilers made an announcement about major changes to their coaching staff, with head coach Kris Knoblauch being let go. With the focus on coaches…
One thing that the two teams competing in this year’s Stanley Cup Final have is that neither one has any dead cap space on its books. No buyouts. No retained salaries. Nothing. A clean sheet. If you head over to the Edmonton Oilers PuckPedia page and scroll down a little bit, your eyes will eventually…
Kris Knoblauch was relieved of his duties as Edmonton Oilers coach on May 14, and the organization is three weeks and counting into a search for the next bench boss. It’s the longest stretch in over a decade that the Oilers haven’t had a head coach, the last public headhunt being when Ken Holland was…
Following a first-round exit to the Anaheim Ducks in the Stanley Cup playoffs, it's clear that change is needed with the Edmonton Oilers. Here is a list of former Oilers that GM Stan Bowman should consider bringing back to Edmonton.
Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Jordan Eberle comes in at No. 28 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 35 on Brownlee’s original list. Before the days of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, the superstars of…
Welcome to Oilersnation’s annual player review series, where we dive into the Edmonton Oilers season player by player. We’ll look back at the season that was, what kind of impact each player had, and what we could see from them next season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis here. When the Oilers traded for Mattias…
It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Darnell Nurse rumours, free agency, the Stanley Cup Final, line combinations, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with a delicious…
How did it come to this for Darnell Nurse and the Edmonton Oilers? Since Sportsnet’s Mark Spector sounded the train whistle to whisk the career Oiler out of town, it’s more of a reality than ever that Nurse has played his last game with the team that drafted him. When I think back to the…
There’s no hiding the fact that Bruce Cassidy is the guy the Edmonton Oilers want behind their bench as soon as possible. The Oilers have waited patiently to get permission to interview the former Vegas Golden Knights bench boss since at least when the news leaked on May 12. Vegas seemingly doesn’t want to play…