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The Edmonton Oilers signed Alex Formenton to a one-year, $850,000 contract Wednesday morning. Formenton, a 2017 second-round draft pick, is mainly known for being one of the members of the “Canada Five.” Formenton, along with Carter Hart, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote and Michael McLeod, were teammates on Canada’s World Junior team and were charged with…
Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman said that Hockey Canada’s willingness to reinstate Alex Formenton ahead of the other acquitted hockey players from the 2025 sexual assault trial was a key step before signing the 26-year-old. TSN’s Ryan Rishaug spoke with Bowman after the news of Formenton’s arrival in Edmonton was announced on Wednesday. It’s…
Connor speaks to the media following the Oilers informal skate at the Downtown Community Arena
Alex speaks about joining the Oilers following the team’s informal skate on Tuesday
The Edmonton Oilers signed Formenton to a one-year, $850,000 contract on Wednesday.
The Edmonton Oilers are a second-chance organization. Time, and time, and time again, the Oilers have proven they’re willing to give players a shot at reviving their careers after dealing with off-ice actions. They did so with Craig MacTavish in the ’80s after he served a vehicular homicide sentence. Zack Kassian, Evander Kane, Corey Perry,…
The Edmonton Oilers have added another forward before training camp begins, one with a controversial past. Former Ottawa Senators forward Alex Formenton has signed a one-year, $850,000 contract with the Oilers, the team announced Wednesday morning. He was on the ice with his new teammates shortly after the deal wad made public. Formenton was one…
Alex Formenton is making his return to the NHL after spending the past three seasons in Switzerland, joining the Edmonton Oilers on a one-year contract.
Edmonton makes the controversial signing just over a year after Formenton was acquitted of sexual assault.
Bet you didn't have this on your Bingo card. After four years away from the NHL, Alex Formenton has himself a new job, signing with the Edmonton Oilers. The #Oilers have signed forward Alex Formenton to a one-year contract with an AAV of $850,000. pic.twitter.com/1DQ14z3Ndu — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) September 9, 2026 It's a one-year deal for $850,000. Formenton was one of the five Canadian World Juniors 2018 team members that was acquitted by a court last summer on sexual assau...
If you’re an Edmonton Oilers fan who hasn’t cut the cord, still likes to fire up the receiver and scroll the guide to find Sportsnet West at 7 o’clock to watch your game… well, there’s going to be some games you miss this season. A total of 14 of the 84 Oilers regular season games…
The 2026-27 season starts this month, so let’s continue our Edmonton Oilers player preview series. We looked at Max Jones and Eduards Tralmaks, and now we turn our attention to…
Hockey fans will be able to get their fill of the hottest game on ice when Monday Night Hockey and Saturday Night Hockey come to Sportsnet for the 2026-27 NHL season. The season’s Saturday Night Hockey coverage kicks off — with Ron MacLean, Kevin Bieksa, Elliotte Friedman and Colby Armstrong will set the stage — on Oct. 3 with a whopping four games, starting with Ottawa visiting Toronto, Montreal facing Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers hosting t...
With the season right around the corner, the Edmonton Oilers have a pretty good idea of what their opening night lineup will look like. But that doesn’t mean training camp will be without competition or surprises. Over the years, camp battles have helped shape Edmonton’s opening-night lineup. Corey Potter played his way into a job…
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is a big fan of seeing players around the league take control of their futures. With the 2026-27 season around the corner, player reps for each team are in Vegas for a few days to catch up with the media, and McDavid turned some heads with his comments on the opening day. McDavid opened up about the recent mega-extensions handed out around the league, and even chimed in on the several trade requests being made by some big-name players. "I was think...
Leon Draisaitl believes Mike Babcock can provide the accountability and structure the Edmonton Oilers need as they pursue another Stanley Cup run. Edmonton enters the 2026–27 season with pressure already building. The Oilers have reached two Stanley Cup Finals in the past three seasons, but a first-round loss to the Anaheim Ducks last spring forced […]
EA Sports’ latest entry in its NHL video game franchise, NHL 27, has been under intense fire on social media for what some say is its lack of improvement over previous versions. There’s a lot to unpack there, but for the purposes of this article, I’d like to focus on what Oilers YouTuber Austin Hockey
Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers leadership group vetted Mike Babcock themselves before the organization hired the 63-year-old coach. Babcock impressed them by how he approaches the game. Not to mention having a Stanley Cup and two Olympic gold medals — hardware McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Zach Hyman don’t have. It’s a big reason why…
The time has come, summer is over, and now it’s hockey season. In Edmonton, where the Oilers have aspirations of hoisting Lord Stanley’s Mug next July, players hit the ice at the Downtown Community Rink for their first skate. Among those seen there on the Oilers social media channels were Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Zach…
Training camp is almost here and a handful of NHL teams still have big questions to answer. Sportsnet’s Albert Vartanian breaks down five of the biggest situations across the league starting with Edmonton’s ongoing goaltending problems after Frederik Andersen’s injury, plus where things stand with Connor Hellebuyck’s public trade request in Winnipeg, Quinn Hughes’ stalled extension talks in Minnesota, Dylan Larkin’s trade demand amid Detroit’s GM search, and Cutter Gauthier’s contract standoff...
Rogers will remain a major partner of the Edmonton Oilers. On Tuesday, the two announced that Rogers Place will remain the Oilers’ home until 2036, confirming a 10-year commitment. That extension comes after 10 years of Rogers having the naming rights to the Oilers’ home. Rogers has the naming rights to Rogers Arena in Vancouver…
There isn’t a team in the NHL facing more pressure than the Edmonton Oilers heading into 2026-27. This is a team that has had two of the best players in…
Zach Hyman is still a first-line player. Don’t fall for the claims that he is aging or that there is a shiny new toy ready to replace him. Hyman isn’t old. He hasn’t slowed down, in fact, he had a very productive season last year, and a first-round loss to Anaheim doesn’t change that. Forty-five…
Nearly 10 weeks have passed since NHL free-agency opened, and veteran centre Curtis Lazar remains unsigned after his one-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers expired on June 30. From all…
We’ve heard it time and again this summer: the Edmonton Oilers were looking for a different type of coach when they brought in Mike Babcock. The word that has resurfaced in articles and interviews has been accountability; the team’s leadership felt they needed more of this from their coach to get over the finish line….