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Why Bruce Cassidy may struggle to fix Oilers’ Trent Frederic
If the Edmonton Oilers wind up successful in their attempts to court Bruce Cassidy for their now-vacant head coaching position, there might be one player who isn’t too happy to see his arrival. Trent Frederic. It’s easy to assume that Frederic would be happy, given he played his first 100-odd NHL games under his tutelage…
Kasperi Kapanen had a productive second season in Edmonton: Oilers 2025-26 player review
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 Edmonton Oilers claimed…
Winnipeg Jets prospect Brayden Yager reflects on first pro season on the IC Hockey Show
Lots to discuss with the Saskatchewan product after his first pro season.
Brutal cap realities mean Oilers cannot run it back
With two years remaining on Connor McDavid’s contract, this will be the most important off‑season in the McDavid and Draisaitl era for the Edmonton Oilers. There is no doubt the team needs to make meaningful changes, and their recent decision to fire Kris Knoblauch shows the organization is willing to do so. But whether that…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | May 17, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
Questions defining the Oilers off-season: Which pending UFAs will Stan Bowman re-sign?
We are onto the fourth part of my offseason kickoff series here at Oilersnation, where I look at the five storylines that will define this summer for the Edmonton Oilers. The earlier parts were more foundational questions about the coaching staff, the team’s ability to create cap space, and their philosophy on getting younger. Today,…
Paying For Stupidity
There is zero obligation for anyone to like the Vegas Golden Knights or John Tortorella when it comes to one's hockey allegiances. I get that Tortorella's antics often rub people the wrong way, and there are a lot of hockey fans who simply don't like how the Golden Knights conduct business in general. They seem to enjoy embracing the villain role when it comes to a lot of what they do, and maybe that's because they aren't afraid to push the envelope in a lot of situations. With the Golden Knig...
Jack Roslovic showed flashes during an inconsistent campaign: Oilers 2025-26 player review
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. The date is October 8,…
2026 IIHF World Championship Day 2: Evan Bouchard scores as Canada shuts out Italy
Active and former Edmonton Oilers players continue to find success at the ongoing 2026 IIF World Championship. Only two players were in action Saturday morning, as Canada faced Italy in its second game of the tournament. Representing Canada, both Evan Bouchard and Darnell Nurse had solid games. Let’s take a look at what happened on…
Inside Vasily Podkolzin’s career year and off-season plans with skills coach
The Edmonton Oilers’ first-round exit to the Anaheim Ducks was certainly disappointing, but I recently wrote that there were some silver linings to an otherwise unfulfilled season. One of them was the growth of Vasily Podkolzin. Podkolzin was a physical menace in the regular season, leading the team with 242 hits and six fights, both…
NHL Notebook: Golden Knights lose draft pick over media dispute, Flames trade rumours heat up
A controversial decision from Vegas Golden Knights head coach John Tortorella resulted in a forfeit of their 2026 second-round draft pick, and the coach was fined $100,000. The Golden Knights will forfeit a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft due to "flagrant violations" of the NHL’s playoff media regulations following Game 6 against the…
5/16/26 Illegal Curve Hockey Show
Guests: Jim Toth of 680 CJOB and Jets prospect Brayden Yager.
Top 100 Oilers: No. 32 — Dave Semenko
Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Dave Semenko comes in at No. 32 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 32 on Brownlee’s original list. Not many people can say they’ve shared the ice with Wayne…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | May 16, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond
Oilersnation Radio: Kris Knoblauch is gone, so what do the Oilers do now?
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 Oilers’ first-round exit, what changes to expect in Edmonton, line combinations, injury updates, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with…
Canada's New Look?
It should be no secret that Hockey Canada has changed their jersey designs repeatedly over the last number of years. Hockey Canada essentially has made their market when it comes to hockey jerseys because there seems to be a new design every couple of years based on emerging fashion trends and shrinking jersey sales. The jerseys to left, which cannot be worn in the Olympics due to Hockey Canada's logo, were fairly iconic for most of the IIHF tournaments, but Canada has changed that design that...
2026 IIHF World Championship Day 1: Oilers’ Darnell Nurse and Mattias Ekholm shine
It’s been a while, but Edmonton Oilers players are participating in the IIHF World Championship. After getting bounced in the first round of the NHL playoffs, five Oilers players are representing their countries in the World Championship in Switzerland. Canada features two defencemen, Evan Bouchard and Darnell Nurse, while Sweden features Mattias Ekholm. Additionally, two…
Friedman thinks Oilers want ‘grinder’ coach who will be ‘more strict’
The stoic ways of Kris Knoblauch behind the Edmonton Oilers’ bench were what the team needed when he was hired in 2023. But the organization feels now that the voice needs to be firmer and more demanding as they approach a true “cup-or-bust” season. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer believe that was part…
Daryl Katz was ‘driving force’ behind Oilers decision to fire Knoblauch: Report
As the dust settles on what has been nothing short of a chaotic week in Edmonton, word has started to trickle about what led to the demise of Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch. And according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, it starts all the way at the top of the organization. Oilers owner Daryl Katz, Friedman said…
The Knoblauch situation was overblown, but the Oilers need to organize
On Tuesday, Frank Seravalli reported that the Edmonton Oilers wanted permission to interview Bruce Cassidy for a coaching position that technically didn’t exist yet. Strange news to see, but we all knew what was coming next. Yesterday, the Oilers made it official by firing Kris Knoblauch as the head coach. The Oilers don’t look great…
TSN 1050 | Chat with Winnipeg Jets winger Kyle Connor
He spoke about his KFC commercial, the Avs, raising Parkinson’s awareness and more.
Building each team's best lineup of players who never won a Cup with them
It’s Friday, the second round is almost over, and there’s no hockey tonight. Let’s keep it simple with a time-killing roster game. This one comes up surprisingly often from readers: Which team could build the best all-time lineup of players who never won a Cup for them? Easy. Maybe a little too easy, since some teams are going to be a lot tougher than others. So today, we’ll tackle this question in three parts, nudging of the difficulty as we go. >> Read the full post at The Athletic
Who stays, who goes? A closer look at Edmonton’s 2026 free agents
After a disappointing first-round exit against the Anaheim Ducks, the Edmonton Oilers head into the summer with more questions than answers. The team still has Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl at the centre of everything, but the version of the roster around them clearly wasn’t good enough. That leaves general manager Stan Bowman with a…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | May 15, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond
Real Life Podcast: Oilers fire Kris Knoblauch ahead of the most important summer in team history
Thursday afternoon means a fresh episode of Real Life was recorded and edited, and it’s ready to help you wrap up the week. On today’s podcast, the guys discussed the Kris Knoblauch firing, what comes next for the Edmonton Oilers, Tyler’s mukbang idea, and much more. The guys kicked off the Monday episode of Real…
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