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Pre-Scout: Canucks reeling in one of their franchise’s worst losing skids

Let me steal a lede for this Vancouver Canucks story. To quote our sister site at CanucksArmy, writer Michael Liu’s words: “Adam Foote is a hockey terrorist and the product on the ice is absolutely horrid.” Of course, every team has won a game in the calendar year of 2026. Right? (Natalie Portman Star Wars…

CHN Recruiting Roundup: January

College Hockey News is excited to release its latest monthly recruiting notebook. Stay tuned to CHN’s recruiting page throughout the season for its top 10 list, breaking commitment news and much more...

Am I An Influencer?

The short answer to the question above is no, I'm not an influencer by any means. The deeper answer is that I neither want to live my life in the public eye nor would I want to have my face and thoughts splashed all over social media. Frankly, it seems exhausting, and I know I could put that time to better use for a plethora of things. That being said, the news to the left today was pretty awesome to see as the Colorado Avalanche went ahead and promoted Kim Weiss to a permanent assistant coach...

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Oilersnation Radio: Oilers get goalie’d, goaltending decisions, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ 1000th game

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’ loss to the Islanders, the end of Connor McDavid’s point streak, Edmonton’s goaltending dilemma, line combos, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode…

Flashback Friday: Looking at the Oilers’ two most recent trades with Canucks

On Saturday, the Edmonton Oilers head on a brief road trip to take on the Vancouver Canucks. The two Western Conference Canadian teams have a shared history. Mark Messier has been the captain of both teams and they’ve played a handful of postseason matchups against one another, the most recent being in 2024. If we’re…

Today In NHL History - Ott's Shootout No Goal

On January 16th in 2010, Dallas Stars forward Steve Ott was stopped on his first ever shootout attempt by Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard. Despite an emphatic no goal call by perfectly positioned referee Rob Martell, the ruling was reversed by the NHL on video review. Appalled by the call, Red Wings coach Mike Babcock exclaimed "The video replay showed the puck didn't go in the net, I

Sending Connor Ingram to the AHL would be the wrong decision for the Oilers

For a team that has needed consistent goaltending, it sure would be a poor decision for the Edmonton Oilers to send Connor Ingram down. With Tristan Jarry being activated off the long-term injured reserve this week, the Oilers have three goaltenders on the roster, with Calvin Pickard being the third. Obviously, Jarry is going nowhere,…

Celebrate recycled coaches by taking our "Who Didn't He Coach For?" quiz

NHL teams sure do love to recycle coaches. Sure, you can always make the case for somebody with a fresh set of eyes and a different, maybe even more modern approach. But when a GM is choosing the hire that could make or break his team’s chances, the temptation to go with an experienced hand who’s been around the league will always be there. We saw that this week in Columbus, where the Blue Jackets moved on from Dean Evason . They replaced him with 71-year-old veteran Rick Bowness , who’s been ...

This Week in College Hockey: Jan. 15, 2026

There’s been plenty of discussion this week at the annual NCAA Convention about off-ice rules and regulations — and more specifically, what the next version of the transfer landscape should look like...

Zacher Credits New Calm For Emergence as Elite Goaltender

When Lawton Zacher was around five-years-old, his older brother just needed someone to shoot on. “It was not pretty,” Zacher quipped. Now, Zacher has become a Mike Richter Award semifinalist, a Walter Brown Award semifinalist, and a Hobey Baker Award nominee – and he is far from finished with what might be his best season yet...

The Oilers have to stop tinkering with their bottom-six

The Edmonton Oilers may have figured out their ideal lines ahead of the 2026 trade deadline. After Adam Henrique went down with an injury on January 6th, Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch put together a makeshift third line of Isaac Howard, Jack Roslovic, and Matthew Savoie. In that time, the Oilers have also seemingly figured…

Condors forward Quinn Hutson named to 2026 AHL All-Star Classic

On Thursday, top Edmonton Oilers prospect and Bakersfield Condors winger Quinn Hutson was selected to participate in the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic. It’s the second consecutive season the Condors have had a rookie selected, with Matthew Savoie part of last year’s special edition game. Feeling like an All Star⭐️

GDB 48.0: McDavid and Draisaitl vs. Schaefer and Sorokin (7 PM, SN1)

Matthew Schaefer is the youngest player in the NHL at 18 years and 132 days old, yet he’s one of the most exciting players in the league. The young New York Islanders defenceman’s skating has been compared to Bobby Orr and Paul Coffey. He’s been incredibly smooth as he navigates the icy NHL landscape for…