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The return of the Edmonton Oilers‘ second-best player isn’t etched into stone. Head coach Kris Knoblauch softened on Leon Draisaitl being ready for the first game of the postseason when talking to reporters on Monday. The situation is very fluid, with his exact return uncertain, the coach detailed. “Leon is going to be on the…
It appears that the Edmonton Oilers aren’t done looking for young players overseas. On Monday afternoon, hockey insider Frank Seravalli reported that the Oilers are the favourite to land German right-winger Veit Oswald, who played the 2025-26 season with Deutsche Eishockey Liga’s EHC Red Bull München. Two undrafted free agents generating #NHL interest: > RW…
A week after the Vegas Golden Knights swapped coaches, firing Bruce Cassidy in favour of John Tortorella, the New York Islanders made a change of their own behind the bench. Patrick Roy was let go by the Islanders on Sunday, hiring Pete DeBoer as his replacement for not just the remainder of this year, but…
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The right side defender is still not skating after being on the receiving end of a reverse hit last week.
The Edmonton Oilers can rely on Connor McDavid to dominate for 22 minutes per night, but that alone isn’t enough to win a Stanley Cup. It’s whether they can limit the damage in the non-McDavid minutes that ultimately determines their ceiling. For months, depth issues defined their 2025-26 season, but lately, they’ve shown significant progress. …
Suffered a lower-body injury in the game against the Blue Jackets.
The Edmonton Oilers have experienced what life without Leon Draisaitl has been like over the past three weeks, and now they’ll get a taste of life without Zach Hyman as well, as it’s reported he’ll miss the team’s next three road games. Missing two bona fide first-line weapons from the lineup, combining for 66 regular-season…
The big news, for the second week in a row, is a shock coaching change. This time it’s the Islanders, with Patrick Roy being shown the door and Pete BeBoer taking over. This kind of move needs its own section, so we’ll cover the Islanders in more depth down below. But first, three quick thoughts, which might be the same three thoughts you had when you first heard the news: - Damn, Mathieu Darche is not messing around. - This was tough news to hear for a whole lot of teams that thought DeBoer w...
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
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 the Oilers’ turnaround, free agents, Easter candies, and more. If you’ve got a question you’d like…
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Four of college hockey’s blue bloods will convene in Las Vegas this week and for the first time in 10 years, North Dakota is back in the Frozen Four.UND is making its first trip since its 2016 title in Tampa and will compete alongside Denver, Michigan and Wisconsin – a quartet that boasts 33 combined national championships.UND clinched its trip to Vegas with a pair of shutout wins in Sioux Falls...
Alaska Anchorage is searching for a head coach.Matt Shasby has resigned from his position, the university announced Monday, bringing an end to a four-year tenure that began at a critical juncture in the program’s history.“It’s the right time for me to pursue some other opportunities in my life, personally,” Shasby told the Anchorage Daily News. “I think where we were four years ago, when...
One phone call changed everything for Michigan’s Kason Muscutt.Muscutt was originally committed to play hockey at the University of Maine. But when the landscape of college hockey changed, granting former Canadian Major Junior players NCAA eligibility, Muscutt’s plans did too.“I was just getting into my [USHL] age out year and just wanted to make sure that they still wanted me because with the...
The screams worried Wisconsin captain Ben Dexheimer the most.It was Dec. 6 at Notre Dame, Wisconsin’s last game before winter break. Badger defenseman Zach Schulz had taken a hit from behind, falling into the boards awkwardly. Dexheimer, Schulz’s defensive partner, knew it wasn’t good. But when Schulz started screaming, he knew it was worse.“I’ve played hockey for a long time and seen players...
While it was unlikely that Wisconsin would miss the NCAA Tournament, there was a realistic nightmare scenario that it could. Following a 7-1 loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten quarterfinals, the Badgers were scoreboard watching and were sitting at 12 in the NPI.If Merrimack, Princeton and Ohio State all won their conference championships, Wisconsin would be on the outside looking in after being in ...
For a third straight season, for a fourth time in the past five years, and for a seventh time in the last 10 years, Denver is back in the NCAA Frozen Four.After steamrolling Cornell and defending champion Western Michigan in the Loveland Regional last week by an aggregate score of 11-2, the Pioneers are set for a showdown Thursday evening in Las Vegas against Michigan — a matchup notable, of course...
Much has been said of Denver's experience, individually and as a program, in the NCAA Tournament, and in particular at the NCAA Frozen Four. But for junior defenseman Boston Buckberger, this week in Las Vegas has felt like a long time coming.As a freshman, Buckberger was part of DU's national championship triumph over Boston College, a win that gave the Pioneers their 10th national title in program...
After its first tournament miss in six seasons, Michigan has come back with a vengeance and looked the part as the best team in college hockey this season.The Wolverines are in their fourth Frozen Four in the last five seasons and have consistently been one of the most talented teams in college hockey for the past decade. But despite the recent success, they have not made the title game since 2011...
First Leon Draisaitl. Now Zach Hyman. For the second year in a row, the Edmonton Oilers will be playing short key bodies down the stretch. While they dropped Saturday night’s affair 5-1 to the Vegas Golden Knights, allowing them to tighten the Pacific Division, it’s what came after the game that was of more concern….
Would a 6-foot-3, 203-pound skilled centre catch your attention? The Edmonton Oilers have already dipped into the European market this season, signing Czech defenceman Tomáš Cibulka. Who’s to say they won’t go back to that well and target a highly skilled centre out of the KHL? With a core offensive unit already in place, the…
During their five-game win streak, the Edmonton Oilers broke out of their zone cleanly and weren’t leaking chances off the rush. Those issues returned in a 5-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, a night where a woman going into labour at Rogers Place, and a fan getting bloodied with a puck provided some of…
With five wins in their past six games, the Edmonton Oilers are beginning to look much more like the team that reached the Stanley Cup Final in back‑to‑back seasons, and they have accomplished much of it in Leon Draisaitl’s absence. Still, with the playoffs only a few weeks away, several questions remain. Chief among them…
As a person who follows Canada West women's hockey very closely, it's always great to see a player get rewarded for the hard work she puts in playing the game. Earning a professional contract somewhere across the planet is a big accomplishment for any player, but keeping a roster spot year after year takes dedication and hard work to continue to be an asset to a team. The player pictured with the Montreal Victoire has done that since she decided to make the jump into the professional ranks, an...