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Oilers issue qualifying offers to four restricted free agents
The Edmonton Oilers have issued qualifying offers to five restricted free agents, the club announced Monday. Forwards Colton Dach, Roby Järventie, and Owen Michaels, as well as defenceman Spencer Stastney, all received qualifying offers. The team didn’t offer them to forwards Josh Bloom and Matvey Petrov. Players receiving quality offers Colton Dach, forward The Oilers…
Can Leon Draisaitl become Mike Babcock’s next Pavel Datsyuk?
As more details emerge about the Edmonton Oilers’ hiring of Mike Babcock, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the team’s leaders are fully behind the bold hire. Connor McDavid said in an exclusive interview with Sportsnet’s Mark Spector that they’re behind the decision and that the leadership group wants Babcock to be hard on them. Zach…
Why D.J. Smith’s penalty kill tactics are a perfect fit for Oilers
The Stanley Cup has been won by innovators. I wrote about Carolina over and over again during their run to the Cup, and it was validating to see them experience success as the postseason rolled along en route to the ultimate prize. But I save that stuff for my other, non-Oiler-fanaticism website. And a lot…
Sportsnet | 32 Thoughts Podcast: Friedman believes Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres still talking
Latest from the Sportsnet insider on 37.
Remembering the sheer joy of the NHL offseason’s craziest hour, ten years later
Do you remember where you were and what you were doing exactly ten years ago? If you were a hockey fan back then, there’s a decent chance that you do. But it depends on what time you’re reading this. If it’s early in the morning, then you probably have no idea. Exactly ten years ago, the hockey world was waking up to what felt like a typical Wednesday. We’d just had the draft, with Auston Matthews going first overall, and the Red Wings had traded Pavel Datsyuk to the Coyotes, because that’s ju...
Winnipeg Jets announce 2026 Development Camp roster
List of 32 Jets prospects and camp invitees is now out.
Monday Mailbag: What is the Oilers’ biggest need this summer?
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 NHL Draft, Oilers off-season plans, contracts, and more. If you’ve got a question you’d like…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | June 29, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
How experts graded the 2026 NHL Draft for the Oilers
It was a quiet draft weekend for the Edmonton Oilers. Absolutely nothing happened for the Oilers on Friday. Not only did they have no first-round picks, but they didn’t make any moves to bolster their roster or free up cap space. They entered Saturday with four picks, the 52nd, the 84th, the 180th, and the…
Oilers free agent targets: Pesty Mason Marchment fits Edmonton’s identity
The Edmonton Oilers missed Corey Perry last season. On top of being a capable goal scorer, even as he turns 40 years old, Perry did a terrific job getting under the skin of opponents. When accounting for Evander Kane, who was traded to the Vancouver Canucks last off-season, the Oilers didn’t really have a player…
Oilers Draft Grades: Evaluating Edmonton’s five picks at the 2026 NHL Draft
The Edmonton Oilers didn’t have the luxury of making a splash in the first round after moving their first-round pick. Heck, they even passed on their first opportunity, trading down before making their first selection. Instead of chasing high-risk, high-reward prospects, the Oilers leaned heavily into players who fit the identity the organization has built…
Four-Jersey Xenophobia?
The ECHL will hold their annual All-Star Game in Boise, Idaho this season with the Idaho Steelheads serving as hosts to the rest of the league. The Steelheads have been a solid team for a long time so having them host the annual event makes sense despite their remote location to most of the ECHL teams. It will be their second time holding the event after being awarded the event back in 2007, and they become just the third team to host the event twice since 1988. This year's game, however, won'...
Rick Pracey explains Oilers’ strategy at 2026 NHL Draft: ‘Sense, skill, compete’
The Edmonton Oilers looked to identify three characteristics in prospects they were going to draft: Sense, skill, and compete. That’s what director of Amateur Scouting Rick Pracey said in a debrief of the 2026 NHL Draft on Saturday afternoon, as the Oilers traded down with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second round and had…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | June 28, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
Analysis from Buffalo on each of the five prospects the Oilers selected
The Edmonton Oilers entered Day 2 of the 2026 NHL Draft with just four selections but wasted little time making moves. Instead of getting themselves involved and making their first pick of the draft, Edmonton shipped the 52nd overall pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning, sliding back just six spots to No. 58 while acquiring…
Complete Recap of the Winnipeg Jets at the 2026 NHL Entry Draft
The Jets made a total of seven picks in 2026.
A complete recap of the Oilers’ five picks at the 2026 NHL draft
All things considered, it was a quiet two days at the NHL Draft for the Edmonton Oilers. While rumours of trade requestee Darnell Nurse needing to open up his list and the Anaheim Ducks potentially being an option swirled, the Oilers got down to business selecting five players in thanks to a second-round trade down….
Winnipeg Jets Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Hillier reflects on the 2026 NHL Draft
Mark Hillier provides his thoughts on the 2026 draft class for Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets 2026 7th Round Draft Pick (220th overall): John Parsons
Meet the Jets second seventh round pick.
Oilers select goaltender Ryan Cameron in the seventh round of the 2026 NHL draft
The Edmonton Oilers have selected goaltender Ryan Cameron in the seventh round of the 2026 NHL Draft. The 18-year-old, 6-foot-2, 183 pound netminder spent last season with the USHL’s Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, posting a 24-11-5 record, a 2.92 goals-against average and an .882 save percentage. He spent the 2024-25 season playing 30 games for the…
Winnipeg Jets 2026 7th Round Draft Pick (199th overall): Alofa Tunoa Ta’amu
Meet the Jets seventh round pick.
Oilers take centre Caden Harvey in sixth round of 2026 NHL Draft
The Edmonton Oilers continued their draft day by selecting Penn State commit Caden Harvey in the sixth round. Harvey is the 180th overall draft choice, drafted out of the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. The 6-foot-1, 183-pound, right-shot pivot scored 11 goals and 34 points in his first season of major junior hockey…
Winnipeg Jets 2026 6th Round Draft Pick (167th overall): Landon Hafele
Meet the Jets sixth round pick.
Oilers select defenceman Andrew Robinson in fifth round of 2026 NHL Draft
The Edmonton Oilers have selected defenseman Andrew Robinson in the fifth round, 133rd overall in the 2026 NHL Draft. The 6-foot, 190-pound defenceman just finished his first season of hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Windsor Spitfires, scoring nine goals and 24 points in 63 games with a plus-36 rating. He spent the…
Winnipeg Jets 2026 5th Round Draft Pick (135th overall): Alexandre Taillefer
Meet the Jets fifth round pick.
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