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Oilers hire Mike Babcock as head coach
The Edmonton Oilers have hired Mike Babcock as the 19th head coach in franchise history, the team announced Tuesday. The 63-year-old has been out of the league for three years after being hired and fired by the Columbus Blue Jackets before a game was played, after making younger players uncomfortable by going through photos on their…
Oilers free agent targets: Is Sergei Bobrovsky the answer to Edmonton’s goaltending question?
On Sunday, the Florida Panthers made the biggest move of the offseason so far. They traded Mackie Samoskevich to the Seattle Kraken for the 25th overall pick in this year’s draft, as well as a conditional second in next year’s draft. They then flipped that 25th overall pick alongside their ninth overall pick, acquiring Brady…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | June 23, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
NCAA Approves Change to Age Eligibility Rules
After much debate and ballyhoo, the NCAA's Division I Cabinet has ultimately unanimously approved the new age-based eligibility model.The final proposal looks different than what was originally planned earlier this year. That's in large part of the efforts of the college hockey community, which stood to be most drastically affected.The NCAA's new proposal, announced during this year's Frozen Four ...
North Dakota, Michigan Continue to Add Big Names
Used to be, you recruit your team from the time players are 16, they sign Letters of Intent, and everyone pretty much knows what's going on by winter or spring before the next season.Like a lot of things, however, nothing is quite the same anymore.Thanks mainly to the opening of eligibility to Major Junior players, not to mention the elimination of Letters of Intent and other factors, the news continues...
Babcock didn’t believe he crossed the line in Columbus
Mike Babcock doesn’t believe he crossed the line in Columbus and resigned from the Blue Jackets job in 2023 because he felt he wasn’t aligned with management. During his introductory press conference with the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday afternoon, Babcock was asked multiple times about his past, including the situation in Columbus that prompted an…
Kalamazoo Does It Right
The image above is one of Western Michigan University's Waldo Stadium where the Broncos football team usually practices and plays. While it's a solid stadium for most of the year, it sits empty duirng the winter when snow occupies the seats and the field. That won't be happening this season, though, as Western Michigan University and the ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings have come together to make Waldo Stadium far more fun for university students and hockey fans! While I found it strange that Western...
Condors extend Colin Chaulk, entire coaching staff
The Bakersfield Condors went with the Chaulk pick. The Edmonton Oilers’ AHL affiliate announced several contract extensions for the coaching staff, including head coach Colin Chaulk, who will return on a multi-year deal. Condors’ associate coach Keith McCambridge, assistant coach Adam Krug, and goaltending coach Kelly Guard also received multi-year extensions as part of Monday’s…
NHL Notebook: Burke, Bergeron, Price among HHOF electees; Staios says Tkachuk requested trade
The 2026 Hockey Hall of Fame class is official. Patrice Bergeron, Carey Price, Pekka Rinne, and Keith Tkachuk are this year’s inductees, along with Brian Burke in the builder category, and Cindy Curley in the women’s category. Bergeron is the lone first-ballot choice in this year’s class after finishing his 20-year career with the Boston…
Babcock hiring ‘exciting possibility’ for Oilers’ Jason Dickinson
Two returning Edmonton Oilers don’t have concerns about Mike Babcock – in fact, quite the opposite for Jason Dickinson. Both he and Connor Murphy had a joint media availability Monday after signing five-year contracts with the Oilers. They are the first members of the organization to be asked publicly about the possibility of Babcock being…
Monday Musings: Dickinson, Murphy, Babcock, and free agency plans
Stan Bowman recognized the Edmonton Oilers needed more defensive-minded players last season when he acquired Connor Murphy and Jason Dickinson at the deadline. He acquired Murphy for a second-round pick, and then landed Dickinson, and Colton Dach — a young player with tenacity and grit, and sneaky good hands around the net — for a…
Babcock talked to Oilers leaders ‘very bluntly’ about not winning
The conversation between the three Edmonton Oilers leaders and Mike Babcock was a very blunt one, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. The expectation is that the Oilers will officially hire Babcock any time now, once the NHL’s investigation into the Columbus situation three years ago is over. During 32 Thoughts on Monday morning, Friedman highlighted that the…
Like Dickinson, Murphy’s new deal with Oilers carries five years of movement clauses
Death, taxes, and the Edmonton Oilers handing out movement clauses to their players. Edmonton’s trend of doling out versions of no-movement, no-trade clauses continued Monday when they signed defenceman Connor Murphy to a five-year contract extension. Murphy’s new deal, which carries a $4.1 million cap hit, is very similar in structure to Jason Dickinson’s new…
Oilers sign defenceman Connor Murphy to five-year contract extension
The Edmonton Oilers have signed pending unrestricted free agent defenceman Connor Murphy to a five-year contract, TSN’s Ryan Rishaug reported Monday. The deal will carry a $4.1 million cap hit for the 33-year-old right-shot blue liner. Murphy is the second pending unrestricted free agent the Oilers signed in the last 24 hours, inking Jason Dickinson to…
Walker Duehr reflects on his two-year extension with the Winnipeg Jets
Fresh off signing a new contract, the South Dakota product reflects on his first season in Winnipeg and what's next.
Fully Committed To This Team
I can't predict the future in any way, but the image to the left could be what press conferences in Sunrise, Florida look like next season after the trade today that saw Brady Tkachuk acquired by the Florida Panthers where his brother, Matthew, plays. We already now that these two second-generation NHL forwards and brothers have combined to do a podcast , but now they set up their gear anywhere they want as they'll be playing for the same team for the foreseeable future. With a healthy team ne...
Breaking down the details of Jason Dickinson’s new contract
Jason Dickinson’s new contract with the Edmonton Oilers contains trade and movement clauses in each of the five years, salary cap resource website PuckPedia reported Sunday. The five-year deal, which carries a $4 million cap hit, also contains signing bonuses of $1.5 million in each of the first three years and $1 million bonuses in…
Today In NHL History - Stevens Hits Kozlov
On June 20th in 1995, New Jersey Devils defenseman Scott Stevens dealt a devastating blow to Detroit Red Wings forward Vyacheslav Kozlov in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, turning the tide of the game and series. The 2nd period collision sparked the Devils, turning a 1-1 tie into a 4-2 win and eventually sweeping the series 4-0 to clinch their first Cup. That's today in NHL history. * See
Today In NHL History - Brett Hull's No Goal
On June 19th in 1999, Brett Hull scored 5 minutes and 9 seconds into the third overtime period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals giving the Dallas Stars a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres and their first (and only) Stanley Cup. The goal remains the most controversial in NHL history due to a now defunct rule banning a player's skate from entering the crease before the puck as it appears Hull's
Today In NHL History - Konstantinov Limo Crash
On June 13th in 1997, heartbreak hit Hockeytown when a limousine carrying two members of the Russian Five and the Detroit Red Wings masseuse struck a tree six days after their first Cup win in 42 years. The crash left Vladimir Konstantinov and Sergei Mnatsakanov in a coma with severe head injuries. Both eventually awoke, Konstantinov suffering extensive brain and bodily damage and
Today In NHL History - Stevens Hits Kariya
On June 7th in 2003, defenseman Scott Stevens of the New Jersey Devils crushed Paul Kariya of the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals with an unpenalized late hit rendering the speedy winger motionless on the ice. Amazingly, Kariya returned to the game scoring a goal and finishing with three points and the first star in a 5-2 victory to force Game 7. Two nights later New Jersey won
Today In NHL History - Cam Neely
On June 6th in 1965, Cameron Michael Neely was born in Comox, BC. Blessed with the rare trifecta of size, talent and toughness, Bam-Bam Cam became the NHL's prototypical power forward. Selected 9th overall in the 1983 Draft, Neely spent three seasons with the Canucks before Harry Neale sent him to Boston on his 21st birthday with the club's 1987 first round draft pick (Glen Wesley) in exchange
Today In NHL History - McSorley's Illegal Stick
On June 3rd in 1993, the Los Angeles Kings were two minutes away from taking a 2-0 series lead against the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Finals when coach Jacques Demers called for a measurement of Marty McSorley's stick. Kerry Fraser described it as one of his easiest calls: "For any player to go into the third period in a Stanley Cup final with an illegal stick was, to my mind,
Today In NHL History - Chris Pronger's Own Goal
On June 2nd in 2007, Anaheim Ducks defenseman Chris Pronger scored an own goal on Jean-Sebastien Giguere late in the second period of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, putting Ottawa ahead 4-3, their first lead of the evening. Pronger's own goal, created by the forecheck of Senators forward Dean McAmmond, held up as the game-winner in Ottawa's 5-3 win. Moments later Pronger exacted revenge on
Today In NHL History - Pronger Hits McAmmond
On June 2nd in 2007, Anaheim Ducks defenseman Chris Pronger delivered a devastating elbow to the head of Ottawa Senators forward Dean McAmmond in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final rendering McAmmond unconscious. The third period cheapshot was likely in response to Pronger's second period own goal that was created by and credited to McAmmond. Pronger was assessed his 7th career suspension for the
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