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CHN Recruiting Roundup: December

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...

3 months ago | 0 reads

A Swiss Examination

I'll never turn down an opportunity to watch a Spengler Cup game since the teams that play at that tournament always have players that I had forgotten were still playing. That's not to say that I didn't expect them to be playing, but statistics and results from the Swiss National League aren't posted on SportsCentre. The Spengler Cup always features the host HC Davos team who always seems to have a former NHL player on their roster, but the Fribourg-Gottéron team that is joining them as the se...

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3 months ago | 0 reads

Oilersnation Radio: Oilers’ Tristan Jarry vs. Penguins’ Stuart Skinner

It’s Tuesday afternoon, and there’s a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio set, which means the boys were back in the studio to recap the week that was. On today’s episode, the guys discussed the Oilers’ Tuesday’s matchup vs. the Penguins, Tristan Jarry vs. Stuart Skinner, Baggedmilk’s Trivia, and much more. We kicked off the Tuesday…

3 months ago | 2 reads

GDB 34.0: Revenge Games and 1,000th Point Potential (5:30 PM, SN)

A mid-December game with teams from different conferences normally doesn’t have this many storylines, but tonight’s tilt between the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins is plump with juicy angles. Leon Draisaitl can become the 20th-fastest player to 1,000 career points. Sidney Crosby is two points shy of tying Mario Lemieux for first on the Penguins’…

3 months ago | 2 reads

Scenes From Morning Skate: What isn’t happening tonight?

There isn’t much debate about which game matters most on Tuesday night’s NHL schedule. The Edmonton Oilers visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena, and what’s set to unfold has everything to do with the convergence of storylines that rarely align like this. Sidney Crosby sits at 1,721 career points, just three shy of…

3 months ago | 3 reads

Oilers vs. Senators in Germany? Friedman believes it makes ‘too much sense’

Could the Edmonton Oilers play a game overseas in the near future? Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman believes there’s a strong chance.  In his 32 Thoughts blog last Thursday, Friedman speculated that an Edmonton Oilers vs Ottawa Senators game in Germany is a possibility in the near future.  “Have mentioned a few times now that the NHL…

3 months ago | 1 read

Ask Dubey: Should the NHL use a three-point system?

It was an interesting week for the Edmonton Oilers. They pulled the trigger on a couple of trades, bringing in Tristan Jarry and Spencer Stastney while shipping out Stuart Skinner and Brett Kulak. The team followed that up with a big win in Toronto and an ugly loss in Montreal. With that, let’s get to…

3 months ago | 3 reads

What do the Oilers have in their newest prospect Samuel Poulin?

Last Friday, the Edmonton Oilers sent out Stuart Skinner, Brett Kulak, and a 2029 second-round pick in exchange for Tristan Jarry and former 2019 first-rounder Samuel Poulin. While all eyes were on Jarry in his debut win in Edmonton colours Saturday night, Samuel Poulin also had a strong debut with the Bakersfield Condors that night,…

3 months ago | 4 reads