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âI am just horrifiedâ: Mark Messier questions player role in Oilersâ Babcock hire (opens the original)
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Mark Messier is not too impressed with the Edmonton Oilersâ decision to hire Mike Babcock as head coach, saying the organizationâs handling of the process was âsomething that Iâve never heard of before.â The teamâs former captain from 1988-91 specifically took issue with Oilers players conducting interviews with Babcock. âI am absolutely shocked they hired him,â he said during the ESPN NHL Opening Night media call, transcribed by ESPNâs Greg Wyshynski. âIâm absolutely shock
Examining the Oilers salary cap outlook after signing Formenton (opens the original)
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The Edmonton Oilers used up some of their cap space on Wednesday, signing winger Alex Formenton to a one-year, $850,000 contract. The deal, according to PuckPedia, will be paid in full salary, with no clauses or conditions attached. The signing brings the Oilers to their 47th contract, three short of the 50-contract limit teams carry. Edmonton is left with $1.073 million in cap space after the signing, according to PuckPedia, with Mattias Janmark, Matt Savoie, Alec Regula, and Frederik Andersen
Oilers prospect Rudolfs Berzkalns named captain of USHLâs Muskegon Lumberjacks (opens the original)
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The Edmonton Oilersâ top pick from the 2026 NHL draft has been named captain of his USHL team. Rudolfs Berzkalns, whom the team selected 58th overall, will wear a âCâ for the Muskegon Lumberjacks this season. âRudyâs earned this,â Lumberjacks head coach Colten St. Clair said in a statement. âHeâs won a Clark Cup, been to a second Finals, developed into an NHL Draft pick, and matured into a leader during his time in Muskegon. Most importantly, heâs been here, has built great rel
Oops! Itâs all Edmonton: St. Louis Blues name leadership group full of Alberta ties (opens the original)
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Pound for pound, the city of Edmonton and its surrounding cities have produced some of the best hockey players the world has ever seen. In fact, according to Quant Hockey, Edmonton has produced 208 players who have accumulated 22,610 points â the third-most of any city in the world. Not bad. There are always the players who came through Edmonton and found success elsewhere, like two members of the St. Louis Blues, Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg, who, on Thursday, were officially named to th
Bowman: Oilers unlikely to offer professional tryouts (opens the original)
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The Edmonton Oilers have never been shy when it comes to signing players to professional tryouts. While they didnât bring in any players last year, forward Mike Hoffman and defenceman Travis Dermott got invites to training camp in 2024, with the latter signing a one-year deal. Heâd play just 10 games before being waived and claimed by the Minnesota Wild. In 2023, Adam Erne, Brandon Sutter, and Sam Gagner came to camp, with Gagner signing a one-year deal, sticking with the team through the ru
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