I write this item about once a year, always tempted to call it 'don't fall in love with a dreamer' but never do. If you've ...

Every fall, there's a dozen or so new hockey players to observe and ponder. Some get a number in the summer, so we can project them as an actual NHL player. Others get a number at orientation camp and ...

I bet you don't remember him. Anton Burdasov was a late addition to the Oilers 2019 training camp, and in his short time in ...

Most young players need an inside champion. Craig MacTavish graduated some unique talents when he was coach, often ...

Several folks in the comments section are discussing the reasons why Edmonton lost to the Florida Panthers in the final. Rugged style, depth, top-heavy cap situation all landed and a few more I'm sure ...

Rookie crops don't have enormous impact in their freshman seasons (most of the time) but can have enormous impact in the ones ...

If you have lived in Edmonton for the last 40 years, you have known some hot and eventful August nights. Beer strikes, wild ...

NHL players sometimes begin their pro careers on AHL only contracts. Oilers fans may remember names like Mark Arcobello, ...

Have you ever wondered what the all-time B Condors roster (AHL) would look like? Seth Griffith has 303 points in 308 games, so he's the No. 1 right wing. Josh Currie has the most goals (103), so he's ...

One of the important aspects of evaluating young players in the AHL is correctly projecting them to specific roles. Projecting David Pastrnak was easy a decade ago (what the hell was he doing in the ...

I'm publishing my Edmonton Oilers reasonable expectations for 2025-26 today at The Athletic (link will be in comments section soon) and I thought we could do that same thing with the Condors here. I'm ...

This is NHL rookie scoring in January of 2013. The Oilers had a couple of freshmen tearing up the blacktop, and there were a few fast starts that did not turn in to NHL careers. The best Oilers rookie ...