Stuart Skinner just had an outer-worldly game for the Edmonton Oilers making 47 saves on 48 shots in a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. However, that does not mean they are handling his development correctly. Skinner currently has 5 games in his career, posting a 2.77 GAA […]
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Pittsburgh Penguins: The Championship Window is Officially Closed
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost once again on Tuesday night against the Buffalo Sabres by a final score of 2-1. Pittsburgh is in the midst of a three-game losing streak, but there are a lot of deficiencies on this roster. I thought about this deeply and hard last night. I am […]
Pittsburgh Penguins: Potential Draft Target Logan Cooley
Even though it is early in the 2021-2022 regular season in the NHL, the Pittsburgh Penguins appear to be not as good as advertised. They have had to deal with injuries and COVID-19, but there is still a lot of games to play. With Pittsburgh being in an extremely difficult […]
It Is Getting Late Early For the Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins had high expectations heading into the 2021-2022 regular season. However, Pittsburgh has had to deal with key injuries to superstar players like Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. They have also had to deal with some COVID outbreaks. They were on the road against the Chicago Blackhawks and […]
Jack Eichel | Moving the Needle?
Vegas Golden Knights on Twitter: “🚨 OFFICIAL 🚨 The Golden Knights have acquired Jack Eichel and a conditional pick from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs, and two conditional picks. JACK EICHEL IS A GOLDEN KNIGHT!!! #VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/T8hLG2BcZI / Twitter” 🚨 OFFICIAL 🚨 The Golden Knights […]
How Can We Change Hockey Culture?
If you haven’t followed the outpouring of horrible hockey news this week, whether it be the Blackhawks or the Penguins. I’m not going to touch on it specifically in this article. Others are much more educated on the topic than I am and I don’t want to misquote. I will […]
Bring on the Chaos: The Buffalo Sabres Are Good
A lot of people anticipated that the Buffalo Sabres were going to be another extremely bad hockey team this season. Buffalo has been one of the most surprising teams to start the 2021-2022 regular season. The Sabres dominated the Tampa Bay Lightning at home on Monday night by a final […]
Oilers | Pretenders or Contenders?
https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/1451981474287161344 Edmonton surprisingly lately is no stranger to hot starts. However, this year feels “different”. During the offseason Ken Holland added the services of Zach Hyman, Cody Ceci, Warren Foegele, Derek Ryan and Duncan Keith during the offseason. Overhauling the Oilers depth. Although a lot of question marks from […]
Chasing History | Ovechkin
Let me preface this article by saying that I am a Washington Capitals fan. I have been my whole life, but I will attempt to be as non bias as possible. Alexander Ovechkin by the end of his career will be the NHL’s leading goal scorer. Ovechkin entered […]
NHL Stanley Cup Odds: BETUS
Use code 12OZ at BetUS and get huge deposit bonuses!! The NHL Regular Season will begin tonight and people are trying to place their bets in for the 2021-2022 NHL Stanley Cup Title. The Tampa Bay Lightning have won back-to-back Stanley Cup Titles. They are looking to three-peat and […]
Can the Tampa Bay Lightning do it again?
Finally the 2021-2022 NHL season is upon us as Wednesday the puck drops on the new campaign. One thing stands true, the Tampa Bay Lightning are still the team to beat in the NHL. Tampa is coming off back-to-back Stanley Cup wins, the first coming in the COVID bubble […]
Oil Kings Recap | Game 2 | 4-1 Red Deer
The Edmonton Oil Kings (1-0-0-0) take on the Red Deer Rebels (0-1-0-0) in their first road game of the season from the newly renovated Peavey Mart Centrium. Edmonton defeated the Rebels last night at Rogers Place, by the tune of 4-1. Sebastian Cossa turned away 35 of 36 Rebels shots, […]
Oil Kings Recap | Game 1 | 4-1 EDM
It’s been almost two years, but fans and media are finally allowed back at Rogers Place, as the Edmonton Oil Kings start their campaign. Edmonton is hoping to win their third straight WHL Central Division Championship, coming off a shortened COVID-19 season where they were heads and shoulders above the […]
EOK | Preseason Game 2 vs Blades
The Edmonton Oil Kings make the over 5-hour road trip to Saskatoon this weekend for two games against the Blades, Friday and Saturday. Admittedly a lot of the Oil Kings roster is currently at NHL training camps. However, that gives a great opportunity for players to prove they can grab […]
NHL claims 98% of players will be vaccinated by start of season
Current projections from league sources say only about 10-15 skaters will be unvaccinated, from among the roughly 700 total players. The season starts October 12th, and while there is no league-wide mandate, players face the threat of not being able to cross the US-Canada border without the vaccine. Unvaccinated players […]
EOK | Oil Kings vs Rebels | Preseason Game 1
It’s only been five months, but we finally have an actual opponent on the other side of the ice. After a long summer due to a shortened COVD season in 2020-2021, the Oil Kings start their 2021-2022 preseason campaign against the Red Deer Rebels. These two teams could not have […]
EOK | Training Camp Overview
It’s been almost two years, but we finally are able to be back in the rink. The Oil Kings held their annual Red vs White game signifying the end of training camp. It’s the last tune up before the preseason schedule gets underway (September 11th vs Red Deer at the […]
Oil Kings Offseason Storylines
Out of Control If you are a diehard hockey fan, the offseason might be the best part of the season besides the playoffs. Storylines are created, rosters are shaped and new hope is given. Listed are three major storylines going into the Edmonton Oil Kings 2021-2022 WHL Season The Oil […]
Oil Kings | Dylan Guenther Entry Draft Preview
It’s Draft Week. This Friday the 23rd the next class of NHL rookies will get the phone call they have been dreaming of for the majority of their lives. Players will climb, players will fall as the Draft is truly one of the more unpredictable events in the sport. […]
