Regular season Connor Brown and postseason Connor Brown were two tales of a season that could only be described as middling. The start of the season could not have gotten worse for his first in the Copper and Blue, as he failed to record a goal until his 51st game of the season, even then, … The post Connor Brown looking to continue to build on a strong postseason run for the Edmonton Oilers appeared first on The Oil Rig ..read more

The Bakersfield Condors, the AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, have announced that they have hired a new assistant coach in Adam Krug and a new goaltending coach in Kelly Guard. The Condors have named Adam Krug as an assistant coach and Kelly Guard as the team's goaltending coach.Welcome to #Condorstown! ? https://t.co/tNOwFByG3y pic.twitter.com/ZQupxRIF8U— Bakersfield … The post Bakersfield Condors hire Adam Krug and Kelly Guard to join the coaching staff for 2024–25 appeared first on The Oil Rig ..read more

In what has been a poorly kept secret for weeks now, the Edmonton Oilers have hired Stan Bowman as their general manager. Stan Bowman, the former Blackhawks GM who was responsible for an, in his own words, inadequate (read: non-existent) response to allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of Chicago’s then-video coach, Brad Aldrich. … The post It was always going to be Stan Bowman appeared first on The Oil Rig ..read more

This Wednesday morning, the Edmonton Oilers announced that former Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Stan Bowman would be taking over the reins as the Oilers General Manager and Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations. The #Oilers have named Stan Bowman General Manager & Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations.— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) July 24, 2024 Bowman … The post A look at Edmonton Oilers newest GM Stan Bowman’s career appeared first on The Oil Rig ..read more

The Edmonton Oilers officially named former Chicago Blackhawks GM, Stan Bowman, their new General Manager on Wednesday, July 24. This comes after Bowman was reinstated on July 1 by the NHL after being banned for his role in the Chicago Blackhawks 2010 sexual assault scandal. The #Oilers have named Stan Bowman General Manager & Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations. — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) July 24, 2024 A controversial move to say the least. Changes in Edmonton’s front office This announcement also comes after the Oilers decided to move on from Hockey Hall of Famer, K ..read more

On Tuesday evening, rumours began swirling that seemed to confirm many Edmonton Oilers fans’ worst fears. Stan Bowman is expected to be named the next general manager of the team. From our understanding the @EdmontonOilers will announce their new General Manager on Thursday & everything points to Stan Bowman as the new GM in Edmonton, this will be an interesting story to follow over the next 48-72 hours. #LetsGoOilers — 2 Mutts Hockey Podcast (@2MuttsHockeyPod) July 23, 2024 Not a great choice There are many arguments to be made that Bowman should not be given the opportunity or privile ..read more

With Edmonton Oilers CEO Jeff Jackson announcing recently that he expects to name a new general manager within the next week, speculation and rumours have ran rampant on who that person will be. Right now, the name that appears to be in the lead is current owner and GM of the OHL’s London Knights, Mark Hunter. However, rumours of talks with former disgraced Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman have also been swirling, even a suggestion of them both being hired in some capacity. But going with usual candidates isn’t always a recipe for success, and is also frankly boring. Why not go outside the bo ..read more

Welcome back to the Oil Rig’s annual player profile series which looks at all the prospects within the Edmonton Oilers organization. This iteration looks at the recently signed undrafted Portland Winterhawks winger, James Stefan. Who is James Stefan? Position Handedness Height Weight TOI RW Right 6’0” 185 LBS 19:46 Stefan’s on-ice production The 2003 born over-ager from Laguna Beach, California has a hockey family as his father is former NHLer, Patrik Stefan. The younger Stefan has been a longtime staple on the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks, appearing with the club since the 2019–20 sea ..read more

Last week, I went through each team in the Atlantic Division and discussed the Edmonton Oilers best trade with them. This week we’ll dive right into the Central Division. Chicago Blackhawks Best trade: Edmonton acquires Jaroslav Spacek in exchange for Tony Samelainen The Oilers acquired a key piece of their 2006 run in Spacek, who was often paired with Chris Pronger. You can argue Spacek’s best hockey came in Edmonton where he put up 19 points in 31 regular season games. Pro-rating that in an entire season that gives him 50 points, which would be a career high. He was even better in the postse ..read more

On our journey to profile every player over the course of the offseason, we stop today to look at one of the lesser known Edmonton Oilers, Troy Stecher. A right shot defensive defenceman, Stecher was acquired at last season’s trade deadline, but was injured and did not play during the team’s near-glorious playoff run. Still, the Oilers saw enough that they are bringing a 30-year-old Stecher back. Let’s take a look at what Stecher brings to the ice to show why the Oilers are doing so. Stecher’s NHL history Stecher was undrafted, playing three seasons at the University of North Dakota until the ..read more