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The standouts, the notables, and the disappointing performances from the Oilers’ NextGen game

The first Edmonton Oilers game of the 2026-27 pre-pre-season was a 6-1 victory on Monday evening. Though the Oilers prospects defeated a team with one of the best prospect pools in the National Hockey League, they didn’t have a player who dominated.

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Oilers reassign Ryan Cameron, release three tryouts in first camp cuts

The Edmonton Oilers have made their first wave of cuts at their training camp. Following Monday evening’s NextGen game against the Calgary Flames, four players were cut from their training camp.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / September 15

7 Standout Players From Oilers Rookies’ 6-1 Win Over Flames Rookies

The Edmonton Oilers took on the Calgary Flames in the Next Gen Showcase on Monday in an exhibition game at the Scotiabank Saddledome featuring players attending Rookie Camp.

Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / September 15

Oilers top line shines in win over Flames rookies

After four long months, Edmonton Oilers hockey has returned at long last. The club’s top prospects took down the Calgary Flames 6-1 in their annual NextGen Showcase on Monday, putting a neat bow on this season’s rookie camp.

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The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

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Isaac Howard News / The Oil Rig / September 15

2026 Edmonton Oilers prospects rankings: #1 Isaac Howard

Welcome to The Oil Rig’s 2026 Edmonton Oilers prospect rankings. Today we look at winger Isaac Howard. Howard is a scoring winger. Speedy and skilled, Howard’s primary contributions to any team will be his offence.

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The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Josh Samanski News / Oilersnation / September 15

Oilers 2026 Prospect Countdown No. 3: Josh Samanski

Welcome to Daily Faceoff Edmonton’s countdown of the top 20 prospects in the Edmonton Oilers system. We break into the top three of our countdown with yet another towering centreman, Josh Samanski.

Edmonton Oilers News / Oil on Whyte / September 15

Oilers rookies dominate rival Flames in next gen showcase

The Edmonton Oilers rookies dominated their Battle of Alberta rival Calgary Flames rookies, defeating their foes by a score of 6-1. Capping off a weekend of rookie camp, the Oilers travelled south to face-off against their bitter provincial rivals as part of an annual showcase that sees the two team's rookie squads face each other.

Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / September 15

Instant Reaction: Oilers rookies douse Flames in 6-1 win

The first taste of Edmonton Oilers hockey took place on Monday evening. With pre-season just around the corner, the Oilers’ rookies took on the Calgary Flames’ rookies in the second annual NextGen game.

Edmonton Oilers News / NHL Trade Talk / September 14

Rookie Goalie for Oilers Shoots Down Offseason Frustration Rumor

In August, Bruce Curlock, one of the top Oilers prospect evaluators, told Oilers Now that he was concerned Samuel Jonsson might return to the SHL if Edmonton squeezed him out.

NHL News / Oilersnation / September 14

Oilers notebook: Rookies speak before battle against Flames

Edmonton Oilers rookie camp concludes on Monday night with one game against the Calgary Flames rookies. Many of the higher-profile names heading into tonight’s clash were part of media scrums that began Friday, including Isaac Howard, Josh Samanski, Rudolfs Berzkalns, Connor Clattenburg, Samuel Jonsson, Owen Michaels, and Quinn Hutson.

Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / September 14

Extensions for Ostlund and Minten give Oilers outline to lock up Matt Savoie

Tomorrow is the final day for NHL teams to hand out contracts with eight-year terms as the league’s new collective bargaining agreement will fully kick in.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Mike Babcock News / The Hockey Writers / September 14

Mike Babcock’s Contract Says Plenty About Oilers’ Future

When the Edmonton Oilers hired Mike Babcock as their new head coach on June 23, one important detail was absent from the announcement: the length of his contract.

Edmonton Oilers News / The Hockey Writers / September 14

Cal Nichols, The Man Who Saved the Edmonton Oilers

Cal Nichols, the man who played a major role in saving the Edmonton Oilers from relocation in the late 1990s, died on Saturday, Sept. 12 at the age of 84.

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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins News / The Hockey Writers / September 14

Oilers 2026-27 Player Previews: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Training camp begins this week, so let’s continue our Edmonton Oilers player preview series. Yesterday we looked at Vasily Podkolzin, and now we focus on the longest-tenured Oiler.

Rudolfs Berzkalns News / Oilersnation / September 14

Oilers 2026 Prospect Countdown No. 4: Rudolf Berzkalns

Welcome to Daily Faceoff Edmonton’s countdown of the top 20 prospects in the Edmonton Oilers system. Into the top five we go with Rudolfs Berzkalns at number four in the countdown.

NHL News / The Oil Rig / September 14

2026–27 Edmonton Oilers Pacific Division rival preview: Anaheim Ducks

Welcome to the Oil Rig’s Pacific Division preview series. Today let’s take a closer look at the Anaheim Ducks, the team that eliminated the Edmonton Oilers last season.

Connor Ingram News / Oil on Whyte / September 14

An ode to former Oilers goalie Connor Ingram

It takes a special sort of person to play the position of goaltender in the National Hockey League. Willingly putting one's body in the path of 100 mile per hour slapshots and regularly ending up on the bottom of piles of defensemen and forwards isn't something most of us find attractive.

Edmonton Oilers News / Oil on Whyte / September 14

Oilers set to be well represented at the 2027 World Juniors

There is a chance that we could see three Edmonton Oilers prospects take to the ice at Rogers Place and the Marchant Crane Centrium this winter. While there are still four months left until World Juniors action really begins to ramp up, projected lineups are starting to become public ahead of the 2026-27 major junior hockey seasons.

Edmonton Oilers News / Professor Press Box / September 14

If Babcock Fails, It's All on McDavid and Draisaitl

There’s a funny thing about being a superstar in the NHL. Everybody wants to have a voice. Everybody wants to be heard. And when a team is trying to win a Stanley Cup, the biggest players quite reasonably expect to have some say in how that happens.

Edmonton Oilers News / Daily Faceoff / September 13

Former Oilers chairman Cal Nichols passes away at 84

The Edmonton Oilers announced on Sunday that Cal Nichols, former chairman for the Edmonton Investors Group, passed away at the age of 84 on Saturday. Nichols

Alex Formenton News / Oilersnation / September 13

Sunday Scramble: Will the Oilers respond to growing anger surrounding Alex Formenton?

It’s a genuine shame that the season must start like this. On the doorstep of a critically important season for the Edmonton Oilers, it begins mired in

Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / September 14

Cal Nichols, former Oilers chairman who saved franchise, dies at 84

A key member of the Edmonton Investors Group that helped keep the Oilers in town, Cal Nichols, died Saturday at the age of 84, the team announced. A native of Paradise Hill, Sask., Nichols, born in 1942, rose through the oil and gas industry, first owning an Esso station near his home in the town of St.