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Mike Sillinger hung up his skates after 17 seasons in the NHL, most recently with the New York Islanders.
Edmonton Oilers General Manager Steve Tambel...
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September 03, 2009
When it comes to the Edmonton Oilers and their disappointing first round picks, Mike Sillinger can say "been there, done that." Chosen very high in his draft year, Sillinger never did deliver the kind of career expected of tall skill 1st rd centers from Canadian towns.Sillinger was taken 11th in 1989 by Detroit. Later in that draft the Wings selected Nik Lidstrom, Sergei...
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September 04, 2009
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September 04, 2009
The New York Islanders announced Friday that they have agreed to terms with forward, Matt Martin to a three-year entry level contract.
Martin was originally selected by the Islanders at the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft in the ...
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September 02, 2009
News that Jason Smith has retired today.Smith is one of my alltime favourite Oilers. He personified those young clubs that had a ton of heart and grit. He was a banger and a shot blocker and yet in seven plus years with Edmonton he missed a total of forty four games, never more than fourteen in a season. He was beyond tough.Plus he had an awesome nickname.So respected was he that...
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September 02, 2009
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September 02, 2009
Jason Strudwick and the rest of the Oilers take the field on Saturday (photo: Andy Devlin/Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club)
Oilers players, coaches and man...
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September 04, 2009
via Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal,
Rob Schremp has signed a one-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers, The Journal has learned.
Schremp’s new contract is a two-way deal, meaning Schremp will command $715,000 if he makes the NHL club, but less than $75,000 if he is sent down to the Oilers’ American Hockey League affiliate in Springfield, Mass.
It also means...
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September 04, 2009
The Edmonton Oilers signed center Rob Schremp to a one-year contract on Friday. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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September 04, 2009
The Edmonton Oilers announced Friday that they have signed centre Rob Schremp to a one-year contract.
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September 02, 2009
Bleacher Report writers Nick Frost and Sean Lennie present "Chances of Cracking The Oilers Lineup," a six-week series dedicated to determining which players on the bubble have a shot at of making the Edmonton Oilers' 2009-10 roster...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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September 02, 2009
This is Richard Manuel. He was one of the 4 Canadian kids who joined one Amercian guy to form a truly unique musical group 40+ years ago. Although the title of this post comes from a song that featured Garth Hudson, Manuel is the one I think about most of the time when the topic of The Band is brought up within earshot.Manuel's voice was a key element in the unique vocal sound...
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September 02, 2009
I've read a ton of sports books over the years and one main theme is common with regard to traded players: the first cut is the deepest. Once a player in any sport has been dealt by the team that drafted and developed him it becomes no big deal. It's a business.But the first one that sends you down the line means saying goodbye to some long term bonds and that group of young...
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September 03, 2009
from Robert Tychkowski of the Edmonton Sun,
The Edmonton Oilers are deciding whether or not to give former Oiler Mike Comrie another tour of duty at Rexall Place.
They are not the only team on Comrie’s radar screen right now, but in a development that’s straight out of the Strange But True file, the unrestricted free agent is seriously considering a return to the town...
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