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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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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.

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.

Macklin Celebrini News / Yardbarker Quizzes

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?"

The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The 'Most NHL goals all-time' quiz

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 / Yardbarker

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.

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 / Professor Press Box / September 13

The Oilers Might Have Found Another Useful Player

There’s a funny thing about NHL teams. Everybody notices the big names. The 40-goal scorers. The $10-million players. The guys who sell the jerseys. But every now and then, a season can turn on somebody most people weren't paying much attention to in September.

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

NHL News / Yardbarker

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.

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.

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The 'Most yards through two NFL seasons' quiz

The 'Women's U.S. Open champions' quiz

The '4,500-yard, 15-INT NFL seasons' quiz

The 'Most 10-TD catch NFL seasons' quiz

Tommy Lafreniere News / Oilersnation / September 13

Oilers 2026 Prospect Countdown No. 5: Tommy Lafreniere

Welcome to Daily Faceoff Edmonton’s countdown of the top 20 prospects in the Edmonton Oilers system. The lucrative top five starts with Tommy Lafreniere.

Mike Babcock News / NHL Trade Talk / September 14

With the Oilers’ cup window, a Babcock mistake costs big time

Everyone’s talking about the Edmonton Oilers’ offseason like the hard part’s over. They moved Nurse’s contract and brought in a Cup-winning goalie in Frederik Andersen.

Edmonton Oilers News / Professor Press Box / September 13

Babcock Has Permission to Push McDavid & Draisaitl. But Really?

There’s an interesting little question hiding underneath all the Mike Babcock talk in Edmonton. It isn’t whether Babcock is going to be hard on Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.

Mike Babcock News / NHL Trade Talk / September 14

Revealed details of Babcock’s new deal with the Oilers are raising eyebrows

For quite some time, the length of the term that the Edmonton Oilers signed new head coach Mike Babcock to was a bit of a mystery. No one asked when he first spoke to the media, and many assumed the information would just leak out.

Kasperi Kapanen News / Oilersnation / September 13

Oilers bold predictions: Kasperi Kapanen reaches the 40-point mark again

When the Edmonton Oilers first claimed Kasperi Kapanen off waivers in November 2024, he quickly showed flashes of his skill and reminded everyone why he was a former first-round draft pick.

Josh Samanski News / The Oil Rig / September 13

2026 Edmonton Oilers prospects rankings: #2 Josh Samanski

Welcome to The Oil Rig’s 2026 Edmonton Oilers prospect rankings. Today we look at the runner up, Joshua Samanski. Samanski is a big centre who has already impressed at the NHL level, debuting last season.

Connor Ingram News / The Hockey Writers / September 13

Connor Ingram Made a Huge Impact in Short Time With Oilers

From the day he was acquired via trade to the date he became a free agent, Connor Ingram was a member of the Edmonton Oilers organization for just nine months, and he had a stall in their dressing room for only about half that time, appearing in 37 games for the team.

Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / September 13

Who might the Oilers protect (and lose) in a 2029 NHL Expansion Draft

Earlier this summer, the NHL and Dan Friedkin agreed to a six-month window to explore bringing a team to Houston. Recent news suggests a deal is far from finalized, but the 2029-30 season has been floated as a potential target for a new Texas franchise.

Vasily Podkolzin News / The Hockey Writers / September 13