The Edmonton Oilers have named the Oil Kings' GM as their director of amateur free agent scouting.
Bob Green the WHL's Executive of the Year in 2011-12 and 2012-13 will help identify and recruit NCAA Canadian Hockey League and some European free agents. He'll also be involved in making a free agent priority list.
The 52-year-old Green has been the GM of the WHL's Edmonton Oil Kings for the past six seasons. The Kings made it to the WHL finals each of the last two seasons.
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August 14, 2013
The Lennart Petrell experiment is officially over with the Edmonton Oilers as the big strong and uncreative Finnish forward has signed with Geneve-Servette of the Swiss league.
The last time an Oilers castaway signed in the Swiss league Linus Omark led that league in scoring. It’s safe to say this will not be the case with Petrell 29. It always struck me that the big Finn’s...
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August 13, 2013
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7. Edmonton Oilers
Justin Schlutz, Ladislav Smid, Nick Schultz, Andrew Ference, Jeff Petry, Anton Belov, Denis Grebeshkov, Corey Potter
After Smid and Petry I have to look really hard to find a defencman that isn't a bottom pairing guy on any other team. Schultz can play the PP but...
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August 14, 2013
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Today, I would like to talk to all of you about the least interesting team in the NHL, the Edmonton Oilers.
Some people would say the Oilers didn't have a very productive summer, but they are wrong. There was some bad news, most notably, the trade of Shawn Horcoff, and there was good news, like the Oilers keeping...
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