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Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / June 27
Oilers select goaltender Ryan Cameron in the seventh round of the 2026 NHL draft
The Edmonton Oilers have selected goaltender Ryan Cameron in the seventh round of the 2026 NHL Draft. The 18-year-old, 6-foot-2, 183 pound netminder spent last season with the USHL’s Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, posting a 24-11-5 record, a 2.92 goals-against average and an .882 save percentage.
Edmonton Oilers News / The Oil Rig / June 27
Edmonton Oilers select forward Caden Harvey 180th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft
The Edmonton Oilers have selected forward Caden Harvey 180th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft. Harvey, born in Pennsylvania, transferred to the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires last season from the USHL.
Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / June 27
Oilers take centre Caden Harvey in sixth round of 2026 NHL Draft
The Edmonton Oilers continued their draft day by selecting Penn State commit Caden Harvey in the sixth round. Harvey is the 180th overall draft choice, drafted out of the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League.
The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz
The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?
Edmonton Oilers News / The Oil Rig / June 27
Edmonton Oilers select defender Andrew Robinson with the 133rd overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft
The Edmonton Oilers have added some draft capital here on day two of the 2026 NHL Draft. Originally set to pick 52nd in the second round, the team traded down to 58th while adding a fifth round pick in this year’s draft, allowing them to pick 133rd.
The 25 greatest rookie seasons in NHL history
There have been successful rookie seasons in NHL history, and there have been superior efforts worth celebrating time and time again. Here's our list of the 25 notable seasons from those with official rookie status, as deemed by the NHL, in reverse chronological order.
Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / June 27
Oilers select defenceman Andrew Robinson in fifth round of 2026 NHL Draft
The Edmonton Oilers have selected defenseman Andrew Robinson in the fifth round, 133rd overall in the 2026 NHL Draft. The 6-foot, 190-pound defenceman just finished his first season of hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Windsor Spitfires, scoring nine goals and 24 points in 63 games with a plus-36 rating.
Milton Gastrin News / The Oil Rig / June 27
Edmonton Oilers select Malcom Gastrin 84th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft
With the 84th overall selection in the 2026 NHL Draft, the Edmonton Oilers have selected Malcom Gastrin out of Sweden. He is the younger brother of Milton Gastrin, who the Washington Capitals drafted.
Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / June 27
Oilers draft Swedish forward Malcom Gästrin in 3rd round
The Edmonton Oilers have selected Swedish forward Malcom Gästrin in the third round. Edmonton selected the 6-foot, 174lb, left-shooting 17-year-old with the 84th overall draft pick of the 2026 NHL draft.
Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / June 27
Oilers trade down in second round, select centre Rudolfs Berzkalns 58th overall
The Edmonton Oilers traded back in the second round of the 2026 NHL draft, moving from pick No. 52 to pick No. 58, using it to select Latvian centre Rudolfs Berzkalns.
Darnell Nurse News / NHL Trade Talk / June 27
Darnell Nurse Trade Talks Stalled — Expansion of List Now a Must
Progress on a Darnell Nurse trade just hit a wall. As Friday’s first round of the NHL Draft came and went, Nurse was not moved by the Edmonton Oilers. Even though trades were coming in fast and furious in the days prior, Edmonton was silent on day one.
Edmonton Oilers News / The Hockey Writers / June 27
Oilers Can’t Compete in This Seller’s Market
The NHL offseason is off to a hectic start. There have been numerous big trades involving quality players. If teams wanted an immediate upgrade to their lineup, they needed to pay up to get it.
Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / June 27
Oilers free agent targets: Jamie Oleksiak would be a great replacement for Darnell Nurse
It seems like it’s a “when not if” situation regarding a Darnell Nurse trade. You more than likely know the story by now. Last week, Nurse requested a trade after over a decade in the Edmonton Oilers organization.
Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / June 26
Flashback Friday: How the 1979 NHL draft built the Edmonton Oilers dynasty
The City of Edmonton has a fitting nickname. Thanks to the Edmonton Oilers winning five Stanley Cups between 1983-84 and 1989-90, the capital of Alberta earned the nickname “The City of Champions.” Those five Stanley Cups, and why the Oilers remain in Edmonton can basically be traced back to one draft, and one decision leading into that draft.
Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / June 26
The Oilers’ tortured history of second-round draft picks
The NHL Draft is an inexact science. As the Edmonton Oilers know, you get some right, you get a lot wrong. That’s the nature of the beast when selecting 18-year-olds.
Darnell Nurse News / NHL Trade Talk / June 26
Opportunity to Trade Darnell Nurse to the Ducks Just Opened Up
For weeks, the Darnell Nurse trade talk has been front and center. However, over the past few days, as trades came across the NHL newswire, Nurse’s name hasn’t been popping up.
Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / June 26
Oilers Draft Guide: Draft Picks, Targets, and Predictions for the 2026 NHL Draft
It’s draft day in the National Hockey League. Thirty-two teenagers will be selected in the first round on Friday night, as another 192 will hear their names called on Saturday.
Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / June 26
Random Thoughts: Darnell Nurse, the NHL Draft, and Oilers benefitting from Mike Babcock
The NHL Draft kicks off tonight with Round 1 expected to take 48 years to complete, and that had me thinking about whether we’re in for any kind of action despite the Oilers not having a pick until tomorrow morning.
Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / June 26
Oilers’ Draisaitl welcomes Babcock’s hard coaching: ‘I want that’
Leon Draisaitl is one of the most astute and articulate hockey players in the game. When the Edmonton Oilers star sits down to speak his mind, he doesn’t mince words.
Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / June 26
Zach Hyman calls past experience with Babcock ‘phenomenal’
The Edmonton Oilers, who met with Mike Babcock during the hiring process, have now all spoken to the media since the news became official on Tuesday. It’s a resounding chorus of support and excitement from Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Zach Hyman.
Darnell Nurse News / NHL Trade Talk / June 25
$7M Forwards on Oilers’ Radar Amid Darnell Nurse Trade Talks
If the Edmonton Oilers ultimately trade Darnell Nurse, the return likely won’t be centered around another defenceman. During Oilers Now, Bob Stauffer suggested that if Edmonton moves Nurse, the ideal scenario would involve acquiring a forward earning roughly $7 million annually.
Connor Ingram News / NHL Trade Talk / June 25
Connor Ingram 'Bullish' on Returning, But Oilers Looking at Other Options
The speculation is that the Edmonton Oilers and goaltender Connor Ingram won’t come to terms on an extension prior to July 1 and free agency, but don’t tell Ingram that.
NHL News / Yardbarker / June 24
Connor McDavid sounds incredibly desperate in support of Oilers hiring Mike Babcock
The Edmonton Oilers are facing intense scrutiny for their decision to hire Mike Babcock for their head-coaching role given all of the baggage he brings with him.
Edmonton Oilers News / Yardbarker / June 23
Making sense of the Oilers' decision to hire Mike Babcock
Three years after resigning from his last coaching stop with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Babcock is now tasked with getting the Oilers over the hump.
Edmonton Oilers News / Pro Hockey Rumors / June 23
Oilers name Mike Babcock as head coach
Babcock, 63, has a 700-418-183 regular-season coaching record over 17 NHL seasons and 1,301 games.
Edmonton Oilers News / Yardbarker / June 22
Oilers reward veteran player with familiar name with long-term deal
A player named Connor has agreed to a new longterm to stay with the Edmonton Oilers, but it's not the one fans are hoping they eventually see news about.
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