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Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / August 17
Oilers from the past: Nail Yakupov becomes a champion
When you look through the annals of the NHL, Nail Yakupov will go down as one of the biggest busts in league history. Drafted first overall by the Edmonton Oilers in 2012, Yakupov was a dynamic offensive player who, by all accounts, was the No.
Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / March 13
Flashback Friday: How the Oilers trading Nail Yakupov to the Blues turned into Tristan Jarry
Nail Yakupov is widely considered one of the biggest busts in National Hockey League history. That title is deserved as well. Drafted first overall by
Edmonton Oilers News / The Oil Rig / January 19
The path to 1000 games for Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is one no other Edmonton Oiler has ever taken
Tonight, the Edmonton Oilers’ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will skate in career NHL game number 1,000. He will become the 417th member of the 1,000 games-played club, and just the second player to log 1,000 games as an Oiler.
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?"
Washington Capitals News / House of Hockey / August 7, 2025
Alex Ovechkin Goes Viral for Chirping Former #1 Pick Nail Yakupov: I Remember You'
Alex Ovechkin is back on the ice in the off-season, and a new video has gone viral of him chirping former No. 1 pick and notorious NHL Draft bust Nail Yakupov.
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.
Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / July 30, 2025
Oilers: How Nail Yakupov stacks up against the 2012 NHL Draft
The 2012 NHL Draft is one of the weirdest in league history. For the third consecutive year during their Oil Change, the Edmonton Oilers held the first overall pick.
Edmonton Oilers News / Blade of Steel / July 5, 2025
Former Oilers First Overall Pick Shocks Fans by Launching Singing Career
A former first-overall pick of the Edmonton Oilers has shocked hockey fans around the globe, as he has just revealed his incredible singing talent. Does the sound of 'Nail Yakupov' ring a bell?
NHL News / Oilersnation / June 26, 2025
Throwback Thursday: Headlined by Nail Yakupov, the 2012 draft class was a weird one
Who doesn’t love the National Hockey League Draft? If you’re a fan of the Edmonton Oilers, you’ve probably been told, “The team is only good because of their four first-overall picks.” That isn’t really true, because they’re good due to one first overall pick.
NHL News / Oilersnation / February 27, 2025
Throwback Thursday: A forgettable trade deadline for the Oilers
On Thursday, the Edmonton Oilers face off against the Florida Panthers in a rematch of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. Sounds exciting, right? Not for me. That loss still stings eight months later.
Edmonton Oilers News / NHL Trade Talk / December 12, 2024
Whatever Happened to Former-Oilers 1st-Rounder Nail Yakupov?
When Nail Yakupov was selected first overall in the 2012 NHL Draft by the Edmonton Oilers, expectations were sky-high. Fans and scouts all believed the young Russian winger had the potential to be a dynamic star in the NHL.
NHL News / Blade of Steel / November 16, 2024
Former First Overall NHL Pick Traded Mid-Season for Little Return
Nail Yakupov, once a first overall NHL draft pick, has been traded mid-season in the KHL and the return is so low it's surprising Once a highly touted first overall draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers, Nail Yakupov has been quietly keeping his professional hockey career alive back home in the KHL.
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.
NHL News / NHL Rumors / August 15, 2024
NHL News: Maple Leafs, Stars, Lightning, Ryan Getzlaf, and Nail Yakupov
Terry Koshan: Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving yesterday on the status of defenseman Jani Hakanpaa, whose contract with the team has been made official: “Working through that.
NHL News / Daily Faceoff / August 13, 2024
Former top pick Nail Yakupov signs with KHL’s Kunlun Red Star
Former first-overall NHL draft pick Nail Yakupov continues his hockey journey, signing a one-year deal with the KHL’s Kunlun Red Star. Yakupov, now 30 years old, appeared in 31 KHL games last season with Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik, recording eight goals and tallying 19 points.
Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / August 13, 2024
Former Edmonton Oiler Nail Yakupov signs with KHL’s Kunlun Red Star
Nail Yakupov’s hockey career keeps chugging along as the former NHLer has signed a one-year contract with the KHL’s Kunlun Red Star. Drafted by the Oilers 1st overall in the 2012 draft, Yakupov played 350 NHL games over six years between the Oilers, St.
Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / January 7, 2024
Looking back at the Nail Yakupov era
When the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, a team in their own Decade of Darkness, spinning their wheels in the mud, it got me thinking of the Oilers of the past.
NHL News / Yardbarker / June 15, 2018
The worst No. 1 overall draft picks in NHL history
The 2018 NHL Draft is upon us, and it's here that the Buffalo Sabres, winners of the latest draft lottery, are expected to pick Swedish defenseman Rasmus Dahlin.
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