Tough week for hockey: Edmonton loses prospect
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Last week, was a tough week for hockey. While we morn the passing of former Colorado College Tiger forward Scott Winkler. Last week, we also got word that Edmonton Oilers prospect Kristians Pelss had drowned in Latvia.
Joanne Ireland, Edmonton Journal - For days Josh Green held out hope that Kristians Pelss had not drowned,...
Tragedy strikes: Edmonton prospect Pelss’ death confirmed
Kristians Pelss, a 7th round draft pick of the Oilers has died. He was 20 years old (courtesy of oilers.nhl.com)
Tragedy again strikes the hockey world yet again this week.
Kristians Pelss, a 7th round draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers in 201o has died. Cause of death is believed to be due to drowning. On Wednesday it was reported that Pelss had gone missing in his home country of...
Oilers prospect Pelss confirmed dead
The Edmonton Oilers have confirmed that prospect Kristians Pelss has died. He was 20.
The Oilers released a statement Saturday saying the team was deeply saddened by the loss of Pelss, who went missing Tuesday and was feared drowned in a river near his home in Riga, Latvia.
Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish said in a statement: ''This is the news we feared. Kristians...
Oilers prospect Kristians Pelss confirmed dead
The Edmonton Oilers have confirmed that prospect Kristians Pelss has died. He was 20.
The Oilers released a statement Saturday saying the team was deeply saddened by the loss of Pelss, who went missing Tuesday and was feared drowned in a river near his home in Riga, Latvia.
Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish said in a statement: ''This is the news we feared. Kristians...
Edmonton Oilers prospect Kristians Pelss confirmed to have passed away
It's been a sad week in terms of NHL prospect news. On Wednesday, Dallas Stars prospect Scott Winkler was found dead at his parents' home in Norway, and Edmonton Oilers prospect Kristians Pelss was reported missing in Latvia.
Today, the Edmonton Journal's Bruce McCurdy reports that the 20-year-old Pelss drowned after jumping into the Daugava River under what remain...
Pelss missing, police investigating
Police say an Edmonton Oilers prospect has been reported missing and is feared to have drowned.
Kristians Pelss disappeared Tuesday, and local media reported that the 20-year-old player jumped off a bridge in central Riga into the fast-flowing Daugava River.
Rescue services spokeswoman Viktorija Sembele says her department received a call at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday that a man had jumped...
Edmonton prospect Pelss missing after jumping into river
Edmonton Oilers prospect Kristians Pelss went missing in his home country of Latvia on Tuesday (courtesy of hockeysfuture.com)
Edmonton Oilers prospect Kristians Pelss has reportedly gone missing after jumping off a bridge in his home country of Latvia.
Reports from the Guelph Mercury say that the team is still waiting for more information as to whether it was Pelss that had jumped...
Sembele missing, police investigating
Police say an Edmonton Oilers prospect has been reported missing and is feared to have drowned.
Kristians Pelss disappeared Tuesday, and local media reported that the 20-year-old player jumped off a bridge in central Riga into the fast-flowing Daugava River.
Rescue services spokeswoman Viktorija Sembele says her department received a call at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday that a man had jumped...
Edmonton Oilers prospect missing, feared drowned
Police say an Edmonton Oilers prospect has been reported missing and is feared drowned.
Kristians Pelss disappeared Tuesday, and local media reported that the 20-year-old player jumped off a bridge in central Riga into the fast-flowing Daugava River.
Rescue services spokeswoman Viktorija Sembele says her department received a call at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday that a man had jumped from...
Awful news regarding two NHL prospects
Per the Sporting News's Sean Gentile:
Some sad news emerged on Thursday about a pair of NHL prospects.
Scott Winkler, a 2008 third-round pick of the Dallas Stars, was found dead on Wednesday night, and Kristians Pelss, a winger in the Edmonton Oilers system, is missing after jumping in a Latvian river.
Winkler, 23, was found by his mother at his parents’ home in...
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Report: Edmonton Oilers Prospect Kristians Pelss Drowns In Latvia by Steven Ellis
According to Latvian reports, Edmonton Oilers prospect Kristians Pelss has reportedly drowned in Latvia. Just awful news. The 20-year-old left-winger is believed to have leaped from a bridge on Tuesday in Riga, the Lativan capital. It’s believed he arrived Monday and had not been in contact with fellow players because his cellphone was either switched off [...]
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Oilers hire Eakins as new coach
The Edmonton Oilers have hired Dallas Eakins as their new coach, replacing the fired Ralph Krueger.
Eakins is the fourth coach in the past five seasons for the Oilers, who have not made the playoffs since reaching the Stanley Cup final in 2006.
''This isn't about winning one game or winning one season,'' Eakins said. ''We want to be in the mix every...
Edmonton Oilers hire Dallas Eakins as new coach
The Edmonton Oilers have hired Dallas Eakins as their new coach, replacing the fired Ralph Krueger.
Eakins is the fourth coach in the past five seasons for the Oilers, who have not made the playoffs since reaching the Stanley Cup final in 2006.
''This isn't about winning one game or winning one season,'' Eakins said. ''We want to be in the mix every...
Dallas Eakins Becomes The 12th Head Coach For The Edmonton Oilers
via a release by the Edmonton Oilers...
General Manager Craig MacTavish announced today the Edmonton Oilers have appointed Dallas Eakins as the clubs' new Head Coach. Eakins becomes the 12th Head Coach in Oilers franchise history. Continue reading "Dallas Eakins Becomes The 12th Head Coach For The Edmonton Oilers"
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So it appears that Dallas Eakins will be the next head coach of the Edmonton Oilers and Oilers fans are filled with glee that, in their words, "They have beaten Vancouver again", by locking up Eakins.
Okay, first things first, you haven't beaten Vancouver until, at the very least...
Oilers tab Dallas Eakins as new head coach
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Eakins spent sporadic parts of 11 seasons from 1992-2002 playing for eight...
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