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On YouTubeNHL News / Oilersnation / February 27
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
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
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 'NHL 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?
NHL News / NHL Rumors / August 15
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
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
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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