entry draft ’14

The 2014 draft was the first one I made a “Here Comes the Sun” style list with rankings. I was truly…

The WHL is something close to home base for the Edmonton Oilers, the team’s devotion to its backyard league is detailed…

Since arriving as general manager, Peter Chiarelli has drafted 27 players, 12 of them (44 percent) blue. Edmonton’s head of procurement…

The Edmonton Oilers signed Tyler Vesel on Monday, he represents a successful “draft and follow” and I think some proof that…

Dillon Simpson was drafted in 2011 and made his NHL debut in 2016-17. ‘Draft and college’ can be an effective way…

While the successes of the second round (Martin Marincin, Tyler Pitlick, Anton Lander) play in the NHL as support players, 2013…

If the Oilers had drafted even close to average in the second round over the last decade, some of the management…

I talked to Frank Seravalli yesterday on the Lowdown and he said (basically) this summer is going to be wild on…

The Edmonton Oilers continued a recent run of prospect signings today, adding 2014 fourth-round selection William Lagesson. He represents only the…

In a recent tweet, the Edmonton Journal’s Jim Matheson talked about Travis Ewanyk and his career crossroads. Ewanyk is looking for…