prospects in general

I am about to spend a little time on rookies, and wanted to lay the groundwork this morning. The best rookie …

I like to do this every once in a long time. It’s a look at Oilers prospects, age 20, in the …

These are NHL draft-year equivalencies for Oilers prospects going back 20 years. The top names (McDavid, Gagner, Hall, Draisaitl, Bouchard) all …

This is the 2015 NHL equivalency table for the Oilers prospect group at the time. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are …

For many years I’ve looked at AHL even-strength numbers as a possible guide to future NHL success. Conclusion: Doesn’t work. Now, …

We won’t have absolute proof for years, but I do believe Oilers general manager Stan Bowman is reaching for higher ground …

The Edmonton Oilers have attended 47 drafts by my count, 1979 through 2025. In that time, the team’s scouting staffs have …

This is NHL rookie scoring in January of 2013. The Oilers had a couple of freshmen tearing up the blacktop, and …

The Edmonton Oilers had a Calder Trophy finalist in 2022-23, plus a couple of players who could last a decade to …

This is the winter 2015 Top 20 list, except that’s 41 names. This is the point where Edmonton’s management was procuring …