The Edmonton Oilers announced via their social channels Wednesday morning that the team has signed defenceman Mattias Ekholm to a three-year contract extension that carries an average annual value of $4 million. Ekholm, 35, is entering his third full season in Edmonton — and the final year of the four-year deal he signed with the…

For the first time in National Hockey League history, a trio of players began their 20th season together on the same team. In Tuesday’s season opener against the New York Rangers, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang of the Pittsburgh Penguins became the first three players to play 20 seasons together on the same…

It was anything but a case of the Mondays for the Edmonton Oilers. Stan Bowman put a bow on his offseason work by signing captain Connor McDavid to a two-year, $25 million deal, along with locking up Jake Walman for seven years for a contract worth $49 million.  Those two deals come not long after…

It’s Tuesday afternoon and there’s a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio set, which means the NHL regular season is just around the corner because we’re back to two podcasts per week. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed Connor McDavid’s extension, Jake Walman’s seven-year deal, season predictions, and much more. We kicked off the Friday episode…

On Tuesday, the Edmonton Oilers announced they have placed Zach Hyman on long-term injured reserve (LTIR), while forwards David Tomášek and Isaac Howard have been recalled from the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors. As was expected with these moves, forward James Hamblin has been returned to Bakersfield. The team shared on Monday that they had loaned Tomášek…

The 2025-26 season is just around the corner, and the Edmonton Oilers had an eventful off-season. On Monday, the Oilers managed to re-sign not just Jake Walman, but also Connor McDavid, ending what was a busy off-season for the team (barring Mattias Ekholm re-signing). Early in the off-season, Edmonton agreed to a four-year deal worth…

Connor McDavid sent a shockwave through the NHL free agency market yesterday, signing a two-year, $25 million extension with the Edmonton Oilers at an average annual value of $12.5 million. It’s an astonishingly low figure for the best player in the world, who could easily be earning north of $18 million, but for McDavid, the…

Connor McDavid’s brand-new two-year extension with the Edmonton Oilers has not only calmed the nerves of the fanbase, but its $12.5 million AAV has given Oilers GM Stan Bowman a massive advantage when it comes to giving the league’s best player a shot at winning the Stanley Cup. And he better not blow it. McDavid…

The NCAA has officially started its regular season, and with that comes five more Edmonton Oilers prospects playing games. Aidan Park (2025 seventh-round), Asher Barnett (2025 fifth-round), Bauer Berry (2024 seventh-round), Dalyn Wakely (2024 sixth-round), and Paul Fischer (2023 fifth-round, acquired via trade with the St. Louis Blues) all played in at least one game…

The Edmonton Oilers were busy on Monday, with the biggest news being the signing of captain Connor McDavid to a two-year deal worth $12.5 million annually, a team-friendly contract so good it’s almost hard to believe, leaving Oilers fans pinching themselves the next day to make sure it was real. The second-biggest news of the…

A new season of NHL hockey is upon us. A new season always brings fresh optimism, but for a few Edmonton Oilers, it also brings something heavier — the weight of expectation. There are numerous players with the potential to make a significant impact this season, either by exceeding or falling short of expectations. Whether…

With the 2025-26 National Hockey League season set to get underway on Tuesday night, many are making their predictions for what will come to be this year. On Monday, Daily Faceoff released its staff’s predictions for who will take home trophies at this season’s NHL Awards. While there are many other favorites for the Hart and…

We’ve made it to the beginning of the 2025-26 NHL season, with three games on the schedule for Tuesday. With that, Daily Faceoff’s Scott Maxwell and Mike Gould are back with their NHL power rankings to preview the season. To kick things off, they’ve divided teams into nine tiers from Cup Contenders all the way…

It’s like Christmas in October for fans of the Edmonton Oilers. The news finally arrived that Connor McDavid has decided to sign an extension with the organization: two years, $12.5M AAV. As reports began to circulate online from multiple insiders, fans were quick to react and offer their thoughts on the contract announcement. “McDavid could’ve…

Throw all of your custom-made Armchair GM Rosters out the window. Connor McDavid signed a contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers that nobody saw coming. The captain re-upped for two more years at the same average annual salary of $12.5 million. That means the best player in hockey won’t even be the highest-paid player on…

Signed, sealed, and delivered. Though rumours swirled about Connor McDavid’s extension with the Edmonton Oilers being one that would come in with less money than many expected, nobody thought he would sign for the same $12.5-million he’s earned per year on his current contract. Even Oilers general manager Stan Bowman was surprised. “That was what…