14+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1735+ words) Welcome back to The Oil Rig Edmonton Oilers Prospect Rankings for the 2026 offseason. Coming in at #10, we have the former London Knights forward and 2024 seventh-rounder William Nicholl. Nicholl had a slower start to the 2025–26 campaign coming back from a long…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (415+ words) Darnell Nurse’s time with the Edmonton Oilers has officially come to an end. He was dealt to the San Jose Sharks, getting a much-needed change of scenery. With this move taking place, it frees up a spot in the Oilers…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (728+ words) Last summer, I ran through a couple of alternate history scenarios involving our Edmonton Oilers. They were pretty funny exercises, so I wanted to return to this topic. In December of 2003, the Oilers would have traded Mike Comrie to the…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1028+ words) This isn’t because the Oilers are losing. Or at least not just because the Oilers are losing. But, I can’t stand watching the Kings. Everything about the team is unlikable. They’re a southern California version of the Flames. The current…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (552+ words) Since Connor McDavid was drafted first overall in 2015, the Oilers have now cycled through six head coaches. It started with Todd McLellan, Ken Hitchcock, Dave Tippett, Jay Woodcroft, Kris Knoblauch and now Mike Babcock. The average tenure of an Edmonton…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (494+ words) The Edmonton Oilers will enter the 2026–27 season with all of the pressure on them. This will likely be the do-or-die season for their Stanley Cup hopes, as Connor McDavid will be entering the final year of his contract in 2027–28. The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1436+ words) When the Edmonton Oilers made the Stanley Cup Final two years ago, it felt almost as magical as 18 years prior. When they went on the road for Game 5, and won both that and then Game 6 (at home), the magic increased....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (951+ words) The Edmonton Oilers championship window has them living firmly in the present, their prospect pool has naturally dwindled towards the bottom of the league. While the group does lack the true talent and depth that rebuilding teams boast, it is…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (882+ words) When we talk about the Edmonton Oilers dynasty, the same names always come up. Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Paul Coffey, Jari Kurri. Those guys earned every syllable of every sentence ever written about them. But one wins five Stanley Cups…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1782+ words) With the 2026 NHL draft complete, the Edmonton Oilers have now added another five prospects to their prospect pipeline. We here at the Oil Rig will be publishing in-depth player profiles for each of Oil Country’s newest additions, while also giving…...