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Ducks sign LW Jacques Wed Jul  6 14:55:04 2011 EST
Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - The Anaheim Ducks signed left wing Jean- Francois Jacques to a one-year contract on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Jacques played in 51 games for the Edmonton Oilers last season, recording four goals and one assist. Selected by Edmonton in the second round (68th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Jacques has nine goals and eight assists in 160 career games with the Oilers.
Predators sign Wilson, Stortini Tue Jul  5 18:37:33 2011 EST
to a two-year contract and forward Zack Stortini to a one-year contract. Wilson recorded four goals and seven assists in 32 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets last season. The 6-foot-2, 205-pounder has compiled four goals and nine assists over 34 career games with the Capitals and Blue Jackets. Stortini had four assists in 32 games with the Edmonton Oilers last season. A third-round pick of the Oilers in the 2003 draft, Stortini has 14 goals and 27 assists over 256 career games with Edmonton.
Oilers sign Peckham for another year Mon Jul  4 13:56:13 2011 EST
Edmonton, AB (Sports Network) - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenseman Theo Peckham to a one-year contract. Peckham, 23, appeared in 71 games for the Oilers last season, contributing three goals and 10 assists. Since being selected by Edmonton in the third round of the 2006 draft, Peckham has played in 102 career NHL games.
Oilers sign first-overall pick Nugent-Hopkins Sat Jul  2 19:50:26 2011 EST
Edmonton, AB (Sports Network) - The Edmonton Oilers announced they have agreed to a terms with forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, the first-overall pick in the 2011 draft. Financial terms of the three-year entry-level contract were not disclosed. Nugent-Hopkins, an 18-year-old native of suburban Vancouver, racked up 31 goals and 106 points in 69 games for the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League last season. A left-handed shooter, Nugent-Hopkins tallied 57 goals and 177 points in 141 games ov
Edmonton brings in Barker, Hordichuk Fri Jul  1 19:43:57 2011 EST
Edmonton, AB (Sports Network) - The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms on one- year contracts with defenseman Cam Barker and left wing Darcy Hordichuk on Friday. Barker, 25, was placed on waivers by Minnesota on Thursday. He played in 52 games with the Wild last season and totaled a goal and four assists. Drafted third overall by Chicago in the 2004 draft, behind Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin, he has played in 271 games and has totaled 19 goals and 73 assists along with 263 penalty minutes. Hord
Oilers nab Eager for three years Fri Jul  1 13:21:01 2011 EST
Edmonton, AB (Sports Network) - The Edmonton Oilers added toughness to their lineup on Friday, signing rugged forward Ben Eager to a three-year deal. The 27-year-old unrestricted free agent totaled seven goals, 17 points and 120 penalty minutes in 68 combined games with the Thrashers and Sharks last season. Dealt from the Blackhawks to the Thrashers shortly after being part of Chicago's 2010 Stanley Cup squad, the former first-round pick by Phoenix in the 2002 draft has posted 34 goals, 69 poin
Canadian teams fared well at NHL Draft Thu Jun 30 14:30:26 2011 EST
they took two huge bodies in Alexandre Grenier and Joseph Labate. The older Grenier had already slipped through two drafts, but the 6-5 behemoth scored 16 points in 15 playoff games with the Quebec Remparts to solidify his spot in the draft. EDMONTON OILERS For the second year in a row, Edmonton general manager Steve Tambellini had the first overall pick. Last year, he took winger Taylor Hall. This year, he took a center, that with Hall, could form an impressive 1-2 punch for the next decade or
Oilers re-sign Smid Thu Jun 30 09:26:14 2011 EST
Edmonton, AB (Sports Network) - The Edmonton Oilers and defenseman Ladislav Smid have agreed to terms of a two-year contract. Financial details were not disclosed. Smid has spent the past five seasons with Edmonton and last year notched 10 assists with 85 penalty minutes in 78 games. The 25-year-old Czech native was selected ninth overall by Anaheim in the 2004 draft and was traded to Edmonton following the 2005-06 season as part of a deal for defenseman Chris Pronger. In 331 career games, all
NHL Draft Update Sat Jun 25 11:43:45 2011 EST
(The Sports Network) The Calgary Flames have the 57th pick, which is the 27th pick of the Second Round. Round One: 1. Edmonton Oilers - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (C, Red Deer (WHL)); 2. Colorado Avalanche - Gabriel Landeskog (LW, Kitchener (OHL)); 3. Florida Panthers - Jonathan Huberdeau (C, Saint John (QMJHL)); 4. New Jersey Devils - Adam Larsson (D, Skelleftea (Sweden)); 5. New York Islanders - Ryan Strome (C, Niagara (OHL)); 6. Ottawa Senators - Mika Zibanejad (C, Djurgarden (Sweden)); 7. Winnipeg
Swedes, centers dominate top of NHL draft Sat Jun 25 02:13:00 2011 EST
years matches the number of top-10 Swedes over the 23 years before that. Clearly, the talent pool in the northern European hockey hotbed is continuing to grow.

Half of the 30 first-rounders hail from Canada, including the first pick by the Edmonton Oilers, center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of the Western Hockey League. Five of them are Americans, with one each from Denmark, Finland, Russia and Switzerland.

Zibanejad, if he makes the team, will join a couple of Swedes on the Senators roster, includ

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