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Oilers take Nugent-Hopkins with first-overall pick Fri Jun 24 20:00:37 2011 EST
St. Paul, MN (Sports Network) - The Edmonton Oilers chose forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins with the first overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft at Xcel Energy Center on Friday. The 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. A left-handed shooter, Nugent-Hopkins has tallied 57 goals and 177 points in 141 games over two-plus years with Red Deer despite being listed as just over six-feet tall and 155 po
Oilers reportedly bringing back Smyth Fri Jun 24 19:50:08 2011 EST
St. Paul, MN (Sports Network) - The Edmonton Oilers are reportedly bringing back left wing Ryan Smyth. While there is no confirmation, several outlets are reporting that Edmonton is sending center Gilbert Brule and a fourth-round draft choice to the Los Angeles Kings for Smyth. Smyth was the sixth overall pick of Edmonton in the 1994 and played with the team until he was traded to the New York Islanders during the latter half of the 2006-07 season. He joined Colorado as a restricted free agent
2011 NHL Entry Draft Preview Wed Jun 22 15:05:45 2011 EST
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The National Hockey League will hold its annual Entry Draft this weekend at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, and the Edmonton Oilers, who are once again holding the No. 1 overall pick, will get the event started Friday evening. The Oilers picked Taylor Hall with the top selection in 2010 and had the best chance at landing this year's No. 1 after posting the worst record in the league during the 2010-11 season. Edmonton won the top spot at the draft lottery
Inside the CFL: The next TV stars? Tue Jun 14 15:32:09 2011 EST
ctions will produce the series, which promises to take viewers inside the dressing room, meeting room and boardroom. The same company produced the excellent six-part documentary series, OIL CHANGE, which featured an exclusive look inside the Edmonton Oilers organization during the 2010-11 NHL regular season. The first of its kind for the CFL, the documentary series will premiere at the start of the 2011 CFL regular season and air throughout the summer. Argos President Bob Nicholson said the who
Bruins rip Canucks in Game 3 Mon Jun  6 23:16:02 2011 EST
nley Cup Finals game in Boston in 21 years, and the Bruins made it a memorable one with an 8-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 3 at TD Garden. The last time there was a Finals game in Boston -- May 24, 1990 -- Mark Messier and the Edmonton Oilers won their fifth Stanley Cup with a 4-1 win in Game 5. Coming into Monday's action, Boston faced a 2-0 deficit after a pair of losses in Vancouver, but the Bruins exploded for four goals in the second period and Tim Thomas did the rest with a
Oilers, Jones agree to two-year deal Sun May 29 17:24:16 2011 EST
Edmonton, AB (Sports Network) - The Edmonton Oilers and forward Ryan Jones agreed to a two-year contract on Sunday. Jones finished his third NHL season -- and first full year with Edmonton -- by scoring 18 goals and dishing out seven assists in 81 games. Since 2008, the 26-year-old Ontario native has racked up 33 goals and 54 points in 176 career games with the Predators and Oilers.
Stanley Cup Finals Preview - Vancouver vs. Boston Sun May 29 03:00:02 2011 EST
ton. It was the second Game 7 victory of this postseason for Boston, which went seven games against Montreal in Round 1 before sweeping Philadelphia in the conference semifinals. Boston, which was ousted in five games by Mark Messier and the Edmonton Oilers in the 1990 Stanley Cup Finals, hasn't won a title since Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito led the franchise to the 1972 crown. All told, the B's have claimed five Stanley Cup titles in their storied history. After the way the 2010 postseason ende
Boston into Cup Finals for first time since 1990 Fri May 27 23:12:57 2011 EST
eriod. He returned to the game with a busted nose under a full cage shield...The Lightning went 4-1 in elimination games during the playoffs...Friday's game marked the first Game 7 in the East finals since Carolina beat the Buffalo Sabres in 2006...There were no penalties in the game...Boston improved to 11-10 all-time in Game 7s, while the Bolts fell to 3-1 in their history in decisive games...The Bruins lost in five games to Mark Messier and the Edmonton Oilers in the 1990 Stanley Cup Finals.
Bruins aim for Cup Finals spot in Game 6 against Bolts Wed May 25 11:07:37 2011 EST
s. The Bruins grabbed a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series on Monday by notching a 3-1 victory in Game 5 at TD Garden. Boston is now one victory away from its first trip to the Cup Finals since it lost in five games to Mark Messier and the Edmonton Oilers in 1990. The Lightning, meanwhile, will try to use home ice to stave off elimination tonight. Tampa Bay is 4-3 as the host this postseason after going 25-11-5 at St. Pete Times Forum during the regular season. Boston is 5-2 as the visiting t
Bruins take Game 5, take 3-2 lead over Lightning Mon May 23 23:04:46 2011 EST
nd the team will have its first chance at moving to the Stanley Cup Finals in Game 6 on Wednesday in Tampa. The last time the Bruins made it to the Cup finals was in 1990 when a Ray Bourque-led team lost in five games to Mark Messier and the Edmonton Oilers. Nathan Horton tied the game early in the second while Rich Peverley sealed the win with an empty-netter for the Bruins, who bounced back from Saturday's 5-3 loss that saw the team blow a 3-0 lead. Simon Gagne scored the lone goal for the Li
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