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Curtis Hamilton Won’t Dress For Oklahoma In The AHL Playoffs (Updated)
Curtis Hamilton struggled through a tough rookie season in the AHL before being sidelined by injury. The Oklahoma City Barons had to submit their “Clear Day” roster to the AHL yesterday – the list of...
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Tyler Pitlick, Curtis Hamilton, and the rest of 2010’s second round
Much has been made of the disappointing professional debuts recorded by Edmonton Oilers prospects Tyler Pitlick and Curtis Hamilton. Looking at the rest of the second round picks in 2010, though,...
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Edmonton Oilers don’t need Yakupov?! Prospect pool of scoring forwards mighty...
Organizational depth chart, pre-Entry Draft 2012 — Part 1 * * * “The Oilers are stacked up front on the forward lines and could really use another puck mover” So goes another variation of the pat...
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Curtis Hamilton looking to step it up after forgettable pro debut
Edmonton Oilers Prospects: #13 Curtis Hamilton * * * In the eyes of many observers, Curtis Hamilton had a disappointing professional debut in 2011-12. Still just 19 at season’s start after four seasons...
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Edmonton Oilers’ prospect Tobias Rieder is back on track
Tobias Rieder, one of the Oilers most interesting forward prospects, played the first eight games of the OHL season on the road with his Kitchener teammates. Neither team nor player fared all that...
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Olivier Roy’s strong start highlights performance report of Oilers’ secondary...
In August, colleague Jon Willis and I presented the Cult of Hockey’s top 25 Oilers prospects, and undertook to follow these Calder-eligible players throughout the season. A couple of days ago I updated...
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Jordan Eberle brings his “A” game to Oklahoma City, but not quite his “A+” game
But Hartikainen has been the best surprise in first quarter of OKC season So far this year, Jordan Eberle has brought his “A” game to Oklahoma City, though maybe not his “A+” game. Perhaps I’m judging...
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Barons player grades — Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall show their wares as Barons...
Justin Schultz shut down early with sore ankle after blocking shot Oklahoma City Barons had some bad moments both early and late, but more than enough good ones in between times to open up a big lead...
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Do the Minnesota Wild have better prospects in the AHL than the Edmonton Oilers?
It’s hard to beat the Oilers high-end talent in OKC, but the Wild prospects have done it almost every game this year. So far the much-hyped prospects of the Edmonton Oilers have played the Minnesota...
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Jujhar Khaira a lonely beacon of good news among Edmonton Oilers’ secondary...
As the 2012-13 season continues to waste away with no sign of the NHL, it’s turned into something of a wasteland for a large segment of the Edmonton Oilers prospect base. As we saw last week when we...
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The Edmonton Oilers’ 2010 draft class is struggling badly
Professional hockey has not been kind to the Oilers’ 2010 draft class. 2010 was the first year where the Oilers entered the draft knowing they were in a rebuilding process. Taylor Hall got the...
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Edmonton Oilers prospect to have knee surgery
The news for Curtis Hamilton just keeps getting worse. The 2010 second round pick has had two rough seasons as a professional, and as per the Journal’s Joanne Ireland he now requires knee surgery...
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Does Edmonton Oilers’ website gaffe indicate Curtis Hamilton is on the move?
Reports from last night that Oilers captain Shawn Horcoff had been sent to Dallas in exchange for defenceman Philip Larsen and a 2016 seventh round draft pick were made official by both clubs this...
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Curtis Hamilton teetering on the brink after a second disappointing pro campaign
2013 Edmonton Oilers Prospects: #30 Curtis Hamilton After two years as a pro, Curtis Hamilton’s hockey career is on life support. The once-touted junior star of Saskatoon Blades and Team Canada (World...
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Edmonton Oilers training camp expectations: Who gets cut, and when?
Today, the Oilers training camp roster sits at 62 names (by my count) . In just over two weeks, the roster will be pared down to a final group of 23 (or slightly more ,depending on injuries) – the...
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Edmonton Oilers farm report: Martin Gernat, Anton Lander, Curtis Hamilton and...
It was Todd Nelson’s 500th game as a professional head coach last night. It didn’t start well – the Barons trailed 3-0 at one point in the second period – but five unanswered goals ensured it ended...
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On late birthdays, the Edmonton Oilers, and the 2010 NHL Draft
Lots of chatter on the interwebs lately about Edmonton Oilers draft record under Stu MacGregor, notably this item by the Cult of Hockey’s David Staples about the Oilers’ “weak” record during the...
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The 2010 Draft, expected to provide the core of the Edmonton Oilers rebuild,...
Oilers Drafts Revisited: 2010 As part of our buildup to the 2014 NHL Draft, we’ve been revisiting Edmonton’s work at the draft table over the Kevin Lowe era, using the criteria established by TSN’s...
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Edmonton Oilers issue qualifying offers to nine RFAs, but not to local...
It’s a time of year for tough decisions. Today, the Edmonton Oilers reached one on defenceman Taylor Fedun, opting not to issue a qualifying offer to renew the expiring contract of their top minor...
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Taylor Fedun draws short straw and will be UFA July 1
Taylor Fedun doesn’t have to be a hockey player. He’s a mechanical engineer which means he’ll never have to worry about making a good buck in the real world. But the Oilers farmhand defenceman has...
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