Edmonton Oilers

Connor McDavid earns 2017-18 Ted Lindsay Award

By: NHLPA Media Release

The NHLPA announced today at the 2018 NHL Awards™ presented by Hulu that Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers is the recipient of the 2017-18 Ted Lindsay Award after garnering the most votes from the players for his exceptional season.

June 20, 2018

Be A Player: Rewind | Ron Tugnutt

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Expansion was the theme of this week's episode, which featured Ron Tugnutt of the newly minted Columbus Blue Jackets and a young Marian Gaborik just beginning his NHL career with the Minnesota Wild.

May 3, 2018

NHLPA announces 2017-18 Ted Lindsay Award finalists

By: NHLPA Media Release

Players vote Taylor Hall, Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid as TLA Finalists. All three players are former first-overall draft picks.

April 26, 2018

NHL, NHLPA Announce 2018 NHL Global Series Information

By: Media Release

The NHL and NHLPA, in conjunction with Live Nation, today announced dates, local start times, locations and ticketing information for the 2018 NHL Global Series™ and the 2018 NHL Global Series Challenge™.

March 6, 2018

Family, friends excited as player from Saskatchewan First Nation makes NHL debut

By: Canadian Press

About two dozen proud and excited fans were planning to attend an Oilers game in Edmonton on Thursday night to cheer on an Indigenous player making his NHL debut.

March 1, 2018

Be A Player: Rewind | Ryan Smyth

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Originally aired February 21, 2002, this episode features Edmonton Oilers fan favourite, Ryan Smyth – aka ‘Captain Canada’ – serving it up as a chef at his restaurant!

February 22, 2018

Player of the Week | Connor McDavid

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Connor McDavid put up a career-first and a string of dazzling moves to lead the league with five goals and eight points for the Edmonton Oilers to earn NHLPA.com Player of the Week.

February 12, 2018

Be A Player: Rewind | Sheldon Souray

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Jim Carrey movie references abound in this week’s BAP: Rewind episode which features three-time NHL All-Star, Sheldon Souray, who as you’ll also see, is a big Iron Maiden fan!

February 8, 2018

Be A Player: Rewind | Paul Coffey

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Originally aired Feb. 29, 1996, this week’s BAP: Rewind features a relaxed, lakeside Paul Coffey fresh off his 1994-95 Norris Trophy-winning campaign.

January 11, 2018

My Top 5 | 2017-18 Assist Leaders

By: Chris Lomon

In keeping with the spirit of the season, specifically, ‘‘Tis better to give than to receive,’ we can’t pass up featuring the Top 5 assists leaders so far in 2017-18.

December 19, 2017

History of the players’ Ted Lindsay Award

By: Tim Wharnsby

Learn more about the history of the Ted Lindsay Award, and the trophy's namesake, Ted Lindsay, a key figure in the creating of the original National Hockey League Players’ Association and a Hockey Hall of Fame member who skated in 17 NHL seasons.

November 29, 2017

Visa Presents: Q&A with Connor McDavid

By: NHLPA Staff

Get to know 2016-17 Ted Lindsay Award recipient and Edmonton Oilers captain, Connor McDavid, in this week's Player Q&A!

November 1, 2017

My Top 5 | Save Leaders

By: Chris Lomon

Which masked man managed to make the most saves? Hint: He appeared in 73 games and was just 54 saves shy of 2,000 on the season.

September 26, 2017

McDavid humbled by Bouchard's athleticism

By: Chris Lomon

Just ahead of the Rogers Cup, Connor McDavid took on his sporting counterparts in a five-event face-off at Toronto’s Kew Beach Tennis Club July 26.

August 1, 2017

ANDREW FERENCE ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

By: Edmonton Oilers Press Release

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Andrew Ference has announced his retirement from professional hockey after 16 seasons in the National Hockey League.

July 13, 2017

Strome Excited For New Chapter

By: Chris Lomon

For as eager as Strome is to suit up for an Edmonton team that features some serious star power, including captain Connor McDavid, he admits it was tough to bid farewell to his New York teammates.

June 27, 2017

Player Q&A | Mark Letestu

By: NHLPA Staff

As a father of three, you likely wouldn't be surprised by Mark Letestu's playlist - but you may be surprised to learn that he has never tried this one popular beverage.

June 21, 2017

CONNOR MCDAVID | TLA PROFILE

By: NHLPA Staff

In his second NHL season, he captained the Oilers to the fourth-most points in the Western Conference and the club’s first playoff berth since 2006.

May 10, 2017

Leon Draisaitl | Playoff Performer of the Night

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Leon Draisaitl helped propel the Edmonton Oilers to a 7-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks Sunday with a five-point night to force a Game 7 in their Western Conference series.

May 8, 2017

My Top 5 | Darnell Nurse

By: Chris Lomon

Kia Nurse, UConn and Canadian National Team guard, has stamped herself as one of the top players in the game. She has a big fan in her older brother, Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse, who shares his Top 5 favourite things about his star sibling.

April 4, 2017