Two down one to go for EIHL team
Having clinched the Challenge Cup on Wednesday the Sheffield Steelers (EIHL) made it two trophys yesterday as they clinched the Elite league title. Read more»
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All time leagues: NHL | WHA | WHL (1952-74)
This club in 1956-1957: WHL (1952-74)
# | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
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G | Claude Pronovost | 22.07.1935 | 175 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
Founded in 1971 as one of the founding clubs of the WHA. Joined NHL in 1979.
Notable players:Stanley Cup Champions 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990.
League winners:
Edmonton fire coach Ralph Krueger
German Ralph Krueger was fired as coach of the Edmonton Oilers after leading the team to a 12th-place finish in the Western Conference in his lone season.
The Oilers have missed the playoffs seven straight years.
Tom Renney moves to Detroit
Tom Renney signed a two-years contract as assistant coach for the Detroit Red Wings. In the last two seasons Renney was Edmonton Oilers' Headcoach
(06 Jul 2012)Yakupov picked first
Russian forward Nail Yakupov was picked as first overall by the Edmonton Oilers when the 2012 NHL Entry Draft started. More information will be found here on eurohockey.com later. Complete draft results will be found here later.
(23 Jun 2012)Andy Sutton suspended indefinitely
Edmonton Oilers defender Andy Sutton has been suspended indefinitely for his hit on Carolina Hurricanes Alexei Ponikarovsky.
This season Sutton already served a five-game suspension for a head hit on Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorado Avalanche.
Nugent-Hopkins signs with the Oilers
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, this year's first pick at the NHL Entry Draft, signed three-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers' GM Tambellini announced that young center Nugent-Hopkins will appear Oilers Development Camp.
(04 Jul 2011)Edmonton Oilers participates in season 1956-1957: WHL (1952-74)
Having clinched the Challenge Cup on Wednesday the Sheffield Steelers (EIHL) made it two trophys yesterday as they clinched the Elite league title. Read more»
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