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.
(09 Jun 2013)
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)
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)
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.
(09 Dec 2011)
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)