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BLOG: Oilers to take time with Larsson
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There is no doubt defenceman Adam Larsson will be expected to take on a big role with the Oilers this season. They wouldn’t have traded for him, giving up Taylor Hall, otherwise. The 23-year-old blueliner has 274 NHL games under his belt after being selected fourth overall in 2011. Oilers Head...
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BLOG: McLellan on team adding size
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Zack Kassian, Patrick Maroon and now Milan Lucic. The Oilers are bigger and tougher to play against thanks to some of the moves Oilers President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Peter Chiarelli has made over the last year. At least, that’s the plan. Oilers Head Coach Todd McLellan sees...
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BLOG: Yakupov hard at work
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If the Oilers could get a resurgence out of Nail Yakupov it could very well lead to more team success. The 22-year-old winger and 2012 first-overall pick is coming off a season in which he had 23 points (8-15-23) in 60 games. Yakupov has been hard at work this off-season, in an attempt to post a ...
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BLOG: Lucic’s reputation precedes him
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“We all know what he brings.” Milan Lucic doesn’t even have to skate a single shift at an Oilers practice, and the players on the roster already know all about him. The veteran of nearly 700 NHL games was the team’s big free agency signing, and his reputation precedes him. “I’ve never playe...
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BLOG: A summer of hard work
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Although Oilers forward Jordan Eberle is looking forward to getting out on the green for the Celebrity Pro-Am that will help kick-off the Syncrude Oil Country Championship presented by AECON, he’s also been using the summer to keep his strength and conditioning in check. “In the gym, with th...
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BLOG: Eberle ready for Oil Country Championship
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The Celebrity Pro-Am that will kick off the Syncrude Oil Country Championship presented by AECON is just three days away and Oilers forward Jordan Eberle said he’s looking forward to the event. “It’ll be a good event,” Eberle told Oilers NOW radio host Bob Stauffer. “I know there’s a lot of a...
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BLOG: Brossoit on NHL goalie equipment changes
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Oilers goaltender Laurent Brossoit hit the rink to participate in some Oilers Hockey School on-ice sessions with youth hockey players in St. Albert on Wednesday. As the netminder helps to coach young, up-and-coming players on cultivating new skills, he’s equally aware of the ‘newness’ that aw...
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BLOG: Brossoit on finishing season with Oilers
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It was a big year for Oilers goaltender Laurent Brossoit. The 23-year-old netminder, who appeared in 31 games with the Oilers American Hockey League affiliate Bakersfield Condors, posting an 18-9-3 record, a 2.66 goals against average, a .920 save percentage and three shutouts, signed a two-y...
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BLOG: Brossoit joins Oilers Hockey Camp
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Servus Credit Union Place was a-buzz on Wednesday as youth hockey players took to the Mark Messier and Troy Murray arenas for their afternoon on-ice sessions.  A special guest was also in attendance this week as Oilers goaltender Laurent Brossoit took some time away from family and friends to ...
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BLOG: Chiarelli sees benefits in Orientation Camp
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Oilers General Manager, Peter Chiarelli, said he has been pleased with how the events of Orientation Camp have unfolded. “I think this is a good developmental tool, it does a couple of things that I see are significant,” he said. “It does bring all the prospects under the same umbrella for a ...
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BLOG: Ellis happy with his decision
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Oilers goaltending prospect Nick Ellis’s season may have come to an abrupt end on March 25 when his team, Providence College, fell in a 2-1 overtime loss to Minnesota-Duluth in the Northeast Regional semi-final, but with the end of one hockey season, a new chapter is set to begin. On April 7,...
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BLOG: Preparing for Billy Moores Cup
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Tonight is the night as all 36 prospects, who have been split into two teams all week, — Team Gretzky and Team Messier — gear up to play one another at tonight's fourth annual Billy Moores Cup. Stay tuned for news, videos and more throughout the day.
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