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Ya know, defence (and maybe an NHL trade deadline deal) wins championships from 2019-11-26T23:54:47
Oscar Klefbom is leading the NHL in average time-on-ice and looking more and more like a true No. 1 defenceman, while Ethan Bear has been the surprise of the season on the blue line and has fit rig...
ListenWhat to make of Taylor Hall-to-Oilers trade rumours from 2019-11-20T00:23:37
The rumour has been persistent since early in this NHL season, that Taylor Hall — former Edmonton Oilers star — would welcome a trade away from the New Jersey Devils, who have faltered on the ice t...
ListenOilers turn focus to Western rivals from 2019-11-12T23:06:33
After playing Eastern Conference teams for more than half of their games through the first third of November, the Edmonton Oilers will face their fellow Western NHL squads exclusively for 10 straig...
ListenWhat to make of the Oilers' blip from 2019-11-06T20:14:36
Win some, lose some. Recent games are suggesting the Connor McDavid- and Leon Draisaitl-led Edmonton Oilers are human after all. After a torrid start to the 2019-20 NHL campaign, the Oilers have l...
ListenOilers' bottom-six shooters firing blanks from 2019-10-29T17:54:24
The Edmonton Oilers' so-called 'bottom six' forwards have yet to score a goal — and most have yet to notch even an assist — almost a month into the 2019-20 NHL season. Hockey beat writers Jim Math...
ListenMcDavid and Draisaitl can’t do it all for the Oilers from 2019-10-22T06:00
The Edmonton Oilers are flying high to start the 2019-20 NHL season, but even teams that touch the top of the standings can see their star players fall off a bit as seen in recent games. Connor Mc...
ListenIt's early, but Oilers' signs are looking positive from 2019-10-15T23:11:46
The Edmonton Oilers' strong start to the 2019-20 NHL season is certainly a pleasant surprise to the team's fans. Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to host Craig Ellingson about how th...
ListenWhatever % Connor McDavid is at looks mighty fine from 2019-10-08T19:04:56
We’ll take Connor McDavid at less than 100 per cent if that’s what it looks like given his performance in the Edmonton Oilers’ first two games of the NHL regular season. McDavid and linemates Leon...
ListenNow we’ll see if Oilers’ gambles at forward will pay off from 2019-10-02T17:41:15
A new season, a whole lot of new faces at forward to play alongside Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins et al. And as usual when new players are added to the Edmonton Oilers’ m...
ListenConnor McDavid returns to Oilers game action from 2019-09-25T22:15:33
Connor McDavid was rusty handling the puck but his knee, injured at the end of last season, looked fine in preseason action against the Arizona Coyotes as the NHL star saw his first action since he...
ListenJoel Persson the latest Oilers It Boy, and carnage if Connor McDavid misses a few games from 2019-09-18T21:55:49
Joel Persson has some definite offensive skills the Edmonton Oilers could use on the blueline. The Swedish defenceman is one of the brightest of the new faces at training camp this year.Host Craig...
ListenMike Smith adds different dimensions to Oilers’ goaltending from 2019-09-03T05:00
Goalie Mike Smith will bring a puck-handling savvy, veteran presence and a strong second-half showing with the Calgary Flames last season to the Edmonton Oilers in 2019-20 to split duties with Mikk...
ListenWhy one-time Oilers star Bill Guerin is now a general manager from 2019-08-29T05:00
The Minnesota Wild chose another rookie in Bill Guerin to fill their general manager’s chair less than a month after firing Paul Fenton, who lasted in the job just 14 months as a first-time GM. G...
ListenOilers face a pivotal move from 2019-08-27T05:00
The Edmonton Oilers don't have a bonafide No. 3 centre heading into September's training camp. Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson and host Craig Ellingson talk about what the Oilers could do ...
ListenOn the Oilers' potentially perfect pickup of James Neal from 2019-08-21T18:18:43
Yes, James Neal had a forgettable 2018-19 campaign for the Calgary Flames. But in swapping Milan Lucic for him in a July trade, the Edmonton Oilers may have made a masterful move. Host Craig Ellin...
ListenThe confusing Oilers-Puljujarvi trade-me-now stance from 2019-08-13T19:22:25
What’s with the ongoing drama between the Edmonton Oilers and Jesse Puljujarvi's camp? Hockey beat writer Derek van Diest talks to host Craig Ellingson about the Finnish winger and his trade deman...
ListenSpecific with the Pacific from 2019-07-16T07:30
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson and host Craig Ellingson talk about the Edmonton Oilers’ rivals in the Pacific Division and the moves they’ve made early in the summer and what to expect fro...
ListenOilers and forward thinking from 2019-07-10T20:45:11
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson and host Craig Ellingson talk about what the Edmonton Oilers could do this summer to acquire a winger to play among the NHL team's Top 6 forwards, particular...
ListenThe Ghost of Thomas Vanek and other Oilers tales of free agency from 2019-07-03T19:46:45
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson and host Craig Ellingson talk about the challenges Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland faces this summer in his quest to find a winger who can play a...
ListenOilers' needs obvious as NHL free agency approaches from 2019-06-26T03:14:56
An NHL goalie and a forward with some scoring prowess are high on Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland’s shopping list as this summer’s NHL free agency comes closer. Hockey beat writers Ji...
ListenCall it a convention: Oilers and the NHL trade market at the draft from 2019-06-19T18:13:35
It’s NHL Draft Week — but let's call it NHL Convention week, with general managers gathering from across North America for the two-day event June 21-22 this year in Vancouver. Not that GMs have w...
ListenLooking for an Oilers bright side in potential Lucic-for-Eriksson deal from 2019-06-11T09:00
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to host Craig Ellingson about the potential of a Milan Lucic-for-Loui Eriksson deal between the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks, about where ...
ListenNew Oilers head coach will make only so much of a difference from 2019-05-29T22:11:57
Hockey beat writer Rob Tychkowski joins host Craig Ellingson to talk about the Edmonton Oilers hiring Dave Tippett as the NHL team's head coach. Specifically:Tippett will be Ryan Nugent-Hopkins's ...
ListenOn Oilers coaches old, Oilers coaches new from 2019-05-22T18:48:08
Hockey beat writer Jim Matheson and host Craig Ellingson talk about coaches and the Edmonton Oilers — old ones such as Craig MacTavish, Ralph Krueger and Duane Sutter. MacT, bench boss in Edmonton ...
ListenDecisions on coach, personnel dead ahead for new Oilers GM from 2019-05-14T09:00
Hockey writers Jim Matheson and Derek Van Diest talk to host Craig Ellingson about what lies immediately ahead for new Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland: Hiring a new head coach and asses...
ListenOilers make right move now hiring Holland as GM from 2019-05-09T18:00:57
Hockey beat writers Jim Matheson, Rob Tychkowski and Derek Van Diest talk to host Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers' hiring of Ken Holland as general manager. Learn more about your ad choic...
ListenOilers' GM hunt remains in focus from 2019-04-30T18:17:55
Host Craig Ellingson talks to hockey beat writers Rob Tychkowski and Derek Van Diest about the ongoing Edmonton Oilers' search for a new general manager, which is rumoured to have been whittled dow...
ListenOilers and NHL playoffs coulda/shoulda/wouldas from 2019-04-23T22:38:34
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to host Craig Ellingson about the playoff picture in the NHL’s Western Conference, which has seen three of the top four seeds eliminated — No. 3 seed S...
ListenOilers need to start with a POHO from 2019-04-15T23:33:50
Hockey beat writers Rob Tychkowski and Jim Matheson join host Craig Ellingson to talk about why the Edmonton Oilers should really start the process of hiring a new general manager by first putting ...
ListenOilers need a hockey executive overhaul, Part 2 from 2019-04-11T22:22:55
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson defends his column in which he says the Edmonton Oilers should simply lift the ‘interim’ general manager tag from Keith Gretzky — brother of the Great One, W...
ListenOilers need a hockey executive overhaul from 2019-04-02T00:00
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal and the Edmonton Sun talks to host Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers’ search for a general manager and perhaps a president o...
ListenNicholson a lightning rod for frustrated Oilers fans from 2019-03-26T00:00
Oilers Entertainment Group chief executive officer Bob Nicholson’s recent comments about Edmonton Oilers forward Tobias Rieder — Nicholson blamed Rieder, who hasn’t scored a goal all season, for th...
ListenBright spots among Oilers' fading playoff hopes from 2019-03-19T00:00
Host Craig Ellingson and hockey beat writer Derek Van Diest focus on the ever-slimmer playoff hopes of the team. They’re pretty much hopeless, practically, but because the NHL’s Western Conference ...
ListenOilers chase playoff spot. So you're saying there's a chance? from 2019-03-12T21:56:27
Postmedia reporter Trevor Robb speaks with hockey writers Derek Van Diest and Rob Tychkowski on the possibility of the Edmonton Oilers making the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs this spring. The Oilers ar...
ListenLeon Draisaitl exceeds expectations for Edmonton Oilers from 2019-03-04T00:00
Forwards Leon Draisaitl and Zack Kassian have been playing well for the Edmonton Oilers of late, scoring regularly as the team tries to claw its way back into the NHL wild-card playoff spot convser...
ListenOilers play it safe at trade deadline from 2019-02-28T00:00
The Oilers made no deals on trade deadline. Derek Van Diest and Jim Matheson discuss why that may be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenTrade deadline approaches with Edmonton Oilers in sell mode from 2019-02-19T00:00
The Edmonton Oilers are indeed sellers for the 2019 NHL trade deadline coming up on Feb. 25. They dealt goalie Cam Talbot to the Philadelphia Flyers for Anthony Stolarz in order to clear salary cap...
ListenHead-scratching over Edmonton Oilers' home woes from 2019-02-12T00:00
The Edmonton Oilers can win games away from home, but over the last bunch of games, they can’t seem to win at their own arena, Rogers Place. The question, of course, is why? Just another thing th...
ListenTo trade or not to trade: Edmonton Oilers face tough decisions soon from 2019-02-05T00:00
We’ve been watching this dance in slow motion for weeks now, with the Edmonton Oilers on the edge of it — both before and after their extended break during and after the NHL all-star game. It’s th...
ListenPlayoffs or bust for the Edmonton Oilers? from 2019-01-29T00:00
With Peter Chiarelli out and Keith Gretzky in, for the interim, as general manager, the Edmonton Oilershave an existential question to ask of themselves: Are they really all in on making the 2019 N...
ListenOilers stall as chorus calling for GM to be fired grows louder from 2019-01-22T00:00
The Edmonton Oilers are losing ground in the multi-team race for the wild-card playoff spots in the Western Conference as the NHL heads for the all-star break. A pair of weekend home losses — to ...
ListenEdmonton Oilers search for traction in NHL playoff chase from 2019-01-15T00:00
Inconsistency has dogged the Edmonton Oilers for the last month — indeed, since the team lost both Oscar Klefbom and Kris Russell to injury from its defensive corps a month go, with Klefbom yet to ...
ListenJekyll&Hyde Edmonton Oilers looking less like an NHL playoff team from 2019-01-08T00:00
So, what’s it going to be — the bad Edmonton Oilers we saw play the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night, or the Oilers that shut down the Anaheim Ducks the very next night? Saturday’s wretched shu...
ListenGood times, bad times: Edmonton Oilers at mid-season, Part 2 from 2019-01-01T00:00
Part 2 (of 2) of our mid-season look at the ongoing hot-button topics surrounding the Edmonton Oilers. Jim Matheson, Derek Van Diest and Craig Ellingson talk about:- the surprising Alex Chiasson -...
ListenWin some, lose some: Edmonton Oilers at mid-season, Part 1 from 2018-12-24T00:00
Part 1 of a look back at the Edmonton Oilers’ season so far — a mid-season report of sorts as NHL teams near the halfway mark of the 2018-19 schedule. Jim Matheson, Derek Van Diest and Craig Ellin...
ListenEdmonton Oilers need to keep the lulls to a minimum from 2018-12-18T00:00
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to Oil Spills host Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers’ successful stretch of games under head coach Ken Hitchcock, taking points in 10 of 13 gam...
ListenEdmonton Oilers click under Hitchcock as past 'atomic bomb' hits from 2018-12-11T00:00
The Edmonton Oilers have enjoyed a successful start to the Ken Hitchcock era, with the adjustments brought in by the legendary NHL coach tightening things up defensively and creating more scoring o...
ListenOilers minus Connor McDavid equals trouble from 2018-12-04T00:00
We found out what a superstar-less Edmonton Oilers team is like, and it wasn’t pretty when Connor McDavid sat out his team’s game on the road against the Dallas Stars when he fell ill. While it w...
ListenClear view of Oilers challenges for Ken Hitchcock from 2018-11-26T00:00
Ken Hitchcock has had a good glimpse at what ails his new team, what works and what doesn’t early in his tenure behind the Edmonton Oilers bench. With other teams who had gone through a ‘rebuild’ ...
ListenKen Hitchcock in as Oilers head coach from 2018-11-20T00:00
Todd McLellan is out, Ken Hitchcock is in as the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers. The move comes after the team lost six of its last seven games heading into a road trip to California, sitting ...
ListenOilers' backslide a throwback to last season's disappointing performance from 2018-11-13T00:00
The Edmonton Oilers have come crashing back to earth after a good showing in October, when they posted a 6-4-1 record while beating strong teams such as the Winnipeg Jets, the Nashville Predators a...
ListenOilers now have options on right wing from 2018-11-05T00:00
The carousel at right-wing keeps turning for the Edmonton Oilers, with Drake Caggiula catching fire in back-to-back games and hanging onto a spot on the top line alongside star Connor McDavid, even...
ListenGoaltending gives Oilers chances to win from 2018-10-30T00:00
The goaltending’s been the big thing lately for the Edmonton Oilers. While many things have gone right for the Oilers, particularly in their last four games, to go 6-3-1 in their first 10 games o...
Listen'Heart of the order' will push Oilers from 2018-10-23T00:00
It’s the heart of the order for the Edmonton Oilers in October — three games in a row against some of the NHL’s heavyweight teams — and the big question is how they will do against them. If last S...
ListenOilers desperately seeking beast-mode Draisaitl from 2018-10-15T00:00
Leon Draisaitl, the centre of the Oilers’ second line that includes wingers Milan Lucic and Kailer Yamamoto, has failed to muster offence with his even-strength linemates to start the new NHL seaso...
ListenPressure already on Oilers in return to North America from 2018-10-10T00:00
NHL beat writer Jim Matheson has been on the road with the Edmonton Oilers for the last week and a half, starting in Germany, where the team played an exhibition game in centre Leon Draisaitl’s hom...
ListenOilers finalize roster as they hit Europe from 2018-10-02T19:41:08
They’ve made the big jump across the pond, and now the Edmonton Oilers are preparing for a big challenge to start the N-H-L season — four games on the road, with the first one in Sweden, all agains...
ListenYamamoto making Oilers’ forward decisions tough again from 2018-09-25T00:00
Decisions, decisions. The Edmonton Oilers are about halfway through training camp, and while the NHL team has made a number of roster cuts already — sending players in bunches back to junior club...
ListenSizing up the Oilers defence from 2018-09-18T00:00
Darnell Nurse has finally signed a new contract with the Edmonton Oilers. It’ll be a big boost for the N-H-L team’s blue-line as Nurse played some important minutes for the club last season.He’ll...
ListenOilers prospects in first for training camp from 2018-09-11T00:00
The gang’s almost all here! Edmonton Oilers prospects have reported to rookie camp ahead of the opening of main camp later this week. It features the likes of Evan Bouchard, the Oilers’ first-round...
ListenOilers plug a hole as Sekera injury strikes from 2018-08-28T00:00
With Andrej Sekera lost for a few months after tearing his Achilles tendon this summer, the Edmonton Oilershave signed free-agent defenceman Jakub Jerabek to fill his spot — at least at training ca...
ListenHockey in August puts spotlight on deep 2019 NHL Draft pool from 2018-08-14T00:00
It’s officially been summer going on two months now, but almost 10,000 people packed the lower bowl of Edmonton’s Rogers Place this past week for an international hockey tournament featuring a boun...
ListenStudying Evan Bouchard from 2018-07-24T00:00
As we enter what·s typically a quiet period of the year for the Edmonton Oilers and the NHL · it is summer, after all · we are coming off recent news of the team signing their first-round pick last...
ListenWaiting on that Darnell Nurse bridge contract from 2018-07-06T00:00
There’s still one major fish for the Edmonton Oilers to sign, and that’s restricted free agent Darnell Nurse, the defenceman who has shown much promise on the back end and who could very well bloss...
ListenLittle for Oilers to spend heading into NHL free agency from 2018-06-29T00:00
Host Derek Van Diest talks to Edmonton Oilers beat reporters Jim Matheson and Rob Tychkowski about the NHL’s free agency period, which starts Sunday, July 1, 2018. Not that Oilers general manager P...
ListenOilers at 10th, what should they do with their pick at the NHL Draft? from 2018-06-18T00:00
Host Derek Van Diest talks to Edmonton Oilers beat reporters Jim Matheson and Rob Tychkowski about the Edmonton Oilers at this year's NHL Draft in Dallas, particuarly what the team should do with t...
ListenThose Amazing Vegas Golden Knights from 2018-06-01T00:00
Host Derek Van Diest talks to Edmonton Oilers beat reporters Jim Matheson and Rob Tychkowski about the Vegas Golden Knights, the NHL expansion team that is in the Stanley Cup final in its first yea...
ListenOilers' spring hunt for defence from 2018-05-18T00:00
The Edmonton Oilers signed Swedish defenceman Joel Persson, who played for the Vaxjo Lakers in the Swedish Elite League last season. Will Persson help the Oilers in their quest for an offensive, pu...
ListenOilers' big deal for new backup goalie from 2018-05-03T00:00
Hockey writers Jim Matheson and Robert Tychkowski talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the biggest news this week in Oilersland, the signing of Mikko Koskinen, a Finnish goalie who has spent...
ListenOilers and the NHL Draft Lottery: What are the chances? from 2018-04-25T00:00
No. 1 overall. Could it happen to the Edmonton Oilers again? Yes it could. Three years ago, the Oilers won the 2015 NHL draft lottery with 11.5% odds of gaining the right to choose Connor McDavid f...
ListenOilers coaching future uncertain from 2018-04-13T00:00
Questions about the Edmonton Oilers’ coaching staff linger following season-ending media conferences held by the team’s brass. Head coach Todd McLellan and his staff weren’t declared safe in their ...
ListenWhich Oilers season is the aberration? from 2018-04-05T00:00
The end of the Edmonton Oilers’ season is here and the questions that have been dogging the team all season remain. Why did the Oilers stumble this year and finish almost 30 points behind last seas...
ListenConnor McDavid for NHL MVP? from 2018-03-29T00:00
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about Connor McDavid, the Edmonton Oilers captain who has been scoring at a torrid rate for more than a month, averagi...
ListenFeast or famine for Leon Draisaitl from 2018-03-22T00:00
Beat writer Rob Tychkowski talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about streaky Edmonton Oilers Leon Draisaitl, and why he's been hot and cold on the NHL scoring charts all season. For stretches, D...
ListenOilers' trade targets and what to use as bait from 2018-03-15T00:00
Hockey writers Jim Matheson and Derek Van Diest talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the unclear course ahead for Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli when it comes to making decisions on personnel thi...
ListenOilers in evaluation mode as they play out the string from 2018-03-08T00:00
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers playing out the string on the rest of the 2017-18 NHL season, with the team out of the playo...
ListenPost NHL trade deadline show from 2018-03-01T22:16:53
Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Oilers beat writers Jim Matheson and Rob Tychkowski join host Trevor Robb to discuss the moves Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli made prior to Monday’s NHL Trade ...
ListenNHL trade deadline hot stove from 2018-02-22T00:00
A special edition of Oil Spills at this year's NHL trade deadline: Host Paul Chapman talks with Postmedia hockey writers Jim Matheson, Ed Willes and Michael Traikos about the upcoming NHL trade dea...
ListenOilers' attention turns to trades, changes from 2018-02-15T00:00
Hockey writers Jim Matheson and Derek Van Diest talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the trading landscape ahead for the Edmonton Oilers, who are effectively out of the National Hockey Leagu...
ListenEnd of Oilers' season is certainly near from 2018-02-06T00:00
Hockey writer Robert Tychkowski talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about what is looking to be the final stretch of meaningful games for the Edmonton Oilers as, while they have been playing bet...
ListenUsual suspects continue to smother Oliers' slim hopes from 2018-02-02T00:00
Hockey writer Robert Tychkowski talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the ailments that have been plaguing the Edmonton Oilers this season: their substandard special teams, both the power pl...
ListenAre the Oilers at a tipping point? from 2018-01-22T00:00
Hockey writers Jim Matheson and Robert Tychkowski talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the struggles the Edmonton Oilers have on home ice and whether their poor performance against a lowly B...
ListenOilers' bye-week boon or blues? from 2018-01-17T00:00
Hockey writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers coming out of their NHL bye week and how the club can try to build off momentum of their previous trio of...
ListenIs the Edmonton Oilers' spotty play just plain shoddy or is it necessary? from 2018-01-10T00:00
Hockey writer Robert Tychkowski talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the on-again, off-again performance of the Edmonton Oilers as they continue to show signs of improvement one game only t...
ListenOilers' playoff hopes barely flickering from 2018-01-01T00:00
Hockey writers Jim Matheson, Robert Tychkowski and Derek Van Diest talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the faint playoff hopes left for the Edmonton Oilers and where the blame should be cas...
ListenWest-heavy schedule should make or break Oilers' playoff hopes from 2017-12-20T00:00
Hockey writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the playoff hopes of the Edmonton Oilers being very much pinned to pivotal games against Western Conference opponents between...
ListenPlaying better but Oilers' crisis mounting from 2017-12-13T00:00
Hockey writers Jim Matheson and Robert Tychkowski talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the better play by the Edmonton Oilers, who face a strong lineup of teams after a promising three-game ...
ListenSputtering Oilers broken-record edition from 2017-12-06T00:00
Hockey writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the continuing inconsistencies of the Edmonton Oilers, who can't gain enough traction to win enough games to claw back into t...
ListenSituation more critical as Talbot goes down from 2017-11-28T00:00
Hockey writers Jim Matheson, Robert Tychkowski and Derek Van Diest talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the injury to Edmonton Oilers goalie Cam Talbot and how the team needs to rally behind...
ListenSputtering at the point of unlikely return from 2017-11-21T00:00
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to Craig Ellingson about the sputtering ways of the Edmonton Oilers a quarter of the way through the 2017-18 NHL season, which finds them five points o...
ListenA turnaround? from 2017-11-14T00:00
Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun hockey writers Jim Matheson, Robert Tychkowski and Derek Van Diest talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson on Nov. 16, 2017, about the better play by the Edmonton Oi...
ListenCrunching Connor's contract from 2017-07-05T00:00
Hockey writers Jim Matheson and Robert Tychkowski, and sports columnist Dan Barnes, join host Craig Ellingson to talk about Connor McDavid's $100-million contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers...
ListenMcDavid pay day from 2017-06-26T00:00
Hockey writers Jim Matheson and Robert Tychkowski join host Craig Ellingson to talk about the contract extension being negotiated between the Edmonton Oilers and star Connor McDavid, what moves the...
ListenThe road to Vegas from 2017-06-17T00:00
Hockey writers Jim Matheson and Robert Tychkowski join host Craig Ellingson to talk about the NHL's Vegas expansion draft, the process of stocking the Golden Knights team and what it means for the ...
ListenBumps on the road in back-to-back games from 2017-03-21T00:00
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers' play over back-to-back games on the road in Anaheim and Denver, where the Oilers lost one i...
ListenCue excitement as NHL playoffs really come into view from 2017-03-14T00:00
Hockey Hall of Fame columnist Terry Jones joins Edmonton Sun and Journal sports editor Craig Ellingson to talk about the Edmonton Oilers' recent dominant offensive performances, how the prospect of...
ListenAll-Canadiens affair from 2017-03-06T00:00
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson and Montreal Gazette sports columnist Stu Cowan join Edmonton Journal and Sun sports editor Craig Ellingson to talk about the Edmonton Oilers, the Montreal C...
ListenNavigating March to the NHL playoffs from 2017-03-01T00:00
Postmedia hockey writers Robert Tychkowski and Derek Van Diest talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers' heavy home schedule through the remainder of the 2016-17 NHL season. ...
ListenTargets at the NHL trade deadline from 2017-02-21T00:00
Hockey writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about who the Edmonton Oilers might and might not target by the NHL trade deadline on March 1, 2017. Learn more about your ad choic...
ListenWhat to add at 2017 NHL trade deadline from 2017-02-13T00:00
Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun sports editor Craig Ellingson talks to hockey writers Jim Matheson and Derek Van Diest about what the Edmonton Oilers might be looking at doing come the NHL trade ...
ListenDivision tile fight from 2017-01-23T00:00
Hockey writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers' clashes with fellow Pacific Division top dogs the Anaheim Ducks and the San Jose Sharks just before the ...
ListenThe back-up question from 2017-01-18T00:00
Hockey writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers goaltending situation, specifically the workload of starter Cam Talbot and the question-mark that is the ...
ListenEdmonton Oilers string together wins from 2016-12-20T00:00
Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun hockey writer Robert Tychkowski talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers' road trip and recent run of success heading into their game Frida...
ListenOffence propels streaky Edmonton Oilers from 2016-11-23T00:00
Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun hockey writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the play of the Edmonton Oilers following a 6-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche and heading...
ListenEdmonton Oilers skidding through November from 2016-11-14T00:00
Hockey writers Robert Tychkowski and Derek Van Diest and sports columnist Dan Barnes talk about the slumping Edmonton Oilers, who sport a record of 2-5-1 in their last eight NHL contests heading in...
ListenOilers Podcast Nov. 4 2016 from 2016-11-03T00:00
Sports columnist Dan Barnes and hockey writer Jim Matheson talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the adjustments the Edmonton Oilers need to make to end their three-game losing streak before ...
ListenOilers Podcast Oct. 27, 2016 from 2016-10-26T00:00
Sports columnist Dan Barnes, and hockey writers Jim Matheson and Derek Van Diest talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the strong start to the 2016-17 NHL season by the Edmonton Oilers. Learn...
ListenOilers Podcast June 30 2016 from 2016-06-30T00:00
Hockey writers Jim Matheson and Robert Tychkowski talk about the Edmonton Oilers' Taylor Hall trade and what the team might do to addresses its many roster needs as NHL free agency opens. Learn mor...
ListenOilers Podcast June 21, 2016 from 2016-06-20T00:00
Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun hockey writers Jim Matheson and Robert Tychkowski talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about what moves the Edmonton Oilers might or might not make at the 2016 NH...
ListenOilers Podcast April 28, 2016 from 2016-04-28T00:00
Sports columnist Dan Barnes and sports writers Derek Van Diest and Jim Matheson join sports editor Craig Ellingson on the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun's Oilers podcast to talk about the upcomi...
ListenOilers Podcast, January 15, 2016 from 2016-01-16T00:21:16
EJ Sports Oilers Podcast: The Back in Action edition The Oilers are back in Edmonton on Saturday to play the Calgary Flames, on the heels of a disappointing road trip that ended with a 2-1 overtim...
ListenOilers Podcast, October 22, 2015 from 2015-10-24T00:06:22
The Oilers go into Friday's game against the Washington Capitals as the league leaders in penalty killing with three wins on their resume. Journal hockey writer Jim Matheson and columnist John Mac...
ListenOilers Podcast: The Puck Drop Edition from 2015-10-08T21:43:54
The Edmonton Oilers roster is set. The questions about team captain are settled (for now).Oilers rookie Connor McDavid is about to make his regular season NHL debut when the puck drops Thursday nig...
ListenOilers podcast, September 24, 2015 from 2015-09-25T23:32:45
Edmonton Journal's Oilers podcast: The Training Camp edition The Edmonton Oilers are a more than a week into full-fledged training camp mode, with three exhibition games under their belts.That mak...
ListenOilers Podcast September 9, 2015 from 2015-09-10T16:37:39
Oilers rookies report to Rexall Place Thursday morning for the kick-off of rookie training camp — Connor McDavid included. The highly anticipated 2015-16 NHL season is here.That means it’s time fo...
ListenOilers Podcast May 26, 2015 from 2015-05-27T05:39:21
Edmonton Journal hockey writers Jim Matheson and Joanne Ireland, and sports columnist John MacKinnon talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the massive changes in the Edmonton Oilers organizat...
ListenOilers Podcast April 18, 2015 from 2015-04-18T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writers Jim Matheson and Joanne Ireland and sports columnist John MacKinnon talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about what changes for the Edmonton Oilers if they win the ...
ListenOilers Podcast March 27, 2015 from 2015-03-27T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writers Jim Matheson and Joanne ireland, and sports columnist John MacKinnon, talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the change in timing of the NHL draft lottery, the ...
ListenOilers Podcast March 20, 2015 from 2015-03-20T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writers Jim Matheson and Joanne Ireland, and sports columnist John MacKinnon, talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the impending return of Taylor Hall from injury to...
ListenOilers Podcast March 13, 2015 from 2015-03-13T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers' fruitless road trip through the eastern U.S., the shoddy defensive play by the team in ...
ListenOilers Podcast March 6, 2015 from 2015-03-06T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the play of the Edmonton Oilers' call-ups from the American Hockey League farm and how the remainder of the ...
ListenOilers Podcast Feb. 27, 2015 from 2015-02-26T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writers Jim Matheson and Joanne Ireland, and sports columnist John MacKinnon, talk with sports editor Craig Ellingson about the upcoming NHL trade deadline; what sorts of mo...
ListenOilers Podcast Feb. 20, 2015 from 2015-02-20T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writers Jim Matheson and Joanne Ireland, and sports columnist John MacKinnon, join sports editor Craig Ellingson to talk about how the Edmonton Oilers are dealing with a ras...
ListenOilers Podcast Feb. 13, 2015 from 2015-02-12T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writers Jim Matheson and Joanne Ireland, sports columnist John MacKinnon and sports editor Craig Ellingson talk about a change in the Edmonton Oilers' work ethic over the pa...
ListenOilers Podcast Feb. 6, 2015 from 2015-02-06T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writer Joanne Ireland and sports columnist John MacKinnon join sports editor Craig Ellingson to talk about the NHL Edmonton Oilers' six-game Eastern road trip, the future of...
ListenOilers Road Report Jan. 14, 2015 from 2015-01-14T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writer Jim Matheson talks about the difficulty the Edmonton Oilers, the National Hockey League's last-place team, have playing away from their home arena. The team hasn't wo...
ListenOilers Podcast 9 Jan. 8, 2015 from 2015-01-08T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writers Jim Matheson and Joanne Ireland, sports columnist John MacKinnon and sports editor Craig Ellingson talk about: the impact coaching changes and newly acquired players...
ListenOilers Road Report Dec. 17, 2014 from 2014-12-16T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writer Joanne Ireland talks about the coaching changes for the Edmonton Oilers in the wake of the firing of Dallas Eakins and about the team's continuing offensive woes. Lea...
ListenOilers Road Report Dec. 10, 2014 from 2014-12-09T00:00
Edmontonn Journal hockey writer Jim Matheson talks about the inconsistent play of Edmonton Oilers goalie Ben Scrivens, a lack of scoring by the team, and a possible winning forward line combo in Jo...
ListenOilers Podcast 8 Dec. 2, 2014 from 2014-12-01T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writers Jim Matheson and Joanne Ireland, and sports columnist John MacKinnon, talk about the Edmonton Oilers' 10-game losing skid, comments about 'moping' teammates made by...
ListenOilers Road Report Nov. 28, 2014 from 2014-11-27T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writer Jim Matheson talks about the Edmonton Oilers' improved play in an overtime loss to the Nashville Predators as the team prepares to face the host St. Louis Blues. Lear...
ListenOilers Road Report Nov. 26, 2014 from 2014-11-24T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson from Nashville as the Oilers, losers of seven in a row, prepare to face the Predators in the midst of trade rumour...
ListenOilers Podcast 7 Nov. 18, 2014 from 2014-11-17T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writers Jim Matheson and Joanne Ireland, and sports columnist John MacKinnon, talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the recent losing ways of the Edmonton Oilers headi...
ListenOilers Road Report Nov. 10, 2014 from 2014-11-09T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writer Joanne Ireland talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers' upcoming game on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, against the Nashville Predators, the final g...
ListenOilers Road Report Nov. 7, 2014 from 2014-11-06T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writer Joanne Ireland talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson from Buffalo, N.Y., where the Edmonton Oilers play the host Buffalo Sabres Nov. 7, 2014. The Oilers are coming o...
ListenOilers Podcast 6 Nov. 3, 2014 from 2014-11-01T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writers Jim matheson and Joanne Ireland, sports columnist John MacKinnon and sports editor Craig Ellingson talk about the impact of the injury to star forward Taylor Hall on...
ListenOilers Podcast 5 - Oct. 28, 2014 from 2014-10-27T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writers Jim Matheson, Joanne Ireland and John MacKinnon join sports editor Craig Ellingson to talk about the Edmonton Oilers' early season win streak and the stories that su...
ListenOilers podcast 4 - Oct. 21, 2014 from 2014-10-18T00:00
Edmonton Journal hockey writers Jim Matheson and Joanne Ireland, and sports columnist John MacKinnon join sports editor Craig Ellingson to talk about the Edmonton Oilers' first half-dozen games of ...
ListenOil Spills Road Report Oct. 16, 2014 from 2014-10-16T16:20:18
Edmonton Journal hockey writer talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson in the wake of the Edmonton Oilers' 7-4 loss on Oct. 15, 2014, to the host Arizona Coyotes. The Oilers are in a defensive shamb...
ListenOil Spills Road Report - Oilers at Coyotes, Oct. 15, 2014 from 2014-10-15T16:02:40
Edmonton Journal hockey writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers' 6-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings Oct. 14, ahead of their game Oct. 15 against the Ariz...
ListenOil Spills Road Report - Oilers At Kings Oct. 14, 2014 from 2014-10-14T20:41:49
Edmonton Journal hockey writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers' road game Oct. 14, 2014, against the Los Angeles Kings. Learn more about your ad choice...
ListenOil Spills 3 - Oct. 7, 2014 from 2014-10-07T20:36:31
Edmonton Journal hockey writers Jim Matheson and Joanne Ireland and sports columnist John MacKinnon join sports editor Craig Ellingson for the first Oil Spills podcast on the 2014-15 NHL season, as...
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