OILERS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Tragedy strikes: Edmonton prospect Pelss’ death confirmed
Kristians Pelss, a 7th round draft pick of the Oilers has died. He was 20 years old (courtesy of oilers.nhl.com)
Tragedy again strikes the hockey world yet again this week.
Kristians Pelss, a 7th round draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers in 201o has died. Cause of death is believed to be due to drowning. On Wednesday it was reported that Pelss had gone missing in his home country of...
Oilers prospect Pelss confirmed dead
The Edmonton Oilers have confirmed that prospect Kristians Pelss has died. He was 20.
The Oilers released a statement Saturday saying the team was deeply saddened by the loss of Pelss, who went missing Tuesday and was feared drowned in a river near his home in Riga, Latvia.
Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish said in a statement: ''This is the news we feared. Kristians...
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Pelss missing, police investigating
Police say an Edmonton Oilers prospect has been reported missing and is feared to have drowned.
Kristians Pelss disappeared Tuesday, and local media reported that the 20-year-old player jumped off a bridge in central Riga into the fast-flowing Daugava River.
Rescue services spokeswoman Viktorija Sembele says her department received a call at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday that a man had jumped...
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Edmonton Oilers prospect missing, feared drowned
Police say an Edmonton Oilers prospect has been reported missing and is feared drowned.
Kristians Pelss disappeared Tuesday, and local media reported that the 20-year-old player jumped off a bridge in central Riga into the fast-flowing Daugava River.
Rescue services spokeswoman Viktorija Sembele says her department received a call at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday that a man had jumped from...
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Potential trade target: Sam Gagner
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The 2013 offseason is a unique one. The salary cap is going down, there aren’t that many premier free agents, and there are going to be a few teams looking to dump salary to get under that $64.3 million cap. While the Edmonton Oilers may not be one of the teams looking to get under the cap, but with a new GM and a new coach, they are going to make changes...
Edmonton Oilers hire Dallas Eakins as head coach
Aside from the Edmonton Oilers’ push to the Stanley Cup finals in 2006, Oilers fans have had little to cheer for in the past decade. After three seasons of getting the first round draft pick in the NHL draft, you would expect that they could put together enough skill to make a playoff push. Edmonton has even experimented with coaches from all levels to see if they can make a difference...
Edmonton Oilers fired head coach Ralph Krueger over Skype
Former Edmonton Oilers head coach Ralph Krueger was fired last Thursday following a disappointing 19-22-7 season. Krueger joined the team, which has not reached the playoffs since 2006, as an associate coach in 2010 and was given only one season to try to turn things around as the Oilers’ head coach. Like any team would [...]
Richard Cloutier: Eakins, Hemsky, Horcoff, Etc.
I can't believe Hockeybuzz left that "MacT the Knife" thing up for a while.
Here...I'll save you folks from it by offering some real topics to discuss. I'll offer a few thoughts; you folks go to town in the comments section telling me what you think will happen.
1.. Is there an actual trade out there for Shawn Horcoff?
He's sold his house and he&...
Edmonton Oilers Fire Ralph Krueger Over Skype, Replace Him With Dallas Eakins
The Edmonton Oilers are expected to name Dallas Eakins as the team’s head coach tomorrow. Eakins has been coaching the Toronto Marlies of the AHL since 2009. The move was made only a few weeks after Craig MacTavish was brought back to Edmonton to replace Steve Tambellini as the GM. MacTavish coached the Oilers from 2000-2009. He led the Oilers to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2006...
THE MODERN AGE
Oilers coach fired over Skype
Ex-Edmonton Oilers head coach Ralph Krueger was recently informed of his termination of employment in a very 21st century way.
List gets shorter: Dallas Eakins to take coaching vacancy in Edmonton
The Edmonton Oilers surprised a few people yesterday when they fired head coach Ralph Krueger after just one lockout shortened season. While the Oilers organization was a bit cryptic about the firing, the reason became clear a few hours after the firing. The Oilers will actually be hiring Toronto Marlies head coach Dallas Eakins, with a press conference slated for tomorrow.
Eakins...
Oilers fire head coach Ralph Krueger
The Edmonton Oilers announced Saturday afternoon that they have decided to fire Ralph Krueger as head coach just one year into the job. On one hand, I feel sorry for Kroger who had only 48 games in a lockout shortened season to prove what he was made of. Krueger, 53, was the head coach of the Swiss national team from 1997-2010. He led the team to 12 world championship appearances...
Richard Cloutier: More Hemsky/Horcoff + Random Thoughts
Okay, so the Oilers are going to try to deal Ales Hemsky and Shawn Horcoff. Shall I try to predict what the Oilers can acquire for each?
Shawn Horcoff
I'll start with the harder one to analyze. I think he has no trade value and the Oilers will need to use a compliance buyout on him. Some people are saying, "he could still play for the Oilers if there's no deal for...
30 Teams In 30 Days–Edmonton Oilers
Will the real Edmonton Oilers please stand up, please stand up? The team that nobody could figure out is up next in our 30 Teams in 30 Days series.
Team Name: Edmonton Oilers
Record: 19-22-7, 3rd Northwest, no playoffs
Player of the Season: Taylor Hall led the team with 16-34–50 and 14 power-play points. March was a great month with eight goals and nine assists for Hall. He showed...
Garrioch talks goalies, coaches and Oilers moving Nail
The Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch didn't pen a Sunday rumor column, but he more than makes up for that this morning by handicaping "the goalie market," suggesting that the Edmonton Oilers may move Nail Yakupov and tossing off coaching scoops:
While all eyes are on the Eastern and Western Conference finals, there is plenty of chatter that matters taking place...
THE OILERS HOT 25
