Knoblauch, 47, became the first coach since Scotty Bowman in the late 1960s to guide a team to the Stanley Cup Final in each of his first two NHL seasons. Edmonton’s turnaround under his direction marked the first time in the Connor McDavid–Leon Draisaitl era that the Oilers advanced past the second round.

The Edmonton Oilers are just a few days away from the start of the regular season, skating on Sunday morning after a loss on Friday in their final preseason game of the season.

The noise around the Edmonton Oilers continues to get louder as we approach the start of the new campaign. With pre-season underway, the Oilers are trying a variety of line combinations.

Connor Ingram traded to Oilers, Luke Hughes signs, Ivan Demidov injury update, Reichel trade talk out of Chicago.

The NHL coaching industry is a tough one. Year after year, coaches are fired and hired with alarming regularity. So any time a coach can get a modicum of job security, you can’t fault them for lunging to get it.

The Edmonton Oilers have signed their head coach, Kris Knoblauch, to a multi-year extension. I took some time on Friday to get confirmation from the team, but TSN’s Darren Dreger reported the deal was done,

A handful of Vancouver Canucks prospects will make one last argument to make the team in their final game of the preseason.

Losing in the Stanley Cup Final the previous two seasons to the Florida Panthers, Edmonton still considers itself a championship contender. Once again, it’s Stanley Cup or bust in Edmonton.