Ralph Krueger was named the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers on June 27, 2012. On June 8, 2013, after 48 NHL games, and less than a calendar year after Krueger took the job, the job has been taken from him.
Oilers' GM Craig MacTavish announced Krueger's surprise dismissal at a press conference...
No. 1 Star: Tomas Vokoun, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins backup was stellar against the Boston Bruins, stopping 31 shots in a 2-1 victory, including all 12 he faced in the third period when the Pens were outshot 12-3. He made goals by Sidney Crosby and Joe Vitale stand up.
No. 2 Star...
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Blackhawks baby says: not a chance.
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No. 1 Star: Thomas Vanek, Buffalo Sabres
The Sabres defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-2, and Vanek was in on every goal. He assisted on tallies by Steve Ott (power play), Tyler Myers (power play) and Cody Hodgson. He scored on the power play on a nifty deke move against Ilya Bryzgalov...
Hey, remember that scene in "The Dark Knight" when Batman said the difference between himself and the imitation vigilantes populating Gotham City was that he "wasn't wearing hockey pads"?
Apparently the Tulsa Oilers didn't get the memo:
Here's what the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey...
Ales Hemsky is just full of surprises, isn't he?
In agreeing to a 2-year, $10-million deal with the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, the 28-year-old right wing passed up the chance to compete for a Stanley Cup in such lovely environs as Detroit and New York. He passed up an even higher raise as an...
No. 1 Star: Jimmy Howard, Detroit Red Wings
Howard earned his third straight win with his second shutout in three games in a 3-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Howard made 24 saves while the Red Wings received goals from Drew Miller, Niklas Kronwall and Valtteri Filppula. The shutout was...
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(Yeah, Oilers! Way to go! Congrats on the OH MY GOD IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN IN THE FRONT ROW!)
No. 1 Star: Ryan Smyth, Edmonton Oilers
The veteran scored two goals to help the Oilers improve to 6-1-1 at home, defeating the St. Louis Blues, 4-2. Smyth snapped a 1-1 tie in the...
When we last left the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings they had just completed the Ryan Smyth trade, but one hangup from the deal was the discovery that Colin Fraser had a fracture in his foot, along with a cyst and would need surgery that would put him out of action for four months...
...out how to get young rookies? for example i want hedman, tavares or other rookies but the cpu always declines what trade would be a good one... cause im in the second year and i find it hard to get the trades i want