Crossroads

Today the Oilers finally announced that Tom Renney would not be returning as coach next year. Although I don’t agree with the amount of time it took to make the decision, the outcome is the same for both Renney and the organization as if it ____ Read More

Could Wayne Gretzky be the Edmonton Oilers next head coach?

With the Edmonton Oilers announcing that head coach Tom Renney would not be back, the time for speculating whom they could or should put in his place, is upon us. This franchise needs someone who’s willing to loosen the reigns a little and let these ____ Read More

DRAFT PROFILES #2: RYAN MURRAY

Ryan Murray is an interesting prospect. Although lacking elite level offensive skills, he’s in the conversation right at the top of the draft. How could this be? What does Ryan Murray bring? SCOUTING REPORT Ryan Murray is advanced beyond his years with well above-average hockey sense and the rare kind of game-processing ability and vision ____ Read More

05/17/12 What Sutter Could Mean for the Oilers

With Tom Renney officially out as the head coach of the Oilers, speculation has picked up surrounding Brent Sutter. Would he be an upgrade?Sutter identified his top players in each position and rode them hard in 2011-12.Jarome Iginla is not the same ____ Read More

End of an Error

The Edmonton Oilers announced on Thursday that the contract of current Head Coach Tom Renney will not be renewed by the hockey club. This announcement came as a surprise to no one, as the Oilers haven’t said a word about wanting to keep Renney since ____ Read More

Captain calls Game 1 loss ‘embarrassing’

Oklahoma City, OK – Prior to Game 1 of the AHL’s Western Conference Final, the Oklahoma City Barons knew exactly what was required to beat the Toronto Marlies.

“Special teams are going to be huge,” said Head Coach Todd Nelson at Thursday’s ____ Read More

Tom Renney

It has probably been 6 months since I wrote something on this blog that I supposedly helped create. Now Swin and Mo deserve all the credit, all I have ever done is write 2 or 3 crappy posts and come up with the first brainstorm variation of what we now know as Oilersaddict.com My short ____ Read More

Oilers release head coach Tom Renney

So long, Tom. The Edmonton Oilers announced Thursday afternoon they will not renew the contract of head coach Tom ____ Read More

Dismissed head coach Renney ‘had the respect’ of Oilers players: captain Horcoff

The time Tom Renney spent tutoring the Edmonton Oilers might have been condensed, but he is leaving with the respect of the players. Captain Shawn Horcoff said on Thursday that Renney did not leave any stone unturned when he was in charge of the ____ Read More

"Welcome to NAIL Country" Part III

In yesterday’s posting we talked about the enigma ‘Nail Yakupov’ and his fierce competitive edge he brings, not only to the ice but also to life. He may be Russian, but other then the language barrier , you would think he grew up in Canada. There ____ Read More