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08/18/2008 - Oilers Top 20 Prospects, Fall 2008

Jeff Petry remains the top prospect in the Oilers pool.

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06/24/2008 - Oilers 2008 draft review

The Oilers were one of the quietest teams over the draft weekend but left Ottawa with the scoring forward they wanted and a variety of depth players as well.

06/18/2008 - Oilers 2008 draft preview

The Edmonton Oilers enter the 2008 draft with only five picks and no second or third-round pick.

06/09/2008 - Oilers 2003 draft evaluation

The Edmonton Oilers made 12 selections in 2003 of which five have played in the NHL and a total of 10 still have their NHL rights owned by the franchise.

05/16/2008 - Oilers 2007-08 European review

The Edmonton Oilers had just six prospects playing in Europe this past season with a pair in Sweden and the other four in Russia. 

05/16/2008 - Oilers 2007-08 AHL/ECHL review

Edmonton had their own AHL affiliate for the first time in 3 years and employed a total of 49 players in Springfield over the course of the 2007-08 AHL season. 

05/05/2008 - Oilers 2007-08 rookie review

The Edmonton Oilers had nine rookies in 2007-08, three of which ended up among the top 10 in NHL rookie scoring.

04/23/2008 - Oilers 2007-08 junior prospects season review

Edmonton only had a trio of CHL players in 2007-08 and they had very different results during the most recent campaign.

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Organizational Depth Chart

  • Team Strengths:
    1 A plethora of utility role players
    2 Depth at Center
    3 Character & Leadership at all positions
    4 Balanced Defensive corps
  • Team Weaknesses:
    1 No non-pro goalies in system
    2 Offense from the wings is thin
    3 No Top-Tier Superstar Talents

Player Highlighted Legend
(defines league playing in)

  • Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
  • Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
  • Playing in NCAA
  • Playing in Europe
  • Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
  • Not Categorized Yet

The player is projected on making it to the NHL on a grading scale of 1-10.
Player Rating System Rules - Hockey's Future Prospect Criteria


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