Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers

Team Depth Chart of NHL Prospects
Strengths
  • Size and depth on the blueline
  • Wingers with a wide range of skills
Weaknesses
  • Lack of size, depth down the middle
  • No bonafide power play QB on the blueline
  • Lack of elite goaltending prospect

About Prospect Scores and Probability

Prospect Criteria

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

Goaltenders

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Laurent Brossoit Pro 7.0 C
2. Frans Tuohimaa Europe 6.5 C
3. Niko Hovinen Europe 6.5 D
4. Tyler Bunz Pro 6.5 D

Right Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Tyler Pitlick Pro 6.5 C
2. Kellen Jones NCAA 6.0 C
3. Antti Tyrvainen Europe 6.0 C
4. John McCarron NCAA 6.0 C
5. Jackson Houck CHL 6.0 D

Left Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Mitchell Moroz CHL 7.0 C
2. Jujhar Khaira CHL 7.0 C
3. Daniil Zharkov Europe 7.0 D
4. Curtis Hamilton Pro 6.5 C
5. Anton Slepyshev Europe 6.5 C
6. Evan Campbell NCAA 6.0 D
7. Aidan Muir Junior 5.5 D
8. Kale Kessy Pro 5.0 D

Centers

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Marco Roy CHL 7.0 C
2. Andrew Miller Pro 7.0 D
3. Bogdan Yakimov Europe 6.5 C
4. Greg Chase CHL 6.5 C
5. Kyle Platzer CHL 6.5 D
6. Travis Ewanyk Pro 6.0 C

Defensemen

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Darnell Nurse CHL 8.0 C
2. Martin Marincin Pro 7.5 B
3. Oscar Klefbom Pro 7.5 C
4. Dillon Simpson NCAA 7.0 C
5. David Musil Pro 7.0 C
6. Martin Gernat Pro 7.0 D
7. Brandon Davidson Pro 6.5 C
8. Taylor Fedun Pro 6.5 C
9. Erik Gustafsson (2012) Europe 6.5 C
10. Joey LaLeggia NCAA 6.5 C
11. Brad Hunt Pro 6.0 C
12. Ben Betker CHL 5.5 D

Expansion protected list

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There was very few surprises when Edmonton released the expansion protected and unprotected list today. With having to protect only Tommy Salo it allowed the team to retain the core players from this season. Nine forwards and five defensemen along with the lone goaltender will survive but one or two players may be protected by deals made this week by management.

PROTECTED LIST

Forwards

1: RW Mike Grier

2: RW Bill Guerin

3: RW Georges Laraque

4: C Todd Marchant

5: LW Ethan Moreau

6: LW Rem Murray

7: LW Ryan Smyth

8: C Chad Kilger

9: C Doug Weight

Defensemen

1: Roman Hamrlik

2: Janni Niinimaa

3: Jason Smith

4: Sean Brown

5: Igor Ulanov

Goaltender

1: Tommy Salo

Note: LW Dan Cleary and D Tom Poti are ineligible since both are only second year pros.

Notable unprotected players:

1: LW Boyd Deveraux – Unfortunately Boyd is considering retirement due to the concussion he sustained at the end of the Read more»

Saint Minard

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Saint Minard

Edmonton Oiler goaltending prospect Mike Minard was named man of the year in the American Hockey League, receiving the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award for his contributions in the community of Hamilton. This Hamilton Bulldog is an example of the good will and charity that hockey players sometime do not get credit for in this era of high salaries and larger ego’s. Mini Munchkin’s is one of the many programs that Mike is involved in where he has purchased a block of tickets for the childrens hospital so the families can attend the games together.

As well as being a honorary captian and spokesman for the Nike/American Hockey League Streetdogs program that helps children to learn more about the game of hockey, he has help raise $20,000 as a spokesperson and poster player for the Toronto Dominion Bank’s “smiles on ice”. With Bill Ranford retiring this season Mike has a chance at being the back up goaltender to Tommy Salo especially with his performance in the last game of the season against the Calgary Flames in Calgary where he made a strong showing in the second and third period to preserve the victory.

The city of Edmonton will be very fortunate have a player such as Mike Minard with his contributions on and off the ice, if he plays anything like his boyhood hero Grant Fuhr. The Oilers could have another fine goalie to add to their storied history.

I Wanna be like Mike!

Possibly in the near future the Oilers success could be in the hand’s of Mike or the Mike’s. With Michel Riesen, Micheal Henrich, Mike Comrie a Read more»

Oilers Expansion Draft Analysis

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Expansion Protected List

With the expansion draft quickly approaching the Oilers are going to protect 9 forwards, 5 defenseman and Tommy Salo, which will give a few players in Hamilton a great chance at a permanent roster spot. This is the list most likely to happen due to players age and salaries and to allow space for younger players to showcase their abilities.

Forwards:
1. (C) Doug Weight
2. (C) Todd Marchant

3. (LW) Dan Cleary

4. (LW) Ryan Symth

5. (LW) Ethan Moreau

6. (LW) Boyd Devereaux

7. (RW) Bill Guerin

8. (RW) Mike Grier

9. (RW) Georges Laraque

DEFENSE:

1. Roman Hamrlik

2. Janni Niinimaa

3. Tom Poti

4. Jason Smith

5. Sean Brown

GOALIE:

1. Tommy Salo

Left unprotected are forwards (RW) Alexander Selivanov, (LW) German Read more»

Edmonton Oilers 1999 Draft Preview

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Luck be a lady, a tune that head scout Barry Fraser and General Manager Glen Sather will most likely be singing in the 1999 entry draft. The Oilers organization as a whole seems to treat the draft as a crapshoot, they try to hit the homerun with their picks. A few gems have eeked their way through in the 90′s (Ryan Smyth, Jason Arnott, Martin Rucinsky), but the number of gems pales to the number of players who ‘did not work out’. There’s first round embarrassments such as Tyler Wright, Scott Allison, Joe Hulbig, Nick Stadjuhar, Jason Bonsignore, and Steve Kelly. The recent picks of the Oilers (excluding Boyd Devereaux) were all attempts to hit homeruns (Bonsignore, Riesen and Henrich in particular), statistically Riesen and Henrich look like duds, but they are still young and both possess a great deal of talent. The crap shoot they call the NHL entry draft has not been kind to the Oilers in quite some time, however that trend may be changing. The Oilers have had two strong entry drafts in a row, in 1997 the Oilers chose 7 players who may play in the NHL (Riesen, Yerkovich, Eloffson, Chimera, Sarno, Hinz, and Fomitchev), the 1998 draft looks just as promising with Henrich, Henry, Horcoff, and Spiridonov. So, we move onto the 1999 draft, the Oilers pick 13th overall in the 1st round, 41st overall in the second round (pending compensatory picks) and will receive a mid to late second round pick due to the singing of Curtis Joseph. What will they do with these picks?

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Hamilton Bulldogs Report

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Bulldogs Final Player Reports:
Player Stats are GP:G:A:PTS:PIM
Goalie Stats are GP:GAA:W:L:T
Bolibruck, Kevin #22 Age: 22 Defense
63-1-6-7-42
Does all the little things well. Was the Bulldogs most consistent defenceman this season. Probably not big or strong enough to get a serious look at the NHL.
Bowen, Jason #28 Age: 25 Defense
58-3-3-6-178
He is the most physical of Hamilton’s defencemen. He loves the hip check on rushing forwards trying to beat him on the boards. He is a bit slow afoot, and is beaten on the outside by faster forwards. He will fight, but he hasn’t been too successful in his scraps.

Church, Brad #14 Age:22 Wing
19-1-5-6-22 (with Portland and Hamilton)
Plays a decent 2 way game, and hits well. His scoring touch is suspect, as is his speed. He should find a spot with the Bulldogs next season.

Cleary, Daniel #39 Age: 20 Wing
39-9-18-27-81 (with Portland and Hamilton)
Daniel should probably be back in the AHL next year. He has the speed to play in the NHL but didn’t seem to have much hockey sense here. He never seemed to fit in, and was a healthy scratch for most of the playoffs. He’ll need to have a big year in Hamilton next year to stay on track (especially with Comrie and Riesen expected to improve immensely next year).

Comrie, Paul #8 Age: 22 Center
7-0-1-1-0 Read more»

Top Prospects

  1. Darnell Nurse
  2. Martin Marincin
  3. Oscar Klefbom
  4. Mitchell Moroz
  5. Jujhar Khaira
  6. Laurent Brossoit
  7. Marco Roy
  8. David Musil
  9. Dillon Simpson
  10. Taylor Fedun
  1. Bogdan Yakimov
  2. Anton Slepyshev
  3. Tyler Pitlick
  4. Martin Gernat
  5. Greg Chase
  6. Daniil Zharkov
  7. Joey LaLeggia
  8. Curtis Hamilton
  9. Andrew Miller
  10. Erik Gustafsson (2012)

Notable Prospects

  1. Will Acton
  2. Ben Betker
  3. Tyler Bunz
  4. Evan Campbell
  5. Brandon Davidson
  6. Travis Ewanyk
  7. Jackson Houck
  8. Niko Hovinen
  1. Brad Hunt
  2. Kellen Jones
  3. Kale Kessy
  4. John McCarron
  5. Aidan Muir
  6. Jordan Oesterle
  7. Kyle Platzer
  8. Frans Tuohimaa
  9. Antti Tyrvainen
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