Most, if not all of these players won’t see any action during the rest of Edmonton’s postseason action but will be staying ready in case injuries warrant them suiting up.
When your top guns aren’t running right for a game, it’s always nice to have young talent throughout your roster to help supplement things and secure another victory as the playoffs near.
The Edmonton Oilers bounced back from an atrocious start and are now in a strong position heading toward the postseason with just 10 games to go in the regular season.
It’s almost become comical. Each week as Oiler prospects grind away at their game, one player is always head and shoulders above them all. Each week, I write about it and what his path is to the NHL.
The Edmonton Oilers are a funny organization from a developmental perspective. It’s clear they ask each player to develop specific areas of their game, which is good.
With less than two weeks until the NHL Trade Deadline, improving the forward depth seems quite high on Edmonton’s to-do list. When Kris Knoblauch initially arrived in Edmonton, he stressed the importance of keeping lines together to establish chemistry.
One of the hockey world’s worst-kept secrets this time of year is that the Edmonton Oilers are looking to upgrade their forward group. They’ve been linked to the biggest forward name available in Jake Guentzel, another top option in Jordan Eberle, and there’s been some potential connection to Vladimir Tarasenko.
It’s Valentine’s Day, and that means Daily Faceoff’s annual matchmaker article has been released. And in this year’s edition, matchmaker Frank Seravalli predicts the Edmonton Oilers to acquire an old friend in Jordan Eberle.
When the Bakersfield Condors finished their two-game sweep of the Texas Stars, most of the Condors started to make treks for holiday plans during the AHL break.
As Oilers fans vie for the likes of Zach Hyman and Evan Bouchard to join captain Connor McDavid at the NHL’s All-Star game, the organization has one prospect heading to the American League All-Star game.
Dylan Holloway’s return from injury has been delayed, as the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors games this weekend have been halted. The club announced Friday that back-to-back games against the San Diego Gulls won’t be played as their arena, which was set to host the games, suffered a water main break.
Ahead of their game against the Los Angeles Kings, the Edmonton Oilers have executed a pair of roster moves. The team, via a Twitter announcement, revealed the recall of forward Raphael Lavoie from AHL Bakersfield, while concurrently assigning defenseman Ben Gleason to the Condors.
The Edmonton Oilers have recalled forward Raphael Lavoie on an emergency basis, the club announced Saturday. Subsequently, the Oilers loaned defenceman Ben Gleason to the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors.
Edmonton Oilers forward prospect Raphael Lavoie didn’t exactly light up the preseason last September, but he certainly made enough noise by scoring a couple of goals and showing off his hard shot for some of the Oilers’ fan base to cause a stir when he didn’t make the big club and was sent down to the American Hockey League (AHL).
Scribe and radio host Allan Mitchell (Lowetide) suggested there were plenty of things the Edmonton Oilers could do to alleviate some of the pressure being felt with a 5-12-1 record this season.
Raphael Lavoie is a name fans in Edmonton have become more familiar with over the last few months. The decision to send him through waivers and down to the Bakersfield Condors after training camp left this city in arms.
The Edmonton Oilers made a handful of roster moves ahead of their game with the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday. Mattias Janmark and Dylan Holloway have been placed on the Long-Term Injured Reserve while Raphael Lavoie, Adam Erne, and Philip Broberg have been recalled from the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League.
The Edmonton Oilers have announced that they’ve sent forward Raphael Lavoie to their AHL affiliate the Bakersfield Condors.
The Edmonton Oilers announced on Tuesday that forward Raphael Lavoie has been sent to the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League. Lavoie cleared through waivers at the beginning of the season when he was among the last cuts from the team’s opening roster.
The Edmonton Oilers have recalled forward Raphael Lavoie from the Bakersfield Condors, and he is set to make his NHL debut in Saturday’s matinee game against the Nashville Predators at Rogers Place.
Raphaël Lavoie is here. On Friday evening, the Edmonton Oilers announced that they’d be calling up Lavoie. The 23-year-old winger was drafted in the second round of the 2019 draft and has spent the past four seasons with the Bakersfield Condors.
The Edmonton Oilers are bringing forward Raphael Lavoie up from the AHL. Lavoie was a second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft.
As the Edmonton Oilers inch closer to their opening night roster decisions, the fate of young prospect Raphael Lavoie has yet to be determined. The organization and the coaching staff faces a challenging choice: demote Lavoie and risk losing him to another team through waivers, or retain him and continue his development within the organization.
In a salary cap world of the NHL, especially where the team you’re on is tight to the cap and in full win-now mode, timing is often as crucial as skill.
Last week, Raphael Lavoie signed with the Edmonton Oilers to a one-year, two-way contract extension valued at $874,125. He was among five players set to become restricted free agents that received qualifying offers from the Oilers on June 29.
Edmonton Oilers prospect Raphael Lavoie has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $874,125 in the NHL and $70,000 in the AHL. This contract comes by way of Lavoie accepting the qualifying offer that the Oilers made when his entry-level contract expired earlier this off-season.
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