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Feb 6th, 19:12NHL Prospect ReportGoalies Stock Watch: George, Lacelle making the most of opportunities with new teams
From saves to scoring goals, it's been an eventful last two months for goalies around the world.
2025-08-26, 13:47Prospect Pool Rankings
Elite Prospects 2025 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 30-ranked Edmonton Oilers
After back-to-back Stanley Cup finals losses, could a prospect or two change their fate?
2024-08-20, 17:15Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2024 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 30-ranked Edmonton Oilers
J.D. Burke takes you through the Edmonton Oilers prospect pool, providing scouting reports, tool grades, and other information on their best prospects.
2024-02-26, 16:00NHLTaking Stock: A look at the Edmonton Oilers prospect trade chips ahead of 2024 deadline
David St-Louis and Mitch Brown team up to give an updated look at the Edmonton Oilers prospect pool ahead of the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline.
2024-02-24, 16:33Fantasy HockeyFantasy Hockey Feature: Philip Broberg's polarizing potential
Victor Nuño explores the polarizing figure that is Philip Broberg and what fantasy owners can expect moving forward.
2023-12-05, 00:20NHL Prospect ReportAHL Stock Watch: Alex Turcotte finally hitting his stride with Ontario Reign
The December AHL Stock Watch highlights the performances of Alex Turcotte, Brad Lambert, Victor Södertsröm, Drew Helleson, and Xavier Bourgault.
2023-11-12, 17:45NHLUnnumbered Thoughts: How Martin St. Louis is making it work in Montréal
Sean Shapiro looks at the early season start for Martin St. Louis and the Montréal Canadiens before flying around the league for his weekly look at the NHL.
2023-08-26, 21:00Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2023 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 31-ranked Edmonton Oilers
J.D. Burke takes you through the 31st-ranked Edmonton Oilers system, with scouting reports, tools grades, etc. on their best prospects.
2023-02-18, 18:162023 NHL Trade DeadlineTaking Stock: A look at the Edmonton Oilers' prospect pool ahead of the 2023 NHL trade deadline
Elite Prospects lead scout David St-Louis breaks down the Edmonton Oilers prospect pool ahead of the 2023 NHL trade deadline.
2022-12-06, 21:45NHL Prospect ReportAHL Stock Watch: The rise of Connor Zary
It’s always a good sign for an organization when three of its top five AHL scorers are 21 and under. And it’s an even better sign when those three players...
2022-09-20, 16:02Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2022 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 25-ranked Edmonton Oilers
The 2022 EP Rinkside NHL Prospect Pool Rankings series continues with a look at the Edmonton Oilers and their 25th-ranked system.
2022-03-30, 16:16NHL Prospect ReportFilm Room: Don't let his numbers fool you — Dylan Holloway's game is progressing on schedule
Dylan Holloway might not be posting big numbers like others in the AHL this season, but the Edmonton Oilers prospect is right on schedule. At David St-Louis breaks down his game.
2022-03-25, 16:17NHL Prospect ReportScout's Notebook: How Raphaël Lavoie and Philip Broberg could help the Oilers in the future
David St-Louis profiles two important pieces in the Edmonton Oilers prospect pool.
2022-01-12, 00:16NHLAt what point does belief become delusion for the Edmonton Oilers?
Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland hasn't tried anything, and he's fresh out of ideas. EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert on another confidence shattering press conference from the Oilers GM.
2021-09-17, 14:09Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 25-ranked Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers boast the NHL's 25th-ranked prospect pool, and they're the subject of today's writeup in the EP Rinkside prospect pool rankings countdown.
2021-05-31, 14:05AHLAround The AHL | Condors take title
After Bakersfield outduels Henderson, Patrick Williams files a report on the final game of this strangest of AHL seasons.
2021-05-28, 14:25AHLAround The AHL | Silver Knights push back, force deciding game
A fierce pushback from the Henderson Silver Knights provided the response that head coach Manny Viveiros had sought against the Bakersfield Condors. Patrick Williams has more as the Bakersfield-Henderson series will finish the AHL season Saturday night.
2021-05-27, 14:02AHLAround The AHL | Top young goaltending talents battle as Condors take Game 1
Top AHL goaltending prospects Stuart Skinner and Logan Thompson put on a show Wednesday night. Patrick Williams has more on the Bakersfield-Henderson showdown.
2021-05-26, 14:10AHLAround The AHL: Condors, Silver Knights ready to clash
The final two AHL teams left standing meet this week in a best-of-three division final. Patrick Williams looks at the series.
2021-05-25, 14:24AHLAround The AHL: The ballots, please
It is time to hand out AHL awards. Patrick Williams fills out this season's AHL ballot.
2021-05-21, 15:09AHLAround The AHL: Andrews enters the AHL Hall of Fame
Dave Andrews will enter the AHL Hall of Fame next season after revolutionizing the NHL player-development model. Patrick Williams has more on his legacy.
2021-05-20, 04:22AHLAround The AHL: Tampa Bay, Syracuse, and Groulx are a match
Syracuse Crunch head coach Ben Groulx is back for more next season. Patrick Williams has more on the leader of one of the NHL's best development pipelines.
2021-05-19, 14:37AHLAround The AHL: Gallagher and Price fire up the Rocket
Even in defeat, the Laval Rocket went out in style this season. Laval dropped a 2-0 decision to the visiting Toronto Marlies to start the week – and end...
2021-05-18, 15:25AHLAround The AHL: Champions in Chocolatetown
Hershey Bears head coach Spencer Carbery said, “We want to win. We expect to win.” Patrick Williams breaks down Hershey's regular-season championship in this strangest of seasons.
2021-05-14, 18:51AHLAround The AHL: Thomas Harley shining in Texas
Thomas Harley of the Texas Stars ranks second in scoring among AHL defencemen this season. Patrick Williams has more on the 2019 first-round pick navigating the AHL.
2021-05-11, 12:00AHLAround The AHL: School is still in, Warsofsky stresses
The Central Division-leading Chicago Wolves are battling through some late-spring bad habits. Patrick Williams has more on how head coach Ryan Warsofsky is battling that situation.
2021-05-11, 01:56AHLAround The AHL: Abbotsford is official; Devils to Utica
The Vancouver Canucks’ AHL affiliate is moving close to home while what is old is new again for the New Jersey Devils. Patrick Williams breaks down a busy day for the AHL.
2021-05-06, 12:00AHLAround The AHL: Heat started hot, cooled off
“When you look at the complete schedule for us, look at how we started based on the amount of time we had to prepare, and how our first couple weekends went, we feel really good about that." The Stockton Heat look back on a hot-and-cold season.
2021-05-05, 12:00AHLAround The AHL: Vancouver Canucks announce intent to bring AHL affiliate closer to home
“The move would bring significant opportunities for both our team and the community, and it would begin a new chapter, bringing Canucks hockey to even more fans throughout the Lower Mainland.” Patrick Williams reports on the Vancouver Canucks' plan to bring their AHL affiliate closer to home.
2021-05-04, 13:00AHLAround The AHL: Mads Søgaard stands tall with Belleville
Ottawa Senators goaltending prospect Mads Søgaard signed a three-year entry-level contract with Ottawa on April 14 following a standout season in Denmark’s Metal Ligaen. Patrick Williams has more on Søgaard's North American pro debut this past weekend.
2021-04-30, 12:00AHLAround The AHL: The Toronto Marlies are back
“We're very fortunate, and I'm very fortunate, to play a game that I love.” Toronto Marlies head coach Greg Moore and captain Rich Clune shepherd a young team back to the ice.
2021-04-29, 14:00AHLAround The AHL: Washington and Carbery are a match in Hershey
“I think it's critical in this day and age to always think about how your decisions, as a head coach especially, are going to impact the 20 guys that are sitting in the stalls and the ramifications of those decisions.” Patrick Williams reports on Hershey Bears head coach Spencer Carbery and managing today's players.
2021-04-20, 12:00AHLAround The AHL: Alexander Holtz to sample the AHL
Patrick Williams reports on Alexander Holtz, the seventh overall pick this past October, becoming the 13th first-round pick from the 2020 NHL Draft to play in the AHL this season.
2021-04-15, 17:30AHLAround The AHL: Tufto taking it pro in Syracuse
“Honestly, it really kind of hasn't hit yet.” Patrick Williams reports on NCAA star Odeen Tufto's start with the Syracuse Crunch.
2021-04-02, 17:16AHLAround The AHL -- Cody Glass breaks through
The 21-year-old Golden Knights forward is back in the AHL for a tune-up. Patrick Williams looks at his first game with the Henderson Silver Knights.
2021-04-01, 12:00AHLAround The AHL: School's out for top prospects
Newhook, Boldy, Kawaguchi, and more join Caufield in the NHL’s top developmental league. Patrick Williams breaks down an influx to high-end talent moving to the pro game.
2021-03-26, 12:00AHLAround The AHL: Tucson taking on tough times
“I think we're primed to have a bigger second half,” Tucson Roadrunners forward Lane Pederson says. Patrick Williams looks at an important weekend facing Tucson.
2021-03-25, 12:00AHLAround The AHL: Cleveland getting down to business
The Cleveland Monsters have been limited to three games in March. Patrick Williams reports on how that schedule is about to change for top prospect Liam Foudy and the Monsters.
2021-03-24, 13:00AHLAround The AHL: The Devils are into the details with Dennehy
Binghamton Devils head coach Mark Dennehy is preaching gratitude for his young club. Patrick Williams breaks down the Devils' challenging season.
2021-03-23, 12:00AHLAround The AHL -- Laval shooting for first place
Laval Rocket head coach Joël Bouchard has built one of the AHL's most formidable two-way clubs. Patrick Williams examines Bouchard's work assembling a red-hot line with prospects Ryan Poehling and Joël Teasdale.
2021-03-19, 12:30AHLAround The AHL: Patience paying off with Ontario, Turcotte, and Los Angeles prospects
Head coach John Wroblewski and his prospect-packed Ontario Reign endured a rocky start. Patrick Williams takes a look at how their patience is being rewarded.
2021-03-18, 14:30AHLAround The AHL: Texas shining brightly
The Texas Stars play an exciting, rambunctious style. Patrick Williams examines their start.
2021-03-16, 14:49AHLAround The AHL: Prospects leading the way for Bakersfield Condors
Youth is being served by the Bakersfield Condors, who have an eight-game winning streak. Patrick Williams has more on the Edmonton Oilers' growing base of young talent.
2021-03-09, 22:00AHLAround the AHL: Turning up the Heat in Calgary
With changes in Calgary, several Stockton Heat players are making a push for their NHL shot. Patrick Williams has the story.
2021-03-05, 19:06AHLAround the AHL: Patrick Brown doing plenty in Henderson
Henderson Silver Knights captain Patrick Brown is a key component of the Golden Knights' player development endeavor. Patrick Williams writes about Brown in Around the AHL.
2021-03-03, 21:30AHLAround the AHL: Zach Fucale figuring it out
Zach Fucale picked up his first shutout since 2017 over the weekend. Patrick WIlliams writes about the Hershey goaltender's AHL journey.
2021-02-11, 16:00AHLAround the AHL: Connor McMichael, Kody Clark learning from Matt Moulson
Connor McMichael and Kody Clark are getting the benefit of developing alongside Matt Moulson, a veteran of 650 NHL regular season games. Not bad. Not bad at all. That, and more, in this week's Around the AHL, by Patrick Williams.
2021-02-05, 16:00AHLAHL Season Preview: A year unlike any other awaits the NHL's top developmental league
Patrick Williams offers an expansive preview of the AHL season, offering a glimpse into what things are going to look like for the NHL's top developmental league as they embark on a year unlike any other.
2020-11-30, 15:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 19-ranked Edmonton Oilers
With a pair of top-10 picks in the past three seasons, the Edmonton Oilers should be much higher than 19th on these prospect pool rankings. That’s not to say that...
2020-10-01, 19:00Scouting ReportsRanking the NHL’s Best Prospects, Skaters 50-26
We’re less than a week away from the draft, so what better time than now to take stock of the best prospects already tied down with an NHL franchise? This...
2020-08-03, 19:00NHL RookiesPhilip Broberg Makes Solid First Impression at Oilers Camp, Eager for Encore Opportunity
When Philip Broberg boarded the flight that would take him from Arlanda, Stockholm to Edmonton he didn’t know what to expect. The plan for the 19-year-old was to gain some...
2020-05-20, 16:00NewsAround the AHL: The AHL Season Cancellation
COVID-19’s ramifications for the American Hockey League could extend far beyond the cancellation of the 2019-20 season. After suspending play March 12th, the AHL pulled the plug on its 84th...
2020-02-21, 20:30AHLAround the AHL: A Shake-Up in Laval
Bring on the youth movement for the Laval Rocket – and by extension the parent Montreal Canadiens — as the NHL Trade Deadline approaches. While the Habs continue their own...
2020-02-07, 15:35NewsAround the AHL: Las Vegas on Track to be the Newest AHL Market
Up next, Las Vegas. The American Hockey League’s westward march continued Thursday with the Vegas Golden Knights becoming the latest NHL club to purchase an AHL affiliate and move it...
2020-01-31, 16:00NewsAround the AHL: Breaking Down the Best of the West
Last week served up a breakdown of the AHL’s Eastern Conference, starting with the eight clubs that hold playoff spots. The Western Conference is up this week: CHICAGO WOLVES (VEGAS)...
2020-01-30, 20:29RankingsBURKE: Re-Ranking the 2018 NHL Entry Draft
It seems like just yesterday that the stars of today and even tomorrow crossed the stage in Dallas, donning their new team’s colours for the first time as a just...
2020-01-24, 15:00AHLAround the AHL: Breaking Down the Beasts of the East
The American Hockey League plays Friday and Saturday this weekend before the schedule halts for the annual AHL All-Star Classic. When the league’s 31 teams resume play next week, they...
2020-01-22, 16:30NHL RookiesCalder Trophy Power Rankings: All Quiet on the Western Front
It’s just about a dead heat for the pole position in the ultra-competitive Calder Trophy race between Cale Makar and Quinn Hughes. One could make a compelling case for either...
2019-12-06, 22:24NewsAround the AHL: Breaking Down Early Returns Across the AHL
Roughly one-third of the AHL regular-season schedule has been completed, and the early returns are murky at best. Even by the AHL’s typically topsy-turvy ways and its nature as a...
2019-09-20, 16:31Scouting ReportsScouting Report: Round 1 of Champions League Hockey Wrap-Up
While we anxiously and impatiently wait for training camp and the extensively long pre-season schedule to conclude in the NHL, squads around Europe have been playing for keeps for some...
2019-07-31, 21:17Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 17 Ranked Edmonton Oilers
In a perfect world, the Edmonton Oilers’ prospect pool rating in the bottom half of the NHL would signal a turn of fortune for the big league roster. To some...- 2019-07-31, 16:00News
WILLIAMS: Let’s Play AHL Match Maker Part 2
Last week, EP Rinkside analyzed goaltending options for NHL clubs looking to strengthen their organizational depth charts, land the first-recall option, and provide a cushion for their young AHL prospects.... 
2019-06-13, 16:00NewsWILLIAMS: AHL Power Rankings – Charlotte Checkers Finish as Kings
For the final time this season, EP Rinkside serves up the weekly AHL Power Rankings. Keeping in mind both a team’s regular-season and Calder Cup Playoff performance, here is a...
2019-05-17, 19:14NHL ProspectsAHL WEEKEND: It’s Go-Time for Checkers-Marlies, Gulls-Wolves
Yes, the Charlotte Checkers and Toronto Maple Leafs remain very much alive in the Calder Cup Playoffs, though you might not know it based on their recent schedules. The most...
2019-05-11, 14:41NewsAHL WEEKEND: Checkers, Marlies on hold, four others play on
The second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs has two clubs through to the third round and four more clubs battling for two other available spots. In the Eastern Conference,...
2019-05-07, 14:29NHL RookiesAHL PROSPECT WATCH: Help continues to land in San Diego
With the first round of the Calder Cup Playoffs nearing its conclusion, plenty of rookies are affecting series around the AHL. As always, Monday here is a day to catch...
