Craig Ellingson
Edmonton Sun
Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Oil Spills: Oilers' even-strength play needs to improve
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to host Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers’ play at even-strength, which has been very average for the… → Read More
Oil Spills: Edmonton Oilers' two-headed monster
NHL beat writer Derek Van Diest talks to host Craig Ellingson about the dominance of Edmonton Oilers superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl , who… → Read More
Oil Spills: Oilers steady as they aim to stay consistent
NHL beat writer Derek Van Diest talks about the Edmonton Oilers' effort in their first loss of the 2021-22 season, a home-ice loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. → Read More
Oil Spills: X-factors in Oilers goal, season preview Part 3
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks about the Edmonton Oilers' goaltending tandem heading into the 2021-22 NHL season: Mike Smith and Mikko Koskinen. → Read More
Oil Spills: X-factors on Oilers defence, season preview Part 2
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to me about the season ahead for the Edmonton Oilers’ defence, which has seen the additions of Duncan Keith and… → Read More
Oil Spills: X-factors on Oilers offence, season preview Part 1
Changes to the Edmonton Oilers' offence for 2021-22 include the addition of players such as Zach Hyman, Warren Foegele and Derek Ryan, as well as the reuniting of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on the top line to start the campaign. → Read More
Oil Spills: Likely last Oilers chance for Tyler Benson
Forward Tyler Benson is vying for a spot on this year's NHL roster, but the numbers game may prevent him from securing a spot on the Oilers — and could well see him leave the franchise if he's placed on waivers for the purpose of assigning him to the AHL. → Read More
Oil Spills: Oilers, Kailer Yamamoto down to wire in contract talks
Talks continue with camp starting in a week and with a couple of comparable NHL players signing long-term deals in recent weeks. → Read More
Oil Spills: Oilers free-agency primer
The Edmonton Oilers are looking to fill positions at forward, on defence and in goal this off-season as 2021 NHL free agency gets set to begin July 28. → Read More
Oil Spills: Duncan Keith to Oilers talk, booster vs. skeptic
Rumour has it Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Duncan Keith wants to be traded to a team in or close to Western Canada. The Edmonton Oilers fit the description. Does it make sense for them to pursue a deal for him? → Read More
Oil Spills: Norris snub for Oilers' Nurse?
To some NHL observers, Darnell Nurse should've been among the three finalists for the Norris Trophy, given annually to the league's top defenceman. → Read More
You Be The Boss: What would you do this off-season to change the Oilers?
It's poll time: Tell us what you'd do to shape the Edmonton Oilers for next season if you were calling the shots. → Read More
Oil Spills: Intel from the other side, Oilers-Jets playoff preview
The Winnipeg Jets enter their first-round matchup with the Edmonton Oilers after having recently gone through a losing skid, losing their second-place perch in the North Division. This is a Jets squad, however, that some felt had a good shot at taking the North Division title when the season began. → Read More
Oil Spills: Are Oilers' preferred playoff foe Jets or Canadiens?
Which of these two NHL North Division rivals would Edmonton rather play in Round 1? → Read More
Oil Spills: Playoff-like intensity for Oilers and NHL North
Edmonton's recent clashes with the Montreal Canadiens and the Winnipeg Jets are clear proof that the countdown is on to NHL post-season fever. → Read More
Oilers schedule altered as Canucks slated for return to NHL action
With the NHL announcing Saturday afternoon that the Vancouver Canucks will return to action on Friday against the Oilers, the teams in the North Division have had their schedules adjusted. → Read More
Oil Spills: Oilers at NHL trade deadline
Edmonton has plenty of players earning a lot (the team is at the cap, after all) but Holland likely isn’t looking to deal a well-paid player considered integral to the team’s success. → Read More
Under The Dome: Alberta's UCP juggles carbon tax, draft curriculum, rejected doctors contract in busy spring session
Controversy flared recently on three major files in Alberta politics: Canada's federal carbon tax, the province's K-6 draft curriculum, and the doctors' rejection of the contract between them and the government. → Read More
Oil Spills: Bunch of Oilers defence Q+A
It’s been a blueline year like no other in recent Edmonton Oilers memory. → Read More
Edmonton weather: Those new wind chimes will be a sound investment today
Article content Today will be a reminder that we still live in this part of Canada. Today’s forecast says snow will end later this morning with chances of flurries this afternoon. Cloudy skies. And the wind! Those gusts you heard last night in your dreams weren’t soft ocean breezes, those were bordering on gale force — and they’ll continue today. Tomorrow, warmer but still windy and windchilly.… → Read More