The AHL is a veteran league for certain. Players who are older usually are bigger and stronger than their younger counterparts. They are also far more experienced.
It wasn’t the result we all wanted, but there were definitely some positives to take away from Saturday’s game. The Oilers fell 4-3 to the Calgary Flames in overtime, bringing their Penticton tournament record to 1-0-1.
Continuing the theme of late-round draft picks making waves, Matvey Petrov comes to the Countdown at a lofty position of #4. Position: Left Wing Shoots:
For as long as Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are in their primes, you have to go all-in. And while the Edmonton Oilers haven’t reached the Stanley Cup Final with them just yet, it feels like they’re not far away. Here's the top 10 prospects for the Oilers.
Unless you count the people that like to question my intelligence or feel bad for my parents, the most engagement I get when I write about Edmonton Oilers’ prospects is about Matvey Petrov.
When the CHL playoffs started two weeks ago, the Edmonton Oilers had three prospects, Jake Chiasson, Matvey Petrov and Maximus Wanner participating. After the smoke cleared late last week, all three prospects’ teams had won their series.
The Edmonton Oilers might have a diamond in the rough with prospect Matvey Petrov. He was selected first overall in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Import Draft by the North Bay Battalion in 2020 and fortunately fell to the Oilers in the sixth round in the 2021 NHL Draft.
The week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve can be a quiet one for non-NHL action. However, for most of the Edmonton Oilers prospects the week, when us fans are in food comas, it was quite busy. In the AHL, the Condors played three games after the Christmas break and some new line combinations led to some excellent developments.
Matvey Petrov has done nothing but put up points since coming overseas to play in North America. Petrov was the No. 1 overall choice in the 2020 CHL Import Draft by the North Bay Battalion.
The Edmonton Oilers have returned another prospect to major junior. The team announced on Thursday morning that Matvey Petrov has been assigned to the North Bay Battalion of the OHL.
Edmonton Oilers prospect Matvey Petrov had a dynamic first season playing in North America. The 19-year-old suited up in 63 games for the North Bay Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in 2021-22 and amassed 40 goals and 50 assists.
The junior hockey season is coming to a close with all three leagues in the CHL down to two remaining. The Edmonton Oil Kings face the Seattle Thunderbirds in the WHL while Hamilton and Windsor go head-to-head in the OHL.
And then there were two. Only Matvey Petrov and Xavier Bourgault are the final two Oilers Prospect remaining in the postseason. Petrov and North Bay are in the OHL Conference Finals while Bourgault and Shawinigan are doing the same in the QMJHL.
Today’s report is on the news that broke on Wednesday centred around the Bakersfield Condors. Before you break into that, Tyler Tullio and Matvey Petrov continue to stay in form.
Matvey Petrov could have spent the holidays in Alberta. The Edmonton Oilers prospect should have got a call last week telling him to pick his bags and catch the next flight west.
While the Oilers struggle their prospects are striving across the world. The typical suspects continued to prove why they were taken in the draft and showed that while it may look dull right now, the future’s still bright. We’re a couple of days late updating you all, so let’s waste no more time and get right into things.
It has been an oddly quiet week in the Edmonton Oilers prospect world. The Bakersfield Condors didn’t play at all this week. They are back in action this weekend against the Ontario Reign and San Diego Gulls.
An eventful week in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) saw the Erie Otters fire their coach, Matvey Petrov of the North Bay Battalion getting signed by the Edmonton Oilers, the London Knights losing games, and a new leader in the Eastern Conference.
The only thing faster than how quickly Matvey Petrov has started his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career is the speed with which the Edmonton Oilers got the North Bay Battalion forward’s name on a contract.
Welcome back to the world of prospects in Oily Land! The points weren’t flying off the table as much as we’ve seen in the past. Carter Savoie was held pointless against North Dakota, Xavier Bourgault only played in one game, and the Condors offence struggled to produce.
Sixth round 2021 selection earns three year entry level deal The Oilers have signed their sixth-round selection from the 2021 NHL Entry Draft to a deal.
The Edmonton Oilers have signed 2021 6th round pick Matvey Petrov to a three-year entry-level contract. The deal was announced by his agent Dan Millstein.
It will be fascinating to look back on the 2021 NHL Draft years from now. So many seasons in 2020-21 were either disrupted, shortened, or even cancelled because of the global pandemic, and NHL scouts had limited opportunity to assess talent.
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