Oilers forward Zach Hyman played minor hockey with Skinner in Toronto and was also selected in the 2010 NHL Draft, chosen by ...

has been McDavid centring Jeff Skinner and Connor Brown. Brown was one of four Oilers to play all 82 games this season and both Brown and Skinner have stepped up in general as of late. In a small ...

Oilers captain Connor McDavid handed the 32-year-old forward the team’s player-of-the game award – a wrestling belt – in the locker room after Edmonton clinched it’s post-season berth. Video of the ...

Jeff Skinner has experienced a lot over 1,078 NHL games. The energy and excitement of a playoff game, though, have eluded him so far.

At some point, Knoblauch made a decision to run McDavid with two depth wingers, Jeff Skinner and Connor Brown. It’s likely the idea came due to the low scoring rates with the big line off the ice.

Skinner and Connor McDavid built up great chemistry in the ... Mattias Janmark and Jeff Skinner (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) Pulling Skinner seemed a hasty decision, especially when morale and ...

And of course…also knowing that Connor McDavid is soon going to need to get paid is also ... Viktor Arvidsson. Like Jeff ...

LOS ANGELES — Edmonton Oilers forward Jeff Skinner was in the lineup for the ... on the verge of making his playoff debut. Captain Connor McDavid presented him with the wrestling belt, normally ...

The Vegas Golden Knights stolen Edmonton’s hockey mojo. They’ve stolen Edmonton’s best weapon — their even strength dominance ...

To get others going, and when players started to drop like flies, head coach Kris Knoblauch made a surprising change late in the season, slotting Jeff Skinner and Connor Brown as McDavid’s wingers.

The Edmonton Oilers' decision to scratch Jeff Skinner in Game 2 of the playoffs has sparked controversy among fans and analysts. Skinner, who waited 15 years to experience playoff action, was benched ...