Ales Hemsky News

Shawn Horcoff scored in the fifth round of the shootout to help give the Edmonton Oilers a rare road win over the Dallas Stars, 3-2 Saturday.

Edmonton Oilers right wing Ales Hemsky will have surgery to repair his left shoulder, team general manager Steve Tambellini said on Friday.

The Detroit Red Wings finally ended a long scoring drought at Joe Louis Arena. They've had little trouble finding the back of the net there against the Edmonton Oilers in recent years.

Nikolai Khabibulin tends the Oilers goal in a game early this season. Photograph by: Ed Kaiser, edmontonjournal.com Just when you think you've got it by the tail, life puts a fire hydrant in your driveway, an extra guy on special teams, or a kink in your starting goalie's back.

It's not even Christmas and a huge segment of the Edmonton Oilers blindly-loyal fan base has already shifted its attention from the playoff chase to the draft lottery.

Goaltender Roberto Luongo won't have Ales Hemsky in his face Saturday night, or for the rest of the season because of the latter's shoulder surgery.

Christian Ehrhoff, Alex Burrows, Mason Raymond and Daniel Sedin scored in the first 8:25 to pace the Vancouver Canucks to a 7-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.

New York Islanders' John Tavares fights off a check from Toronto Maple Leafs' Matt Stajan in front of the Leafs' net during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto November 23, 2009.

The Vancouver Canucks will aim for their fourth win in five games when they host the Edmonton Oilers in tonight's Northwest Division battle at General Motors Place.

The Edmonton Oilers are awaiting word on the severity of a shoulder injury to Ales Hemsky , but expect to be without the Czech-born sniper for some time.

The Oilers head into tonight's game after a 5-2 loss at home to Chicago Saturday.

The Edmonton Oilers will continue what has so far been a successful homestand this evening against the visiting Los Angeles Kings at Rexall Place.

Jeff Deslauriers made 36 saves for his first NHL shutout, and Sheldon Souray and Ales Hemsky scored a team-record 7 seconds apart to lead the Edmonton Oilers over the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 on Monday night.

Maybe it wasn't all Craig MacTavish's fault after all. A quarter of the way through the season, the Edmonton Oilers are starting to fall into some eerily similar patterns that plagued them last year.

If only walls could talk. Instead, it was up to a few of the Edmonton Oilers veterans to offer some insight as to what was discussed in a long Sunday morning meeting with head coach Pat Quinn.

By about the 17-minute mark of the second period, the fans couldn't even bring themselves to boo.

He has coached across our country, from the Vancouver Canucks to the Toronto Maple Leafs, to the national junior team, and now the Edmonton Oilers.

Oilers goalie Jeff Deslauriers gave up four goals on the first nine shots he faced but held on for the win in Edmonton on Wednesday night.

The Colorado Avalanche will try to continue heading in the right direction tonight, when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for a Northwest Division battle at Rexall Place.

The Blue Jackets made only a handful of tweaks to their roster this offseason, but two not-so-celebrated moves made a huge difference last night against the Edmonton Oilers .