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The Edmonton Oilers' amateur scouting staff has seven weeks to debate, argue and defend which player they would recommend Craig MacTavish should draft seventh overall at the NHL entry draft.

OKC's Teemu Hartikainen skates against Rockford's Ben Youds and Peter LeBlanc during a game between the Oklahoma City Barons and the Rockford IceHogs at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Friday, Jan.

Canada's first powerplay unit was firing on all cylinders on Friday. Justin Schultz, Steven Stamkos, Andrew Ladd, and Claude Giroux all had multiple-point games as Canada's win over Belarus.

Canada's Andrew Ladd gets between Norway's goalie Lars Volden and an unidentified player during an IIHF world championship game in Stockholm, Sweden, on Tuesday.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Lindy Ruff was left wishing for selfishness from his talented Canadian forwards yesterday at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.

It wasn't a red letter day for Taylor Hall on Sunday as the young Edmonton Oilers star found himself nailed to the bench even as his Team Canada teammates struggled to generate offence.

Denmark's Oliver Lauridsen hits Canada's Wayne Simmonds as they fight for the puck during play in the world hockey championship at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, May 4, 2013.

Canada reached the final of the men's world hockey championship six times between 2003 and 2009 and won three gold medals.

HOCKEY / AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE / PLAYOFFS / OKLAHOMA CITY BARONS / CHARLOTTE CHECKERS / COX CONVENTION CENTER: Baron's Toni Rajala comes from behind the net with Rob Madore in goal in the first period during Game 2 of the AHL hockey playoff series between the Oklahoma City Barons and the Charlotte Checkers at the Cox Center in Oklahoma City, on ... (more)

If you're wondering whether Edmonton Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish's "significant and meaningful change" to push the team forward might include moving anybody in his Fab Five, he opted for the never-say-never motto on Monday.

Steven Stamkos is the biggest name on Canada's roster for the men's world hockey championship.

I'm still going to cheer for the Oilers, and only the Oilers, but I'm sick of the underachieving; leave that to me! On that note, it sure was nice to see a couple high-scoring wins to finish off the season.

Visitors to the mountain can still choose whether or not to wear a helmet while skiing, but WorkSafeBC says employees are different.

Hats litter the ice as Edmonton Oilers' Nail Yakupov celebrates his third goal to seal his hat trick against the Vancouver Canucks during the third Saturday.

The Edmonton Journal's goosecam is off-air after a windstorm scattered the nest and crushed the eggs on Saturday evening.

But the final score 7-2 - the last five Edmonton goals netted within an unbelievable 3:35 minutes late in the third period, albeit against a second-rate squad - was bittersweet.

Nail Yakupov notched his first career hat trick as the Edmonton Oilers finished off the regular season with a 7-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks.

Taylor Hall celebrates his goal against Minnesota, one of six the Oilers would manage on the night.

Parked in his stall in the Edmonton Oilers locker-room, two games removed from the end of another trying NHL season, Devan Dubnyk looked depleted on Wednesday.

Patrick Kane led the way with a goal and two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks captured the NHL's Presidents' Trophy for the first time in 22 years with a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.