philippe-cornet Stories - The Copper & Blue
Edmonton’s Top-25 Under 25 - #23 Philippe Cornet
Philippe Cornet has slipped a bit in the rankings since July 2009, when Copper & Blue had him pegged as the 14th best prospect in the system. In February, when we last did our updated rankings, he had fallen to 20th, and now he has slipped down to 23rd on the list. After the jump, I’ll...
Oilers Draft Success: 2006-2009
I've written recently about measuring draft success by counting the "career players" that come out of each draft and each round or group of rounds. When I looked at the Oilers' draft picks from 2005-2009, I found that they were about three career players short of league average, and two of those...
Oilers' Prospect News Is Good For Oklahoma City Fans
Today's collection of prospect news should be of interest to Oklahoma City hockey fans. The Oilers are set to bring in a large group of young players new to the organization and should begin Steve Tambellini's much-anticipated change this fall. The new AHL affiliate could see as many as eight...
Oilers' Prospects Desjardins NHLE For February - Omark Is Still On Fire
The curtain falls on a February that saw the spotlight shift towards a pair of kids that haven't had much positive press since the arrival of Jordan Eberle and Pääjärvi. Riley Nash and Chris VandeVelde, the pair of erudite centers stormed through February, combining for 22 points in...
January Desjardins NHLE: it's all about Petry, Eberle, Omark and Pääjärvi
Johan Motin via cdn.picapp.com That's a wrap on January, so it's time for our monthly look at NHL Equivalency for the prospects in the Edmonton organization. NHLE was developed by the irrepressible Gabriel Desjardins of the Behindthenet.ca and the outstanding Behind The Net Hockey. Gabe's...
Oilers News & Links
The Oilers get some much-needed R&R after the road trip, time that should get Denis Grebeshkov back into the lineup and might help the healing process in Shawn Horcoff's shoulder. Some items that were clogging my current Evernote session: Scott Reynolds looks at Marc Savard's contract at the...
Philippe Cornet Talks to The Copper & Blue
The Copper & Blue's series of interviews with the next generation of Oilers continues. Today's subject is Philiippe Cornet, drafted in the fifth round, 133rd overall, by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Cornet was a little-known forward playing for the Rimouski Oceanic when...
Combined Top-25 Prospect Rankings: #11 - #15.
The third part in Copper & Blue’s prospect ranking series takes a look at the players who just missed the top-ten cutoff: #11-#15. A few recent mid- to late-round picks make their debut here after surprisingly good seasons, and they’re joined by a pair of defense prospects who...
Digging In...Teemu Hartikainen's Underliers
Those that have attended The Church of Kurri know that I've done a small amount of writing on Teemu Hartikainen. There has been mention that The Church of Kurri became the Cult of Hartikainen, but that's neither here nor there. Previous entries on the young Finn can be located here where we...
2008 NHL Entry Draft - Day 2
Oilers selections:103rd - Johan Motin, D, SWE133rd - Philippe Cornet, C, QMJHL163rd - Teemu Hartikainen (pictured), C, FNL 193rd - Jordan Bendfeld, D, WHL One of my predictions thankfully did not come true- the Oilers didnt focus exclusively on size this time around with their later picks, but got...
Showing 1 - 10 of 10
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
