Top 25 Under 25
Our ranking of the Oilers under-25 contingent.
David Musil Misses the Cut
The young defenceman finds himself outside of the Top 25 Under 25 list for the first time in his career. What's up with that?
The Top 25 Under 25 Opens with Eetu Laurikainen
How is Eetu Laurikainen not in anyone else's Top 25?
#2 - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Coming in as the Runner Up on our countdown for the second straight time, Nugent-Hopkins still shows elite-level skill, but has a ways to go before he can be considered an elite player.
#6 - Darnell Nurse
Darnell Nurse isn't the Oilers' best prospect, but might be the most important.
#8 - Justin Schultz
After a tough sophomore season Schultz falls another couple of spots.
#11 - Martin Gernat
For the Slovak defender the more things change, the more they stay the same.
#13 - Greg Chase
In a list full of people who are failing to excite Oiler fans, Greg Chase is far surpassing his draft day expectations. That pretty much makes him the most feel-good name in our Top 25.
#14 - Dillon Simpson
Dillon Simpson plays defense. He's done pretty well at college hockey, but not very well. He's going to play in the AHL, probably. He's always ranked in about the same place. There's no point getting too worked up.
#16 - Tyler Pitlick
Tyler Pitlick continues his surge up the Top 25 Under 25 rankings as the 16th ranked player on our list.
David Musil - #17
After falling out of the top 20 in our last winter rankings, Musil has rebounded back up four spots for our summer instalment of the Top 25 series.
#19 - Roman Horak
The Nineteenth ranked player on our list will be spending the upcoming season overseas.
#21 - Brandon Davidson
Brandon Davidson is back in familiar territory at 21 in the Top 25 Under 25
#22 - Laurent Brossoit
I hate to spoil the surprise, but Laurent Brossoit is the only goalie to make it into the Top 25 Under 25.
#23 - Philip Larsen
Philip Larsen is playing big minutes in the KHL. Will a good performance there be enough to get back to Edmonton?
#25 - Anton Slepyshev
Sliding down from number 20, Anton Slepyshev kicks of the Top 25 Under 25 in the 25th position.
The Top 25 Returns & Who Just Missed The Cut
The Top 25 Under 25 gets started tomorrow, but before we get to that a quick look at the players who just missed out on getting their names included on this illustrious list.
The Top 25 Under 25 Returns! I'll Pass.
Is our obsession with "next year" hurting the Oilers?
Retrospecticus - The Top 25 Under 25
The 10th Edition of the Copper and Blue's Top 25 Under 25 is just around the corner but before we start looking at the future we thought we'd look at the past.
Top 25 Under 25 - #1 Taylor Hall
The wait is over, the player chosen by our esteemed panel of judges as the best Oilers player/prospect under the age of 25 is none other than Taylor Hall. As if it could have been anyone else.
Top 25 Under 25 - #2 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
How is Nugent-Hopkins doing compared to his draft comparables?
Top 25 Under 25 - #3 Nail Yakupov
To the MSM, he's a riddle wrapped in an enigma, but he's annexed the blogosphere's hearts.
Top 25 Under 25 - #4 Jordan Eberle
After a lengthy delay the Top 25 Under 25 returns with Jordan Eberle, the player we ranked fourth overall.
Top 25 Under 25 - #5 - Darnell Nurse
The big Defenceman is ranks as the team's top prospect outside the NHL by a wide margin and is the only prospect to rank above some of the Oilers' established NHL players.