Bruce Curlock
@bcurlock.bsky.social
Saved by Grace. Love my wife. Dad of 4 beautiful girls. Write stuff on Oiler prospects, draft and development and hockey tactics. Remember it is free, so you get what you pay for!
Paul Fischer, Owen Michaels and the rest of the college gang. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Edmonton Oilers Prospect Season Reviews: Paul Fischer and the Collegiate Gang
We have talked about Asher Barnett and Aidan Park already in prior articles, but there is another group of Oiler prospects that played collegiate hockey this season.
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The 2025 Oilers Draft Class. It's early, but this group made a very strong statement this season. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Oiler Prospect Season Reviews: The 2025 Crew
The Edmonton Oilers have not been afraid to trade draft picks.
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The fixes aren't difficult. But Oiler players will need to make some changes. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
ANA-EDM Game 3: A Tactical Review
Well that was a mess of a game.
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The neutral zone was a battle all night. The cycle won the game. Jake Walman might not have been mentioned much, but I thought he was sublime. Ducks v. Oilers. Game 1 Tactical Review. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Oilers v. Ducks Game 1: A Tactical Review
While I am certain the Oilers coaching staff would have preferred a less dramatic outcome, from a tactical perspective, game one of the first round series was as predicted.
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The Anaheim Ducks v. The Edmonton Oilers. A tactical preview. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Oilers v. Ducks: A Tactical Preview
There is nothing better than playoff hockey.
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You want skilled forwards with size? How about these two Oiler prospects who made the news this week. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Edmonton Oiler Prospect Report: April 9, 2026
The slow spiral into season’s end has begun for hockey teams.
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More European and collegiate UFAs for the Oilers. Plus Wild Bill, Iceman and another German shooter. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Meet The New Guy(s) And Remember The Old (Young) Guys
While there are areas where fans may critique the Edmonton Oilers, amateur player acquisition is definitely not one of them.
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Sign Paul Fischer please. The weekly Oiler prospect report. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Edmonton Oilers Prospect Watch: March 14, 2026
The winds of hockey seasons ending are starting to blow as the calendar turns to March.
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I wrote about the Oilers defensive zone and how it can be fixed. They've played well in their own zone before. They can do it again. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
The Oilers Defensive Zone: Trust and Patience Required
We don’t need to recite the statistics.
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Everyone who watches the last clip of this article, will love it. That's my money back guarantee to you. Colton Dach. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Meet The New Guy: Colton Dach
Ever since the Oilers sent off Pat Maroon in a trade, the Oilers have been looking for Pat Maroon.
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The Edmonton Oilers have a history of high quality Finns on the team. Why not another. Also, the collegiate UFAs keep producing. More in my Oilers Prospect Report. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Edmonton Oilers Prospect Watch: February 19, 2026
I get the down arrows on Roby Jarventie sometimes.
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Don't kid yourself, you are not working through lunch. Click the link and read about Oiler prospects in Bakersfield, Saskatoon and Kamloops. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Get To Know Them Quick!
This post may end up being a somber one for some, but sometimes it is the harsh reality of the NHL.
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Some words on Josh Samanski and a wild stat about the Condors play recently. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Meet The New Guy: Josh Samanski
In a healthy NHL organization, teams should be able to pull up young players from the AHL to cover for injuries or to fill holes on the roster.
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Marjala. The next one from Bakersfield. Also, an under the radar collegiate D. This week's Oilers Prospect Report. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Edmonton Oilers Prospect Report: January 22, 2026
It has been written here and in many other publications that the transformation of the Edmonton Oilers prospect pool has been nothing short of stunning.
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Wild Bill, another right shot D and Roby Jarventie all in this week's Edmonton Oilers Prospect Report. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
The Return of The OHL Prospect
The OHL is the single best junior league in the world in terms of producing NHL players.
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The Oilers bring another young guy up and he scores. More on him and who might be next. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Oilers Weekly Prospect Report: Meet The New Guy
Quinn Hutson was a highly sought after collegiate UFA in the Spring of 2025.
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The NHL development of Connor Clattenburg, shift by shift. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Connor Clattenburg: NHL Real-Time Development
When Connor Clattenburg was called up for his NHL debut, some dummy (insert my picture here) had written literally the day before that Clattenburg had a NHL future, but it was a ways off.
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Other brothers and other Germans as well as Finns everywhere. All in this edition of the Oilers Prospect Weekly Report. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Oilers Prospect Weekly Report: November 13, 2025
Come the middle of November, rookie professional prospects are pretty well settled.
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The Oilers aren't winning a lot. That's ok, it is early. The offence however is a five alarm fire. My early season tactical review below on what's going on is below. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
The Inverse is the Opposite: A Review of the Edmonton Oilers Tactical Game in October
Just about a month ago, I wrote a post regarding what I predicted the tactics would be for the Edmonton Oilers this season.
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Some thoughts on every Bakersfield Condor prospect from their play in October. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Bakersfield Condors October Prospect Review
For me, the Bakersfield Condors were the most interesting part coming out of training camp in Edmonton.
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The Oilers may have a 40 goal scorer in junior. They also added another rookie D in Bakersfield. My off-season pick for surprise Oiler this season continues his hot start. The Halloween edition of the Oilers Weekly Prospect Report is here. open.substack.com/pub/bcurlock...
Oilers Prospect Weekly Report: October 30, 2025
As the calendar turns to November later this week, development programs for NHL teams are now in full swing.
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An RHD on an AHL contract, a California kid in Michigan and all the news and notes in this week's Oilers Prospect Report. bcurlock.substack.com/p/oilers-pro...
Oilers Prospect Weekly Report: October 23, 2025
Most people who follow me know I have a hang-up.
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