The holiday break has slowed down the hockey world, especially with multiple days off between games and with the holiday roster freeze. There has been a clear lack of news amongst the Edmonton Oilers and the NHL as a whole.
The biggest piece of news has been the recent drop of some Olympic team rosters for the upcoming 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. As well, the beginning of the 2026 World Junior Hockey Championship, which begins on Boxing Day, December 26th.
Oilers and Tomasek mutually part ways
Coming out of nowhere on Christmas Day, there was reports that the Oilers and forward David Tomasek had agreed to mutually terminate their contract.