Ryan Nugent-Hopkins RUMORS & NEWS

Edmonton Sun "Ryan Nugent-Hopkins knows his offensive game has to get better. As the Edmonton Oilers first-line centre, his one goal in 21 games this season is a reflection of the team's struggles. Yet going up against opponent's top lines for the majority of the year, Nugent-Hopkins and the Oilers know..." March 07

Edmonton Journal "This morning comes word courtesy Mark Spector of Sportsnet and the Team 1260, that Ryan Nugent-Hopkins "dearly wants" to participate in the upcoming 2013 World Junior Hockey Championship in Ufa, Russia. RNH reportedly told his agent, Rick Valette of Octagon Sports, that "I want to play for my..." December 02

Edmonton Sun "Minor leaguer? Sounds strange when you're talking about a franchise player like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, but he's kind of looking forward to his upcoming stint in Oklahoma City. "It'll be different, but they have a young team there and it'll be good to play with them and get some more experience..." September 16

Edmonton Journal "It's a year of transition for the Edmonton Oilers at centre, with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Shawn Horcoff on the go. One day this group of players could well lead the league in scoring. If that is to happen this year, Nugent-Hopkins will put up a point a game, and maybe more than that. Of..." August 15

Edmonton Sun "Ready or not, here he comes. Actually, scratch the "or not" part. He's ready. Whoever the Edmonton Oilers spend the first pick on — forward, defenceman, Russian, North American, big or small — he'll be ready to play. Right out of the box. No assembly required. The days of having to..." June 22

Edmonton Journal "What does Ryan Nugent-Hopkins have in common with Wayne Gretzky, aside from playing centre and being a man of few words? Neither Edmonton Oiler won the Calder Trophy, the NHL's rookie-of-the-year award. Nugent-Hopkins finished second in voting (1,383 to 1,001) by hockey writers behind..." June 21

Edmonton Journal "Edmonton Oilers centre Ryan-Nugent Hopkins can handle the suspense as he sits in the Encore Theater at the Wynn Resort Hotel on Wednesday, unsure whether he'll hear his name called for the Calder Trophy. That wasn't the case the last time an Oilers rookie was up for the award 18 years ago...." June 20

Edmonton Sun "Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and the Edmonton Oilers are hoping he becomes the first rookie in franchise history to win the Calder Trophy, but despite a banner freshman season he is in tough against some very solid competition. In advance of Wednesday's trophy presentation at the Wynn in Las Vegas, we..." June 20

Edmonton Journal "NHL stars have an office where they work, but there's no sign anywhere in the workplace that says "admittance restricted." You can bother the league's best players, annoy them, even hit them, but must don't take a run at them. Jared Boll is an indiscriminate disturber who pretty much tries..." March 27

Edmonton Sun "Interim head coach Ralph Krueger was talking about his two scorers in perhaps his final game replacing concussed Tom Renney as the coach of the Edmonton Oilers. "I was coaching a country for 13 years that couldn't score goals," said the former national coach of Switzerland. "We would win..." February 24

Edmonton Journal "It is called the U-test, and the Edmonton Oilers who have taken it do not speak of it fondly. "It puts fear in everyone," said defenceman Ryan Whitney. The test is a signature of head coach Tom Renney, and any Oiler returning from an injury has to take it. Simulating 45-second shifts, it..." February 02

Edmonton Journal "Bob McKenzie of TSN reports on Twitter: "If Eberle and RNH were healthy, they would have been named to the All-Star Game. The Oilers were told that." The Oilers have now confirmed this. Oilers fans were momentarily outraged when the NHL All-Star teams were announced today and Jordan Eberle..." January 13

Edmonton Sun "Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will be playing the month of December for all those junior hockey players who didn't get the invite to the Team Canada camp Monday. And he says he'll particularly be playing for those who will be getting that dreaded phone call, the one he received before the crack of dawn..." November 29

Edmonton Journal "The details are a little fuzzy, so much so that Ryan Nugent-Hopkins can't even remember the specifics of the assignment. But the Edmonton Oilers rookie centre does remember acing his grade school project on Maurice Richard. "I don't remember why we did it, I think it was just a project on..." November 08

Edmonton Sun "SpongeBob Squarepants sat there talking about the adventure ahead. Two spots down, The Green Men were laughing about the Oilers Halloween party. "Four years ago I was trick or treating," said Green Man No. 1, Taylor Hall. "I think it was the same for me," said Green Man No. 2, Jordan..." November 02

Edmonton Journal "Apart from the fact that teenager Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has to look the part of an NHLer when he goes on the road now, there's the matter of pocket money. "I got $80 every two weeks when I played in Red Deer. I think per diem in the NHL is $98 a day. I don't think I've touched much of that yet,"..." November 02

Washington Post "During the course of Thursday night's game, if you happen to see Roman Hamrlik matched up against Oilers rookie Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, consider that the 37-year-old Czech was wrapping up his first year when the young center was born. In fact, on April 13, 2009, the day after Nugent-Hopkins was..." October 28

Edmonton Sun "Five goals in eight games, leads the team in scoring, out there late in the third period of a one-goal game against the Sedins … and reporters are STILL asking if Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is going back to Red Deer. What's the next question? Is Taylor Hall going down to Oklahoma City? Anybody..." October 27

ESPN.com "These are nervous days for teenage players around the NHL. The clock is ticking, their bags are packed. Will they stay or will they go? And, perhaps more to the point for NHL teams, what happens to these elite prospects when a team elects to keep them rather than send them back to the..." October 27

Edmonton Sun "Taylor Hall doesn't get a vote, but if he did, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wouldn't be worrying about the press box. Despite turning in a couple of mediocre games toward the end of his own nine-game audition last year, Hall was never a healthy scratch then and doesn't believe Nugent-Hopkins should be..." October 23

Edmonton Sun "It was like everybody in the gathering of media surrounding Ryan Nugent-Hopkins at 11 a.m. Sunday was far more excited for The Nuge than he seemed to be for himself. It was like everybody who showed up the morning after his three-goal performance in only his third NHL game Saturday night was..." October 17

Edmonton Journal "There was no basking in the spotlight for Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Instead, the man-child of the hour was back at Rexall Place Sunday morning for an off-ice workout with the rest of the Edmonton Oilers. He was determined to try to put his three-goal night behind him so he could focus on Monday's..." October 17

Edmonton Sun "Get a place, kid. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins took the decision out of management's hands on Saturday night at Rexall Place. On a Hockey Night In Canada centre stage against the Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks, the 18-year-old rookie guaranteed he'll spend the season with the Edmonton..." October 16

Edmonton Sun "Taylor Hall was not interested in raining on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins parade Saturday. So despite getting a stick on the puck and forcing it into the back of the net in the second period, the Edmonton Oilers winger was hoping it had already crossed the line. "I was just banging at it. I have no..." October 16

Edmonton Sun "Ryan Nugent-Hopkins played his first pre-season game without getting a point and was minus one on the night, but nobody was suggesting he failed his final test. "This is one of those games where you learn a lot," said coach Tom Renney, who watched his Edmonton Oilers complete the pre-season..." October 02

Edmonton Sun "On Tuesday, all the excitement was about the Edmonton Oilers young line of Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle and how they ate up the Phoenix Coyotes. There was a time when Ales Hemsky, Shawn Horcoff and Ryan Smyth created a similar buzz, helping the club get to within one win..." September 29

Edmonton Sun "It was a line which looked, only moments after it came together, like it could live happily ever after. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins made magic with Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle as coach Tom Renney decided to go forward to the future and the kid basically served notice he's not going to be easy to ship..." September 28

Edmonton Journal "It's a little early to say Ryan-Nugent Hopkins, Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle will be a happily-ever-after line with only 134 NHL games under their belt, but if this was a sneak peek into the future, Edmonton Oilers fans should all be smiling broadly today. The trio had seven points and 10..." September 28

Vancouver Province "The last thing the Edmonton Oilers need to do is rush Ryan Nugent-Hopkins into their lineup this year. On the other hand, what's the kid going to learn if he's forced to go back to junior with the Red Deer Rebels? It will come down to whether the Burnaby native, chosen No. 1 in June's NHL..." September 12

Edmonton Journal "The label is mighty new, but Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is settling into his role as a No. 1 pick. He's already lost count of how many times he's declared that he is going to do everything he can to make the Edmonton Oilers club this season. He has had a chance to skate with several of the veterans —..." September 10

Edmonton Journal "Ryan Nugent-Hopkins caloric intake has taken on a life of its own. What do the scales say? How many pounds has he gained? How's he going to do against, say, 6'4?, 220-pound Ryan Getzlaf? The kid has tons of talent and his hockey IQ is Mensa like. But, here's one dissenting thought...." August 29

Edmonton Journal "Ryan Smyth doesn't think his career path will lead to coaching, not after being behind the Red bench Saturday as the junior team blew a three-goal lead in the Hockey Canada summer development camp scrimmage at Rexall Place. But Smyth liked what he saw from possible Edmonton Oilers teammate Ryan..." August 08

Edmonton Sun "It's a trait typical of great players. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was practically invisible for two periods Saturday in the national junior team intra-squad game at Rexall Place. But with the game in the balance, the first overall pick in this summer's NHL Entry draft, scored the tying goal then..." August 08

Edmonton Journal "Who knew that fans would see two dynamic Hyphenated Ones? It wasn't just the people's choice, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who tied the scrimmage with 3-1/2 minutes left with a brilliant spin-a-rama backhand, then won it with a bullet 20-footer with 20 seconds left as the Whites rallied for a 5-4..." August 07

Edmonton Journal "If he had his druthers, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins would probably rather be wearing an Edmonton Oilers' sweater than a Canadian Maple Leaf at Christmas, but maybe he can have the best of both worlds. Maybe he makes the NHL team, but the Oilers loan him to the Canadian junior team for the world junior..." August 04

Edmonton Sun "Having been one of the final cuts last year, it's likely Ryan Nugent-Hopkins would be a big part of Canada's world junior entry this winter. However, the first overall pick in June's NHL Entry draft has his sights set on a bigger target. With no disrespect to the national junior program,..." August 04

Edmonton Journal "With a tip of the hat to Vanna White, Wes Vannieuwhuizen (17 letters, eight vowels) fills out a name bar as well as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. But the curious fans three and four deep at the first day of the Edmonton Oilers development camp Monday at Millennium Place were there to see Nugent-Hopkins,..." July 05

Edmonton Journal "Life as he knows it is over. The change started at last week's NHL entry draft when the Edmonton Oilers made Ryan Nugent-Hopkins the first overall pick. It continued on Saturday when Nugent-Hopkins signed his three-year entry level contract. "It does still seem a little surreal," said the..." July 03

Edmonton Journal "Baby-faced centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has followed Taylor Hall as the Edmonton Oilers' next brick in their rebuild. Nugent-Hopkins was the first name called on Day 1 of the NHL entry draft at the Xcel Energy Center a year after the Oilers called rambunctious winger Hall to the stage with the..." June 25

Edmonton Sun "Hopefully Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was so over the moon, so completely caught up in becoming the No. 1 pick in the NHL Entry Draft that he was barely cognizant of it all. Ryan Smyth nudged The Nuge out of the news most of the day in Edmonton. Nugent-Hopkins just became the No. 1 centre on the No...." June 25