Taylor Hall RUMORS & NEWS

Edmonton Sun "OK. Put the Edmonton Oil Kings logo at centre ice for their WHL series against the Calgary Hitmen which starts here Thursday evening. And leave it there. They’re going for it. The logo on the ice or the one on the front of their jersey obviously doesn’t mean that much to the Edmonton..." April 14

NHL.com "Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Joffrey Lupul, San Jose Sharks goaltender Antti Niemi and Edmonton Oilers left wing Taylor Hall have been named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the week ending March 31. Lupul led the League with nine points in four games and also tied for first with five goals,..." April 01

TSN.ca "It didn't take long for the Edmonton Oilers to announce they were serious about rejoining the hunt for a playoff spot. Taylor Hall had a hat trick as the Oilers scored early and often to make it three victories in a row for the first time this season, blowing past the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 on..." March 31

Edmonton Sun "For Taylor Hall, it's as near a homecoming as it gets. Having played his junior hockey across the river for the Windsor Spitfires, the Edmonton Oilers winger always has a cheering section in Detroit. "Getting to play in front of some Windsor fans is always nice," he said. "I usually have..." March 07

Edmonton Sun "Taylor Hall thought he might need another day to rest his hamstring, however, the Edmonton Oilers winger felt so good the morning of the game, he decided to suit up against the Columbus Blue Jackets. “I was happy the way it felt on the ice,” said Hall prior to the contest. “The medical staff..." March 06

TSN.ca "Edmonton Oilers forward Taylor Hall has been suspended two games for kneeing Minnesota Wild forward Cal Clutterbuck during Thursday's game. Hall appeared to deliver a knee-on-knee hit to Clutterbuck, who had to be helped off the ice and didn't return to the game. Hall received a five-minute..." February 22

Edmonton Journal "The perpetrator, who was notably contrite and obviously frustrated with the Edmonton Oilers’ ongoing woes, said he had absolutely no intention of injuring Minnesota Wild forward Cal Clutterbuck. Still, Taylor Hall may have to explain that to Brendan Shanahan, the NHL’s disciplinarian. With..." February 22

Edmonton Journal "Injury has marked the seasons of Taylor Hall, Taylor Fedun and Tyler Pitlick, three young Edmonton Oilers properties, but all three have shown good-to-excellent signs in their play with the Oklahoma City Barons. After off-season shoulder surgery, Hall took a few games to get his timing back,..." November 25

Pro Hockey Talk "Today, Edmonton Oilers forward Taylor Hall signed his first American Hockey League contract. Tomorrow, he'll be playing. That's the word out of Oklahoma City after Hall was medically cleared from injured reserve, meaning he's officially a locked-out NHL player — and officially ready to join..." November 01

Edmonton Sun "Most Memorial Cup contenders like to load up on talent in advance of a playoff run, but Monday's additions are not part of the Edmonton Oil Kings master plan. Too bad for them, because Taylor Hall and Ryan Smyth could probably help. Instead, it will have to be the other way around, with the..." October 02

Edmonton Journal "Taylor Hall has considered a few of the conversations he might have with his proteges at the Allstate All-Canadians Mentorship Cup, and the Edmonton Oilers winger has packed his best suit so he's appropriately attired when he makes his coaching debut. Hall is one of several NHLers who will help..." July 17

Edmonton Sun "Shawn Horcoff and Ales Hemsky don't have sympathy pains, just scars. They've both had the same shoulder surgery that Taylor Hall is about to have and they know from experience that it's not a fun time. "It's a long injury, six months," said Horcoff, who had his done in 2008, after..." March 28

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 "Upon second thought, Tom Renney would like to go back and analyze Cory Sarich's hit on Taylor Hall Friday. The Calgary Flames defenceman railroaded Hall early in the contest with a hit that concussed the Oilers sophomore and knocked him out of the lineup. Following the game, Renney stated he..." March 19

Edmonton Journal "Restraint is just not an element of Taylor Hall's game, so there are times when the Edmonton Oilers winger inevitably deviates from the high road. Sometimes he just has to share his frustration with the officiating crews. But as Hall, sophomore centre Jordan Eberle and rookie centre Ryan..." March 02

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 Sun "So that's what life would be like without Miikka Kiprusoff's heroics? Having finally cracked the top eight and appearing ready to stay there with perhaps the easiest game left this season on their docket, the Calgary Flames goofed. The Flames zigged when everybody figured they'd..." February 22

Edmonton Sun "Taylor Hall's meltdown came in front of a national television audience on Saturday. So did the questioning of his coach's decision to pull the goaltender in the later stage of a game when they were already three goals down. It was a reaction the Edmonton Oilers sophomore was regretting the..." January 23

Edmonton Journal "If there's any possible good to come of her son's misfortune, it will be that Taylor Hall's teammates and his NHL peers will wear their helmets before they skate out for their next pre-game warm-up. Hall will definitely be wearing his when he suits up for the Edmonton Oilers. "We've had that..." January 19

Edmonton Sun "Watching Taylor Hall playing through the five-game losing streak, Edmonton fans saw a player who stood out from all the others. He was hungry. Night in and night out, he played a robust, charge-the-barricades game. But after the 5-0 debacle against the Anaheim Ducks last Friday, you had to..." January 16

Edmonton Sun "The Edmonton Oilers were far from their best, but it's tough to imagine Taylor Hall playing much better. The Oilers winger was one of the lone bright spots in what could turn out to be the end of a playoff-contending road trip. Hall had five goals and two assists in the seven consecutive..." January 09

Edmonton Journal "Unless Taylor Hall flunks coach Tom Renney's Wednesday morning fitness test - a simulation of a hard game-type shift - before the Edmonton Oilers jet to Phoenix, you'll see Hall on the left wing with captain Shawn Horcoff and Ales Hemsky against the Coyotes Thursday night. That'll be 19 days..." December 15

Edmonton Sun "It's surprising, considering the reckless abandon with which he plays the game, but Thursday marks the first time in Taylor Hall's career that he will return to the lineup after injury. The sophomore winger is expected to play when the Edmonton Oilers travel to Phoenix to face the..." December 14

Boston Herald "We are still far too early in the whole Taylor-Tyler thing to say with any certainty how it's going to turn out. Who will be the better player, Taylor Hall or Tyler Seguin? In the months before Hall and Seguin were selected 1-2, respectively, in the 2010 NHL draft, most knowledgeable talent..." November 11

Edmonton Journal "Second-best is a not a label Taylor Hall is comfortable with. It is why he led last season's Edmonton Oilers with 22 goals and garnered Calder Trophy consideration as the NHL's top rookie, right up until he left the lineup with a season-ending ankle injury. It's the reason why he couldn't..." November 10

Edmonton Sun "Oilers sensation Taylor Hall apologized to the Twitterverse Wednesday after someone hacked into his Twitter account and blasted the hockey team's fans. Following Tuesday nights' 3-2 Oiler win against the Vancouver Canucks, Hall's Twitter account -- sporting 84,944 followers -- was hacked and an..." 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 "The Edmonton Oilers wanted no part of Taylor Hall and his flu bug. So when the Oilers winger woke up feeling under the weather Tuesday prior to their game in Calgary, the team shipped him home and had him quarantined. Hall underwent blood work on Wednesday, but is expected to be in the..." October 20

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 "Turns out Taylor Hall is pretty good at keeping secrets. As he neared the end of his nine-game regular-season audition with the Oilers last year, media approached him on a daily basis asking if he thought he'd make the Oilers for good or be sent back to junior. Hall, who was minus-4 with..." September 30

Edmonton Journal "This time last year, uneasiness was Taylor Hall's constant companion. Even the National Hockey League's No.1 draft pick did not know whether or not he was going to make the Edmonton Oilers' roster for the season opener. Hall said on Thursday that it wasn't until the regular season was five..." September 30

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 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

Edmonton Journal "Edmonton Oilers' winger Taylor Hall will see his first Rexall Place action Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild since spraining his ankle in the aftermath of a fight with Columbus forward Derek Dorsett in March. Hall will be on a line with newcomer Eric Belanger and Ryan Jones against the Wild...." September 20

Edmonton Journal "The longer the weeks dragged on, the more Taylor Hall longed to get back on the ice. He had recovered from an ankle injury, put in his time in the gym — and then some. "By the end of the summer, I was getting sick of working out. I just wanted to get back on the ice," the Edmonton Oilers'..." September 18

Edmonton Sun "Taylor Hall took Ryan Nugent-Hopkins out for dinner Friday evening. He didn't say if the name John Tavares came up or if they talked about his get-rich-quick plan. Tavares was the No. 1 pick in the NHL Entry Draft in 2009, Hall in 2010 and Nugent-Hopkins in 2011. Just prior to going to..." September 18

Toronto Sun "It's been a longer off-season than usual for Taylor Hall. Prior to joining the Edmonton Oilers as the first overall selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Hall had been accustomed to extended playoff runs that left him little time to re-energize during the summer. However, his season-ending..." August 24

USA Today "When the New Jersey Devils won the NHL draft drawing Tuesday night, the Edmonton Oilers were the biggest winner. There was a 51.8% chance that the Oilers, despite finishing 30th out of 30 teams, would end up with the No. 2 pick. But when the Devils beat the 3% odds to move up four spaces, they..." April 14

Edmonton Journal "Edmonton Oilers rookie winger Taylor Hall will be watching the NHL draft lottery at 6 p.m. Tuesday on TSN. "It was a crazy time last year, but I didn't realize it at the time that the lottery shaped my whole career, at least to start with," said Hall, who was involved in a long-running public..." April 12

Edmonton Journal "Edmonton Oilers winger Taylor Hall scoffed at the suggestion Saturday morning that he might be able to play in the world hockey championship in Slovakia, if asked. Hall, who sat out his 10th straight NHL game with a high-ankle sprain on Saturday night, was told it would take eight weeks for the..." March 27

Edmonton Journal "Taylor Hall had banked on playing his first NHL game, scoring his first NHL goal, but what the Edmonton Oilers young star hadn't foreseen was his first trip to the sidelines with an injury. And not just an injury that would keep him out for a game or two but a high ankle sprain that abruptly..." March 16

Edmonton Sun "Taylor Hall lost more than a fight last week when he decided to drop the gloves with Derek Dorsett. The season-ending ankle sprain he suffered at the conclusion of the tilt also scrapped any chance the Edmonton Oilers stud had at winning the Calder Trophy. However, Oilers GM Steve Tambellini..." March 07

Edmonton Journal "Kim Strba's sister phoned her at work Thursday night, long distance no less, to pass on news that Strba's son Taylor had been in a fight. It was vaguely reminiscent of a call Strba received from a staff member at Taylor's junior high school in Calgary a handful of years ago. "I wasn't too..." March 06

Edmonton Journal "By now, we know that Taylor Hall's first foray into the NHL fisticuffs world has put him down for the count. Out eight weeks with a high ankle sprain after the Edmonton Oilers rookie instigated a scrap on Thursday night with Columbus winger Derek Dorsett — who has had 41 fights — and fell..." March 05

Edmonton Sun "Derek Dorsett's job is to agitate. It's how the former Medicine Hat Tiger made it to the NHL and how the Columbus Blue Jackets winger is going to stay in it. So it's no surprise Dorsett got under the skin of the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. What was surprising, however, was that Taylor..." March 04

Edmonton Sun "To some, the Taylor versus Tyler debate is already over. Others believe it hasn't even started yet. And still others will tell you it's silly to be debating apples and oranges. Nevertheless, it'll be fuel for discussion and fun to watch when their careers intersect Sunday for the first..." February 27

Edmonton Sun "Taylor Hall, with every appearance, imposes himself more and more on hockey games. In the last week alone there is every evidence, whether by intent or not, he's making a charge for the Calder. While the 19-year-old has consistently said it's about who becomes the best hockey player in his..." February 25