The Edmonton Oilers media landscape took a big hit on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
After joining the Oilers beat in 2018, Daniel Nugent-Bowman announced that he no longer works for The Athletic. He broke the news on social media, but no specific reason for his exit was given.<\/p>\n
DNB has long been a fixture in the Oilers media, garnering a following of over 19,000 on X. He was among the most respected reporters on the beat up until this point. Though it\u2019s shocking to see him leave The Athletic, he did tease that he was excited about what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n
\u201cI no longer work for The Athletic,\u201d Nugent-Bowman wrote. \u201cI want to thank my colleagues and readers from throughout my seven-plus years there.<\/p>\n
\u201cLooking forward to the next chapter of my career.\u201d<\/p>\n
I no longer work for The Athletic.<\/p>\n
I want to thank my colleagues and readers from throughout my seven-plus years there.<\/p>\n
Looking forward to the next chapter of my career.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Daniel Nugent-Bowman (@DNBsports) January 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The announcement caused an outpouring of support from both Oilers fans and the sports media landscape. Most of the responses focused on how sad people were to see such a talented writer seemingly leave, but also excitement for what\u2019s next for Nugent-Bowman.<\/p>\n Many of the responses came from his colleagues at The Athletic.<\/p>\n \u201cDNB, loss of words. Thanks for every phone call, text, slack and help when we collaborated. But more importantly, thanks for your friendship, which will continue,\u201d wrote The Athletic\u2019s Jeremy Rutherford<\/a>.<\/p>\n You\u2019ve been a stellar teammate and we\u2019re gonna miss you, big-time, DNB.<\/p>\n \u2014 Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) January 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re an all-time great teammate, DNB. I\u2019m sure you will excel at whatever comes next,\u201d added The Athletic\u2019s Murat Ates<\/a>.<\/p>\n Oh what the hell man.<\/p>\n You\u2019re great at what you do and can\u2019t wait to start reading you again.<\/p>\n \u2014 Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) January 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n You did a great job for a long time. Hope your next chapter is a great one<\/p>\n \u2014 Arch (@Archaeologuy) January 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cLoved and greatly appreciated your work, Daniel, wishing you all the best and look forward to hearing about your next endeavour,\u201d said one Oilers fan<\/a>.<\/p>\n This wouldn\u2019t be the first time that a major sports media figure has either left or been laid off in Alberta this year. Back in November, Salim Valji, a longtime Calgary Flames TSN reporter, was among those laid off by Bell Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n It remains to be seen whether or not The Athletic opts to hire a writer to replace the large void left in Edmonton by Nugent-Bowman\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n