It took a while for Kailer Yamamoto to find his groove in the WHL, but the Oilers’ first-round pick from 2017 has been tearing it up as of late. As a result, he’s been named WHL Player of the Week. It’s the first time this season he’s been given the honours.
.@EdmontonOilers prospect @kailer_yamamoto of the @spokanechiefs has been named the WHL On the Run Player of the Week!
— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 29, 2018
DETAILS 📰 | https://t.co/QOArLTmcVS pic.twitter.com/55yhgm9hfl
Yamamoto spent nine games with the Oilers after making the team out of training camp. After the cup of coffee, the Oilers sent him back to Spokane in order to avoid burning a year off of his entry-level contract. He got off to a slow start re-adjusting to the league, only scoring 12 points in his first 13 games back with the Chiefs.
He was named to the American World Junior squad in December where he recorded two goals and two assists in a Bronze medal winning effort. Since returning, though, Yamamoto has looked like the talent that finished sixth in WHL scoring in his draft year. In his last nine games, Yamamoto has seven goals and 19 points, giving him 31 points in 21 games for the season.
Enjoy these videos from Yamamoto’s hot streak:
#Oilers prospect Kailer Yamamoto ends things in overtime for the @spokanechiefs Saturday with a beautiful goal. pic.twitter.com/dohgzgeQER
— Robert Murray (@NovaCanuck) January 21, 2018
2-0 Chiefs
— Spokane Chiefs (@spokanechiefs) January 25, 2018
:59 | 2nd
🥅 - @kailer_yamamoto #GoChiefsGo pic.twitter.com/Hzk0AVz5nC
How about this assist from @kailer_yamamoto to @ethanmcindoe 👀 👀
— Spokane Chiefs (@spokanechiefs) January 18, 2018
That goal came with just 1:26 to go in the period to put Spokane up 2-0.#WOWZER #GoChiefsGo pic.twitter.com/2MScmTKOuc
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Man, I thought it was going to end up a disastrous season fro Yam when he took that vicious slash at the end of the WJHC semi’s from that Russian.
He had to be carried off and I thought he’d out for a few weeks. Instead he goes back to Spokane and is tearing it up.
I guess all it takes is a slash to the knee.
worked for Nancy Kerrigan
I was there for that OT game winner in Spokane, and it was spectacular live. Yes, they’re WHL players, but he owned em.
Kind of reminds me of Ebs (I mean that as a compliment), except faster and feistier. Still think this kid is a competitor that Oilers fans will love for years to come.
Jordan Eberle scored 382 points in 507 games for the Edmonton Oilers. Yeah, last season and last playoffs were rough on him. And yeah, the fans and the management soured on his play. But if Kailer Yamamoto turns out to be anywhere close to the player Jordan Eberle was in Edmonton, the Oilers will be lucky.
Guys who score at a .75 ppg pace in the NHL are rare. The current Oiler roster could sure use a few more of them. Of course, we got grit now. And Chia pete doing his gritty dance thing.
Completely agree that Ebs shouldn’t have been traded due to one bad season. I’m just hopeful about Yamamoto. For the record his 1.22 PPG in the WHL outpaces Ebs’ 1.04 PPG. Something to get excited about!
Our GM traded him for magical beans. I still don’t buy the whole Draisaitl offer sheet garbage. He ended up paying Drai what an offer sheet would have looked like anyway.
There had been no offer sheets in years.
KILLER Yamamoto
Bold predictions for the trade deadline. Edmonton will trade Draisaitl and Talbot to Montreal for Carey Price. Possibly some picks and prospects will be added to balance out the deal. They will also deal for Tyler Bozak from the Leafs, possibly in a for Maroon and a conditional pick if Bozak resigns.
Are they getting the 2010 Carey Price? I know Chia likes bloated contracts but come on man.
The Price contract is just too horrible to even think about. Like Talbot, Price drops to his knees too quickly and the league has figured out to just shoot it over his shoulder. Price is a good goalie, but unless he can adapt his style, his reign as the league’s best is over. Fred Anderson in Toronto is better than Price.
The only way I can even conceive of taking Price is if the Habs take Lucic and his oppressive contract in return.
Oh. And we’ll throw in Chia as well