The Edmonton Oilers have released their rookie camp roster with plenty of familiar names, and a few new faces.
Among the players coming to rookie camp and getting a taste of action in an Oilers uniform at the Young Stars tournament in Penticton this week are recent draft picks Xavier Bourgault, Beau Akey, Tyler Tulio, Carter Savoie and Max Wanner.
They make up just a portion of the Oilers’ draftees that will take to camp. Others include Jake Chiasson, Matvei Petrov, and Nathan Day. Carl Berglund, signed as an NCAA free agent last year, and Jayden Grubbe, acquired ahead of the draft this year, will both be at camp, as well.
Edmonton also issued a number of camp invites this year. Forwards include Ethan De Jong, Ture Linden, Preston Lounsbury, Jake Sloan, Brady Stonehouse, Antonin Verreault, and Cameron Wright. Defencemen invites were issued to Xavier Bernard, Noah Ganske, Jake Johnson, Noah Misskey, Josh Van Mulligan, and Noah Van Vliet, while goaltenders Zachary Bowen and Joey Rocha also were invited to camp.
A number of players were welcomed to the Oilers’ development camp, too. Players like Ethan De Jong and Jake Johnson were both signed by the Oilers AHL affiliate Bakersfield Condors.
Here’s the full roster, as provided by the Oilers:
FORWARDS
NAME
NO.
POS
HT
WT
SH
22-23 TEAM
GP
G
A
P
PIM
+/-
ACQUIRED
BORN
HOMETOWN
Berglund, Carl
47
C
6’3”
187
L
U-MASS Lowell
36
12
15
27
12
7
FA
3/2/2023
Jan. 16, 2000
Hammaro, SWE
Bourgault, Xavier
54
C
5’11”
185
R
Bakersfield
AHL
62
13
21
34
16
10
R1
P22
2021
Oct. 22, 2002
Quebec City, QC
Chiasson, Jake
61
W
6’3”
187
R
Brndn-Ssktn
WHL
70
20
38
58
26
-15
R4
P116
2021
May 25, 2003
Abbotsford, BC
De Jong, Ethan
53
W
5’11”
183
R
Quinnipiac Univ
41
19
21
40
8
25
Camp Invite
Jul. 12, 1999
North Van., BC
Grubbe, Jayden
42
C
6’3”
195
R
Red Deer
WHL
64
18
49
67
71
10
TRD 5/31/2023
Jan. 12, 2003
Calgary, AB
Linden, Ture
51
C
6’0”
201
R
Penn State
39
11
18
29
11
7
Camp Invite
Jul. 6, 1997
Great Falls, VA
Lounsbury, Preston
70
W
6’0”
165
L
Moncton
QMJHL
58
11
17
28
18
6
Camp Invite
Apr. 12, 2005
Salisbury, NB
Petrov, Matvei
43
W
6’2”
195
R
North Bay
OHL
65
27
66
93
32
31
R6
P180
2021
Mar. 12, 2003
Moscow, RUS
Savoie, Carter
48
W
5’10”
188
L
Bakersfield
AHL
44
8
3
11
18
-17
R4
P100
2020
Jan. 23, 2002
St. Albert, AB
Sloan, Jake
64
C
6’3”
220
R
Tri-City
WHL
58
20
35
55
35
7
Camp Invite
Feb. 13, 2004
Girvan, GBR
Stonehouse, Brady
41
W
5’10”
192
R
Ottawa
OHL
68
37
20
57
66
28
Camp Invite
Aug. 6, 2004
Blenhiem, ON
Tullio, Tyler
68
W
5’11”
179
R
Bakersfield
AHL
63
13
13
26
18
2
R5
P126
2020
Apr. 5, 2002
Detroit, MI
Verreault, Antonin
60
W
5’8”
160
L
Gatineau QMJHL
38
10
19
29
18
21
Camp Invite
Jul. 28, 2004
Mirabel, QC
Wright, Cameron
38
W
6’1”
194
R
Utah
ECHL
64
29
34
63
136
-8
Camp Invite
Aug. 11, 1998
Newmarket, ON
DEFENCEMEN
NAME
NO.
POS
HT
WT
SH
22-23 TEAM
GP
G
A
P
PIM
+/-
ACQUIRED
BORN
HOMETOWN
Akey, Beau
82
RD
6’0”
174
R
Barrie
OHL
66
11
36
47
39
-4
R2
P56
2023
Feb. 11, 2005
Waterloo, ON
Bernard, Xaiver
83
LD
6’3”
205
L
Allen ECHL
18
0
8
8
16
4
Camp Invite
Jan. 6, 2000
Mercier, QC
Ganske, Noah
77
RD
6’7”
209
R
Wisconsin R-Falls
22
3
8
11
37
–
Camp Invite
Apr. 21, 1999
Bloomington, MN
Johnson, Jake
84
RD
6’1”
192
L
Quinnipiac Univ
39
4
11
15
32
31
Camp Invite
Aug. 13, 1998
Bloomington, MN
Misskey, Nate
90
LD
6’3”
202
R
Victoria
WHL
65
5
9
14
66
-19
Camp Invite
Jan. 12, 2005
Melfort, SK
Van Mulligen, Josh
92
LD
6’2”
198
R
Medicine Hat WHL
68
1
8
9
26
16
Camp Invite
Jul. 26, 2005
Medicine Hat, SK
Van Vliet, Noah
79
RD
6’2”
218
L
Hamilton
OHL
61
3
12
15
74
-5
Camp Invite
Feb. 18, 2004
Toronto, ON
Wanner, Maximus
88
RD
6’3”
194
R
Moose Jaw
WHL
44
8
22
30
45
23
R7
P212
2021
Mar. 12, 2003
Estevan, SK
GOALTENDERS
NAME
NO.
C
HT
WT
22-23 TEAM
GP
W-L-O
GAA
SV%
ACQUIRED
BORN
HOMETOWN
Bowen, Zachary
32
L
6’2”
173
London
OHL
26
17-4-0
3.1
0.899
Camp Invite
Apr. 25, 2005
Ottawa, ON
Day, Nathan
33
L
6’3”
190
Flint
OHL
32
17-10-0
3.91
0.874
R6 P184
2023
Feb. 4, 2005
Burlington, ON
Rocha, Joey
34
L
6’1”
179
Swift Curr.
WHL
18
8-5-2000
2.85
0.906
Camp Invite
Jan. 22, 2005
Nanaimo, BC
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