A few players look to be heading down to the minors.

On Saturday, the Edmonton Oilers placed forwards Roby Järventie and James Hamblin, as well as defenceman Josh Brown, on waivers. All three players are expected to join the team’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors.

Hamblin was reported to be put on waivers on Friday, but the move was made official the following day.

Brown was the only one of the trio to have played with Edmonton last season. The London, Ont. native appeared in 10 games with the Oilers, picking up an assist against the Minnesota Wild on Jan. 15. He registered a plus/minus of -2 while averaging 12:37 of ice time. In 39 games with the Condors, Brown posted four assists and a +9 rating.

After spending two years with the Arizona Coyotes, Brown signed a three-year contract with the Oilers, carrying a cap hit of $1 million. In 300 NHL appearances, which included stops with the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers, Brown has scored 11 goals and 24 assists for 35 points. In 209 AHL games, he has notched seven goals and 24 assists for 31 points.

Järventie’s case was a strange one. He signed a three-year deal with Liiga squad Tappara in Finland in March, but ended up re-signing for another year with the Oilers on a two-way contract. The 23-year-old played just two games with Bakersfield last season, as he was recovering from a knee injury suffered during the 2023-24 campaign while a member of the Senators organization.

Järventie has played in seven NHL games, all with Ottawa, posting just one assist. In 140 AHL affairs, he has scored 39 goals and 50 assists for 89 points.

It’s been a couple of years since Hamlbin has seen NHL ice. The last time the Edmonton native played for his hometown team was in January 2024. Most of his professional career has been spent with the Condors, where he has proven to be a solid scoring asset at the AHL level. In 41 NHL games, he has posted two goals and an assist for three points.

Hamblin had a solid season with the Condors, scoring 19 goals and 26 assists for 45 points, a career-high, despite suffering an injury that kept him out of action for two months. In 218 AHL appearances, he has scored 61 goals and 70 assists for 131 points, with another four points in 13 Calder Cup Playoff games.

The Oilers made a plethora of cuts on Friday, with 13 players being assigned to Bakersfield, including players like Seth Griffith and Luke Prokop, who were on tryout agreements.