This week, top Edmonton Oilers goaltending prospect Samuel Jonsson was named to the ECHL All-Star Game.

Jonsson is currently in his first season with the Oilers’ ECHL affiliate, the Fort Wayne Komets. The 22-year-old’s ECHL career got off to a dominant start this season, posting three shutouts through his first four games in the league and named ECHL Goaltender of the Week in early November. Things have now evened out slightly with a 5-3-2 record through 10 games played, currently holding a 2.55 GAA and an .896 SV%. The Gävle, Sweden native’s three shutouts still have him tied for the league lead, with the Komets currently fifth in the Western Conference.

At the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, Jonsson was selected in the fifth round by the Edmonton Oilers while playing junior hockey in his home country of Sweden. Before coming to North America this season, he played two seasons of professional hockey in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second-highest tier league in Sweden behind the Swedish Hockey League. Playing last year with BIK Karlskoga, he finished the season with a 17-6 record, a 1.88 GAA, and a .922 SV%, boasting six shutouts.

In Oilersnation’s Summer 2025 prospect countdown, Jonsson came in at No. 3. The highest goalie named on the list, he was behind only Matt Savoie and Isaac Howard overall–two players who have now both seen considerable NHL action. On Jonsson, Oilersnation’s Cam Lewis wrote that there’s lots to like about the young prospect, but it’ll still be a while before there’s any chance of seeing him in Edmonton:

The ECHL All-Star Classic takes place on January 19th at 5 pm MT from Credit Union of Texas Event Center. According to the league, the team is determined based on “a vote of coaches, team captains, media relations directors, broadcasters, and members of the media.”