The roster includes most of the Oilers’ full 2022 draft class, including Reid Schaefer, Samuel Jonsson and Joel Maatta. It also includes goaltender Ryan Fanti, a goaltender the Oilers withdrew from the NCAA last year, as well as forward Noah Philp, who played for the University of Alberta last season. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below There are a few other names that escape me. One of them is Brayden Schuurman, a 5’9 winger from the WHL’s Victoria Royals. The 18-year-old scored 29 goals and 54 points in 68 games last year and was on Canada’s U18 roster where he scored two goals in four games. He was ranked 58th in NHL Central Scouting’s interim rankings for North American skaters, but fell 18 spots to 76th in the final rankings. Ultimately, Schuurman was left without a pension. Another name I liked was forward Colton Young, a Calgary native who played through the AJHL before spending the last three years at NCAA Colgate University. I saw Young lots when I was doing play-by-play for the Eagles, and he was a great player. He scored 48 goals and 133 points in 112 games over his last two seasons there, and is coming off an offseason with Colgate where he had 15 goals and 32 points in 38 games. His younger brother, Alex, also played for the Eagles and is now at Colgate. Selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 7th round of the 2020 draft. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below You can see the full Oilers development camp roster here. Zach Laing is news director and senior columnist for the Nation Network. You can follow him on Twitter at @zjlaingor contact by email at [email protected] NATION VACATION is presented by PointsBet Canada. Come hang out with us on our 1st Summer Vacation in Toronto! For only $1399 + tax, you’ll have everything included in the graphics and memories to last a lifetime. Get your tickets here.
