Impressive pool of players eager for opportunity at Edmonton Oilers’ rookie camp
Global News
A number of decision-makers with the Edmonton Oilers will be pleased if one or more prospects make it difficult for them to decide on an opening night roster.
Most National Hockey League teams are pleased if one or more prospects make it difficult for them to decide on an opening night roster. This off-season, several decision-makers within the Edmonton Oilers organization have made it no secret they hope — and possibly even expect — to see that unfold over training camp.
“My goal for sure is to make the Oilers this year and be with them the whole year,” Dylan Holloway, a 20-year-old forward who was selected 14th overall by the Oilers in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, told reporters on Wednesday.
Holloway is widely seen as one of the hockey prospects that headlines an impressive group of Oilers hopefuls who gathered at Rogers Place in Alberta’s capital for fitness testing on the first day of the club’s rookie camp.
The group of 25 players is heading to Penticton, B.C., this weekend to play games in the Young Stars Classic. After that, a decision will be made on who gets invited to the Oilers’ main training camp late next week.
“I think they know what kind of player I am… I just have to play to the best of my ability,” said Holloway, who spent time with the Oilers’ NHL roster late last year and even played in a playoff game for the club.
“It was an incredible experience… just being at the rink every day, watching the guys, how they act, how they’re taking care of their bodies — that kind of thing.”
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While a spot on the Oilers’ roster is no guarantee, especially after the club signed veteran blueliner Ryan Murray earlier this month, Swedish defenceman Philip Broberg is widely seen as a rookie who could stick with the NHL team next month.
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