One of the Oilers’ key penalty killers who gained praise for his performance during the team’s 2024 Stanley Cup Final is staying in Edmonton.
The Oilers announced Monday that the club has re-signed winger Connor Brown to a one-year contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $1 million.
The 30-year-old signed as a free agent with the Oilers last summer. Coming off a major injury the season before, he played 71 games for the Oilers during the 2023-24 regular season, scoring four goals and chipping in with eight assists.
It was in the playoffs that Brown truly shined. He was on the ice for 19 playoff games and scored two goals with four assists for six points. He also led Edmonton with three shorthanded points.
The Ontario native has played with Toronto, Ottawa and Washington over the course of an NHL career that has seen him play 519 regular season games, scoring 94 goals and 134 assists.
The Oilers also announced the re-signing of James Hamblin on Monday. The club signed the forward to a two-year, two-way contract with an AAV of $775,000 at the NHL level.
The 25-year-old, who hails from Alberta’s capital, split the 2023-24 season between the Oilers and the Bakersfield Condors, Edmonton’s American Hockey League affiliate.
With the Oilers, Hamblin played in 31 regular season games in 2023-24, in which he scored the first two goals of his NHL career.
In his career, he has played 41 regular season games with the Oilers.
On Sunday, the Oilers announced the club had tendered qualifying offers to restricted free agents: Dylan Holloway, Philip Broberg, Raphael Lavoie and Noel Hoefenmayer.
Over the weekend, the club also announced it had placed goaltender Jack Campbell on unconditional waivers for the purpose of a contract buyout.
Two years ago, Campbell signed a five-year, US$25-million contract. Last season, he lost his starting goaltender role with the Oilers to Stuart Skinner and was demoted to the AHL.
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