The Edmonton Oilers will get their first look at their 2022 draft class this week when the first development camp since 2019 begins.
The list includes most of the Oilers’ full 2022 draft, including Reid Schaefer, Samuel Jonsson and Joel Maata.
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.
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There are a few other names that jump out at me. One of them is Brayden Schurman, a 5’9 winger from the WHL’s Victoria Royals. The 18-year-old had 29 goals and 54 points in 68 games last year and was on Canada’s Under-18 squad, where he had 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, Schurman went undrafted.
Another name that came to mind was forward Colton Young, a Calgary native who played through the AJHL before spending the last three years at Colgate University of the NCAA. 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 a season with Colgate where he had 15 goals and 32 points in 38 games. His younger brother Alex also played with the Eagles and is now at Colgate. He was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 7th round of the 2020 draft.
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You can see the full Oilers development camp roster here.
Zach Laing is News Director and Senior Columnist for the Nation Network. He can be followed on Twitter at @zjlaingor reached by email at [email protected]
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