One last prospects update before Christmas. The NCAA has gone on break as of the December 15, and the CHL will stop for their own break this week. Lots to catch up on, including one early holiday gift for Edmonton Oilers fans in the form of a new prospect.
There is so much to get into this week- let’s dive right in!
Welcome to the TOR Edmonton Oilers prospect update. Each week, we’ll take a dive into how the Oilers’ prospects have done in their respective leagues. We have defined a prospect as a skater who has played fewer than 65 NHL games, and is younger than 25 years of age.
Perrault joins the Oilers system
The Montreal born Jacob Perreault is no stranger to trades after being traded by two NHL teams already in his young career.
After a summer shoulder surgery the right winger started this season in the ECHL with the Trois-Riveres Lions. The Sarnia Sting alumni quickly impressed there by posting at a point per game rate. After this stint in the ECHL he found himself called up to the AHL’s Laval Rockets for six games before the former first rounder would once again find himself on the move again.
This move was to the Oilers organization at Bakersfield.
The 2002 born right winger has the skillset of a prototypical sniper with a two-way forwards edge. He has plenty of soft skill, and his game is highlighted by shooting, puck skills, senses, and compete level.
One of Perreault’s biggest skills? His shot, with its deceptive release, quality accuracy, and diversity of shot (snapshot, and backhand). He has a scorer’s mentality and because of this he adequately scans, and looks for screens intentionally, but does evidently struggle with shot selection and angling.
If Perreault doesn’t want to shoot his passing is just as excellent, as its highlighted by quality handling resulting in passes that are accurate, unexpected, and have good variety to them. This is further benefitted by his vision as he can quickly process play and pass options to create the most dangerous chance against.
With his puck skills he can provide good play support through quality puck protection mechanics or by adding elements of deception to his game, (defender manipulation, pressure relief, and space creation).
Another notable is his compete level, and defensive senses, he is relatively active on the back-check, and can kill chances against before they begin with quality defensive awareness and instincts. He has a high motor, good pressure understanding, body positioning, and decent agility which allows him to create quality routes, and be defensively assertive/responsible.
Some of the limitations with Perreault include his skating (awkward stride recovery, and lower body flection at times), mixed in with crossover problems. Additionally his creativity and play reading can be problems at times too, hinting at a below average offensive poise.
Clearly Oilers management like what they see as he had 22:15 of TOI in his first game with the Condors, and has cemented himself as a lineup regular since, finding a role in the middle six (14-15 minutes per game).
At the age of 22 there is still lots of growth that can happen for the young forward, expect the Oilers to watch him closely as a possible depth piece of the future.
How do you feel about Perreault? Let us know in the comments.
Edmonton Oilers prospect updates
AHL
- The Bakersfield Condors stand at 8–10–4, and are 3–6–1 in their past ten.
- This past week the Condors split a pair of games against the Toronto Marlies, losing 6–5, and winning 3–2.
- Goaltender, Oliver Rodrigue, has been playing some decent hockey posting a .913 for the season, and often standing on his head for the Condors.
- Defender Tyler Inamoto was recalled from a loan in the ECHL on the 15th. Similarly defence man Josh Brown was called up by the Oilers on the 14.
- Recent acquisition, Jacob Perreault continues to be off to a hot start, posting another goal in the past week.
ECHL
- Connor Ungar added another win to his record with a 4–3 OT win against the Allen Americans, hes now 6–4–0 on the season.
Europe
- Eemil Vinni made his Mestis (second tier Finnish hockey) debut this past week in a 3–2 loss where he stopped 25 of 28 shots. Look for him to continue bouncing around the Finnish leagues this season.
- Samuel Jonsson continues his stellar season posting another win, and is now 11–0–0 on the season with a .941 save %.
NCAA
- Luca Muzenberger found the back of the net against Union College this week. This was a lighter work week for the German, only playing around 20 minutes in each of Vermonts two games.
- Vermont teammate, Joel Maata found the scoresheet abundant this last week, posting three points and a +3 rating in those same games against Union College.
OHL
- Nathaniel Day had a solid week, with two wins. One of which was a 16-save shut out versus the Owen Sound Attack on the 14.
- Colts rearguard, Beau Akey, has been gone all week with Team Canada for the 2025 World Juniors.
- Despite Akey’s absence teammate, Dalyn Wakely still finds success on the scoresheet posting a point in both of the games Barrie played this last week.
- Connor Clattenburg appeared in one game this past week collecting one point and another 4 penalty minutes. Clattenburg leads all Oilers prospects with 53 penalty minutes on the season.
- London played Kitchener and Windsor this past week. Sam O’Reilly found the back of the net against Kitchener, and now is on pace for 57 points this season. Nicholl found the scoresheet twice, one per game.
Russia
- Nikita Yevseyev got sent down to the VHL to play with Neftyanik Almetievsk this week, where he found immediate success on the scoresheet posting two assists in three games. This doubles his entire 2024–25 point total so far.
- Maxim Beryozkin continues his momentum with a multi-point night in 16:15 of TOI against SKA St. Petersburg on the 17.
Forwards
| Player | Position | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | PIM | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Berglund | C/LW | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.24 | 2 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| Maxim Beryozkin | RW | 36 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 0.72 | 10 | Yaroslavl Lokomitiv | KHL |
| Connor Clattenburg | LW | 20 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0.70 | 53 | Flint Firebirds | OHL |
| Matt Copponi | C | 16 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.81 | 4 | Boston University | NCAA |
| Maxim Denezhkin | C | 32 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.31 | 8 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL |
| Jayden Grubbe | C/RW | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.27 | 13 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| James Hamblin | C/LW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| Roby Järventie | LW/RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| Shane Lachance | LW | 16 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1.06 | 18 | Boston University | NCAA |
| Tomas Mazura | C | 17 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.82 | 4 | St. Lawrence University | NCAA |
| Joel Määttä | C | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.76 | 6 | University of Vermont | NCAA |
| William Nicholl | C/LW | 31 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 1.03 | 8 | London Knights | OHL |
| Sam O’Reilly | C | 29 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 0.86 | 14 | London Knights | OHL |
| Matvei Petrov | LW/RW | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.43 | 8 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| Matthew Savoie | C/W | 22 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.55 | 10 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| James Stefan | RW/LW | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 8 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| Brady Stonehouse | RW/LW | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.38 | 12 | Ottawa 67’s | OHL |
| Dalyn Wakely | C | 22 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 1.05 | 18 | Barrie Colts | OHL |
| Cameron Wright | RW/C | 21 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.43 | 30 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| Jacob Perreault | RW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.66 | 2 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
Defence
| Player | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | PIM | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beau Akey | 25 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0.76 | 24 | Barrie Colts | OHL |
| Bauer Berry | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 10 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL |
| Paul Fischer | 18 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.50 | 8 | University of Notre Dame | NCAA |
| Philip Kemp | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.23 | 26 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| Luca Münzenberger | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.60 | 6 | University of Vermont | NCAA |
| Albin Sundin | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.64 | 6 | AIK | Allsvenskan |
| Maximus Wanner | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.10 | 28 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| Nikita Yevseyev | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 | 2 | Neftyanik Almetievsk | VHL |
| Robbie Attard | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | 26 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GAA | SV% | Record | SO | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Day | 26 | 3.08 | .886 | 12-12-2 | 2 | Flint Firebirds | OHL |
| Samuel Jonsson | 12 | 1.35 | .941 | 11-0-0 | 4 | BIK Karlskoga | HockeyAllsvenskan |
| Olivier Rodrigue | 13 | 2.84 | .913 | 6-5-2 | 0 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| Connor Ungar | 10 | 3.52 | .874 | 6-4-0 | 0 | Fort Wayne Comets | ECHL |
| Eemil Vinni | 7 | 2.02 | .910 | 4-3-0 | 0 | HIFK U20 | U20 SM-sarja |
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