The Edmonton Oilers system had another busy week, with some movement in the system. As the Oilers continue to look for solutions for their depth scoring and goaltending, it is possible that management looks to the Bakersfield Condors.
Let’s review everything that happened in the Edmonton Oilers system this past week.
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 to go along with a feature one one standout prospect in Edmonton’s system. We have defined a prospect as a skater who has played fewer than 65 NHL games, and is born 2001 or earlier.
Albin Sundin, Defence, Timra IK, (SHL)
Who is Sundin?
Sundin is an over-ager sixth-rounder selected by the Oilers 183rd overall in the 2024 NHL draft. The 2004-born defender has flip-flopped between the Allsvenskan and the SHL the past couple of years, but has finally carved out a fulltime SHL role with Timra IK this season.
Sundin’s skill set is that of a two-way defender whose game is highlighted by adequate senses, okay puck skills, and an average compete level. Some of the areas that hold the Swede back is significantly below average skating and physicality.
What does Sundin do well?
Sundin thrives as a capable breakout asset in offensive transition, with good puck skills, clear vision, and relatively quick option identification. Overall, he has decent decision-making and puck tracking ability to make him a complementary piece of any team’s transitional game.
In the offensive zone, Sundin serves more as a play supporter than a play driver with supportive positioning, spatial recognition, pressure awareness, and flashes of facilitation skill. With the puck he could be a future PP2 QB for an SHL team.
His offensive and defensive senses are decent, and reflect clear risk awareness and play anticipation, but there is a lack of engagement, which realistically mitigates any sense-based advantages.
Where does he need to improve to get more SHL minutes?
Sundin needs to improve is his skating to get more minutes in the SHL.
Some of its issues relate to a lack of explosiveness due to poor mechanics (depth, choppier stride, and extension), which harms his lateral acceleration, power, and agility. Additionally there’s a very evident lack of hip mobility, which further hampers both mechanics and speed.
These skating deficiencies hinder two major areas: his recoveries, and his activations which means he often folds under defensive pressure and coughs up turnovers.
The second major area relates to his physicality. The 2024 draftee struggles with effective hit implementation, muscle mass, and physical pressure exertion. These shortcomings make him a non-factor in board play, reduce the effectiveness of his tie-ups/boxouts, and harm his hit absorption.
These physicality limitations means he can’t get good body positioning, or leverage and results in him being a bit of a pushover in the defensive zone.
Where would he fit into the Oilers?
The Edmonton Oilers have until June 1, 2026, to decide if management wants to sign the 2004-born prospect. Sundin’s skills are still quite raw and likely require another two to three years in the SHL to develop. If he did get signed, he would likely report to the Condors or the Komets to further refine his game.
The lack of skating and physical engagement would pose significant problems on North American ice. If the Swede can prove he’s improving and a consistent play-engager in all three zones over the rest of the current SHL season, there is a chance that Sundin could be a solid top-two defender for the Condors.
Edmonton Oilers prospect updates
AHL
- The Bakersfield Condors went 1–2–0 this past week, with a 5–2 win against the Calgary Wranglers on the 18th, and a pair of 3–2 losses to the Ontario Reign on the 21st and 22nd.
- The Condors remain in sixth in the AHL’s Pacific Division with a 7–6–4 record.
- Quinn Hutson continues his dominance, and is now leading the Condors in goals with 8, and points with 16.
- Isaac Howard has rediscovered his scoring touch, as the sniper has two goals and seven points across four games. It’s now just a matter of if he can impact a game without scoring that remains in doubt.
- Connor Clattenburg was called up to the Edmonton Oilers on the 21st, so the Condors will be without his energy and physicality for the near future. He also scored his first NHL goal.
ECHL
- Fort Wayne had another solid week with a 2–1–0 record. They picked up a 5–2 win against the Bloomington Bison on the 21st, and a 3–1 win against the Kalamazoo Wings on the 22nd. Their only loss was a 2–1 loss to the Wichita Thunder on the 23rd.
- Fort Wayne remains first in their division with a 10–4–0 record.
- James Stefan leads Fort Wayne in point production with 12 points across 14 games.
- Goaltender Connor Ungar rejoined the Fort Wayne Komets on the 20th.
- All three prospect goaltenders now splitting the net in Fort Wayne.
Europe
- Albin Sundin played two games with Timra IK this past weekend. He increased his offensive output by a third with two assists in a 8–5 loss to Brynäs IF on the 20th. Timra IK then lost a close 2–1 game to Linköping HC. Despite both losses Sundin left the weekend with an even rating.
NCAA
- University of St. Thomas defender Bauer Berry played a pair of games against Bowling Green on the 21st and 22nd, where he posted an assist in his second game. He is carving out a third pairing role with the team, where he averages 17 minutes per night.
- 2025 fifth rounder, Asher Barnett had a stellar offensive week playing against Ohio State on the 21st (5–2 win) and the 22nd (8–1 win). Barnett posted three assists across the two games and now enters the week on a two-game point streak. Aiden Park also played, and he scored one of Michigan’s eight goals in their second win.
WHL
- Tommy Lafreniere continues to have his breakout season with Kamloops. The forward played two games this past week, with a 7–4 loss to Portland on the 21st, and a 4–2 win against Wenatchee on the 22nd. The Canadian winger found the scoresheet in both games. His point streak is now extended to 10 games. The Oilers’ 2025 3rd-rounder is now tied for 14th in the WHL scoring race.
Russia
- Nikita Yevseyev played two games this past week. He played Traktor Chelyabinsk on the 20th, where he found the scoresheet with an assist in 17:12 of TOI. He also played Lokomotiv Yaroslavl on the 22nd. Amur Khabarovsk is now on a two-game win streak after winning both games 6–4.
- Maxim Beryozkin continues to lose NHL momentum, as he works his way down Lokomotiv’s lineup. He now serves largely as a third line forward.
Forwards
| Player | Position | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | PIM | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Beryozkin | RW | 31 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.35 | 6 | Yaroslavl Lokomitiv | KHL |
| Jayden Grubbe | C/RW | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.71 | 15 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL |
| Isaac Howard | LW/RW | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 | 2 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| Petr Hauser | RW | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.33 | 10 | HC Vitkovice | Czechia |
| Quinn Hutson | RW/LW | 17 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0.94 | 16 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| Roby Järventie | LW/RW | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.85 | 14 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| Tommy Lafreniere | RW/C | 24 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 1.21 | 8 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL |
| David Lewandowski | LW | 23 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 1.09 | 18 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL |
| Viljami Marjala | LW/C | 17 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.88 | 0 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| William Nicholl | C/LW | – | – | – | – | – | – | London Knights | OHL |
| Aidan Park | C | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.50 | 18 | University of Michigan | NCAA |
| Matvei Petrov | LW/RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| Josh Samanski | C/LW | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.59 | 10 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| James Stefan | RW/LW | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.86 | 4 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL |
| Brady Stonehouse | RW/LW | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.43 | 14 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL |
| Dalyn Wakely | C | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 | 12 | UMass-Lowell | NCAA |
Defence
| Player | Position | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | PIM | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beau Akey | RD | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 2 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| Asher Barnett | LD | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.44 | 8 | University of Michigan | NCAA |
| Bauer Berry | LD | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.25 | 10 | University of St. Thomas | NCAA |
| Damien Carfagna | LD | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.21 | 2 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| Paul Fischer | LD | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.83 | 18 | University of Notre Dame | NCAA |
| Albin Sundin | RD | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.29 | 8 | Timra IK | SHL |
| Nikita Yevseyev | LD | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.33 | 18 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GAA | SV% | Record | SO | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Day | 7 | 2.60 | .888 | 4-3-0 | 1 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL |
| Samuel Jonsson | 6 | 1.64 | .926 | 5-1-0 | 3 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL |
| Connor Ungar | 5 | 1.34 | .950 | 3–1-1 | 1 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL |
| Daniel Salonen | 14 | 2.81 | .867 | 6-5–2 | 2 | Lukko | Liiga |
| Eemil Vinni | 12 | 3.24 | .875 | 6-3-3 | 1 | JoKP | Mestis |
