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The Oilers signed Owen Michaels to a two-year, two-way contract.

Michaels, an undrafted forward, will look to make his professional hockey debut in 2026-27 after signing a two-year, two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers. The 24-year-old spent the 2025-26 season with Western Michigan University, where he scored 26 points (13G / 13A) in 39 games.

Owen Michaels
Edmonton has signed Spencer Stastney to a one-year, $1.525M contract.

Stastney split the 2025-26 season, starting it with the Nashville Predators, the team that drafted him in the fifth round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, before joining the Edmonton Oilers. The 26-year-old American defenseman made a lasting impact in his brief stint with the Oilers, earning a one-year contract extension worth $1.525 million. He played 36 games in 2025-26 with the Oilers, averaging 16:02 time on ice and recording 1 goal and 38 blocks.

Spencer Stastney
Edmonton has signed Frederik Andersen to a one-year contract worth $2.8 million AAV.

After spending the past five seasons with the Carolina Hurricanes, helping them win a Stanley Cup in 2025-26, Andersen will join his fourth team, the Edmonton Oilers. The 36-year-old veteran goalie is one of the winningest goalies in modern history, with a consistent 2.59 GAA and .913 SV% over 552 career games (324-149-58). That said, he has battled injuries in recent years and is coming off the worst season of his career, posting a 3.05 GAA and .874 SV% in 35 games (16-14-5).

Frederik Andersen
Edmonton has signed Max Jones to a one-year, $850,000 AAV contract.

Jones, the 24th-overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, has split time between the NHL and AHL in recent seasons, but impressed with the Oilers in 2025-26, earning a one-year contract extension. The 28-year-old forward scored five points (3G / 2A) last season in 21 games with the Oilers.

Max Jones
1-year, $1,000,000 contract with the Edmonton Oilers. NMC; 15 team no trade list --- $600K for 10 GP ... $400K for 20 GP ... $200K each playoff round won where he plays 50% or more of games. Expires 2027 (UFA).

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PuckPedia
2026-07-01T23:59:00.000Z
Frederik Andersen
5-year, $20,000,000 contract with the Edmonton Oilers. NTC through June 15, 2028, then 10 team no trade list. Expires 2031 (UFA).

Source:
PuckPedia
2026-07-01T23:59:00.000Z
Ryan Shea
Edmonton has signed Mathieu Joseph to a one-year, $1 million contract.

Joseph has bounced between teams in recent years and has signed a one-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers, his fifth team in the last five years. The 28-year-old forward scored 11 points (2G / 9A) last season in 51 games split between the St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings.

Mathieu Joseph