Oilers Acquire Connor Ingram from Utah

The Edmonton Oilers have acquired goaltender Connor Ingram from the Utah Mammoth in exchange for future considerations.

Utah retained $800,000 of Ingram’s $1.95 million cap hit as part of this deal. He’ll only carry a $1.15 million cap hit when/if he’s brought up to the Oilers’ roster.

Ingram will report to the Oilers’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, as another piece of this deal. The retention and assignment to the AHL are part of ensuring that Ingram doesn’t immediately affect the Oilers’ cap.

The news comes just days after Ingram was placed on waivers by Utah, and now it’s clear teams might’ve wanted salary retention and the flexibility of immediately assigning Ingram to their respective AHL squads should they trade for Ingram.

The 28-year-old goaltender from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, was drafted in the third round (88th overall) by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Since then, he’s found himself around the league with many AHL and ECHL affiliates, but he would find himself a steady home when the Arizona Coyotes claimed him off waivers in the 2022-23 season.

Ingram has played 102 career NHL games to date, with 99 being with the Utah Mammoth/Arizona Coyotes. He began the 2024-25 season as Utah’s top goaltender before injuries derailed his season, and then he entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program on March 9th.

The Mammoth and Ingram mutually agreed to part ways, and Ingram would be placed on waivers. He would not report for the opening day of camp, as expected by this agreement and now has found the new start in the NHL that he wanted.

The Oilers now have three goaltenders in their organization, with Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard up in the NHL and Connor Ingram in the AHL waiting to be called up.