Welcome back, folks, to another hockey season! We are back up and running, with most teams having already played their first set of games. I have some Edmonton Oilers prospects who looked good in their opening-game film.
Continuing the Oil on Whyte top 10 prospects list, following the No. 9 ranked prospect is 19 year old University of Michigan blueliner, Asher Barnett at No.
There is a chance that we could see three Edmonton Oilers prospects take to the ice at Rogers Place and the Marchant Crane Centrium this winter. While there are still four months left until World Juniors action really begins to ramp up, projected lineups are starting to become public ahead of the 2026-27 major junior hockey seasons.
Welcome to Oilersnation’s countdown of the Top 20 prospects in the Edmonton Oilers system. The No. 14 and 15 prospects on our countdown were both American defencemen in Zack Sharp and Damien Carfagna, and we aren’t done with them yet.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
It’s been nothing short of a steady climb for Asher Barnett in terms of his development as a young player. Selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the fifth round of the 2026 draft after the team traded up, the left-shot defenceman went to the NCAA’s University of Michigan last season, scoring five goals and 18 points in 40 games.
A pair of Edmonton Oilers prospects are making an impression on USA Hockey at the 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase in Windsor, Ontario. Defenceman Asher Barnett and goaltender Ryan Cameron both made the cut when the United States trimmed its roster by 10 players on Tuesday (July 28).
Two Edmonton Oilers prospects have received invitations to be among the best junior players in the United States. USA Hockey invited 47 players to the 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase from July 26 to August 1 in Windsor, Ont.
After a great two years with the United States National Team development program, the Edmonton Oilers selected Asher Barnett in the fifth round of the 2025 NHL Draft, and I wrote about how his defensive play stood out to me.
Edmonton Oilers fans will have at least a couple reasons to tune into the upcoming Frozen Four, and their names are Asher Barnett and Aidan Park. Not only
With the holiday break also comes the start of the World Juniors tournament, and this year, the Edmonton Oilers have a pair of prospects playing. One is Asher Barnett, a 2025 fifth-round selection, representing the United States, and David Lewandowski, a 2025 fourth-round pick, representing Germany in Minnesota this holiday season.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Only a few months ago, it appeared very unlikely that the Edmonton Oilers would not have any of their prospects playing in the 2026 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship.
The Edmonton Oilers have changed their calendar to December now, which means the holidays are almost here. The Oilers have seen quite a few mid-late round gifts in the form of Tommy LaFreniere, David Lewandowski, and Asher Barnett.
On Monday, USA Hockey released their preliminary roster for the upcoming edition of the IIHF World Junior Championship. Named as one of 10 defenders selected is Edmonton Oilers’ prospect Asher Barnett.