We’re looking at a Florida man in the wild in this article! I’ve already established the depth in the farm system for goaltenders, but the short version is: Stuart Skinner graduated last season.
Yesterday, the news broke that the Edmonton Oilers had terminated Ilya Konovalov’s contract. Speculation about a possible move back to Russia began about
Just two months after the Edmonton Oilers signed goaltender Ryan Fanti out of college to bolster their prospect pipeline, it seems they will lose another prospect in the process.
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Ilya Konovalov will have his contract terminated by the team so he can sign a deal in the KHL, Oilersnation has confirmed. Konovalov, who was drafted by the Oilers in the 3rd round of the 2019 draft, inked a two-year ELC with the club in May 2021.
The Oilers are 3-10-2 since the start of December and have allowed at least four goals against in nine of those games.
Edmonton will be without several players for their next game on Monday against Ottawa.
Bad news rolled in for the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday and just head of their matinee game against the New York Islanders, as goaltender Mike Smith is listed as injured again.
The Edmonton Oilers have recalled goaltender Ilya Konovalov from the taxi squad under emergency conditions. Konovalov, 23, is playing his first season of hockey in North America.
Unlike last week, nobody went nuclear-like Carter Savoie and put up a six-point game. However, there was good production across the board, with many Oilers’ top prospects contributing to their teams. The Bakersfield Condors lost two out of three games this past week, but there were still plenty of positives to take away from it.
Oilers trim training camp roster by five in latest wave of cuts The Oilers have shored up the training camp roster a little bit more. Philip Broberg, Ilya Konovalov and Filip Berglund have been assigned to Bakersfield.
Out of all of Edmonton’s goaltending prospects, Konovalov ranks the highest in this year’s countdown. We’ve featured three goaltending prospects so far in this year’s Top 25 with Olivier Rodrigue, Stuart Skinner, and now Ilya Konovalov.
The Edmonton Oilers’ long-term goaltending situation is completely up in the air. The team has Mike Smith signed for two seasons while Mikko Koskinen and Alex Stalock are set to become free agents next summer.
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 22-year old goalie Ilya Konovalov has decided to pursue his career in North America. Reports surfacing on Friday suggest that insiders expect him to sign contract with Edmonton Oilers in a few days.
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