Tyler Benson is heading to the desert and his time with the Edmonton Oilers is up. The 2016 second-round draft pick never quite panned out in his hometown, and will now look to continue what has been a solid pro career with the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights.
Welcome to the reviews of the previews. Last offseason, I took a look at 29 players who played for the Oilers in the 2021-22 season. I wrote about their season as a whole, and how I projected them for this past 2022-23 season.
Both Tyler Benson and the newly-acquired Cam Dineen will be eligible to hit the open market as unrestricted free agents this summer. As CapFriendly noted on Wednesday morning, Benson and Dineen are among the group of players who are set to reach Group 6 status following the conclusion of the 2022-23 season.
Signed by the Oilers to an ATO after Stuart Skinner came down with an illness, Berlin — who plays for the University of Alberta Golden Bears — began Saturday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks on the bench as Jack Campbell’s backup.
Edmonton Oilers forward Tyler Benson has cleared waivers and has been loaned to the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors. Benson will head down to California with a chance to provide a big spark to a struggling Condors team.
The Edmonton Oilers have placed forward Tyler Benson on waivers, the club announced Thursday. The 24-year-old recently returned from the long-term injured reserve after suffering a lower-body injury towards the end of training camp.
Kevin Rooney of the Calgary Flames, Tyler Benson of the Edmonton Oilers, Martin Kaut of the Colorado Avalanche and Ryan Carpenter of the New York Rangers are all available for claim, along with Boston Bruins defenseman Victor Berglund.
From the south side to prime time, Stuart Skinner, James Hamblin and Tyler Benson are now all active on the Edmonton Oilers roster, however, this is not the first time the trio have played on the same team.
Sunday night news dump alert. The Edmonton Oilers made a number of roster moves late Sunday night placing two players on the injured reserve while recalling two from the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors.
Tyler Benson has recorded 38 goals and 153 points in 174 American Hockey League (AHL) games, and when the Edmonton Oilers re-signed him to a one-year, two-way deal for league minimum this past offseason, the likely plan was for him to be a veteran presence with their farm team, the Bakersfield Condors.
The Edmonton Oilers placed their confidence in Tyler Benson in hopes that he will get over the hump next season. It is a very important season for the 24-year-old who was supposed to have found his place by now.
The Oilers have agreed to terms with one of their remaining restricted free agents.
As the deadline nears, the heat is on GM Ken Holland to fix the issues with his roster in order to provide Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl with the best chance to truly threaten for a Stanley Cup for the first time in their careers.
The Edmonton Oilers have added forwards Warren Foegele and Tyler Benson to the COVID-19 protocols, and their game against the Senators has been postponed.
When the NHL season began in October, it was inconceivable that Tyler Benson could go three weeks — let alone nearly three months — without scoring a goal and maintain a roster spot on the Edmonton Oilers.
Edmonton Oilers training camp is well underway now with a few days in the books. A storyline that you may have been following is the battle for spots in the bottom-6 of the lineup.
Coming in at number ten in our T25U25 list is Tyler Benson. That’s right, we’ve reached the top 10, which means we’re actually writing about guys who might make a real impact on the NHL club this season.
The Edmonton Oilers have signed an extension with forward Tyler Benson. A depth prospect who has been an offensive dynamo in almost every league he’s ever played in, he’s not yet gotten a shot with the Oilers other than a seven-game cup of coffee during the 2019-20 season.
The 32nd overall pick from 2016 has already become a star for the Bakersfield Condors, recording 105 points in 120 regular-season games since debuting in the AHL.
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