Posts About "Iiro Pakarinen"
Oilers Right Wing Depth Could Be Trouble for Pakarinen
September 13th, 2016 Depth on any hockey team means there are a number of suitable players who can take regular shifts, offer productive value and help the team. Until this summer, the Edmonton Oilers haven't effectively filled key positions with depth players, instead letting rookies and underdeveloped prospects take important shifts. For almost a decade,...Oilers Sign Iiro Pakarinen to Extension
June 29th, 2016 It’s certainly not the biggest news of this year’s NHL offseason, but the Edmonton Oilers inked forward Iiro Pakarinen to a one-year, one-way contract worth $725,000, according to Oilers’ radio analyst Bob Stauffer. Originally a seventh-round draft pick (184th overall) of the Florida Panthers in 2011, Pakarinen signed with the...Oilers: Iiro Pakarinen Making an Impact
January 29th, 2016 It is no secret that heading into training camp, Edmonton Oilers forward Iiro Pakarinen was nothing more than an afterthought in the mind of head coach Todd McLellan. While a guy like Anton Slepyshev made enough of an impression to start the year in Edmonton, Pakarinen was sent back to the AHL to wait his turn. Well, it may have taken a...
