Posts About "Kailer Yamamoto"
Young Stars Tournament: 10 Top Prospects to Watch
September 7th, 2017 Young Stars Tournament: 10 Intriguing Prospects to Watch Hockey is back! Hallelujah! Rookie camps are beginning and some of the NHL’s top prospects will be participating in showcase tournaments starting this weekend. That includes the Young Stars Classic, hosted by the Vancouver Canucks in Penticton, British...
Oilers 2017 Young Stars Classic Roster
September 6th, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers officially announced their roster for the 2017 Young Stars Classic this weekend. The tournament takes place in Penticton, British Columbia from September 8-11. If you're unfamiliar with the Young Stars Classic, it's a four-team tournament annually hosted by the Vancouver Canucks organization. This is the seventh year...
Oilers Prospects at World Junior Summer Showcase
August 3rd, 2017 The 2017 World Junior Summer Showcase is well underway in Plymouth, Michigan and there are several Edmonton Oilers' prospects participating in the tournament. The tournament is taking place from July 28 to August 5. Four countries are participating in the tournament; Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States. The Oilers have a...
Edmonton Oilers Top 10 Prospects 2017
July 12th, 2017 For Edmonton Oilers' fans, the future of this franchise is very bright. For this summer's top prospects list, we compiled separate lists from three Edmonton contributors and applied a prospect points system. If a player finished first on one writer's list, he received ten points. Each writer came to the same argument that Jesse...
Could Yamamoto Be Oilers' Version of Tyler Johnson?
July 6th, 2017 With the Edmonton Oilers concluding development camp this week, one of the more interesting media availabilities was with Kailer Yamamoto. The Oilers' 2017 first round pick might stand at just 5'8" and 153 pounds, but he exudes confidence. That confidence is a major reason he led the WHL's Spokane Chiefs in scoring with 99 points and...
Oilers Development Camp Roster
July 3rd, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers have opened their summer player development camp in Jasper, Alberta for July 1-5. The Oilers have a total of 36 prospects attending the camp including 20 drafted prospects, 13 invitees and three players signed since the spring. Each of Edmonton's 2017 draftees will be in attendance. The only player who will not...
Edmonton Oilers 2017 Draft Picks In Depth
June 27th, 2017 It was a busy weekend in the NHL to begin the offseason. The Edmonton Oilers made seven picks in the draft highlighted by the selection of right winger Kailer Yamamoto at 22nd. According to NHL.com, Yamamoto is listed at 5'7" and 146 pounds and was the smallest player selected in the first round since New Jersey drafted Jean-Francois...
2017 Mock Entry Draft Revisited: Surprisingly Impressive Results
June 26th, 2017 2017 NHL Mock Draft Revisited: Comparing Team Results 2017 NHL Mock Draft: Rounds 1 to 7 2017 NHL Mock Draft: Sneak Peek This year’s NHL draft was supposed to be “wide open” and a “crapshoot” — starting at the third overall pick, or potentially even the first. There were supposedly 20 or more prospects in the mix...
Yamamoto a Big Win for the Oilers
June 25th, 2017 For an organization that seems to have become almost obsessively focused on acquiring players with size, it was rather refreshing to hear Peter Chiarelli call the name of Kailer Yamamoto as the Edmonton Oilers first round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Despite being the smallest player ever selected in the first round, the Spokane...
2017 NHL Draft: Oilers Pick Kailer Yamamoto #22 Overall
June 23rd, 2017 With the 22nd Pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, the Edmonton Oilers Have Selected Kailer Yamamoto From the Spokane Chiefs in the WHL. About Kailer Yamamoto Despite being undersized at 5 foot 9, Kailer Yamamoto has the potential to be a high-end player due to his excellent speed, pin-point passing and high hockey-IQ. If he can improve...
San Jose Sharks 2017 Draft Targets
June 3rd, 2017 After exiting the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the first round this spring, the San Jose Sharks find themselves with the 19th selection in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. The Sharks have some decent success drafting in the middle third of the opening round. Mirco Mueller (18th - 2013), Tomas Hertl (17th - 2012), Ty Wishart (16th - 2006 )...
Kailer Yamamoto - 2017 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
April 25th, 2017 Kailer Yamamoto 2016-17 Team: Spokane Chiefs (#17) Date of Birth: September 29, 1998 Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington Ht: 5'8" Wt: 159 lbs Shoots: Right Position: Centre NHL Draft Eligibility: 2017 first-year eligible Rankings THW (Pike's Picks): 26th (final) Future Considerations: 15th (final) ISS: 26th...
Top 20 WHL Prospects for 2017 NHL Draft
December 2nd, 2016 This past June, nine Western Hockey League players were selected in the first round of the National Hockey League's entry draft. The league had just four players taken in the first round, representing a down year in what has traditionally been known as one of the more productive development leagues in the hockey world. Don't fret,...
