Another Black Ace is joining the Oilers, as the club recalled Xavier Bourgault Monday morning. The club announced he joined the likes of Lane Pederson, Adam Erne, Raphael Lavoie, Cam Dineen, Ben Gleason, Phil Kemp and Olivier Rodrigue, all of whom were recalled on Saturday morning.
Make no mistake, Xavier Bourgault’s development path took a step back this year. He finished the season with fewer points than his rookie year. He finished the season with fewer shots on the net than his rookie year.
When your top guns aren’t running right for a game, it’s always nice to have young talent throughout your roster to help supplement things and secure another victory as the playoffs near.
The Edmonton Oilers are not going to be a playoff team if they don’t solve their goaltending and defensive issues fast. They haven’t been playing good hockey to start out the 2023-24 season, and are on pace to miss the playoffs after being expected to be a Stanley Cup contender before the season started.
Scribe and radio host Allan Mitchell (Lowetide) suggested there were plenty of things the Edmonton Oilers could do to alleviate some of the pressure being felt with a 5-12-1 record this season.
With trade rumors circulating concerning the Oilers, there is media speculation that Xavier Bourgault may need to be a key piece in any return package.
Much like the Edmonton Oilers, the prospects of the Oilers are off to a slow start this year as well. To be fair, a decent amount of this is because most of the prospects have just started their seasons.
Xavier Bourgault scored twice on Monday night to show what he’s capable of for the Oilers, but it wasn’t enough to stop him being loaned to Bakersfield.
The Edmonton Oilers made a flurry of roster moves on Tuesday morning placing two players on waivers and loaning another to the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors.
On a night where there was much ado about nothing in the world of sports, the Edmonton Oilers’ pre-season chugged along in promising fashion Monday night.
Coming into the tournament, my expectation was Xavier Bourgault would have a strong tournament on the scoresheet. He had a year of AHL experience where he posted solid numbers for a 20-year-old after a very strong final year in the QMJHL.
Matvei Petrov has scored 40 goals in the OHL. He was third in assists in the OHL last year with 66. He finished in the top ten of scoring in the hardest junior league in the world.
The official unofficial start to the Edmonton Oilers season begins this weekend at the NHL’s Young Stars tournament in Penticton. The roster was announced earlier this week in anticipation and many familiar names are attending the weekend.
Xavier Bourgault is the Edmonton Oilers top prospect heading to Penticton, British Colombia, this weekend for the NHL’s Young Stars tournament. He’s the only former first-round pick headed to the Okanagan area, so expectations are high for Bourgault.
Xavier Bourgault, the Edmonton Oilers 2021 first-round pick, is in at #2 on the Prospect Countdown. Position: Right Wing Shoots: Right Nationality: Canada
Widely regarded as one of the sharper minds when it comes to looking at NHL prospects, The Athletic’s Corey Pronman has released his latest list looking at hopefuls under the age of 23.
For as long as Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are in their primes, you have to go all-in. And while the Edmonton Oilers haven’t reached the Stanley Cup Final with them just yet, it feels like they’re not far away. Here's the top 10 prospects for the Oilers.
The Edmonton Oilers prospect that likely had the most organizational focus this year was Xavier Bourgault. No question fans may have been more focused on Carter Savoie because of his local roots, but Bourgault would have been most closely watched by Oilers management for many reasons.
The Edmonton Oilers and Ken Holland have some serious work to do before the 2023 Trade Deadline, as a big move appears to be coming in the next couple of weeks, whether it be for Erik Karlsson, Patrick Kane, or someone else.
The question, ‘Why would the Oilers consider trading one of their better prospects?’ is always fair to ask when the idea of building for the future and winning with drafted and developed talent is part of the discussion.
The deal begins in 2022-23, and Bourgault will remain with the Shawinigan Cataractes for the rest of his season in the QMJHL.
The second day of the World Juniors didn’t feature either North American team, but there were four other games with big group implications played as all eight European nations were in action.
Could Edmonton Oilers prospect Xavier Bourgault, the 22nd-overall pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, represent his country when Canada goes for gold at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship at Rogers Place, his future home?
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