EDMONTON, AB - It's official: Kailer Yamamoto has received the stamp of approval.
By the admission of his coach and teammates, the diminutive winger is a National Hockey League player.
That's hard to argue given the forward's input in limited action this season. After scoring his fourth goal of the campaign during the hotly-contested Battle of Alberta, Yamamoto now has seven points in nine outings this year.
Yamamoto compiled eight goals and 16 points in 23 matches with the Bakersfield Condors before making his '19-20 debut against the New York Rangers on Dec. 31. The Spokane, WA, product iced that New Year's Eve affair with an empty netter and the Oilers have gone 6-1-2 since then.
To Draisaitl, who's centred Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Yamamoto for the majority of the past month, the evidence is clear.
BLOG: Yamamoto gets the stamp of approval
"He's an NHL player. He's a very good NHL player," Leon Draisaitl said of his linemate Kailer Yamamoto
