EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Alex Formenton to a one-year contract with an AAV of $850,000.
Formenton (6’2”, 195 lbs, 26) spent three seasons over the past four years with HC Ambri-Piotta in Switzerland, recording 33 goals and 19 assists for 52 points over 88 games.
Born in Barrie, Ontario and playing his junior hockey with the London Knights, Formenton was a second-round selection of the Ottawa Senators (47th overall) in the 2017 NHL Draft.
After making his NHL debut in 2017-18 and seeing action in 29 games over the next four seasons, the speedy left-shot winger skated in a career-high 79 games for the Sens in 2021-22, collecting 18 goals and 14 assists along with 59 penalty minutes. He ranked second among Senators forwards with 150:27 spent on the penalty kill.
Through 109 career games, Formenton has registered 23 goals and 16 assists for 39 points while averaging 14:24 TOI per game.
