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An agreement has been reached between the Edmonton Oilers and forward Alex Formenton on a one-year, $850,000 USD deal.
Hailing from Barrie, Ontario, the 26-year-old winger spent three out of the previous four years playing for Swiss club HC Ambri-Piotta, sitting out the remaining year entirely. During his 88-game tenure in Switzerland, he amassed 52 points, including 33 goals and 19 assists. His previous appearance in the National Hockey League occurred with the Ottawa Senators in the 2021–22 campaign.
He was among the five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior squad cleared of sexual assault charges last year, which arose from an incident involving a woman identified as “E.M.” following a Hockey Canada celebratory event in London, Ontario.
The NHL cleared the path for the five athletes’ return a year ago, permitting them to resume league play starting December 1, 2025.
Although an autonomous review panel determined last month that the players violated Hockey Canada’s behavioral guidelines, Formenton was uniquely permitted to return immediately to initiatives overseen by the organization.
For Cal Foote, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube, and Michael McLeod, the panel advised that their bans from Hockey Canada-affiliated activities remain in place.
Hart joined the Vegas Golden Knights, guiding the franchise to the Stanley Cup final last spring, where they ultimately fell to the Carolina Hurricanes in a six-game series. Meanwhile, Dube, a winger, inked a deal with the St. Louis Blues this past July.
Originally drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the second round in 2017, Formenton has registered 23 goals and 16 assists across his 109 career appearances in the NHL.
