The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Ryan McLeod to a three-year entry-level contract, starting next season.
McLeod has also agreed to an AHL amateur tryout contract and will join the American Hockey League’s Bakersfield Condors immediately.
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The 19-year-old McLeod had 62 points (19 goals, 43 assists) in 63 games with Mississauga and Saginaw in the 2018-19 Ontario Hockey League season. The native of Mississauga, Ont., added 12 points (five goals, seven assists), a plus-8 plus-minus rating in 17 playoff games with the Spirit.
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A six-foot-two, 207-pound centre, McLeod had 194 points (61 goals, 133 assists), 111 penalty minutes and a plus-10 rating in 261 career regular-season OHL games
McLeod also played for Canada at the 2016 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, where Canada finished fourth.
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The Oilers selected McLeod in the second round, 40th overall, in the 2018 NHL draft.
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