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Edmonton Oilers re-sign forward Kailer Yamamoto to one-year contract

Sep 18, 2021 | 10:54 AM

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have extended the contract of forward Kailer Yamamoto by a year.

The Oilers and the 22-year-old from Spokane, Wash., agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.175 million.

Yamamoto compiled eight goals, 13 assists and 26 penalty minutes over 52 games for Edmonton last season.

The five-foot-eight, 155-pound forward carried a plus-minus of nine through the season.