The Oilers will be keeping Olivier Rodrigue in the organization for a little while longer. The team announced they have signed the netminder to a one-year, two-way contract extension. Financial terms of the deal, which covers the 2024-25 season, were not disclosed but PuckPedia reports (Twitter link) that the deal will pay $775K in the NHL, $125K in the AHL, and has a $150K guaranteed salary.
The 23-year-old was a second-round pick by Edmonton back in 2018 (62nd overall) and is in his fourth professional season, all spent in the minors. Rodrigue has played in a career-best 32 games with the Condors this season, splitting time with Calvin Pickard early in the year and Jack Campbell, who has been with Bakersfield since clearing waivers. In those contests, Rodrigue has a 2.72 GAA and a .915 SV%; the latter number is good for a tie for ninth among qualifying AHL netminders.
Rodrigue has made 85 appearances in the AHL over parts of his four professional campaigns which also saw him spend some time with ECHL Bakersfield plus a partial campaign in the Austrian league. He’s playing on a two-way deal worth the league minimum in the NHL this season and $80K in the minors so he’ll nearly double that guarantee on this new contract. He will, however, have to clear waivers to go back to the Condors next season.
Olivia Rodrigo plays hockey too?
Dammit! Beat me to it…