The Oilers have made a pair of roster moves in advance of their game on Saturday against Florida. The team announced that they have recalled forward Connor Clattenburg from AHL Bakersfield. To create enough cap space to be able to afford the recall, forward Noah Philp has been placed on LTIR.
Clattenburg was a fifth-round pick back in the 2024 draft, going 160th overall in his second year of eligibility. The 20-year-old had 16 goals and 19 assists along with 108 penalty minutes in 46 games last season with OHL Flint before making his professional debut with one late-season game with Bakersfield.
This is Clattenburg’s first full professional season, one spent exclusively with the Condors to this point. His offensive production has been rather limited thus far with just one goal and one assist in 15 games although his 59 penalty minutes are the fourth-highest in the league. If he gets into Edmonton’s lineup, it’s likely that he’ll be suiting up on the fourth line.
As for Philp, he suffered an upper-body injury earlier this week and while the initial diagnosis was that he’d miss at least the next three games, he’ll be out considerably longer with this move as LTIR carries a minimum absence of 10 games and 24 days. The 27-year-old is in his first full NHL season and has primarily played on the fourth line with the Oilers; he has two goals and an assist in 15 appearances while averaging 10:02 per night.