NEWS

The Edmonton Oilers have signed former Ontario Junior Hockey League forward Devin Shore to a one-year, two-way contract with an annual value of $700,000 and also placed him on waivers.

The 26-year-old signed a professional tryout agreement (PTO) with Edmonton on Dec. 29 and participated in Oilers Training Camp over the past 10 days at NAIT and Rogers Place.

Shore appeared in 45 games last season with the Anaheim Ducks and Columbus Blue Jackets, accumulating five goals and seven assists. He also played in two games with the Blue Jackets during the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 6-foot-1, 206-pound centreman has appeared in 288 career NHL games over five seasons with the Dallas Stars, Ducks and Blue Jackets, posting 39 goals and 67 assists.

Shore played the 2011-12 season in the OJHL with the Whitby Fury and scored 29 goals and added an equal number of assists. That effort followed on the heels of a 95-point campaign for the Hill Academy.

He had a 14-game OJHL points streak going before he was shutout by the Cobourg Cougars in the Fury's last game of the season. He was particularly strong on the powerplay, putting up 26 of his points that way and was also named assistant captain of the club.

Following his OJHL season, Devin spent three years at the University of Maine and for his last term he was named team captain of the Black Bears.

The Oilers 2020-21 National Hockey League season begins with a back-to-back series against the Vancouver Canucks starting Wednesday at Rogers Place. 

-with files from the Edmonton Oilers and Ron Valentine