Edmonton Oilers insider debunks rumour about top goalie prospect
Don’t believe everything you hear about Edmonton Oilers goalie prospects.
Rumours had started to spread over the last little while that top Oilers goaltending prospect Samuel Jonsson was preparing to return to his native Sweden this upcoming season. That would be a shocking development as the 22-year-old is considered one of the organization’s strongest prospects between the pipes.
The initial rumour seems to have spawned from an unverified account that covers the ECHL’s Fort Wayne Comets, and was repeated by 880 CHED’s Ayden Ganam and Oilers prospect writer Bruce Curlock on Friday’s edition of OilersNow.
It turns out that those rumours don’t appear to be accurate, as Oilers insider Bob Stauffer took to social media on Monday morning to debunk the reports that Jonsson is set to bolt to Europe.
“Regarding reports involving Edmonton Oilers goaltending prospect Samuel Jonsson, all indicators are that he will be attending [Edmonton’s] Rookie Camp in September,” Stauffer wrote. “Further to that, he is expected to play in North America this season.”
Regarding reports involving @EdmontonOilers goaltending prospect Samuel Jonsson, all indicators are that he will be attending EDM’s Rookie Camp in September.
Further to that he is expected to play in North America this season.— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) August 24, 2026
This is good news for the Oilers, who are desperate to have one of their goaltending prospects pan out as a legitimate NHL option down the line. There is still some question as to where exactly the Swedish netminder fits into the Oilers system.
After signing Finnish goaltending prospect Eemil Vinni earlier this month, Edmonton has a logjam of goalies throughout the system with all of Jonsson, Connor Ungar, Nathanial Day, and Matt Tomkins signed below the NHL level. That could result in either a trade or the Oilers being forced to loan out a goalie at the ECHL level.
On the surface, it seems a little strange why there would be so much hype around Jonsson. He’s a former fifth-round pick of the 2022 NHL Draft and spent the entirety of last season playing in the ECHL.
Before Ungar broke out last season, Jonsson was widely seen as the organization’s best goalie prospect in some time. He was named the goalie of the year in Sweden’s second-highest league back in 2024-25 after posting a 17-6 record with a .922 save percentage.
Early returns have been positive in North America, as he posted a 21-8-2 record and .910 save percentage in the ECHL this past season. The expectation is that he could get a chance in the AHL as soon as this upcoming season.
Losing Jonsson wouldn’t have been the end of the world for the Oilers, but it’s certainly a positive sign that he is expected to stick around the organization this season.