Oilers trade draft pick to Rangers for 20-year-old prospect Jayden Grubbe

The Edmonton Oilers made a trade this morning, acquiring the rights to 20-year-old centre Jayden Grubbe from the New York Rangers in exchange for a 2023 fifth-round draft pick.

Grubbe was selected by the Rangers in the third round (65th overall) of the 2021 draft. He has spent the past four seasons with the Red Deer Rebels, and is coming off a 2022-23 campaign in which he scored 18 goals and 67 points in 64 games.

🔁 TRADE 🔁

The #Oilers have acquired the rights to 2021 third-round draft pick Jayden Grubbe from the New York Rangers in exchange for a 2023 fifth-round selection.

The forward scored 39 goals & 95 assists in 194 career WHL regular season games with the Red Deer Rebels. pic.twitter.com/ICD5Z3ymNT

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) May 31, 2023

Hours after the deal, the Oilers announced that they have signed the Calgary native to a three-year, entry-level contract. This had to be done in a timely matter, as Grubbe would have been eligible to be selected in the 2023 draft had he not been signed by June 1.

With the signing, Grubbe joins an Oilers prospect pool that boasts a number of other forward talents such as Dylan Holloway, Xavier Bourgault, Raphael Lavoie, and Tyler Tullio.

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