Photos: Laurent Corbeil, Mark Nessia
The Edmonton Oilers gained the lead Jacob Perreault from the Montreal Canadiens in a defenseman swap Noel Hoefenmayer.
Perreault, 22, was scoreless in six games with the AHL’s Laval Rocket this season. He also had one goal and four assists in five games with Trois-Rivières (ECHL). In 180 AHL games with Laval and San Diego, he recorded 33 goals and 60 assists for 93 points.
A first-round pick (27th overall) by Anaheim in the 2020 NHL Draft, Perreault appeared in one game in the NHL, making his debut with the Ducks on Jan. 8, 2022.
Hoefenmayer, 25, has one goal and six assists in 11 games with the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors this season, his fifth pro campaign.
A former fourth-round pick by Arizona in the 2017 NHL Draft, Hoefenmayer recorded 21 goals and 51 assists for 72 points in 149 AHL games with Bakersfield and Toronto. He played in the AHL All-Star Classic in 2023.
