Coming in at No. 2 on the Edmonton Oilers 2025-26 top 10 prospects ranking, newly acquired winger Ike Howard.
Howard was originally drafted 31st Overall at the 2022 NHL Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning, having been a standout player with the United States National Team Development Program.
After being drafted he went to the NCAA attending University of Minnesota-Duluth as a Freshman where he had an underwhelming season scoring only 17 points (six goals, 11 assists) in 35 games.
He then moved to Michigan State University and it is with MSU that his career took off, scoring 36 points (eight goals, 28 assists) in 36 games his sophomore year and being a standout player at the 2024 World Junior Championships with USA, capturing gold.