Tonight a new report has linked the Edmonton Oilers to a key NCAA forward currently playing in the National Championship Tournament. This week the NCAA Hockey National Championship Tournament kicked off with the Round of 16 games. One of the teams competing in the tournament was the Cornell Big Red after having a great regular season and qualifying to play for a championship. In their first game of the tournament Cornell pulled off a massive upset taking down one of the top seeds in the tournament Michigan State. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/espn/status/1905417496909230194'> </a></blockquote></div> Cornell is one of the more veteran teams in the tournament this year led by forward Dalton Bancroft a 24-year-old Junior who tallied 26 points in 35 games this season. With Cornell continuing on the the tournament all eyes are now on several of their players who helped the team pull off the upset including Bancroft. According to multiple reports Bancroft is now receiving NHL interest from several teams. <h3>Edmonton Oilers Linked To Top NCAA Free Agent</h3> Reports this evening have confirmed that Bancroft is expected to sign an NHL contract after his season with Cornell comes to an end. The Edmonton Oilers along with the Boston Bruins and other teams are expected to make a big push to sign Bancroft. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/mndamico/status/1904870257631568306'> </a></blockquote></div> With Cornell set to play their next game in the coming days Bancroft's signing could come within the next week. If he decides to sign with the Oilers Bancroft would likely report to the Bakersfield Condors for the stretch run of their season. As more reports become available regarding the Oilers pursuit of Bancroft we will pass the latest news along to you.