Today, news has broken that former Edmonton Oilers forward Linus Omark is making a return to hockey after signing a new contract overseas. The NHL season is just around the corner and many other leagues around the world are already underway. One league who has begun play is the National League in Switzerland and early in the season HC Lugano are dealing with some major injury problems. As a result, they have called upon former Edmonton Oiler Linus Omark to come in and help them out on a tryout contract. <h3>Former Oiler Linus Omark Signs A New Contract in Swiss Hockey League</h3> According to multiple reports Omark, 38, will be signing with HC Lugano on a tryout contract for the beginning of the team's season as an injury replacement. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/swisshockeynews/status/1969699692486279634'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Omark will now enter his 21st season of professional hockey after being drafted in the 4th round of the 2007 NHL Draft. In a new interview, Omark explained why a move to Switzerland was right for him at this time of his career. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/hockeysverige/status/1970163199791313037'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> During his NHL career, Omark was a fringe NHL caliber player spending time with both the Oilers as well as the Buffalo Sabres before heading overseas in 2014. While Omark's NHL career was not long lasting he has turned his time in North America into an incredibly successful career overseas. During his time in Europe, Omark has played in some of the best leagues in the world stacking his hockey resume into one that any fan or player would envy. Now, Omark will head to Switzerland for the fourth time in his career as he hopes to keep his pro hockey dreams alive.