Oilers' Isaac Howard speaks after being recalled from Bakersfield
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Jack Sutherland
Jan 2, 2026 (5:30 PM)
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Photo credit: Reuters
Oilers forward Isaac Howard, who has already played in 17 games this year, was recently called back up from the AHL's Bakersfield Condors along with Quinn Hutson, and he spoke about what he'll bring this time around.
The Edmonton Oilers will host the Philadelphia Flyers tomorrow afternoon at Rogers Place, but they have announced a series of roster moves.
They have called up forwards Isaac Howard and Quinn Hutson from the American Hockey League affiliate Bakersfield Condors.
Even though Howard was sent down to the AHL from the Oilers in November, he said that it was a positive experience for him and that he feels he's more experienced and calm this time around with Edmonton.
I was just excited to get down there and start a different chapter in my pro career, I think it was great and everyone in the locker room was awesome. It was a great experience, nothing bad to say.
It feels different in way that it's just more in the flow of the season.....There's less emotion and it feels more like another game, which is good. Just go out and play hockey. It feels like I'm more experienced now and more calm coming back up.
- Isaac Howard
It feels different in way that it's just more in the flow of the season.....There's less emotion and it feels more like another game, which is good. Just go out and play hockey. It feels like I'm more experienced now and more calm coming back up.
- Isaac Howard
Isaac Howard Was Recently Named The American Hockey League's Player Of The Month
Howard has 23 points (10G, 13A) in 16 games played for Bakersfield this year, and was honoured by being named the Player of the Month in the AHL for December.
He's in his first year in the Oilers organization after being acquired during the summer from the Tampa Bay Lightning, who took him with the 31st overall pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
Last year, playing with the NCAA's Michigan State Spartans, Howard was named the winner of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the NCAA's top player.
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