EDMONTON, AB - The Oilers have signed defenceman Jason Demers to a one-year, two-way contract worth $750,000 at the National Hockey League level.
Edmonton signed the 34-year-old to a professional tryout (PTO) agreement on Sept. 19 and released him on Oct. 10 following the completion of the Oilers pre-season schedule.
Demers then signed a PTO with the Oilers AHL affiliate Bakersfield Condors, with whom he's played 23 games this season, recording nine assists and 36 shots on goal.
The seventh-round pick of the San Jose Sharks at the 2008 NHL Draft has recorded 45 goals and 169 assists in 699 career NHL regular season games over 12 seasons with the Sharks, Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers and Arizona Coyotes. His last NHL appearance was May 7, 2021 with Arizona.
The Oilers placed Demers on waivers Sunday for the purpose of being loaned to the Condors.
RELEASE: Oilers sign Demers to two-way contract
Veteran defenceman has played 23 games with the AHL's Bakersfield Condors this season, recording nine assists
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