Oilers trade for Hobey Baker Award winner Isaac Howard
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Howard, who won the Hobey Baker Award as the top NCAA men's hockey player last season, has a chance to go from the top line at Michigan State University to a top-six role alongside Connor McDavid or Leon Draisaitl with the Oilers. It would be an impressive jump for the 21-year-old forward.
The Oilers have made a trade, picking up Isaac Howard from the Oilers for their 2024 first-round pick Sam O'Reilly,
Connor McDavid’s Edmonton Oilers trade for Hobey Baker winner from the Tampa Bay Lightning, sending a top prospect the other way to strengthen their roster ahead of a renewed Stanley Cup push.
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Spartans Wire on MSNMichigan State hockey loses top player in college hockey in an NHL tradeThis past season, Michigan State hockey had the top player in all of college hockey, Isaac Howard, who won the Hobey Baker award for what many thought would be one last ride. After a trade on Wednesday between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Edmonton Oilers, Howard will be leaving East Lansing after all.
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