{"id":587060,"date":"2026-04-07T01:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T01:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/587060\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T01:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T01:43:08","slug":"oilers-are-betting-favourite-to-sign-german-free-agent-veit-oswald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/587060\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers are \u2018betting favourite\u2019 to sign German free agent Veit Oswald"},"content":{"rendered":"

It appears that the Edmonton Oilers<\/a> aren\u2019t done looking for young players overseas.<\/p>\n

On Monday afternoon, hockey insider Frank Seravalli reported that the Oilers are the favourite to land German right-winger Veit Oswald, who played the 2025-26 season with Deutsche Eishockey Liga\u2019s EHC Red Bull M\u00fcnchen.<\/p>\n

Two undrafted free agents generating #NHL<\/a> interest:<\/p>\n

> RW Veit Oswald, 21, Red Bull Munich. #LetsGoOilers<\/a> are the betting favorite, strong handful of teams interested.<\/p>\n

> C Vitali Pinchuk, 24, Minsk. 6-foot-3. 66 pts in 65 GP. 3rd in goals, 6th in points. 15+ teams interested.<\/p>\n

Veit, 21 years old, is a 6\u20191\u201d, 176 lbs winger born in Landshut, Germany. He has never played for a North American team, instead playing his entire junior and professional career in Germany. Before turning professional, he played for his local team\u2019s youth teams, before making his DEL debut with M\u00fcnchen in 2022-23. That season saw him pick up three assists in 23 regular season games, while also playing two postseason games en route to M\u00fcnchen winning the league\u2019s trophy.<\/p>\n

Most of Oswald\u2019s 2022-23 season was spent in Germany\u2019s third tier, scoring four goals and nine points in 19 games. He also represented Germany at that year\u2019s World Junior Championship, scoring a goal and two points in five games.<\/p>\n

Oswald became a regular for M\u00fcnchen in 2023-24, scoring 10 goals and 17 points in 38 regular season games, with a goal and two points in nine games. Representing Germany again in the 2024 WJC, Oswald scored three goals and five points in four games, with 27 penalty minutes.<\/p>\n

His scoring took a dip in 2024-25, potting just two goals and eight points in 46 regular season games while being held pointless in six games, but he blossomed in 2025-26. In 38 regular season games, Oswald scored 12 goals and 26 points, with two goals and three points in six postseason games.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear whether or not the Oilers will land him, but this is what the Oilers have been doing to restock their prospect cupboards over the past year and a half. In recent months, the Oilers have signed Czech defenceman Tom\u00e1\u0161 Cibulka<\/a> to an entry-level contract. Shortly after, they signed Owen Michaels to a one-year, entry-level contract<\/a> that began this season. Michaels helped Western Michigan win their first ever NCAA National Tournament in 2025.Add in several signings last season like fellow German Josh Samanski, Quinn Hutson, Atro Lepp\u00e4nen, and plenty of others, and this looks like the path forward to maintain the Oilers\u2019 window of contention. They\u2019ve also been linked to Hobey Baker finalist T.J. Hughes<\/a> in recent times, as are most NHL teams.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll see if anything comes from this report in the next few days.<\/p>\n

Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Oilersnation, FlamesNation, and Blue Jays Nation. Follow her on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.<\/p>\n

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