{"id":150663,"date":"2026-01-26T23:04:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/150663\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T23:04:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:04:24","slug":"oilers-call-up-josh-samanski-for-nhl-debut-send-isaac-howard-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/150663\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers Call Up Josh Samanski for NHL Debut, Send Isaac Howard Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/nhl\/edmonton-oilers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> have made roster changes, recalling forward Josh Samanski and sending Isaac Howard back to the minors. This marks Samanski&#8217;s first career NHL call-up after a strong season with the AHL&#8217;s Bakersfield Condors. Howard has struggled at the NHL level, contributing two assists in 11 games this season, while Samanski ranked fourth in scoring for the Condors, with seven goals and 28 points in 39 games.<\/p>\n<p> By the NumbersJosh Samanski: 7 goals, 28 points in 39 AHL games.Isaac Howard: 2 assists, 5 points, and a -6 rating in 28 NHL games. Yes, But<\/p>\n<p>Despite his strong performance in the AHL, Samanski&#8217;s transition to the NHL is still untested at this level, leaving uncertainty about his ability to maintain his scoring pace. Meanwhile, Howard&#8217;s challenges in the NHL raise questions about his future with the Oilers.<\/p>\n<p> State of PlaySamanski will debut on the third-line wing previously held by Howard on Monday night.Howard returns to the AHL, where he has excelled with 23 points in 16 games. What&#8217;s Next<\/p>\n<p>As Samanski steps into his NHL role, he will have to balance focus on his Olympic preparation with proving himself in the league. Howard aims to regain his scoring touch in the AHL, potentially setting up a future call-up.<\/p>\n<p> Bottom Line<\/p>\n<p>This roster move reflects the Oilers&#8217; need to inject fresh talent, with Samanski looking to capitalize on his call-up while Howard seeks to refine his skills in the AHL before another chance at the NHL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Edmonton Oilers have made roster changes, recalling forward Josh Samanski and sending Isaac Howard back to the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":150664,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":{"0":"post-150663","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bakersfield","8":"tag-bakersfield","9":"tag-bakersfield-headlines","10":"tag-bakersfield-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}