{"id":162448,"date":"2026-02-03T20:51:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/162448\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T20:51:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:51:54","slug":"calvin-pickard-reportedly-will-not-report-to-ahl-after-waivers-goalie-issue-raised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/162448\/","title":{"rendered":"Calvin Pickard reportedly will not report to AHL after waivers, goalie issue raised"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Photo credit: Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Calvin Pickard has officially cleared waivers, but insiders don\u2019t expect him to be reporting to the AHL\u2019s Bakersfield Condors.<\/p>\n

Calvin Pickard not expected to report to AHL despite clearing waivers<\/p>\n

Clearing waivers is the formal process that assigns veteran players back to the AHL, but insiders are reporting that\u2019s unlikely to happen with Pickard. Instead, he won\u2019t report to the minor league team until after the Olympic break.<\/p>\n

The Oilers are clearly allowing some leeway for the 33 year old veteran goalie, who last played in the AHL during the 2023-24 season. Pickard\u2019s put down roots in Edmonton, and would have to leave his family to move down to California to be with the Condors.<\/p>\n

Not only that, but the Oilers\u2019 farm team currently has a solid goaltending situation with their existing tandem. Connor Ungar is posting unreal numbers with a .949 save percentage, and veteran third stringer Matt Tomkins is succeeding as well.<\/p>\n

For the time being, it seems the Oilers don\u2019t even want Pickard to take playing time away from the current AHL tandem – especially Ungar.<\/p>\n

In that sense, Pickard currently doesn\u2019t have a home anywhere in the Oilers system. They\u2019re surely not sending him to the ECHL.<\/p>\n

Instead, analysts predict that the Oilers could make a goalie trade soon to clear up their system. Matt Tomkins could be on the move in a minor-league deal, or Calvin Pickard himself could be traded. After clearing waivers, he has roster flexibility that\u2019s useful to other teams.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll see what happens to Pickard near the end of the Olympic break, but it seems like his time with the Edmonton Oilers organization is done.<\/p>\n

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Calvin Pickard reportedly will not report to AHL after waivers, goalie issue raised<\/p>\n

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