Isaac Howard, who won the 2025 Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the top men's player in NCAA ice hockey, was traded to the Edmonton Oilers by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday for Sam O'Reilly. Howard then signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Edmonton.

The Edmonton Oilers might have just changed their organization forever in a trade announced late Tuesday night. The Oilers have traded last year’s first round pick, Sam O’Reilly, to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 2025 Hobey Baker Award winner,