The 21-year-old is ripe for his first look with the Oilers next season after winning the Hobey Baker Award with Michigan State, dominating World Juniors & experiencing the World Championships with Tea

Isaac Howard, traded from the Tampa Bay Lightning, will join the Edmonton Oilers. Howard's departure from Michigan State concludes his college hockey career. Michigan State hockey star Isaac Howard is heading to the Edmonton Oilers and we now know which jersey number he'll be wearing with his new NHL squad.

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.

The Lightning had a fine prospect in Isaac Howard. Drafted in the first round in 2022, the American forward won the NCAA’s Hobey Baker Trophy this season.

The Oilers have made a trade, picking up Isaac Howard from the Oilers for their 2024 first-round pick Sam O'Reilly,

Although Michigan State has reclaimed a spot as one of the nation’s top hockey programs, Tuesday was a tough day. Gavin McKenna, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL draft, committed to Penn State over the Spartans. A few hours later, they lost the top player in the nation.

This in from Oilers Now host and team insider Bob Stauffer, his take on what incoming forward Isaac Howard — voted the Hobey Baker Award winner as the best player in U.S. college hockey last season —