{"id":282277,"date":"2025-10-06T18:40:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/282277\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T18:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:40:14","slug":"oilers-sign-defenseman-jake-walman-to-7-year-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/282277\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers sign defenseman Jake Walman to 7-year contract extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Edmonton Oilers defenseman Jake Walman during the 2025 Stanley Cup Final.\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2220648047-1024x606.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" class=\"image-next-root\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Article_ImageCaptionCredit__mkXi_ article-image-caption-credit inherit Typography_base__jzSqr\" style=\"font-family:nyt-imperial, georgia, 'times new roman', times, Serif;font-size:0.875rem;font-weight:300;line-height:130%\">Jake Walman has signed a contract extension with the Oilers. (Christian Petersen \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The Connor McDavid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6474073\/2025\/10\/06\/connor-mcdavid-contract-oilers-extension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contract<\/a> wasn\u2019t the only bit of business the Edmonton Oilers accomplished on Monday. They also extended defenseman Jake Walman to a seven-year, $7 million AAV deal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ALL IN WALMAN \ud83d\udd12<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Oilers<\/a> have signed defenceman Jake Walman to a seven-year contract extension with an AAV of $7 million! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ruRAYXGqcn\">pic.twitter.com\/ruRAYXGqcn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmontonOilers\/status\/1975259773001171368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Oilers acquired Walman just before the trade deadline last season from the San Jose Sharks, relinquishing a 2026 first-round pick to get him. The left-shot blueliner proved to be a near seamless fit to the team, providing an ability to play both sides and on special teams when needed.<\/p>\n<p>He recorded a goal and eight points in 15 regular-season games after the trade before notching two goals and 10 points while appearing in all 22 playoff contests as the Oilers reached their second straight Stanley Cup Final.<\/p>\n<p>Walman, 29, is expected to take on a potentially bigger role in his first full season as an Oiler. He\u2019s projected to be slotted to the right of veteran Darnell Nurse on the second pair.<\/p>\n<p>Walman was limited to one preseason game because of an undisclosed injury. 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