Ex-Gopher Ryan Potulny sign deal with Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers signed another ex-college hockey player yesterday as Ryan Potulny signed a one year contract. Edmonton has a roster that contains numerous ex-college hockey players on their roster this past season. Potulny joins Shawn Horcoff, Dustin Penner, Dwayne Roloson, Matt Greene, Andrew Cogliano, Tom Gilberton the Edmonton roster. Marty Reasoner, Curtiss Glencross were also on the roster this past season but are free agents and remains unsigned.

Edmonton Oilers Press Release--The Edmonton Oilers have signed centre Ryan Potulny to a one-year contract.

The 6’0”, 180 pound native of Grand Forks, North Dakota was acquired by the Oilers on June 6th from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenceman Danny Syvret.

Potulny split the 2007-08 season between Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Phantoms, the Flyers’ American Hockey League affiliate. In his second full season as a professional, the 23-year-old forward scored one assist in seven NHL games with the Flyers and registered 21 goals and 26 assists for 47 points in 58 games for the Phantoms.