Oilers sign acquitted 2018 World Juniors player Alex Formenton
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- Formenton, a 26-year-old native of Barrie, Ont., spent three seasons over the last four years with HC Ambri-Piotta in Switzerland.S1
- Alex Formenton is the third player acquitted in the Hockey Canada sexual assault case to receive an NHL contract since the trial ended in July 2025, joining with the Edmonton Oilers. Formenton signed with Edmonton for the league-minimum $850,000 for this seaso...S2
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Oilers sign acquitted 2018 World Juniors player Alex Formenton
Formenton, a 26-year-old native of Barrie, Ont., spent three seasons over the last four years with HC Ambri-Piotta in Switzerland.
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Alex Formenton signs with Oilers, the third acquitted Hockey Canada player back in the NHL
Alex Formenton is the third player acquitted in the Hockey Canada sexual assault case to receive an NHL contract since the trial ended in July 2025, joining with the Edmonton Oiler…
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Published Sep 9, 2026
What to know
- Formenton, a 26-year-old native of Barrie, Ont., spent three seasons over the last four years with HC Ambri-Piotta in Switzerland.S1
- Alex Formenton is the third player acquitted in the Hockey Canada sexual assault case to receive an NHL contract since the trial ended in July 2025, joining with the Edmonton Oilers. Formenton signed with Edmonton for the league-minimum $850,000 for this seaso...S2
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