The Utah Hockey Club signed forward Kailer Yamamoto on Sunday to a one-year, two-way contract. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Yamamoto, 26, scored three goals in six preseason games while in training camp on a professional tryout. He had 16 points (eight goals, eight assists) in 59 games in his lone season with the Seattle Kraken in 2023-24.
“He can play every role,” head coach Andre Tourigny told the Salt Lake Tribune. “We put him in every situation during camp. … He can feel really good about himself.
“What I liked the most about him was the amount of battles he won.”
Edmonton selected Yamamoto 22nd overall in the 2017 NHL Draft. He played in 244 regular-season games for the Oilers from 2017-23, collecting 50 goals, 68 assists and a plus-29 rating. He also had three goals and nine assists in 34 playoff games with Edmonton.
Utah, formerly known as the Arizona Coyotes, opens the 2024-25 season at home on Tuesday against the Chicago Blackhawks.
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