Edmonton Oilers Prospects Shine in Frozen Four

0:00It's April 6th. Welcome to NHL News Today, AI-powered coverage of your squad. Edmonton Oilers fans got two big reasons to watch the Frozen Four in Las Vegas. Prospects Asher Barnett and Aiden Park, both freshmen on the Michigan Wolverines, helped their squad punch tickets to the semis. Michigan faces Denver on Thursday, April 9th, with the winners hitting the ice for the title on Saturday, April 11th. These guys got drafted last June in the 2025 NHL entry draft. Barnett, a defenseman, went fifth round, one-thirty-first overall. Park, a forward, landed seventh round, two-twenty-third. As freshmen, they've been regulars all season, powering Michigan to the big 10 crown last month and two tournament wins. Oilers faithful are buzzing about Barnett's breakout year. The six-foot-one blueliner played all 39 games, averaging over 17 minutes of shift. He leads all freshmen with a plus 29 rating, tied for fifth overall, and notched five goals plus 13 assists.

1:01Park's shipped in two, with eight goals and eight assists and thirty-eight games for a plus 11. But he's hit a scoring drought over the last 17 games, seeing less ice time lately, dipping under nine minutes in most recent outings. Michigan's heavy favorites to grab the national title, their first since 1998. This run gives Barnett and Park pro-level reps, building them into future oiler's pieces worth tracking long-term.