Lewandowski Lights Up WHL Playoffs

0:00On April 8th, David Lewandowski, the Edmonton Oilers prospect, just lit up the western hockey league playoffs. In game 7 of the first round, he scored a goal and set up the overtime winner to give the Saskatoon Blades a 3-2 upset victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings a Rogers Place. That shot from the point that Rowan Calvert tipped in sealed the deal on a power play. The Blades, who finished 20 points back in the standings this season, now hit to the second round against the Prince Albert Raider's starting, Friday, April 10th. Lewandowski owned the series with a team high 8.3 goals and 5 assists after a slow start in game 1, then exploding for all of them. In the next 6, fans are buzzing about this kid from Dusseldorf, Germany, especially Edmonton supporters who see him thriving in their future home rink. Drapted in the 4th round last year, a hundred and 17th overall, he was projected much higher, making him a potential steal for the Oilers. His breakout regular season backed it up, 17 goals, 48 assists, averaging 1.17 per game

1:03with Saskatoon. Super consistent too, never more than 3 games without a point, and he's shown at the World Juniors for Germany with 4 points. If Lewandowski keeps climbing at 19 years old, he could link up with Oilers stars like Leon Drasado and Josh Zomanski for that German. Connection in Edmonton, sooner than expected. Keep an eye on this winger, he's got that fire. In HL News today, powered by AI bringing you what matters on the field and beyond.