Oilers sign goalie, defenceman to contract extensions, claim two more off waivers

The Edmonton Oilers announced Monday, February 29 that goalie Laurent Brossoit (L) and Brandon Davidson (R) had each agreed to two-year contract extensions. Supplied.

The Edmonton Oilers signed goaltender Laurent Brossoit and defenceman Brandon Davidson to two-year contract extensions Monday, before claiming a forward and another defenceman off waivers.

Brossoit, 22, of Surrey, B.C., has appeared in 28 games with the American Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors. He has compiled a 15-9-3 record, 2.69 goals-against average and .919 save percentage and three shutouts.

Brossoit has played in two career games with the Oilers, registering a 1.45 GAA and .964 save percentage.

The six-foot-three, 200-pound goalie has played 91 career AHL games with a 42-37-7 record, 2.74 GAA and .914 save percentage with seven shutouts.

Davidson, 24, has appeared in 47 games with Edmonton this year, registering four goals and six assists.

The six-foot-two, 210-pound native of Lethbridge, Alta., has accumulated five goals and six assist in 59 career NHL games.

Later Monday morning, the Oilers announced they had claimed forward Adam Cracknell from Vancouver, and defenceman Adam Pardy from Winnipeg off waivers.

Cracknell, 30, has scored five goals and five assists in 44 games with the Canucks this season.

Pardy, 31, had an assist in 14 games with the Winnipeg Jets this season – he’s played 329 games in the NHL.

On Monday afternoon, the Oilers announced the team had acquired forward Patrick Maroon from the Anaheim Ducks, in exchange for Martin Gernat, and a 2016 fourth round draft pick.

The team said Maroon, 27, has four goals, nine assists and 54 penalty infraction minutes in 56 games with the Ducks this season.

With files from The Canadian Press