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Oilers sign forward Adam Erne to professional tryout agreement

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Adam Erne to a professional tryout agreement. Erne produced eight goals and 10 assists in 61 games with the Detroit Red Wings last season. He spent four seasons in Detroit.
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Detroit Red Wings' Adam Erne smiles before an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Philadelphia. The Edmonton Oilers have signed Erne to a professional tryout agreement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Slocum

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Adam Erne to a professional tryout agreement. 

Erne produced eight goals and 10 assists in 61 games with the Detroit Red Wings last season.

He spent four seasons in Detroit.

The six-foot-one, 212-pound Erne was a second-round (33rd overall) selection in the 2013 draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he spent the first three seasons of his seven-year NHL career.

Erne, 28, has 40 goals and 49 assists in 355 career games.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 12, 2023.

The Canadian Press