{"id":555107,"date":"2026-04-18T08:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T08:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/555107\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T08:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T08:15:18","slug":"oilers-recall-goaltender-calvin-pickard-on-emergency-basis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/555107\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers Recall Goaltender Calvin Pickard On Emergency Basis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Edmonton Oilers have recalled goaltender Calvin Pickard on an emergency basis, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EdmontonOilers\/status\/2045163244634181890?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the team announced<\/a> Friday. <\/p>\n<p>Pickard is expected to be the first of several \u201cBlack Aces\u201d recalled from the Bakersfield Condors. He started the season, but after struggling to find his groove and posting fairly lackluster numbers, the Oilers placed him on waivers in early February before assigning him to the AHL.<\/p>\n<p>Across 16 NHL appearances this season, Pickard went 5-6-2 with a .871 save percentage and a 3.68 goals-against average. After his demotion, he also saw AHL action with the Condors, where he posted a 4-3-1 record, a .886 save percentage, and a 3.26 goals-against average over eight games, with modest improvement but still inconsistent results overall.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Calvin-Pickard-Oilers-trade.jpg\" alt=\"Calvin Pickard Oilers trade\" class=\"wp-image-105447\"  \/>Calvin Pickard Oilers trade<\/p>\n<p>This is not a move to suggest that Pickard will see playing time in the postseason. Connor Ingram remains the team\u2019s starter and has not lost the net, given how well he\u2019s played. However, there are questions about Tristan Jarry, as his results after returning from injury haven\u2019t been good. Pickard could, in a sky-is-falling situation, become the backup. <\/p>\n<p>As per <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Bob_Stauffer\/status\/2045189051129684419?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer<\/a>: \u201cFYI: Connor Ingram and Tristan Jarry are both healthy. The NHL allows for a 3rd goaltender to be recalled under emergency basis to practice with the the team and serve as the emergency goaltender for the Playoffs. Calvin Pickard will serve that role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Next: <a href=\"https:\/\/nhltradetalk.com\/path-to-another-deep-oilers-playoff-run-opened-up-with-ducks-draw\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Path to Another Deep Oilers Playoff Run Opened Up with Ducks Draw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from NHL Trade Talk<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NHLTradeTalkweblogo4.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Edmonton Oilers have recalled goaltender Calvin Pickard on an emergency basis, the team announced Friday. 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