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USA’s forward #37 Abbey Murphy celebrates at the end of the women’s play-off semi-final ice hockey match between USA and Sweden at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, on February 16, 2026. USA wins 5 – 0 against Sweden and qualifies for the final. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
It won\u2019t be long before the Edmonton Oilers<\/a> open Training Camp in preparation for the upcoming 2026-27 NHL Season, but as is the case with every NHL club, they hosted Development Camp for the club\u2019s young draft selections earlier in the summer.<\/p>\n And during Development Camp, there was a special guest on hand \u2013 none other than Team USA gold medal winner and Seattle Torrent forward Abbey Murphy, who was given a special invitation by general manager Stan Bowman.<\/p>\n Murphy, along with Chloe Primerano (University of Minnesota) and Caitlin Kraemer (University of Minnesota-Duluth), joined 24 Oilers prospects, including all five of Edmonton\u2019s 2026 NHL Draft picks, for Development Camp. Additionally, PWHL Las Vegas-bound Erin Ambrose also returned as a guest coach for the second straight year.<\/p>\n Abbey Murphy Said She Was \u201cShocked\u201d To Get The Invite From Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman<\/p>\n Making a recent appearance on the \u201cWingmen\u201d podcast with Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, who also captured gold for Team USA during the 2026 Milan Olympics, Murphy admitted she was caught off guard by Bowman\u2019s invitation.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was crazy,\u201d she said.<\/a> \u201cWhen I like got the call from Stan Bowman, I was shocked. I was just like, are you sure? Like, is this real?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGoing out to Edmonton and kind of seeing what it\u2019s like for these guys to be on their journey too, to be in a professional was really unique,\u201d she continued. \u201cObviously, it\u2019s different from guys to girls, and it was just cool to kind of see what that looked like for them. Little girls seeing that they can do that maybe too when they\u2019re older and our age too, so super fun.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Murphy was selected in the first round (second overall pick) in the 2026 PWHL Draft by the Torrent, which she called \u201ca dream come true\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a dream come true. You think about this as a little kid. Obviously, the PWHL wasn\u2019t a thing five years ago, and, all of a sudden, they\u2019re going into year four now,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cMy family was waiting for this moment. They\u2019ve kind of supported me throughout the whole journey. I couldn\u2019t have been here without them specifically. It takes a village, and I\u2019m extremely grateful for everything they\u2019ve given me.\u201d<\/p>\n Abbey Murphy Was Thrilled To Be At Oilers Development Camp<\/p>\n While participating in Development Camp, Murphy said that it was a special experience and was treated with nothing less than respect.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a pretty special feeling being here, being a part of the Edmonton Oilers organization, and having this opportunity as one of the few women here and being able to participate with these big boys out here,\u201d Murphy said<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s been pretty fun; they\u2019ve been nothing but respectful toward us. It\u2019s been a blast so far and I\u2019m really grateful for the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n Primerano, who was Murphy\u2019s teammate at Minnesota, was also grateful for the experience.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was really fun being out there with all the guys, and wearing an Edmonton Oilers jersey was a really cool experience,\u201d Primerano said. \u201cI got a text from Stan and I was really excited. It\u2019s such a cool opportunity and experience for Abbey, Caitlin and myself to be here. I just so grateful to the Oilers for having us out here.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMichael Whitaker<\/a> Michael Whitaker is a sports journalist based in metro Detroit with nearly a full decade of experience with publications like Clutch Points and The Hockey News. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Eastern Michigan University. 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