Edmonton Oilers acquire Troy Stecher from Arizona Coyotes

Stecher is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. He’s signed his last two contracts with the Coyotes and has now been moved by the team at back-to-back trade deadlines.

The Vancouver Canucks originally signed Stecher, who’s from the Vancouver suburb of Richmond, as an undrafted college free agent from the University of North Dakota in 2016.

Stecher spent the first four seasons of his NHL career with his hometown Canucks, helping them reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2020 and appearing in 17 postseason contests with the team that year.

The Canucks opted not to re-sign Stecher after that season and he signed a two-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings as an unrestricted free agent. He spent parts of two seasons in Detroit before being flipped to the Los Angeles Kings at the 2022 trade deadline.

Stecher split the 2022–23 season between the Coyotes and Calgary Flames before returning to the desert on another one-year deal. Unless he signs an extension with the Oilers, he’d be eligible to sign another deal with the Coyotes in July if he so chooses.

Through 487 career games over parts of eight NHL seasons with the Canucks, Red Wings, Kings, Coyotes, and Flames, Stecher has collected 19 goals and 108 points. He’s added four goals and seven points in 21 playoff contests.