Michigan State hockey star Isaac Howard is heading to the Edmonton Oilers and we now know which jersey number he'll be wearing with his new NHL squad.

In a world of NHL trades that often masquerade as salary dumps or with retained salary, this Ike Howard-for-Sam O’Reilly deal is refreshing stuff — two high-end forward prospects, one a college player,

When it comes to rookie right wingers, the Oilers crop in 1980-81 ranks with the all-time best for an NHL team. Jari Kurri (75 games, 32-43-75) and Glenn Anderson (58 games, 30-23-53) were instant plug-and-play impact wingers and would go on to Hall of Fame careers.