Overview
- Vancouver traded winger Josh Bloom to Edmonton for center Jayden Grubbe on March 13 ahead of the AHL trade deadline.
- The Oilers said Bloom will report to their ECHL affiliate in Fort Wayne, while Grubbe is expected to join Vancouver’s ECHL partner in Kalamazoo.
- Because the deal came after the NHL deadline, both players are restricted to AHL/ECHL duty for the remainder of 2025–26.
- Both prospects are in the final year of their entry-level contracts, leaving offseason qualifying-offer decisions ahead.
- Neither player has appeared in an NHL game; Bloom has been a strong ECHL scorer but has struggled in the AHL, while Grubbe is viewed as a defensive, two-way center who missed time this season.