Overview
- The Oilers announced the three-year entry-level contract Wednesday, April 1, and it begins in the 2026–27 season.
- PuckPedia, cited by Pro Hockey Rumors, reported salaries of $850,000, $900,000, and $950,000 with an $85,000 signing bonus each year.
- Nicholl returned from summer upper-body surgery on New Year’s Eve and posted 15 goals and 11 assists in 32 OHL games.
- The 2024 seventh-rounder broke out in 2024–25 with 21 goals and 57 points and helped London win the OHL championship and the Memorial Cup.
- He remains in the OHL playoffs with London, which trails Sault Ste. Marie 3–1, and he is projected to join AHL Bakersfield when that run ends.