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Oilers’ Connor Ingram Rebuilds Career with Bakersfield

Edmonton Oilers goalie Connor Ingram is rebuilding his career with the Bakersfield Condors after a challenging year marked by personal loss and recovery. The Oilers have started the 2025–26 season steadily, leading the Pacific Division with a 6-4-3 record. They average 3.15 goals per game while allowing 3.08, highlighting both offensive strength and some defensive challenges.

Ingram’s Current Situation

The 28-year-old goalie from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is playing with Bakersfield, the Oilers’ AHL affiliate. Edmonton acquired him in early October, sending future considerations to Utah, which retained $800,000 of his $1.95 million salary. Ingram is in the final year of his three-year, $5.85 million contract and will become a free agent after this season. For him, the trade is a chance to start fresh and rebuild.

Personal Challenges and Recovery

Ingram’s return to hockey follows difficult personal challenges. He lost his mother, Joni, to breast cancer in December 2024, just nine months after her diagnosis. This loss profoundly affected him, leading to a break from the game to seek help for depression through the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program.

"It was my second time in the program, having first entered in 2021 to deal with obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression."

Team Performance Context

While the Oilers show promise with balanced scoring, their defensive performance remains an area to improve, as evidenced by their goals allowed per game. Ingram’s quiet focus on his own progress mirrors the team’s cautious but steady development this season.

Summary

Connor Ingram is navigating personal recovery and professional renewal, using the trade as a vital opportunity to rebuild his career while contributing to the Oilers organization through their AHL affiliate.

Author’s summary: Connor Ingram is embracing a fresh start after personal loss, focusing on rebuilding his hockey career with the Bakersfield Condors amid the Oilers' steadily progressing 2025–26 season.

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PFSN PFSN — 2025-11-04

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