Bigos, Todd Take Part in Edmonton’s Development Camp

EDMONTON, ALBERTA – Merrimack hockey players Jesse Todd (Camrose, Alberta) and Kyle Bigos (Upland, CA) were among 23 players who took part in the annual Edmonton Oilers Development Camp from July 6-10 at Rexall Place and Millennium Place in Sherwood Park.

Todd, one of six Alberta natives to participate in camp, was one of five undrafted players invited to the Oilers camp. In his freshman season at Merrimack, Todd tied for the team lead with 23 points (seven goals, 16 assists), while finishing second among freshmen forwards in Hockey East with 21 points in conference games. Much will be expected from Todd in his sophomore season as the forward posted 15 points in his final 14 games of the season.

Bigos, who will enroll at Merrimack in the fall, was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the fourth round (99th overall). The six-foot, five-inch defenseman led the Vernon Vipers (BCHL) to the Royal Bank Cup National Junior A Hockey Championship, earning tournament MVP and Top Defenseman honors, while tallying nine points in six playoff games. In 80 regular season games, Bigos, who was the first Merrimack player to be drafted in seven years, posted 43 points (10 goals, 33 assists) to go with 173 penalty minutes. An Upland, California native, Bigos was the only west coast native in Oilers camp.

Five of the 23 participants played college hockey in 2008-09, with Todd being the lone player from Hockey East.

For more information and more pictures from Oilers’ camp, log on to oilers.nhl.com.

Jesse Todd (top) and Kyle Bigos (bottom) take part in Edmonton's Development Camp.	Photos credited to: Andy Devlin, Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club