Williams returns for third season with Oilers

TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Oilers, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s St. Louis Blues, announced the re-signing of goaltender Devin Williams for the 2019-20 season.

Williams, 23, returns for a third season between the pipes after posting a league-best 2.12 goals-against and a .916 save percentage through 34 regular-season appearances last season. Williams recorded a career-best 20 wins, helping the Oilers to the 2018-19 Mountain Division championship.

After a successful regular season, Williams backstopped the Oilers to Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, winning 10 of his 17 postseason appearances, while recording a 2.47 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage.

The Saginaw, Michigan native also earned ECHL Goaltender of the Month honors for the month of October, his second straight year to win the award in the season’s opening month.

The 2019-20 season saw Williams make his American Hockey League debut with the San Antonio Rampage, playing in relief in two contests. Williams posted a .938 save percentage and a 1.34 goals-against average in 45 minutes played.

Williams previously played one season at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, after a five-year junior career with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League. He went 106-47-8 during his time with the Otters, including a 41-10-1 record with a 2.36 goals-against average and .915 save percentage in his final season in 2015-16.