Lodge joins Oilers

TULSA, Okla. —The Tulsa Oilers, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks and the American Hockey League’s San Diego Gulls, announced the signing of forward Jimmy Lodge.

Lodge, 28, previously played 13 games with Tulsa in 2015-16 on assignment from NHL Winnipeg, producing eight points (1g-7a) for the Oilers.A third-round selection of the Winnipeg Jets in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Lodge boasts 75 points (24g-51a) in 109 career ECHL games with Jacksonville, Cincinnati, Toledo, Greenville, Kansas City, Orlando and Tulsa. In addition, he has added 25 points (11g-14a) in 114 career AHL games with the Manitoba Moose.

Lodge most recently represented Watertown in the Federal Prospects Hockey League, tallying 25 points (6g-19a) in 15 combined regular and postseason games enroute to the FPHL 2021-22 championship. The Downingtown, Pennsylvania native also appeared in 14 ECHL games with Cincinnati and Kansas City during 2021-22.Prior to his professional career, Lodge logged 226 games in the Ontario Hockey League, compiling 188 points (83g-105a) with Saginaw and Mississauga. He also represented Team USA at the 2012-13 U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.