Oilers add Michaelian, Clement

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 signings of forward Justin Michaelian and defenseman Jack Clement for the 2024-25 season.

Michaelian joins the Oilers after posting seven points (5g-2a) in 26 games last season with Iowa and Reading. The Wixom, Michigan native additionally notched eight points (3g-5a) in eight games with SPHL Fayetteville. As a pro, Michaelian sports 10 points (5g-5a) in 39 ECHL games.

The 26-year-old spent most of his college career with Ferris State University, compiling 49 points (22g-27a) in 99 games with the Bulldogs before transferring to the University of Maine for his final collegiate campaign. He also produced 67 points (31g-36a) in 101 career British Columbia Hockey League games, all with the Victoria Grizzlies.

Clement, 25, was acquired during the offseason in a two-for-one trade that sent Dante Sheriff to the Cincinnati Cyclones. He appeared in eight games last season upon completing his collegiate career.

In 166 games with the University of Miami Ohio — the second-most in program history — Clement notched 33 points (10g-23a) while serving as team captain in his final two campaigns.

The Detroit, Michigan native played 60 games with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League in 2018-19, recording 14 points (2g-12a). Clement spent the previous season with the Shreveport Mudbugs, compiling 32 points (11g-21a) and a plus-24 rating in 50 North American Hockey League games.