Why Oilers decided to sign Alex Formenton
In Edmonton, signing players — or front-office staff — with red flags on their resumes is not new. Alex Formenton represents the latest man that the Oilers will take a chance on after his previous banishment from the league.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: Global News · Sep 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
- Coverage span: 6h 18m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
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Why Oilers decided to sign Alex Formenton(opens original report in a new tab)Global NewsTier B
Edmonton Oilers sign 2018 world junior player Alex Formenton to one-year deal(opens original report in a new tab)Formenton, a 26-year-old native of Barrie, Ont., spent three seasons over the last four years with HC Ambri-Piotta in Switzerland. — Global News
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CurrentWire ranked this story 64.8 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 24.3 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 8 of 10
- Velocity
- 0 of 5
Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.
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