Michigan State hockey star Isaac Howard is heading to the Edmonton Oilers and we now know which jersey number he’ll be wearing with his new NHL squad.
Howard was traded from the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Edmonton Oilers earlier this week, effectively ending his college career with the Spartans. The news of the reigning Hobey Baker Award winner moving on from Michigan State was bittersweet as the loss of Howard will certainly hurt the Spartans moving forward next season. But he at least was able to end up with a solid franchise and should be able to contend for a Stanley Cup right away next season.
So what number will he be wearing with the Edmonton Oilers going forward? We now know it’ll be No. 53, per the Oilers’ official social media X account. Check out the new look for Howard in the post from the Edmonton Oilers below:
New #Oilers jersey numbers 👀 pic.twitter.com/gCAwCB3fiD
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) July 10, 2025
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