Kailer Yamamoto

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Kailer Yamamoto
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Yamamoto with the Seattle Kraken in 2023
Born (1998-09-29) September 29, 1998 (age 25)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Seattle Kraken
Edmonton Oilers
NHL Draft 22nd overall, 2017
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2017–present

Kailer Yamamoto (born September 29, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey right winger for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 22nd overall, by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Junior

Yamamoto played in the 2011 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Los Angeles Selects minor ice hockey team. [1] He later played for the Los Angeles Jr. Kings of the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League. Yamamoto had racked up 40 points in only 34 games. He would then go on to play in the Western Hockey League.

Yamamoto was selected in the fifth round, 105th overall in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft by his hometown team, the Spokane Chiefs. [2] In his rookie season with the Chiefs, in 2014–15, he posted 23 goals and 57 points in 68 games. [3] He was a top scorer at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament for Team USA.

Yamamoto was one of three WHL players invited to participate in the 2016 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game. [4] During the 2016–17 season, Yamamoto was named WHL Player of the Week week ending October 30, 2016, for registering seven points in four games. [5] He was named to the 2016–17 Western Conference Second All-Star Team after ranking 6th overall in scoring with 42 goals and 57 assists for 99 points. [6]

Professional

On June 23, 2017, Yamamoto was drafted in the first round, 22nd overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. At the time, he drew comparisons to the Calgary Flames' Johnny Gaudreau (drafted 2011), particularly due to their similarity in size and playing style. [7]

After an impressive training camp with the Oilers, Yamamoto made the opening night roster for the 2017–18 season. He made his regular-season debut on October 4, 2017, against the Calgary Flames in a 3–0 win, and recorded his first career point, an assist, on October 14 on an Adam Larsson goal against the Ottawa Senators. After playing his ninth game with the Oilers and recording 3 assists, Yamamoto was returned to Spokane to continue his development at the major junior level on November 6, 2017. [8]

The Oilers included Yamamoto on their 25-player roster at the start of the 2018–19 NHL season. [9] He recorded his first NHL goal on October 18, in a 3–2 overtime win over the Boston Bruins. [10]

As a restricted free agent following the 2021–22 season, Yamamoto avoided arbitration with the Oilers after re-signing to a two-year, $3.1 million per year contract extension on August 4, 2022. [11]

Yamamoto during a 2022 preseason game. Kailer Yamamoto 926 (52394091533) (cropped).jpg
Yamamoto during a 2022 preseason game.

After being sent back to Edmonton for injury reevaluation on November 10, 2022 [12] while the team was on a road trip, Yamamoto remained out with an undisclosed injury, missing 7 games. Yamamoto was placed on injured reserve on November 27. [13] He was activated off injured reserve on December 5. [14] and scored his first goal of the 2022–23 season on December 9, in a game against the Minnesota Wild. [15] Yamamoto was again placed on [long-term] injured reserve on January 17, 2023. [14] He returned to play in a regular-season game against the New York Rangers on February 17. [16] In the 15 games he has played in since his return from LTIR, he has gotten 5 goals and 1 assist in a combined total of 249:49 of ice-time. [16] On March 3, he scored the fastest 2 goals (40 seconds apart) by an Oilers player since Taylor Hall in October of 2013. [17]

On April 29, Yamamoto scored the series-clinching goal late in the third period of Game 6 of the Oilers' first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings. [18]

On June 29, Yamamoto was traded to the Detroit Red Wings, along with Klim Kostin, in exchange for future considerations. [19] A day later, he was placed on unconditional waivers by the Red Wings for the purposes of a buy out. [20]

On July 2, Yamamoto signed as a free agent to a one-year, $1.5 million deal with the Seattle Kraken. [21]

International play

At the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Yamamoto scored 13 points in 7 games, including 7 goals, helping Team USA win bronze. [22]

Yamamoto was selected to the Team America's under-20 team for the 2018 World Junior Championships in Buffalo, New York, winning bronze.

Personal life

His paternal great-grandfather, Saichi Yamamoto, was Japanese and immigrated to Hawaii, where he married his Japanese American wife Monoyo, who was born in Hawaii. [23] [24] They later relocated to Washington, where Yamamoto’s paternal grandfather Richard was born. [25] [26] Yamamoto’s grandmother, Carole Ann Kemp, was a European woman. [27] Yamamoto and his older brother, Keanu, were taught to skate by Tyler Johnson's mother and would later train with Johnson in his offseason. [28]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2013–14Los Angeles Jr. KingsT1EHL3417234014—————
2014–15 Spokane Chiefs WHL 682334575062356
2015–16 Spokane ChiefsWHL5719527134614510
2016–17 Spokane ChiefsWHL6542579946—————
2017–18 Edmonton Oilers NHL 90332—————
2017–18 Spokane ChiefsWHL402143641871346
2018–19 Edmonton OilersNHL171122—————
2018–19 Bakersfield Condors AHL 271081816—————
2019–20 Bakersfield CondorsAHL23881616—————
2019–20 Edmonton OilersNHL271115261240006
2020–21 Edmonton OilersNHL52813212640112
2021–22 Edmonton OilersNHL81202141401425710
2022–23 Edmonton OilersNHL58101525241213418
NHL totals244506811810634391236

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2014 United States U17 Silver medal icon.svg63362
2015 United States IH18 5th443714
2016 United States U18 Bronze medal icon.svg7761312
2018 United States WJC Bronze medal icon.svg72244
Junior totals2416143032

Awards and honors

AwardYear
WHL
West Second All-Star Team 2017 [6]

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  23. ↑ Saichi Yamamoto in the 1940 Census
  24. ↑ Monoyo Yamamoto in the 1940 Census
  25. ↑ Richard Yamamoto in the 1940 Census
  26. ↑ GOSEI KAILER YAMAMOTO DRAFTED TO THE EDMONTON OILERS
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