The Edmonton Oilers have assigned forward Drake Caggiula to the Bakersfield Condors, the team announced Tuesday.

The Edmonton Oilers have loaned forward Drake Caggiula to the Bakersfield Condors of the AHL. This move comes as the Oilers prepare for an upcoming road trip and indicates that star center Connor McDavid is nearing a return from his ankle injury.

I love the game, I’m competitive in everything I do. A big part of it wants to stick it people who said I couldn’t do it. Even coming out of college (national champion University of North Dakota) as a highly-touted free-agent,

Drake Caggiula's return to the Oilers proved to be brief, as he's been loaned back to Bakersfield after just two games with Edmonton. The #Oilers have loaned forward Drake Caggiula to the @Condors. pic.twitter.com/5lVLk6qxFW

The Edmonton Oilers head into Thursday night’s game against the Nashville Predators with a few fresh faces in the lineup, as center Noah Philp makes his NHL debut and forward Drake Caggiula joins the fourth line.