VP Sports & Entertainment presents: Oil Kings forward Jecho inks entry-level deal with St. Louis Blues

St. Louis, Mo.- How’s this for some playoff motivation?

Edmonton Oil Kings forward Adam Jecho has signed a three-year entry-level deal with the St. Louis Blues, Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced Tuesday.

“I am super excited to sign my first contract with the St. Louis Blues, and I can’t wait for the future with the organization,” Jecho said.

The 6-foot-5, 201-pound centreman bagged 25 goals (including 12 powerplay tallies and six game-winners) and 28 assists for 53 points in 56 games in his second WHL season.

🎥HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT🎥

Adam Jecho has more moves than a U-Haul 🤩🤩🤩@StLouisBlues | #WHLHoN | #stlblues | @EDMOilKings pic.twitter.com/nYwHUFkEAL

— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) March 10, 2025

Jecho joined the Oil Kings in 2023-24 after Edmonton called his name third overall in the 2023 CHL Import Draft.

The Zlin, Cze. product now has 48 career goals and 100 points in 110 WHL regular-season games.

St. Louis selected the towering forward with the 95th overall pick in the third round of the 2024 NHL Draft at Sphere in Las Vegas, Nev.

He’s hit a new level since returning from the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship, where he picked up seven points (2G-5A) in seven games en route to a bronze medal.

Notably, Jecho scored the game-winning goal with 40 seconds left to eliminate Canada in the quarterfinals and an assist on fellow Blues prospect Jakub Stancl’s (Kelowna Rockets) game-opening goal against Sweden in the bronze medal match.

Did you know that top 2024 NHL Draft prospect Adam Jecho was an elite tennis player in Czechia before coming to Canada to pursue hockey?

We caught up with Adam and some of his brave @EdmOilKings teammates to see how they measure up 🎾 pic.twitter.com/uCCG7GjASi

— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) March 14, 2024

Jecho led the Oil Kings with 16 goals since re-joining Edmonton in early January.

The Central Division squad has since qualified for the WHL Playoffs for the first time since Blues standout Jake Neighbours helped the Oil Kings lift the Ed Chynoweth Cup in 2022.

Edmonton (7) kicks off the 2025 WHL Playoffs presented by Nutrien against the Prince Albert Raiders (2) on Friday, March 28 at 7:00 p.m. MST.

The entirety of the WHL Playoffs will be streamed for free on Victory+.