A former 6th-overall pick and long-time player of the Edmonton Oilers is back as he has just signed a brand new contract with a new team. The Ottawa Senators organization announced Friday that <a href='https://www.sportsnet.ca/article/sam-gagner-signs-professional-tryout-with-ahls-belleville-senators/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>a veteran forward of the NHL and former long-time Edmonton Oilers player has joined the club's AHL affiliate </a> on a professional tryout. <h3>Sam Gagner returns to professional hockey</h3> The 35-year-old Sam Gagner was selected sixth overall in the 2007 NHL Draft by the Edmonton Oilers and brings over 1,000 NHL games of experience to Belleville, with 529 career points (197 goals, 332 assists) to his name. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/clahanna/status/1882818354836349131'> </a></blockquote></div> Gagner's NHL career has included stops with Edmonton, Arizona, Philadelphia, Columbus, Vancouver, Detroit, and Winnipeg. <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/sam-gagner-could-miss-out-on-having-his-name-on-the-stanley-cup-if-oilers-win' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Gagner played in 28 NHL games for the Oilers during the last season</a> and recorded 10 points (five goals, five assists), and scored nine points (three goals, six assists) in 15 games for the American Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1748934763342188810'> </a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.nhl.com/player/sam-gagner-8474040' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Gagner</a> has 56 points, 18 goals, and 38 assists in 71 AHL games with Bakersfield, Lehigh Valley, and Toronto. In addition to his NHL experience, he has two international medals to his name, an IIHF World Junior Championship gold medal in 2007, and an IIHF World Championship silver medal in 2008. Gagner will make his Belleville debut tonight when the Sens host the Hershey Bears at CAA Arena at 7:00 p.m. It remains to be seen whether Gagner will make the leap to the NHL's Ottawa Senators at some point this season, as they have been struggling with many injuries so far.