Connor McDavid's return is on the horizon.
The Edmonton Oilers forward has been cleared for full contact and plans to skate with the AHL's Bakersfield Condors over the NHL All-Star break, but won't play any games.
"It'll be good to skate with those guys and have some high-intensity practices," McDavid said Sunday.
He's been recovering from a broken clavicle suffered Nov. 3 in a win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
McDavid resumed skating Jan. 1, but the club said he wouldn't return before the All-Star break, which begins later this week.
The 19-year-old notched 12 points in his first 13 NHL games after the Oilers selected him first overall last June.
