Career
Khaira was drafted 63rd overall by the Oilers in the 2012 National Hockey League Entry Draft. After two seasons in the British Columbia Hockey League with the Prince George Spruce Kings Khaira and after he was drafted by the Oilers, Khaira committed to play collegiate hockey with Michigan Technical of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. At the completion of his freshman season in 2012-2013 with Huskies, Khaira left college to pursue a major junior career closer to home in the Western Hockey League with the Everett Silvertips.
On August 7, 2013, he was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers.
In the following 2013-2014 season, Khaira posted 43 points in 59 games with the Silvertips. At the elimination in first-round of the post-season, Khaira then made his professional debut with the Oilers AHL affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons, joining the club for their post-season run.
In the second year of his entry-level contract in the 2015-2016, Khaira was recalled from the Bakersfield Condors for his first recall by the Oilers on November 26, 2015. After making his National Hockey League debut against the Pittsburgh Penguins on November 28, 2015, he became the third player of South Asian descent to play in the National Hockey League, after Robin Bawa, and Manny Malhotra.
