Edmonton Oil Kings – 42-18-8 – Eastern Conference Final loss to the Raiders After winning only 22 games in 2017-18, expectations weren’t very high for the Edmonton Oil Kings last season. At most, it was believed they could push for the second wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference if all […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: More WHL players get NHL Development Camp invites, Valenti back to Europe, Thompson signs in MJHL
The Toronto Maple Leafs have four undrafted WHLers attending their development camps:
Daily Dose of the Dub: Raiders clinch spot in WHL Final, Russia takes home silver, Canada fails to medal at U-18s
The Prince Albert Raiders have earned their spot in the WHL final with a 4-2 win in Game Six against the Edmonton Oil Kings to win the series, 4-2.
Daily Dose of the Dub: CHL looking for first full-time president, Tendeck named CHL Goaltender of the Week
The Canadian Hockey League is looking for its first full-time president, to start in the 2019-20 season. David Branch had been serving in the role on a part-time basis while serving as the OHL commissioner.
Jake Neighbors scores overtime winner; Oil Kings tie series at one
It is sometimes hard to remember that Jake Neighbours turned 17 less than a month ago. With the playoffs in full swing all he’s done so far is put points on the board and score meaningful goals. This one came with 5:11 to play in the first overtime period, a […]
2019 playoff preview: 1C) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. 1E) Prince Albert Raiders
Franchise playoff history: 2014 Opening Round Edmonton 4-0, Oil Kings outscored Prince Albert 18-9 in four game sweep on their way to the 2014 WHL Championship, as well as winning the Memorial Cup, the last team from the WHL to do so. 2018-19 head-to-head: Prince Albert: 3-1-0-0 Edmonton : 1-2-1-0 […]
Edmonton sweeps aside Calgary and heads to first Eastern Conference Final since 2014
(Calgary, AB) The Edmonton Oil Kings have gotten stronger the more they have gotten to know their opponents in the 2019 WHL playoffs. That was surely the case in Game 4 against the Calgary Hitmen Wednesday night. The Oil Kings scored twice in the first and three times in the […]
Full team effort stakes Oil Kings to 2-0 series lead
When you look at a team like the Edmonton Oil Kings and how they put together their division crown, you might think that the team is heavily reliant on one guy. Trey Fix-Wolansky was the straw that stirred the drink for the Oil Kings in the regular season. There is […]
Neighbours powers Oil Kings past Hitmen in overtime, lead series 1-0
Late game heroics allowed the Oil Kings to skate away with a 3-2 overtime win, defeating their provincial rivals to take a 1-0 series lead. Jake Neighbours scored the game tying goal with only 13.3 seconds left in regulation. His first WHL playoff goal was the result of some hard […]
2019 Playoff Preview: 1C) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. 3C) Calgary Hitmen
Franchise playoff history: 2013 Conference Finals 4-3 Edmonton. The teams were destined to meet as the one and two seeds in the hotly contested Eastern Conference. To no one’s surprise the series needed all seven games. Calgary forced it with an exciting overtime win in Game 6. The Oil Kings […]
