The question many people had coming into the 2019/20 Oil Kings season was how much of an impact could the offseason addition of Riley Sawchuk have on a team that was facing quite a bit of transition on their roster? Everyone knew the Oil Kings would have to find scoring […]
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Todd Scott stands tall to hold off Tigers in Oil Kings victory
The Edmonton Oil Kings came into Rogers Place on a mission to continue the eight-game point streak that has led them to the top of the WHL’s Eastern Conference. Coming right behind them is the Medicine Hat Tigers, who have their eyes set on closing the gap on the Oil […]
Powerful offence leads ICE to success
In 68 games last season, the Kootenay ICE won just 13. They lost 45 in regulation, seven in overtime, and three in a shootout. The franchise then packed up all their bags as they were bought by 50 Below Sports and Entertainment. Their next step after that was moving to […]
Inside the locker room with Wheat Kings’ Burzan
The Brandon Wheat Kings are in the midst of their longest road trip of the season. It includes seven games in seven different cities over the course of 11 days. All in all, including games and travel, the team will be away from the Wheat City for about 14 days. […]
Success starts in net for Wheat Kings
When the Brandon Wheat Kings opened up their training camp over the Labour Day long weekend, a face that is a fan favourite around town was returning. Tyler Plante is once again the team’s goaltenders coach, and he will be so for the fourth straight season. He started his junior […]
Dylan Guenther along with others impress during Oil Kings preseason
The Oil Kings won their second preseason game in a row on Friday night at the Edmonton Downtown Community Arena. The team handed the Calgary Hitmen a 3-1 loss, as Liam Horrobin wrapped up for the DUBNetwork here. The win came at the hands of some of the team’s most […]
Wheat Kings Greig impresses on world stage
Originally posted Aug 16, 2019. Ridly Greig has opened a lot of eyes throughout his young hockey career. In the 2016-17 season, he compiled 89 points in just 48 games. That success came with the Lethbridge Golden Hawks Bantam AAA team. He won the league award for most assists. He […]
McClennon brings silver back home
Connor McClennon is back at his Wainwright home after representing Canada. The Winnipeg ICE forward was one of 22 that made the Canadian Under-18 Team, which competed at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Breclav, Czech Republic, and Piestany, Slovakia, from August 5-11. With gold medal expectations, all was good for […]
Familiar face named general manager in Brandon
Darren Ritchie has been on the Brandon Wheat Kings staff since the 2006-07 season. From that point until the end of the 2015-16 season, he was an assistant coach. For the past three seasons, the Minnedosa native was the team’s director of scouting. In early May, Brandon announced that they […]
Big things expected from Kinder and Teply
The Winnipeg ICE were on the clock twice at the CHL Import Draft on June 27. With the fourth overall pick, Winnipeg chose Czech Republic-born, Michal Teply. Last season, Teply put up 35 points in his home country. The points came between the U18, U19, and U20 levels, with 29 […]