Last night, the Calgary Hitmen spoiled the Edmonton Oil Kings’ Fan Appreciation night. This afternoon, the Oil Kings used a barrage of power play goals to return the favour to their southern neighbours. You couldn’t have asked for a better start following the Hitmen’s 14-minute pregame ceremony where they handed […]
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Edmonton suffers loss in final home game
The last home game of the season for the Edmonton Oil Kings and last opportunity for their 20 year olds to play in front of their home crowd came Saturday night. The Oil Kings (21-42-6-2) took on the Calgary Hitmen (24-36-9-2) in their final two games of the season in […]
Edmonton’s second period surge leads to win
The Lethbridge Hurricanes (32-30-6-0) made there way up north to face off against Central Division rivals the Edmonton Oil Kings (20-41-6-2). Lethbridge currently sits comfortably in a playoff spot, while the Oil Kings are seeded at the bottom of the division. Lethbridge started 20-year-old goaltender Logan Flodell whom they picked […]
Edmonton takes overtime win over Kootenay
The Kootenay Ice (25-38-5-1) made their way up north to face off against the Edmonton Oil Kings (20-41-6-2) in a Sunday afternoon game. Both teams out of the playoff picture and fighting for momentum going into next season with their young teams. Kootenay elected to go with their young 2000-born […]
WHL recap: Rassell nets his 50th and Tigers get the win; Raiders, Thunderbirds and Pats get key victories
Prince Albert 6 Moose Jaw 4 When you are the top seed in the WHL’s Eastern Conference and the playoffs are approaching, the last thing you want to have is the current team you are set to play against playing their best hockey of the entire season. Worse yet is […]
Raiders keep ahead of Blades with 4-2 win over Oil Kings
Prince Albert 4 Edmonton 2 The Saskatoon Blades may not get the chance to catch the Prince Albert Raiders (30-25-9-2). The Raiders notched a 4-2 win at home vs the Edmonton Oil Kings (19-40-6-2) for their seventh straight win. This kept them four points ahead of the Blades for the second wild card […]
Blades man advantage team powers past Oil Kings
By Les Lazaruk What was dormant for three games came alive and was responsible for a badly-needed Saskatoon Blades’ victory Tuesday night. The bridge city bunch broke a string of 13 consecutive power play chances without scoring by notching four goals on seven opportunities in a wild and wooly […]
Regina rolls to a win in Edmonton
The Memorial Cup hosting Regina Pats made their way up to Edmonton on their Alberta road swing. They were coming off a 3-2 win over Calgary in overtime last night and had won five of their last six games. Edmonton came into this one having snapped their previous losing streak […]
Edmonton takes overtime win over Calgary
The two bottom seeded teams in the league face off in Edmonton in a battle for number one position in the Bantam Draft. The Calgary Hitmen (19-35-7-2) come in riding a three-game losing streak, while the Edmonton Oil Kings (19-37-6-2) rode a five-game losing streak of their own. Both teams […]
WHL recap (part one): Rassell nets 2 in Tigers victory; Raiders get key win
Medicine Hat 5 @Edmonton 2 Mark Rassell was sitting on 99 career WHL goals for four games. Since he got to 99 by scoring in three straight, it could have been that he was putting some added pressure on himself to hit that mark. He hit it in his fifth […]