With the season underway, teams are making final adjustments to their rosters. The key deadline here is October 10th, the day that all WHL teams must be at three overage players. By then most teams will have played six regular season games. Tavin Grant of the Prince George Cougars recorded […]
Tag: Edmonton Oil Kings
Ice fall to Oil Kings to close busy weekend
The Edmonton Oil Kings scored three goals in the second period and held off a third period comeback from the Kootenay Ice to win 4-3 at Western Financial Place in Cranbrook on Sunday afternoon. The Ice paraded to the penalty box for much of the affair and also lost captain […]
Oil Kings win in high scoring affair
The Edmonton Oil Kings entered their second home game without a win this season. Travis Child once again got the start and stopped 25 of 31, while Oilers draft pick Stuart Skinner got the nod for the Lethbridge Hurricanes turning away 28 of 35. They would get that win behind three […]
Rebels “power-play” a win in Edmonton
The Red Deer Rebels spoiled the Edmonton Oil Kings home opener on Sunday night with a third period surge to take the game 5-3 on the second night of a weekend back to back between the two teams. The Oil Kings came out strong in the first period, nestling two […]
2017-18 season previews: Edmonton Oil Kings
(In our ongoing series, we preview the WHLs 22 teams in order of when the joined the league. We have reached the Edmonton Oil Kings) Edmonton Oil Kings (2016-17 record, 23-43-5-1 finished outside the playoffs) Who they lost from last year: The Oil Kings lost several players from the 2016-2017 season. […]
Nielsen neutralizes Oil Kings comeback attempt
Four days off. That’s all Calgary Hitmen centre Tristen Nielsen allowed himself to have following the end to his first full season with the club. Coming back with a retooled body and an improved snap shot, Nielsen looks ready for an impact year with the Hitmen. He guided them to the 3-2 […]
Edmonton Oil Kings: A look ahead
Edmonton Oil Kings main camp kicked off Monday, and after a perplexing offseason, including the departure of goaltender Patrick Dea and the addition of Travis Child. It’s clear that general manager Randy Hansch’s vision will now begin to play out in front of us. Child, a seasoned WHL vet and […]
B.C. U16 shortlist roster announced
Last week Hockey Alberta announced their shortlist and it was stock full of WHL drafted talent. This week B.C. Hockey made their shortlist official. The group will be evaluated while with their club teams and then whittled down to a group of 20 that will represent the British Columbia province […]
WHL burning questions: summer edition
We’ve entered the summer doldrums, the time when hockey fans are just itching to see their teams hit the ice. We thought it was high time to look at the WHL teams burning questions as we head into the final month before training camps. Each team will have a Face […]
Edmonton Oil Kings Draft Overview
Edmonton Oil Kings We really like the mix that Edmonton brought in this past season, they really stayed close to home and added players who had a tonne of offensive upside. To start it off they picked up three big framed players with their first three picks all of different […]