We now know who will be wearing the C and A’s in Edmonton this upcoming WHL season. The Edmonton Oil Kings recently announced their leadership group for the 2020-21 campaign. Scott Atkinson 20-year-old forward Scott Atkinson will don the ‘C’ for the red, white, and blue once again after captaining […]
Tag: Jake Neighbours
Daily Dose of the DUB: More players loaned to Junior A squads, alumni signings
Brooks Bandits (AJHL) load up on NHL first-round picks The Raiders have loaned Ozzy Wiesblatt to the AJHL's Brooks Bandits until December 20. ? @ApolloMedia11 #GoRaidersGo pic.twitter.com/uER3zYCjxs — Prince Albert Raiders (@PARaidersHockey) November 2, 2020 The #OilKings have loaned forward Jake Neighbours to the @BrooksBandits of @TheAJHL until Dec. […]
2020 NHL Draft: Western Hockey League by the Numbers
Originally posted Oct 7,2020. The festivities at the Bell Centre in Montreal came to an end late Wednesday afternoon. Well actually, the virtual version came to and end, cementing the 2020 National Hockey League Draft as perhaps the most unique edition ever. Delayed due to COVID-19 concerns and protocols, the […]
Edmonton Oil Kings Player Profile: Jake Neighbours
Edmonton Oil Kings forward Jake Neighbours has really come into his own as an elite player in major junior hockey. Since his arrival in the WHL, he has developed into one of the league’s premier forwards. The shortened 2019-2020 season proved to be a breakout campaign for him. With […]
Edmonton Oil Kings prospect Svanenbergs ready for action
The 2020 CHL Import Draft, which was held on June 30th, has come and gone. A total of 66 players were selected, 25 of whom were drafted by WHL teams. The Edmonton Oil Kings were one of the WHL teams to make a selection, taking Latvian forward Janis Svanenbergs […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: NHL Central Scouting releases final rankings, Johnson signs with Moose and more
The NHL Central Scouting Bureau released their final rankings for the 2019-20 season on Wednesday featuring 52 WHLers
Daily Dose of the Dub: Leafs sign Kral and Rubins, Oil Kings hand out team awards
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed graduating defenseman Filip Kral (154 GP, 31 G, 89 A with the Spokane Chiefs from 2017-20) and defenseman Kristians Rubins (109 GP, 10 G, 41 A with the Medicine Hat Tigers from 2016-18) to entry-level contracts
DUBNetwork Awards Eastern Conference first, second and third teams
The 2019-20 WHL season came to an unexpected end with the outbreak of Covid-19 across North America and the world. That meant us at DUBNetwork had to scramble and put together our fourth annual awards. I reached out to our beat writers and those associated with the site and […]
Strong effort from Hurricanes leads to shootout victory over Oil Kings
Lethbridge Hurricanes’ forward Brett Davis tallied twice and added another in the shootout, as he led his team past the Edmonton Oil Kings 5-4. Alex Cotton chipped in with three assists while the visitors received 32 saves from Beck Warm in the shootout loss. From the get-go, this game […]
Dylan Guenther: The journey from first overall at WHL Draft to offensive star for the Oil Kings
For most players, being selected in the WHL Bantam Draft marks a significant confirmation of success through their journey of battling in minor hockey to finally joining the junior ranks. However, for Dylan Guenther — being selected first overall by the Oil Kings in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft is […]
