The streak continues for the Edmonton Oil Kings after a 2-1 shootout victory over the Portland Winterhawks. Since losing 5-2 on home ice against the Lethbridge Hurricanes, Brad Lauer’s men have now taken a point in each of their last seven games with five of them being wins. Things were […]
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Calgary Hitmen weekly preview
The Calgary Hitmen headed into the week coming off their fourth straight victory of the season. Despite missing two top offensive players in Carson Focht and James Malm to undisclosed injuries, Calgary received depth contribution to pick up the two points at home against a young but skilled Portland Winterhawks […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Hayes makes return to Raiders, forces Martin trade to Kamloops, Broncos add Klassen and more
One day ago in this space, you were reading in this space that Zack Hayes had made the opening night roster for the AHL’s San Diego Gulls.
ICE have no answer for hot Oil Kings offence
The Winnipeg ICE outshot the Edmonton Oil Kings on Friday night, but that’s about it. Sebastian Cossa made 40 saves on 40 shots as he paced the Oil Kings to a huge 7-0 win at the Wayne Fleming Arena. Edmonton used points from 10 different players for the win. They […]
Oil Kings invade the Rebels home opener party
It took both teams a while to get the game going, following the longer-than-usual home opening game ceremonies. While both teams were looking to find their legs early, the action was certainly leaning towards the home side as the team fed off the early buzz in the rink. It was […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: WHL teams make trades, release players and NHL teams announce training camp rosters on busy day in world of hockey
The Prince Albert Raiders have acquired 2001-born defenseman Remy Aquilon from the Victoria Royals for a 2020 seventh-round WHL Bantam Draft pick.
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:
Off-season outlook: Edmonton Oil Kings
This is an ongoing series as we start the long road to the 2019-20 WHL season. We will be going in the order that teams were eliminated from contention. Keep in mind that the roster guesses vary because of information made available to us. We did our very best to […]
Protas scores back-to-back hat tricks, Raiders move onto WHL Final with 4-2 series win
For the second game in a row, an unlikely hero emerged for the Prince Albert Raiders. It was the same hero as the last game as Aliaksei Protas stepped up with his second hat trick in as many nights. His three goals came in the first 40 minutes and helped […]
Sogaard turns away Oil Kings as Tigers take Game 1
(Edmonton, AB) To say that a goaltender gave a team fits when they won only one of six regular season games, may seem like an exaggeration. But that was exactly what Medicine Hat’s Mads Sogaard did to the Edmonton Oil Kings in the regular season. He made games where the […]