A dominant offensive second period from the Edmonton Oil Kings put them on track for a comfortable 5-0 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors. Heading into this Friday night contest, the Oil Kings were coming off a big character win against the Everett Silvertips — a team challenging them for […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: November Players of the Month, Belluk released from active roster, Schultz off to World Juniors, Weekly report and more
DubNetwork’s Second Star of the Month for November, James Hamblin posted an impressive 24 points (11 G, 13 A) with the Medicine Hat Tigers in just 12 games this month.
Hurricanes complete comeback to down the Oil Kings
The Lethbridge Hurricanes used a strong third period that included a late Alex Cotton goal with 28 seconds to play to take the Oil Kings to overtime and eventually a shootout. D-Jay Jerome completed the comeback with a fourth-round shootout goal as the Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oil Kings. In […]
Josh Williams goal sparks Oil Kings comeback win over Blades
The game got off to a slow start at Rogers place, with just five shots produced between the two teams in the opening ten minutes following puck drop. However, the offense quickly got rolling at full force near the end of the first period, with the Blades generating the game’s […]
Poor start leads to setback for Red Deer
When the opposing team comes into your barn and scores a goal before two minutes have passed, it is often a sign of not being ready. At times, it can lead to a goalie being pulled early, or it can lead to a quick turnaround for the home team. Other […]
Scott Atkinson Named Oil Kings Captain
On the opening weekend of the WHL season, it was Scott Atkinson who wore the captain’s “C” for the Edmonton Oil Kings. The team announced on Friday that Atkinson had been chosen to captain the 2019-20 Oil Kings, making him the 13th captain in modern franchise history. He replaces Oil […]
WHL Game Day Preview: Sunday, September 22nd, 2019
DUBNetwork’s game of the night: Kamloops Blazers @Portland Winterhawks 5pm PDT The Blazers end a grueling three-in-three stretch against all U.S. Division opponents on Sunday evening, hoping for their first win. On Friday at home they tied the game in the third period against Spokane but had Jake McGrew ruin […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: WHL hands out suspensions, Lindgren recalled to Blazers, injury updates and more
Brandon Wheat Kings forward Ridley Greig has been handed an indefinite suspension for a check to the head of Winnipeg ICE defenseman Chase Hartje on Friday night.
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 kicks off 2019-20 season
1999-born defenseman Brayden Pachal won’t be returning to the Prince Albert Raiders this season as he has signed an entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights after attending training camp on an amateur try-out contract.