MEDICINE HAT – The Central Division-leading Edmonton Oil Kings waltzed into Co-Op Place Saturday evening and pretty much clinched first place with a 4-1 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers. It was the second time in three nights and fourth time this irregular season the Oil Kings have beaten […]
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Oil Kings reach franchise milestone in 3-1 win over Rebels
Well, there you have it. It was in the back of our minds before the game and now it’s a reality. The Edmonton Oil Kings 3-1 victory over the Red Deer Rebels on Saturday night improves their team record to 6-0 on the season. This win marks the first […]
Cossa and the Oil Kings’ powerplay too much for Rebels
The most penalized team in the Western Hockey League allowed their penalty taking ways to cost them the game. Red Deer racked up seven minor penalties in the contest as well as a 5-minute fighting major and the extremely strong Edmonton Oil Kings took advantage three times throughout the evening. […]
Edmonton Oil Kings off to a solid start in 2020-21
Four games into the 2020-21 WHL season and the Edmonton Oil Kings are riding high with an undefeated record of 4-0. No time is being wasted in picking up where they left off last season. The Oil Kings matched up against the Lethbridge Hurricanes and the Medicine Hat Tigers […]
“Tale of the Tape” Tuesdays
Volume 3: I’m switching gears with my weekly column. I’ll continue to key on Tigers topics from my HQ here in Medicine Hat, Alberta but with so much happening league-wide these days, along with so many friends and resources to draw from across Western Canada and the USA, I’ll […]
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
2020 DUBNetwork Player Awards: MVP, Rookie of the Year and Goalie and Defensemen of the Year
Western Conference MVP: Adam Beckman (Spokane Chiefs) Beckman ran away with this vote. Wolf was the closest to him but regardless the MVP for the Western Conference stays in the U.S. Division. Mathew Barzal (Seattle-2017), Carter Hart (Everett-2018) and Joachim Blichfeld (Portland-2019) were the previous winners of this award […]
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 […]
Guenther leads Oil Kings in rout of ICE
It was Hockey Hooky Day in Edmonton on Wednesday. A day where thousands of students, and overall, more than 11,000 fans packed inside of Rogers Place to watch their hometown Oil Kings battle the Winnipeg ICE. Heading in, it was expected to be an exciting game. The Oil Kings beat […]
Oil Kings continue dominance, blank ICE
Of the top three teams in the Central Division, the Edmonton Oil Kings have scored the fewest goals with 210. Not that it’s a low number, however, it is 13 fewer than Lethbridge and 21 fewer than Medicine Hat. When it comes to the same three teams, Edmonton has […]
