Edmonton, in the middle of a five game road trip, got off to a slow start in Regina. The Pats were going into their fourth game in five days, but it didn’t show early. Despite being shut out in back-to-back games, the Pats’ first period play looked good. Less than […]
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Edmonton takes low scoring battle in Brandon
The Brandon Wheat Kings put up 40 shots on Saturday night against the Edmonton Oil Kings, but those in attendance at Westoba Place witnessed another special goaltending performance. One night after Brandon’s Jiri Patera stole the show with a 40-save shutout, Todd Scott was fantastic for Edmonton, making 39 saves. […]
Late game penalties result in first regulation loss for Edmonton
Special teams did not go in favour of the Edmonton Oil Kings on Sunday night as they fall 5-2 to the Lethbridge Hurricanes on home ice. Oil Kings fans welcomed back Matthew Robertson to Rogers Place as he made his first appearance in Edmonton since returning from the New York […]
Calgary’s veteran stars spoil Edmonton’s lead to take home opener
September 27th was not only the home opener for the Calgary Hitmen but also the club’s first of eight games against heated rival Edmonton Oil Kings. Edmonton came into town as the recently ranked number four team in the Kia CHL Top 10, while the Hitmen had fallen off after […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Olson to Rochester, not Tri-City, Americans, Foote returns to Kelowna and more
Despite not being drafted or signed by the Buffalo Sabres, Tri-City Americans forward Kyle Olson has earned a spot on the training camp roster of the AHL’s Rochester Americans.
Flaming Hot Takes: 22 teams, 22 questions
With the season upon us, it’s time for my annual tour around the league. I’m going to pick out one subject for each team and say what it is that I’m looking for and why it’s important. At the end of the year I’ll look back and see what the […]
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Edmonton Oil Kings
Edmonton Oil Kings – 42-18-8 – Eastern Conference Final loss to the Raiders After winning only 22 games in 2017-18, expectations weren’t very high for the Edmonton Oil Kings last season. At most, it was believed they could push for the second wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference if all […]
Young Hitmen fall to Oil Kings in second preseason game
The latter half of the preseason home-and-home was held last night (September 7th) between the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings and the home Calgary Hitmen. The second of four preseason games for the Hitmen was held at the recently-built Sarcee Seven Chiefs Sportsplex in Tsuu T’ina Nation. The Hitmen looked to […]
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 […]
2019 Playoff Preview: 1C) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. 3C) Calgary Hitmen
Franchise playoff history: 2013 Conference Finals 4-3 Edmonton. The teams were destined to meet as the one and two seeds in the hotly contested Eastern Conference. To no one’s surprise the series needed all seven games. Calgary forced it with an exciting overtime win in Game 6. The Oil Kings […]