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Live blog: Oil Kings – Hitmen Game 7; Oil Kings win 2-0
“It’s sad to see one of these teams lose, but I’m happy that we’re moving on.” — Edmonton Oil Kings head coach Derek Laxdal. It twisted and turned and as Evan Daum writes, Game 7 of the Western Hockey...
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WHL Morning Skate: Sorry, Warriors — Maple Leafs keep defenceman Morgan Rielly
They could’ve sent him back to junior, but Morgan Rielly has shown enough in the NHL ranks that the Toronto Maple Leafs will keep him on the roster. The 19-year-old, drafted fifth overall in 2012 by...
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WHL Morning Skate: Edmonton Oil Kings goalie Tristan Jarry blanks host...
VANCOUVER — Tristan Jarry’s shutout Tuesday night didn’t come because the Vancouver Giants failed to try. The hosts peppered the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings goalie in vain — none of their 37 shots...
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WHL Morning Skate: Late goals lift Edmonton Oil Kings over Lethbridge Hurricanes
WHL roundup of games Friday, Nov. 29 Edmonton Oil Kings 2 Lethbridge Hurricanes 1 LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Mitchell Moroz and Curtis Lazar each scored late goals in the third period to lift Edmonton. Moroz...
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WHL Morning Skate: Portland Winterhawks extend unbeaten streak to eight with...
Portland Winterhawks 5 Red Deer Rebels 4 RED DEER, Alta. — Brendan Leipsic had two goals and an assist and Nicolas Petan extended his point streak to 11 games as the Portland Winterhawks slipped past...
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WHL Morning Skate: Edmonton Oil Kings outlast Prince Albert Raiders for...
WHL roundup of games Wednesday, Dec. 11 Edmonton Oil Kings 7 Prince Albert Raiders 5 PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Mitchell Moroz and Curtis Lazar helped the Edmonton Oil Kings stretch their win streak to...
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WHL round-up: Edmonton Oil Kings blank visiting Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL round-up of games Saturday, Jan.4 (The Canadian Press) Edmonton Oil Kings 7 Seattle Thunderbirds 0 EDMONTON — Tristan Jarry stopped 22 shots and Henrik Samuelsson had five assists as the Oil Kings...
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WHL round-up: Calgary Hitmen trounce Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL round-up of games Sunday, Jan. 5 (The Canadian Press) Calgary Hitmen 10 Seattle Thunderbirds 2 CALGARY — Chris Driedger made 26 saves and 10 different players scored for the Hitmen en route to...
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WHL Morning Skate: Edmonton Oil Kings burn top-ranked Kelowna Rockets
WHL round-up of games Wednesday, Jan. 8 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 Kelowna Rockets 2 EDMONTON — He made them early, often, and very well. Edmonton Oil Kings goalie Tristan Jarry stopped 43 shots Wednesday...
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WHL Morning Skate: Edmonton Oil Kings edge Kootenay Ice in shootout
WHL roundup of games Friday, Jan. 10 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 Kootenay Ice 3 (SO) CRANBROOK, B.C. – Henrik Samuelsson and Reid Petryk scored in the shootout as the Edmonton Oil Kings extended their win...
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WHL round-up: Sam Reinhart scores twice as Kootenay Ice come from behind to...
WHL round-up of games Sunday, Jan. 12 (The Canadian Press) Kootenay Ice 5 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 CRANBROOK, B.C. – Zach Franko scored twice, including the winner, as the Kootenay Ice came from from...
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CHL Top Prospects game redux
Team Orr tops Team Cherry in annual CHL Top Prospects game By Laurence Heinen, The Canadian Press CALGARY — Jared McCann hasn’t scored a bigger goal than his game-winning tally on Wednesday at the...
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WHL round-up: Jake Virtainen propels Calgary Hitmen over Regina Pats
WHL round-up of games Tuesday, Jan. 21 (The Canadian Press) Calgary Hitmen 5 Regina Pats 1 CALGARY – Jake Virtanen scored twice, including once shorthanded, as the Calgary Hitmen cruised past the...
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WHL roundup: Edmonton Oil Kings edge Calgary Hitmen in OT to sweep weekend...
WHL roundup of games Sunday, Jan. 26 (The Canadian Press) Edmonton Oil Kings 3 Calgary Hitmen 2 CALGARY – Mitchell Moroz scored his 26th goal of the season in overtime and had two assists to lead the...
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Hockey World: Big centre Draisaitl would be perfect fit for Oilers
Here’s what you should know about Prince Albert Raiders centre Leon Draisaitl, with the Edmonton Oilers once again having their NHL entry draft table close to the stage with the other bottom-feeders at...
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This ‘n’ that: Expect Derek Roy to move on from Blues following season
St. Louis Blues goalie Ryan Miller. - I don’t see Derek Roy having more than a one-year shelf life with the St. Louis Blues after they’ve started to scratch him. He’s scored one point in his last 16...
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Scouting report: Top 10 prospect Jake Virtanen might be viable option if...
If this was one year ago and the Edmonton Oilers had the #7 pick in the upcoming NHL draft, there would be a lot of buzz in these parts about Jake Virtanen. The high-scoring winger projects somewhere...
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SHORT SHIFTS
If Barry Trotz is hired as the next head coach of the Washington Capitals, he will have gone full circle. His first NHL job was as a pro scout for the Caps in the late 1980s and he coached their farm...
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Ekblad, Reinhart, Bennett are top 3 of draft class, but Draisaitl remains in...
Cult of Hockey’s draft primer/ scouting reports/ reader poll The 2014 NHL Draft has arrived at last, and with it the chance for have-not teams like the Edmonton Oilers to add another cornerstone to the...
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McDavid helps sell out Oilers' Young Guns Classic games
It’s all Connor, all the time for local Edmonton Oilers fans. But heralded rookie Connor McDavid will also be drawing a crowd at the the Young Stars Classic hockey tournament for NHL prospects from...
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