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Oil Kings – Game 5 – TONIGHT – Coach Derek Laxdal’s comments on penalties...
Questions going into tonight’s Oil King against the Kootenay Ice at Rexall Place … Will Edmonton get the first goal on home ice, a priority for head coach Derek Laxdal? Will Edmonton stay out of the...
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Playing hockey hooky with the Reinharts
* * * Scouting reports of hockey’s incoming “first family” * * * The morning sun beats down on Wayne Gretzky's Stanley Cup-lifting shoulders as school kids pour into his old barn on Tuesday. * * *...
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“I’m just trying to be as physical as possible”– Drew Czerwonka interviews...
* * * Dark horse prospect paying price for grinding style * * * Kootenay Ice captain Drew Czerwonka (#19, black, centre of frame) stakes out familiar territory on the edge of the blue paint. * * * For...
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“I think that the days of fighting in this game are numbered”— Paul Reinhart...
Former NHL star Paul Reinhart with his middle son, Griffin * * * It was a family affair at Rexall Place last Tuesday morning when the three Reinhart brothers took to the ice. In the stands were proud...
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Oil Kings WHL regular season champions; to play Kootenay in first round: Bob...
RED DEER /// Bob Green sits in the media lounge looking calm and relaxed 10 minutes before one of the biggest games in Edmonton Oil King modern day history. In typical tradition before a game Green...
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Oil Kings finally enjoy home ice advantage
Even when he was playing junior hockey, Jordan Eberle was already leaving his mark on Edmonton. Eberle was an Oilers prospect in 2009, a member of the Regina Pats and a World Junior Championship hero...
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Edmonton Oil Kings make like curlers, sweep Ice
The defending Western Hockey League champion Kootenay Ice congratulate the Edmonton Oil Kings after the locals finished off a four-game sweep of their opening round playoff series. (Photo courtesy...
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The Morning Skate: The end is the beginning for Oil Kings
The Edmonton Oil Kings got back to Rexall Place from their trip to Red Deer around midnight, just in time to see the day shift from Friday to Saturday, which marks the end of their regular-season. The...
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Anaheim Ducks star Corey Perry is sneaky-dirty like Mark Messier used to be...
- There’s plenty of vitriol from aggrieved Minnesota Wild fans, upset at Corey Perry’s elbow on rookie Jason Zucker when I dared to tweet Perry’s “sneaky-dirty” play was what made him special to other...
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The Morning Skate: Oil Kings looking to break series deadlock with the...
It’s been an eventful start to the the Edmonton Oil Kings’ first road trip of the post-season. And the defending Western Hockey League champions haven’t even played a game yet. The Oil Kings are in...
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Audio: Derek Laxdal “That’s one less elk dead on the road.”
Sometimes you’re the bus and sometimes you’re the elk. The story of the Edmonton Oil Kings’ team bus hitting an elk on its way to Cranbrook early Monday morning took on a life of its own this week....
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Crossbar shot haunts Oil Kings’ Lazar
As Curtis Lazar puts it, one of two things kept him awake last night. “I don’t know if it was the couple of cups of coffee I had before the game or just that crossbar,” he said on Friday morning after...
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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: Edmonton Oil Kings’ shutout streak longest in franchise...
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Over to you, Tyler Santos. With starting goalie Tristan Jarry taking a breather following a pair of shutout road victories, Santos, the rookie Edmonton Oil Kings netminder who joined...
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WHL Morning Skate: Edmonton Oil Kings’ win, shutout streak snapped by Kelowna...
It’s over. The Edmonton Oil Kings dropped the final match of their eight-game road trip 2-0 to the Kelowna Rockets Saturday night, ending their franchise-record shutout run at three games and their...
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WHL Morning Skate: Calgary Hitmen turn cold against Kootenay Ice
WHL roundup of games Monday, Nov. 11 (The Canadian Press files) Kootenay Ice 5 Calgary Hitmen 1 CALGARY — Jaedon Descheneau had two power-play goals and an assist in the Kootenay Ice’s 5-1 win over the...
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WHL Morning Skate: Swift Current Broncos extend win streak to nine with...
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Make it nine. The Swift Current Broncos took a 2-0 lead and never looked back Wednesday night, beating the visiting Kootenay Ice 3-0 for their ninth win in a row. The Broncos...
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WHL Game Night: Pair of Edmonton Oil Kings appear on NHL scouting bureau’s...
A pair of Edmonton Oil Kings sit among the 38 WHL players listed on NHL Central Scouting’s latest ‘Players to Watch’ list, released Thursday, Nov. 14, for next year’s NHL entry draft. Defencemen Aaron...
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WHL Game Night: Clashes of titans among nine-game Friday slate
Battles of the best will heat up on both sides of the Rockies tonight, with the Portland Winterhawks-Everett Silvertips clash in Washington state the biggest of the bunch. The Winterhawks (16-4-2) sit...
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WHL Morning Skate: Calgary Hitmen snap Swift Current Broncos’ win streak,...
Calgary Hitmen 3 Swift Current Broncos 2 2 (SO) CALGARY — Radel Fazleev scored the winner as the Calgary Hitmen halted the Swift Current Broncos’ nine-game win streak. Chris Driedger made 37 saves for...
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