Weekly Recap: Oil Kings grind out four game road trip
The Oil Kings are back at home following a four-game road trip that saw them travel through Saskatchewan and Manitoba over the past week.
Weekly Recap: Oil Kings salvage the split
It was a quiet week for the Oil Kings as they only played a couple of games over Thanksgiving week. They started things off by playing host to the Brandon Wheat Kings on Friday with a chance to climb back to .500 on the year.
Weekly Recap: Oil Kings get off to shaky start
The Oil Kings got their season underway 11 days ago, but since this is my first weekly recap, I’m digging back to game one to give you a full sense of how things have been going thus far.
Getting to know Edmonton Oilers prospect Stuart Skinner
“Definitely one of the best moments of my life,” said a smiling Stuart Skinner when I asked him about being selected 78th overall by his hometown team, the Edmonton Oilers. “It was pretty cool hearing my name and I was kind of shocked about it” added the 18-year-old puck stopper. “Once I put on that…
GDB -6.0 Wrap-up: Pre-season streaking!
It’s never a bad day for an Oilers win! Despite the Jets playing almost all of their NHL regulars tonight, the Oilers kept their perfect preseason run going, improving to 3-0 with a 4-1 win on the road. The Oil came out of the gate sluggish and were outshot 11-4 in the opening frame. They…
Oilers release 12 players following MacEwan/NAIT all-star game
Rookie camp came to a close last night as the Oilers dropped a 2-0 decision to the MacEwan/NAIT hybrid all star team (did we agree on what to call them)? Along with the end of the rookie camp came a set of roster moves. The team announced, almost immediately following the game, they’ve released 12…
Oilers fall to NAIT/MacEwan All-Stars despite 49 shot effort
For years it’s been a tradition to have the Oilers rookies take on the University of Alberta Golden Bears. The two teams squared off 26 times since 1988 (a short hiatus between 2009-12) and this annual game often allows fans and media alike to get their first live looks at the future of the club.