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April 3, 2026 - Edmonton, Alta. - The Edmonton Oil Kings are down to their final strike after a 4-2 loss to the Saskatoon Blades on Friday night at Rogers Place.
It was another back-and-forth game in what's a back-and-forth series as Edmonton opened the scoring for the second consecutive games. This time, it was Miroslav Holinka who fired one home on a partial break to make it 1-0. However, Saskatoon scored twice in short order to make it 2-1 as Zach Olsen's first of the playoffs with under two minutes to play in the first, and then Hunt... Full Story
April 3, 2026 - Edmonton, Alta. - It's been a series with not much separation as the Edmonton Oil Kings and Saskatoon Blades are now in a best-of-three to punch their ticket to the second round of the playoffs.
With the series now tied 2-2, the series shifts back to Edmonton tonight for game five after the Oil Kings earned a split in Saskatoon thanks to a 5-2 win in game four. That game was the first to not be decided by a single goal. Miroslav Holinka's hat-trick, just the second in Oil Kings playoff history, was the highlight of the ga... Full Story
April 2, 2026 - Saskatoon, Sask. - The Edmonton Oil Kings are now deadlocked at 2-2 in their best of seven series with the Saskatoon Blades after a 5-2 win in Saskatoon on Wednesday night.
It was a first period of first for the Oil Kings in the hockey game, as Miroslav Holinka scored for Edmonton just over seven minutes in to make it 1-0 as the Oil Kings opened the scoring for the first time in the series. Saskatoon would respond though with a Kazden Mathies goal at the 14:21 mark of the period. However, a late powerplay gave the Oil Kin... Full Story
April 1, 2026 - Saskatoon, Sask. - The Edmonton Oil Kings will look to get their first round WHL Playoff series back to even with the Saskatoon Blades tonight in game four.
Last night, the Oil Kings had a 3-1 lead slip away, and were outshot 14-4 in the third period, and 33-26 in the game. However, the Oil Kings dominated the second frame of the game, outshooting the Blades 17-5. They scored all three goals in that period, and they'll look to build off of that heading into an important game four tonight.
Edmonton has also seen their d... Full Story
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Oil Kings Fall to Blades in Game Five
April 3, 2026 - Edmonton, Alta. - The Edmonton Oil Kings are down to their final strike after a 4-2 loss to the Saskatoon Blades on Friday night at Rogers Place.
It was another back-and-forth game in what's a back-and-forth series as Edmonton opened the scoring for the second consecutive games. This time, it was Miroslav Holinka who fired one home on a partial break to make it 1-0. However, Saskatoon scored twice in short order to make it 2-1 as Zach Olsen's first of the playoffs with under two minutes to play in the first, and then Hunt... Full StoryMore Edmonton Oil Kings stories below
Oil Kings and Blades Now Involved in Best-Of-Three Series
April 3, 2026 - Edmonton, Alta. - It's been a series with not much separation as the Edmonton Oil Kings and Saskatoon Blades are now in a best-of-three to punch their ticket to the second round of the playoffs.
With the series now tied 2-2, the series shifts back to Edmonton tonight for game five after the Oil Kings earned a split in Saskatoon thanks to a 5-2 win in game four. That game was the first to not be decided by a single goal. Miroslav Holinka's hat-trick, just the second in Oil Kings playoff history, was the highlight of the ga... Full StoryHolinkas Hat-Trick Helps Oil Kings Tie Series with Blades
April 2, 2026 - Saskatoon, Sask. - The Edmonton Oil Kings are now deadlocked at 2-2 in their best of seven series with the Saskatoon Blades after a 5-2 win in Saskatoon on Wednesday night.
It was a first period of first for the Oil Kings in the hockey game, as Miroslav Holinka scored for Edmonton just over seven minutes in to make it 1-0 as the Oil Kings opened the scoring for the first time in the series. Saskatoon would respond though with a Kazden Mathies goal at the 14:21 mark of the period. However, a late powerplay gave the Oil Kin... Full StoryOil Kings Looking to Tie Series with Blades Back Up
April 1, 2026 - Saskatoon, Sask. - The Edmonton Oil Kings will look to get their first round WHL Playoff series back to even with the Saskatoon Blades tonight in game four.
Last night, the Oil Kings had a 3-1 lead slip away, and were outshot 14-4 in the third period, and 33-26 in the game. However, the Oil Kings dominated the second frame of the game, outshooting the Blades 17-5. They scored all three goals in that period, and they'll look to build off of that heading into an important game four tonight.
Edmonton has also seen their d... Full StoryEdmonton Oil Kings News
- Oil Kings Fall to Blades in Game Five - April 3, 2026
- Oil Kings and Blades Now Involved in Best-Of-Three Series - April 3, 2026
- Holinkas Hat-Trick Helps Oil Kings Tie Series with Blades - April 2, 2026
- Oil Kings Looking to Tie Series with Blades Back Up - April 1, 2026
- Oil Kings Drop First Game in Saskatoon to Blades - April 1, 2026
- MacKenzie and Holinka Named to Eastern Conference Second All-Star Team - March 31, 2026
- Oil Kings Recall Landreville - March 31, 2026
- Series Shifts to Saskatoon as Oil Kings and Blades Play Game 3 - March 31, 2026
- MacKenzie's Overtime Winner Ends Second Longest Playoff Game in Oil Kings History - March 29, 2026
- Oil Kings Look to Bounce Back against Blades in Game Two - March 29, 2026
- Special Teams Play Big Part in Game One as Oil Kings Fall to Blades - March 27, 2026
- Oil Kings and Blades Meet in Game One of 2026 Playoffs - March 27, 2026
- Oil Kings Sign Easton Doran to WHL Scholarship & Development Agreement - March 24, 2026
- Oil Kings Hand out 2025/2026 Team Awards - March 23, 2026
- Oil Kings Finish Season Strong with Big Win over Hitmen - March 22, 2026
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| Sun., Apr 5 | Edmonton at Saskatoon (Playoff Gm. 6) | 4:00 p.m. | |
| Fri., Apr 3 | L | Saskatoon 4 at Edmonton 2 (Playoff Gm. 5) | Final |
| Wed., Apr 1 | W | Edmonton 5 at Saskatoon 2 (Playoff Gm. 4) | Final |
| Tue., Mar 31 | L | Edmonton 3 at Saskatoon 4 (Playoff Gm. 3) | Final |
| Sun., Mar 29 | W | Saskatoon 3 at Edmonton 4 (Playoff Gm. 2) | Final (OT) |
| Fri., Mar 27 | L | Saskatoon 3 at Edmonton 2 (Playoff Gm. 1) | Final |
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- Loss puts Oil Kings in danger of elimination in Round 1 of WHL playoffs - WHL Edmonton Journal (April 4)
- Loss puts Oil Kings in danger of elimination in Round 1 of WHL playoffs - WHL Edmonton Sun (April 4)
- Oil Kings get 'er done Sunday in Edmonton, beating Saskatoon 4-3 in OT - WHL Edmonton Journal (March 30)
- Blades, Oil Kings clash in WHL playoffs for the first time since 1971 - WHL Edmonton Journal (March 27)
- Lukas Sawchyn leads the Edmonton Oil Kings into the WHL playoffs - WHL Edmonton Sun (March 26)
- Edmonton Oilers' Tristan Jarry looks to get back on track in Utah - WHL Edmonton Journal (March 23)
- Oil Kings top tired Wheat Kings 3-1 - WHL Brandon Sun (March 15)
- Oil Kings goalie Snell on a roll as WHL playoffs approach - WHL Edmonton Journal (March 12)
- Edmonton takes 6-1 win over Wild in Wednesday school-day session - WHL Wenatchee World (March 12)
- Raiders close out Alberta road trip with 4-3 win over Edmonton - WHL Prince Albert Daily Herald (March 9)
- Tigers win streak snapped with 6-1 loss Saturday in Edmonton - WHL Medicine Hat News (March 8)
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