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6 Oil Kings Alumni Compete in CIS Men's Hockey Championship

March 12, 2015 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Edmonton Oil Kings News Release


EDMONTON, ALTA. - The Edmonton Oil Kings have six alumni competing in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Men's Hockey Championship, which begins today in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Drew Nichol, Rhett Rachinski, Jordan Hickmott, T.J. Foster, Stephane Legault and Riley Keiser will all compete for the University of Alberta Golden Bears in the national championships. Nichol, Rachinski, Hickmott and Foster were all members of last year's gold-medal winning Golden Bears squad.

Foster was named the Canada West Outstanding Player of the Year and Top Scorer after posting 42 points in 28 games. He was subsequently named a CIS First-Team All-Canadian.

Legault won the Canada West Rookie of the Year award, posting six goals and 15 assists in 28 games for the Golden Bears. He was named to the CIS All-Rookie team for his efforts.

Hickmott joined Foster on the Canada West First-Team All-Star team, while Kieser was named to the Canada West All-Rookie team along with Legault.

The CHL is the premier development league for CIS hockey. Across the CIS hockey system are WHL and CHL graduates who are using their league scholarship package both to pursue their academic goals and continue to play the game they love at an elite level. This year, 166 CHL graduates are represented on all eight teams competing for the University Cup and comprise 78% of all players in the tournament.

The WHL continues to be the leading provider of hockey scholarships in Western Canada. Since 1993, the Western Hockey League has awarded more than 5,200 scholarships to graduate players, representing an investment by WHL ownership of more than $17 million.

Quarter-final games begin on Thursday while the tournament concludes on Sunday, March 15. All tournament games will be webcast at www.CIS-SIC.tv. Saturday will see Semi-final action at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. broadcast on Sportsnet 360 while Sunday's Championship Final can be seen at 3:30 p.m. on Sportsnet 360. More information on the tournament can be found at www.universitycup.ca.

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