Oil Kings Regular Season Schedule Announced

Published on June 27, 2012 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Edmonton Oil Kings News Release

Edmonton, AB - The Edmonton Oil Kings are proud to release their schedule for the 2012-13 WHL Regular season. The 2012 WHL Opening Weekend will launch on Thursday, September 20 in Edmonton. As is tradition the WHL Season Opener will be hosted by the defending WHL Champions. It will be a banner night as YOUR 2012 WHL Champion Oil Kings take on the 2011 WHL Champion Kootenay Ice in the Oil Kings Home Opener at Rexall Place. The game will be broadcast LIVE on SHAW TV starting at 7:00 pm (MT).

The Oil Kings regular season schedule includes several home game highlights including: the Oil Kings Annual Teddy bear Toss on December 7th versus Calgary, a New Year's game on December 30th versus Kootenay and a Family Day Monday match up versus the Prince George Cougars on February 18th. Edmonton will play host to a very family friendly schedule with 28 out of 36 games on weekends or holidays and seven Sunday match ups.

Edmonton will play a rematch of the 2012 WHL Championship with a game vs. the WinterHawks in Portland on February 27th. The defending WHL Champions will have four games vs the 2013 Memorial Cup Host Saskatoon Blades and six games vs their "Battle of Alberta" rivals the Calgary Hitmen.

Edmonton's 72 game regular season schedule is set to conclude on Saturday, March 16th with the 2013 WHL Playoffs and the battle for the Ed Chynoweth Cup scheduled to begin on Friday, March 22nd. The WHL and the City of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan will serve as the official hosts for the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup. The Saskatoon Blades will host another WHL Club (either Champion or runner-up), Ontario Hockey League Champions and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Champions from May 17 - 26, 2013.

Western Hockey League Stories from June 27, 2012

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• Pats and WHL Release 2012-13 Schedule - Regina Pats
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• Giants Release 2012-2013 Regular Season Schedule - Vancouver Giants
• T-Birds Announce 2012-13 Schedule - Seattle Thunderbirds
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• Ice Release Regular Season Schedule - Kootenay Ice
• WHL Announces 2012-13 Regular Season Schedule - WHL
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• Rockets Select Swedish Forward in CHL Import Draft - Kelowna Rockets
• 2012 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft Results - WHL
• Liston Traded to Vancouver - Lethbridge Hurricanes
• Giants Acquire Goaltender Liam Liston from Lethbridge - Vancouver Giants
• Chiefs Select Rimmel in Import Draft - Spokane Chiefs
• CHL Import Draft - Moose Jaw Warriors
• T-Birds Take Two Forwards in CHL Import Draft - Seattle Thunderbirds
• Canucks Invite Dalton Sward to Prospects Camp - Vancouver Giants
• Tips Select Defenseman Müller in Import Draft - Everett Silvertips
• Winterhawks Select Oliver Bjorkstrand and Kirill Vorobyov in CHL Import Draft - Portland Winterhawks
• Cougars Draft Rinalds Rosinskis 65th Overall in 2012 CHL Import Draft - Prince George Cougars
• Giants Select LW Ales Kilnar in CHL Import Draft - Vancouver Giants
• Oil Kings Sign Bertolucci - Edmonton Oil Kings
• Ice Select Two in CHL Import Draft - Kootenay Ice
• Hurricanes Select Blomqvist - Lethbridge Hurricanes
• Edmonton Selects Kulda in 2012 CHL Import Draft - Edmonton Oil Kings
• Wheat Kings Busy in Today's CHL Import Draft - Brandon Wheat Kings
• Pats Select Emil Sylvegard in Import Draft - Regina Pats
• Broncos Select Laurikainen 20th Overall in Import Draft - Swift Current Broncos
• Raiders Select Leon Draisaitl 2nd Overall - Prince Albert Raiders
• Cougars Select Goaltender Joonas Korpisalo Fifth Overall in 2012 CHL Import Draft - Prince George Cougars

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