WHL Edmonton Oil Kings

Oil Kings Roster Set For Opening Night

Published on September 17, 2009 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Edmonton Oil Kings News Release


Edmonton, AB.: The Edmonton Oil Kings want you at Opening Night. The teams 3rd season is going to start with a bang. The Calgary Hitmen will be the opponent on Saturday, September 19th at Rexall Place at 7:00 pm. The Hitmen posted the most wins in the WHL last season so this will be a great test for the Oil Kings. Edmonton made their first post season appearance last year. The Oil Kings are building a young, aggressive and skilled team that is eager to make a long playoff run happen.

The Oil Kings have trimmed their roster to 25 players for Opening Night. The list includes 2 goalies, 8 defensemen and 15 forwards. The Oil Kings reassigned goalie Laurent Brossoit and released 20 year old defenseman Garrett Thiessen. The Oil Kings are down to the maximum of 3 overage players, goaltender Torrie Jung, defenseman Drew Nichol and forward Brett Breitkreuz.

Edmonton Oil Kings Roster - September 14, 2009

# Player Pos Birthdate Height Weight Hometown

1 Torrie Jung G 01-Jan-89 6"1" 183 Lantzville BC

30 Cam Lanigan G 9-Jun-92 6'2" 183 Calgary , AB

2 Adrian Van de Mosselaer D 19-Aug-90 6'3" 205 Kelowna, BC

3 Mark Pysyk D 11-Jan-92 6'2" 178 Sherwood Park AB

4 Keegan Lowe D 29-Mar-93 6' 168 Edmonton, AB

5 Tyler Hlookoff D 10-Apr-90 6' 184 Castlegar, BC

6 Braeden Laroque D 6-Apr-92 6'1" 171 Saskatoon, SK

7 Henrik Tervonen D 02-Feb-91 6'1' 181 Edmonton, AB

8 Drew Nichol D 30-Apr-89 6'3" 209 Edmonton, AB

9 Brent Raedeke F 29-May-90 6' 199 Regina, SK

10 Devin Balness F 03-Apr-92 5'11" 170 Beausejour, MB

11 Dylan Wruck F 23-Sep-92 5'8" 150 Saskatoon, SK

14 Colton Stephenson F 16-Jul-92 5'11' 179 Saskatoon, SK

15 Cam Maclise F 11-Jan-92 6'3" 181 Lacombe , AB

16 TJ Foster F 28-May-92 5'11" 158 Slave Lake, AB

17 Michael Burns F 3-May-91 6'2" 186 Edmonton, AB

18 Michael St. Croix C 10-Apr-93 5'11" 173 Winnipeg MB

20 Rhett Rachinski F 24-Aug-91 5'11" 179 Edmonton , AB

21 Travis Ewanyk C 29-Mar-93 6' 168 St Albert, AB

22 Tomas Vincour F 19-Nov-90 6'2" 204 Bruno, Czech. Rep.

23 Jesse Pearson D 13-Mar-91 6' 174 Winnipeg MB

25 Clayton Cumiskey F 20-Mar-90 6' 188 Yarrow , Bc.

26 Robin Soudek F 31-Jul-91 5'11" 172 Tabor. Czech. Rep.

27 Logan Proulx F 11-Apr-91 5'8" 161 Trail , BC

29 Brett Breitkreuz F 06-Apr-89 6'2" 211 Springside, SK

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