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Preview: Oil Kings vs Red Deer Rebels 2.17.24

February 17, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Edmonton Oil Kings News Release


EDMONTON OIL KINGS (17-32-2-1) vs. RED DEER REBELS (28-18-2-6) -

FEBRUARY 17, 2024 - ROGERS PLACE - 7:00 PM

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2023-24 Schedule vs. Red Deer Rebels

Friday, Sept 22 @ Red Deer (4-2 EDM)

Saturday, Sept 23 @ Edmonton (4-3 RD)

Sunday, Oct 15 @ Edmonton (5-2 RD)

Tuesday, Oct 17 @ Edmonton (4-0 RD)

Saturday, Jan 13 @ Red Deer (4-1 RD)

Friday, Jan 26 @ Red Deer (6-3 RD)

Friday, Feb 16 @ Red Deer (3-1 EDM)

Saturday, Feb 17 @ Edmonton

Saturday, Mar 23 @ Red Deer

Sunday, Mar 24 @ Edmonton

Matchup Notes

Tonight marks the 8th of 10 meetings in the regular season between the 2 clubs. Red Deer has won 5 of the 7 previous meetings.

Marc Lajoie leads all Oil Kings in scoring during the season series with five points (1G, 4A), while Kai Uchacz (7G, 4A) leads the way for the Rebels in the head to head with eleven points.

All-time, the Oil Kings and Rebels have met 115 times in the regular season with the Oil Kings holding a record of 56-46-7-7.

Coming In

The Oil Kings snapped their 7 game winless skid on Friday night, to the tune of 3-1 over the Red Deer Rebels. The win was the first game of a home-and-home, and the end to Edmonton's 6 game road trip.

Edmonton once again scored early in the 1st period for the 3rd time in the last 4 games, as Florida Panthers prospect Gracyn Sawchyn broke into the zone, fired a shot on net and Oil Kings leading scorer Gavin Hodnett deflected it past Rebels Goalie Rhett Stoesser only 3:39 into the game.

Red Deer tied the contest just over 3 minutes into the 2nd, when Hunter Mayo sniped home his 10th of the season, a mere :6 seconds into their 5-on-3 powerplay.

Smyth Rebman tallied twice in the 3rd, once on the powerplay and again into an empty net to secure the victory.

EOK Notables

€” Oil Kings prospect Jack Toogood played his first Western Hockey League game on Friday night, as a last minute call up due to Adam Jecho being a late day omission.

€” Oil Kings defenceman Marc Lajoie sits 11th in defenceman points (40), 2nd in defenceman goals (18), 1st in defenceman PP goals (11) and tied for 4th in defenceman PP points (23) in the WHL. His 11 power play goals rank tied for 4th overall in the entire WHL amongst all skaters.

€” Oil Kings defenceman Marc Lajoie is in for 5th for the most career power play goals by an Oil Kings defenceman in franchise history with 11 trailing only Griffin Reinhart (12), Cody Corbett (12), Aaron Irving (13) and Conner McDonald (14).

€” Oil Kings forward Adam Jecho is 13th in WHL rookie scoring with 33 points (16G, 17A) in just 35 games.

€” The Oil Kings lead the WHL in attendance (5,988 avg.).

RDR Notables

€” Rebels Forward Samuel Drancak is 21st in WHL rookie scoring with 25 points (8 G, 17 A) in 55 games.

€” Rebels Forward Kai Uchacz is 6 points away from 200 in his Western Hockey League career.

€” The Rebels have 2 players in the top 10 in the league of face-offs won. Kai Uchacz is #1 with 718, Ollie Josephson is in 9th spot and has won 540 draws.

€” Red Deer Goalie Chase Wutzke is 6th in the Western Hockey League with a GAA of 2.61 in 27 appearances during the 2023/24 campaign.

Milestone Watch

€” F Marshall Finnie has taken 2,000 career WHL face-offs.

€” F Jack Toogood played in his 1st Western Hockey League game on Friday night.

€” F Gracyn Sawchyn is 3 games away from 100 career WHL games.

€” F Ty Nash is 9 games away from 250 career WHL games.

€” F Ty Nash is 6 points away from 150 career WHL points.

€” D Marc Lajoie is 10 assists away from 100 career WHL assists.

€” F Gavin Hodnett is 6 points away from 100 career WHL points.

Lineup Report

€” D Ethan MacKenzie, upper-body, week-to-week (Games missed: 33).

€” F Presley Kerner, lower-body, week-to-week (Games missed: 2)

€” F John Szabo, upper-body, day-to-day (Games missed 1)

€” F Adam Jecho, undisclosed, day-to-day (Games missed: 1)

Streaks

€” F Gavin Hodnett is on a 2-game point streak (1g-1a-2pts).

€” F Gracyn Sawchyn is on a 4-game point streak (1g-3a-4pts).

€” D Blake Fiddler is on a 2-game point streak (0g-2a-2pts).

€” F Joe Iginla is on a 2-game point streak (1g-1a-2pts).

Who's Hot

€” F Gavin Hodnett has 48 points (14G, 34A) in his last 41 games.

€” D Skyler Bruce has 5 points in his last 6 games (5A)

€” F Ty Nash has 12 points (4G, 8A) in his last 13 games.

€” F Adam Jecho has 22 points (10G, 12A) in his last 26 games.

€” F Gracyn Sawchyn has 28 points (8G, 20A) in his last 26 games.

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