WHL Announces 2008 Exhibition Schedule
June 26, 2008 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release
Calgary, AB -- The 2008 WHL Exhibition season opens on Friday, August 29th with the Vancouver Giants hosting the Kamloops Blazers in Ladner, British Columbia. This season's exhibition schedule also features four tournaments with the Everett Silvertips and Edmonton Oil Kings tournaments set for the last weekend in August and the Saskatoon Blades and Tri-City Americans hosting their tournaments the weekend of September 4 - 7.
The Everett Tournament begins on Friday, August 29th, and features the Chilliwack Bruins and all five U.S. Division Clubs, including the 2008 WHL and Memorial Cup Champion Spokane Chiefs and 2008 WHL Regular Season Champion Tri-City Americans.
The Edmonton Oil Kings 2nd Annual pre-season tournament begins on Saturday, August 30th, and features five Clubs including Medicine Hat, Prince George, Regina and Swift Current.
The Tri-City Americans to urnament features the host Americans and their four U.S. Division rivals Everett, Portland, Seattle and Spokane and starts on Thursday, September 4th with the Silvertips taking on the Chiefs.
The Saskatoon Blades tournament kicks off on Thursday, September 5th with the Blades playing host to the 2008 WHL Eastern Conference Champion Lethbridge Hurricanes. Also participating in the tournament are the Medicine Hat Tigers, Moose Jaw Warriors, Prince Albert Raiders and Swift Current Broncos.
Western Hockey League Stories from June 26, 2008
- Rebels Acquire Lazowski from Seattle - Red Deer Rebels
- Americans draft Russian - Tri-City Americans
- Hitmen select forward in draft - Calgary Hitmen
- Thunderbirds do some business in the front office - Seattle Thunderbirds
- Kelowna Rockets Select Lukas Matejka - Kelowna Rockets
- Giants Take Slovakia Forward With 2nd Pick In Import Draft - Vancouver Giants
- Americans Draft Russian in 2008 CHL Import Draft - Tri-City Americans
- Edmonton Oil Kings Select Czech Forward Robin Soudek At The CHL Import Draft - Edmonton Oil Kings
- Hurricanes Trade Import Draft Pick - Lethbridge Hurricanes
- Ice select two Forwards in CHL Import Draft - Kootenay Ice
- Giants Select Russia Forward In CHL Import Draft - Vancouver Giants
- WHL & Hockey Manitoba to Join Forces - Brandon Wheat Kings
- Raiders select Revenko in Euro Draft - Prince Albert Raiders
- Brandon Wheat Kings Insider - Brandon Wheat Kings
- Broncos Select Oliver Jokel In CHL Import Draft - Swift Current Broncos
- Nugent-Hopkins Wins Prestigious Award - Red Deer Rebels
- Blazers Select Siska 30th Overall - Kamloops Blazers
- Kelowna Rockets Busy On Draft Day - Kelowna Rockets
- Pats Select Tomas Hricina 27th Overall in CHL Import Draft - Regina Pats
- Blades-Rockets Execute Trade - Saskatoon Blades
- WHL enters into Partnership with Hockey Manitoba - WHL
- Bruins Select Alexander Viklund in CHL Import Draft - Chilliwack Bruins
- Rebels Make Import Selection - Red Deer Rebels
- Blazers Select Bortnak 18th Overall - Kamloops Blazers
- Giants Take Part In CHL Import Draft - Vancouver Giants
- WHL Announces 2008 Exhibition Schedule - Brandon Wheat Kings
- Raiders Acquire 18 year-old center Jordan Hickmott - Prince Albert Raiders
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