WHL Announces 2012 Pre-Season Schedule
Published on June 21, 2012 under Western Hockey League (WHL) News Release
Calgary, AB - The Western Hockey League today announced the Pre-Season schedule for the 2012-13 season. The schedule includes 60 games beginning on Tuesday, August 28 and concluding on Sunday, September 16. The pre-season schedule also features four tournaments with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Everett Silvertips hosting tournaments on the August 31 - September 2 weekend, the Tri-City Americans hosting their annual tournament over the September 6 - 8 weekend and the annual Crowsnest Pass tournament running September 14 - 16.
The Everett Silvertips Pre-season Classic runs August 31 - September 2 and will feature all five U.S. Division Clubs, the host Everett Silvertips, Portland Winterhawks, Seattle Thunderbirds, Spokane Chiefs and Tri-City Americans. The Edmonton Oil Kings 6th Annual Pre-Season tournament begins Saturday, September 1 and features six WHL Clubs including the host Oil Kings, Calgary Hitmen, Medicine Hat Tigers, Prince George Cougars, Red Deer Rebels and Swift Current Broncos. The games will be played out of the Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert, AB. The Tri-City Americans Pre-Season Tournament will again feature all five U.S. Division Clubs; the host Americans, Everett Silvertips, Portland Winterhawks, Seattle Thunderbirds and the Spokane Chiefs. The tournament will also include the Kootenay Ice with games starting on September 6. The Thunder Challenge Tournament hosted by the community of Crowsnest, Alberta, runs September 14 - 16 and features the Lethbridge Hurricanes, Kootenay Ice and Calgary Hitmen.
The 2012 WHL Pre-Season schedule also features games in 10 communities outside the 22 WHL Club markets, exposing the WHL to new fans across Western Canada. In Alberta, WHL fans will have the opportunity to watch pre-season action in the Crowsnest Pass, Innisfail, Lacombe, St. Albert, Stettler and Taber. In British Columbia, the Vancouver Giants will host three games out of their practice facility in Ladner and the Victoria Royals will host two games in Maple Ridge. In Saskatchewan, the residents of Warman will be treated to the Prince Albert Raiders facing the Saskatoon Blades, while hockey fans in Gull Lake will see the Swift Current Broncos take on the Prince Albert Raiders.
The 792 game 2012-13 WHL Regular Season schedule will be released on Wednesday, June 27.
You will find below and attached a copy of the 2012 WHL Pre-Season schedule which can also be found at http://www.whl.ca/ .
2012 WHL PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
Day Date Visitors
Home Time Location
Tuesday 28/08/2011 Swift Current @ Moose Jaw 7:00 Rookies
Thursday 30/08/2012 Victoria @ Kamloops 7:00
Friday 31/08/2012 Kelowna @ Vancouver 7:30 Ladner
Friday 31/08/2012 Kamloops vs Victoria 7:05 Maple Ridge
Friday 31/08/2012 Portland vs Seattle 3:00 Everett Tournament
Friday 31/08/2012 Tri-City @ Everett 7:00 Everett Tournament
Saturday 01/09/2012 Vancouver @ Kelowna 7:05
Saturday 01/09/2012 Red Deer vs Prince George 11:00 Edmonton Tournament
Saturday 01/09/2012 Medicine Hat vs Calgary 3:00 Edmonton Tournament
Saturday 01/09/2012 Swift Current @ Edmonton 7:00 Edmonton Tournament
Saturday 01/09/2012 Portland vs Tri-City 3:00 Everett Tournament
Saturday 01/09/2012 Spokane @ Everett 7:00 Everett Tournament
Sunday 02/09/2012 Prince George vs Medicine Hat 11:00 Edmonton Tournament
Sunday 02/09/2012 Swift Current vs Calgary 3:00 Edmonton Tournament
Sunday 02/09/2012 Red Deer @ Edmonton 7:00 Edmonton Tournament
Sunday 02/09/2012 Spokane vs Seattle 1:00 Everett Tournament
Sunday 02/09/2012 Portland @ Everett 5:00 Everett Tournament
Wednesday 05/09/2012 Vancouver @ Kamloops 7:00
Wednesday 05/09/2012 Calgary vs Lethbridge 7:00 Taber
Thursday 06/09/2012 Brandon @ Regina 7:00 Co-Operators Centre
Thursday 06/09/2012 Kootenay @ Tri-City 7:05 Tri-City Tournament
Friday 07/09/2012 Regina @ Brandon 7:30
Friday 07/09/2012 Red Deer @ Calgary 7:00 Winsport (COP)
Friday 07/09/2012 Saskatoon @ Prince Albert 7:00
Friday 07/09/2012 Edmonton @ Prince George 7:00
Friday 07/09/2012 Moose Jaw vs Swift Current 7:00 Maple Creek
Friday 07/09/2012 Kamloops @ Vancouver 7:30 Ladner
Friday 07/09/2012 Kelowna vs Victoria 7:05 Maple Ridge
Friday 07/09/2012 Spokane vs Everett 11:00 Tri-City Tournament
Friday 07/09/2012 Portland vs Kootenay 3:00 Tri-City Tournament
Friday 07/09/2012 Seattle @ Tri-City 7:00 Tri-City Tournament
Saturday 08/09/2012 Victoria @ Kelowna 7:05
Saturday 08/09/2012 Edmonton @ Prince George 7:00
Saturday 08/09/2012 Lethbridge vs Red Deer 7:00 Innisfail
Saturday 08/09/2012 Prince Albert vs Saskatoon 7:05 Warman
Saturday 08/09/2012 Kootenay vs Everett 11:00 Tri-City Tournament
Saturday 08/09/2012 Seattle vs Portland 3:00 Tri-City Tournament
Saturday 08/09/2012 Spokane @ Tri-City 7:00 Tri-City Tournament
Sunday 09/09/2012 Lethbridge @ Medicine Hat 6:00
Sunday 09/09/2012 Swift Current @ Moose Jaw 2:00
Wednesday 12/09/2012 Medicine Hat @ Lethbridge 7:00
Thursday 13/09/2012 Swift Current @ Prince Albert 7:00
Friday 14/09/2012 Moose Jaw @ Brandon 7:30
Friday 14/09/2012 Prince George @ Kamloops 7:00
Friday 14/09/2012 Edmonton vs Red Deer 7:30 Lacombe
Friday 14/09/2012 Saskatoon @ Regina 7:00
Friday 14/09/2012 Everett @ Seattle 7:35
Friday 14/09/2012 Spokane @ Tri-City 7:05
Friday 14/09/2012 Victoria @ Vancouver 7:30 Ladner
Friday 14/09/2012 Kootenay vs Lethbridge 7:00 Crowsnest Pass Tournament
Saturday 15/09/2012 Seattle @ Everett 7:05
Saturday 15/09/2012 Tri-City @ Kelowna 7:05
Saturday 15/09/2012 Brandon @ Moose Jaw 7:00
Saturday 15/09/2012 Kamloops @ Prince George 7:00
Saturday 15/09/2012 Medicine Hat vs Red Deer 7:30 Stettler
Saturday 15/09/2012 Regina @ Saskatoon 7:05
Saturday 15/09/2012 Prince Albert vs Swift Current 7:00 Gull Lake
Saturday 15/09/2012 Vancouver @ Victoria 2:05
Saturday 15/09/2012 Lethbridge vs Calgary 7:00 Crowsnest Pass Tournament
Sunday 16/09/2012 Kootenay vs Calgary 2:00 Crowsnest Pass Tournament
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