WHL Edmonton Oil Kings

Youth Movement, Oil Kings Dump Tigers

Published on April 15, 2022 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Edmonton Oil Kings News Release


Medicine Hat, AB - The Edmonton Oil Kings (49-14-3-1) got goals from three rookies and 21 saves from Sebastian Cossa as they blanked the Medicine Hat Tigers (11-53-3-1) by a 3-0 score on Friday night at Co-Op Place.

The Oil Kings stormed out to an early 1-0 lead as Cole Miller scored his ninth goal of the season just 3:17 into the game.

Miller won a defensive zone faceoff, Shea Van Olm gathered in the loose puck and zipped it back to Miller in the neutral zone who would then handoff to Jaxsen Wiebe, only to take a return feed alone in front of the Tiger net where he would make no mistake.

The Oil Kings had a handful of chances to extend their lead in the first period, but couldn't solve Garin Bjorklund a second time, settling for a one-goal lead through 20 minutes.

In the second period, the Oil Kings extended their lead as Medicine Hat native Dawson Seitz notched his seventh goal of the season with a highlight reel marker just before the halfway mark of the frame.

The Oil Kings rookie charged into the right-wing circle of the Medicine Hat zone and launched a wicked wrishot over the left shoulder of Bjorklund and just under the crossbar.

Later in the period, Jaxsen Wiebe was awarded a penalty shot but was denied by Bjorklund to keep the Edmonton lead at just two through 40 minutes of play.

Van Olm gave Edmonton a 3-0 lead less than three minutes into the third period after Ethan Peters found him with a pass in the left-circle and he snapped a shot top-shelf for his third point of the hockey game.

Cossa would stop all nine shots he faced in the third period as the Oil Kings cruised to the 3-0 victory.

Cossa finished the night making 21 saves for his sixth shutout of the season and 33rd win, while Bjorklund made 32 saves for the Tigers. The Oil Kings went 0-for-2 on the power play, the Tigers were 0-for-4.

Next up, the Oil Kings finish off their regular season schedule in Red Deer tomorrow night when they take on the Rebels at 7:00 PM, you can listen to the game at oilkings.ca/radio.

NOTES

Jaxsen Wiebe is now on a four-game point streak (2G, 3A).

Edmonton Oil Kings Playoff Passes are on-sale now. For only $129/seat, you get access to every Oil Kings home playoff game.

The Oil Kings next home will be Thursday, April 21 at 7:00 PM as they open the 2022 WHL Playoffs against the Lethbridge Hurricanes.




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