Edmonton Oil Kings

This article covers the current ice hockey franchise of the Edmonton Oil Kings, which has played in the Western Hockey League since 2007 , for the franchise of the same name of the WCHL see Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)

Edmonton Oil Kings
founding	March 16, 2006
history	Edmonton Oil Kings since 2007
Stadion	Rogers Place
Location	Edmonton , Alberta
Team colors	blue, red, gold, white
league	Western Hockey League
Conference	Eastern Conference
division	Central Division
Head coach	Steve Hamilton
General manager	Randy Hansch
owner	Rexall Sports
Memorial Cups	2014
Ed Chynoweth Cups	2011/12 , 2013/14

The Edmonton Oil Kings are a Canadian ice hockey team from Edmonton , Alberta . The team has been playing in one of the three highest Canadian junior ice hockey leagues, the Western Hockey League (WHL) , since 2007 .

history

On March 16, 2006, the Western Hockey League announced the award of an expansion franchise , which they located in Edmonton , Alberta . The franchise was named by its new owner, Rexall Sports, after the former WCHL team Edmonton Oil Kings, whose coat of arms was also given the new franchise in a modified form. In the 2007/08 season , the Oil Kings reached fifth and penultimate place in the Central Division with 22 wins in 72 games and 55 points. In the following season they were again fifth in the Central Division, but they were able to increase by twelve points to 67 points, which the team from Alberta for the first time reached the playoffs for the Ed Chynoweth Cup . In the first round, the team failed at the later finalist Calgary Hitmen in the best-of-seven series with a sweep .

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
2007-08	72	22nd	39	-	4th	7th	55	162	241	5th, Central	not qualified
2008-09	72	29	34	-	4th	5	67	191	252	5th, Central	Defeat in the first round
2009-10	72	16	43	-	4th	9	45	169	285	6th, Central	not qualified
2010-11	72	31	34	-	2	5	69	249	252	4th, Central	Defeat in the first round
2011-12	72	50	15th	-	3	4th	107	310	193	1st, Central	master
2012–13	72	51	15th	-	2	4th	108	278	155	1st, Central	Defeat in the final
2013-14	72	50	19th	-	2	1	103	290	179	1st, Central	master

Team records

Career records

Games: 338 TJ Foster

Goals: 128 Michael St. Croix

Assists: 192 Michael St. Croix

Points: 320 Michael St. Croix

Penalty Minutes: 480 Brandon Baddock

(Status: end of season 2017/18)

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Edmonton Oil Kings
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Edmonton Oil Kings