The Oil Kings kick off the season with a 4-1 win at Rogers Place, starting 2-0!
#RoilFacts: This marks their first 2-0 start since the Covid-shortened 2020-21 and 2019-20 seasons. Let's see if they can keep up this momentum through a full season.
#EdmOilKings
Great Win in Red Deer last night, and the encore is in Edmonton tonight.
#RoilFacts: This will be the 6th time Edmonton's home opener falls immediately after opening in Red Deer. In all 5 previous meetings, the Red Deer winner has won in Edmonton also.
#EdmOilKings #RDRebels
Game Day is Here!
#RoilFacts: Edmonton opens the season against the Rebels tonight for the 11th time overall, 7th on the road, and 9th time in the last 11 years. They are currently 4-5-1 in these season openers, can they even the series tonight?
#EdmOilKings #OpeningNight #WHL
Good morning, 1 more night to go until the Oil Kings season starts!
#RoilFacts: Goalie Torrie Jung initially planned to join the UBC Thunderbirds, however, he ultimately decided to bypass university and signed with the now-disbanded Central Hockey League.
#EdmOilKings
The countdown is down to 2!
#RoilFacts: Cody Corbett still holds numerous Oil Kings records for a D-man, including points and playoff assists. Since leaving Edmonton, he's played over 200 ECHL games across 8 different teams including a trip to the Kelly Cup Finals in 2016-17.
#EdmOilKings
We're just 3 days away from Oil Kings' regular season hockey!
#RoilFacts: In 2007, Mark Pysyk was the first-ever first-round pick (3rd Overall) for the modern Oil Kings in the WHL Bantam Draft. In 2010, he became their first-ever first-round pick (23rd Overall) in the NHL Draft.
#EdmOilKings
Preseason is over, and the Regular Season starts in 4 days.
#RoilFacts: Keegan Lowe holds the Oil Kings record for most PIMs by a defenseman in a season (148 in 2012-13).Now he's a leader with Växjö Lakers HC in the SHL after winning the SHL Championship in 2022-23.
#EdmOilKings
Final preseason game today. 5 days until Regular season.
#RoilFacts: Defenders don't usually score in bunches, but Ashton Sautner made history in 2014 when he scored 3 goals vs Saskatoon. In doing so, he became the first modern-era Oil King blueliner to record a hat-trick.
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6 days to go!
#RoilFacts: Wyatt McLeod skated in 204 games for the Oil Kings, scoring 54 points and serving as an alternate captain. In 2025, he captured an ECHL Title with Trois-Rivières, re-signing after leading the playoffs with a +21 rating.
#EdmOilKings #LIONS3R
Poul Andersen scores one of his two goals in MPH's win over Velocity Black in a 2020 Bantam Game
Preseason Game Day, 1 week to the season!
#RoilFacts: New Oil King Poul Andersen had 59 points in 51 games for the Sherwood Park Crusaders in the BCHL last year. Rocking #7 this preseason, he could become only the 2nd forward in team history to wear it.
#EdmOilKings #OneCru
8 days left until Oil Kings hockey!
#RoilFacts: Drew Nichol scored 4 goals with Edmonton. His first goal came in his 86th WHL game, and he scored 3 more in his final 10 games, including 2 against Lethbridge in 2010. Now, you might know him best from his safety messages at Rogers Place.
#EdmOilKings
Counting down, only 9 days left!
#RoilFacts: Carson Golder started with the Oil Kings as a D-man in jersey #6 and ended as a LW in #9. He switched from defense to forward in the 2022 playoffs, leading the WHL Championship with 6 points in 6 games, helping Edmonton win the title.
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T-minus 10 days until the Regular Season!
#RoilFacts: Before becoming an Oil King, Kayden Stroeder dominated with the Humboldt Broncos U15 AA team. He scored 127 points in just 27 games and added 25 more points in only 8 playoff games.
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11 days until the Regular Season!
When you think of #OilKings History and the number 11, I'm sure your mind automatically thinks of the name Dylan....
#RoilFacts: Dylan Wruck is the team's playoff assist record-holder, a WHL Sportsmanship Award winner, and now plays pro in Germany
Preseason Game Day, 12 days to go!
#RoilFacts: Jordan Hickmott chose academics over an AHL tryout with the @NYRangers' affiliate, winning 2 USports titles at U of A and becoming a top scorer. Now in Germany, he's set to reunite with ex-#OilKing Davis Koch.
Only 13 days to regular season!
#RoilFacts: Caleb Reimer is the 3rd tragic loss in Oil Kings history, and each time that loss was followed by a WHL Championship. In remembrance of Caleb, the number 13 is now also the third number unofficially retired by the modern #EdmOilKings
Only 16 Days until Oil Kings regular season hockey!
#RoilFacts: Former Oil King Davis Koch is heading back overseas for the 2025-26 hockey season, he will be suiting up for EC Bad Nauheim in Germany's DEL2 after a strong season with Jacksonville in the ECHL.
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Gavin Hodnett with the Oil Kings
O Captain My Captain, only 17 days until Oil Kings hockey!
#RoilFacts: Gavin Hodnett became the youngest Oil King with a hat trick (passing Dylan Guenther) AND 5 points in a game. Joe Iginla later topped the hat trick mark, but Hodnett’s 5-point feat still stands.
#EdmOilKings
Luca Hauf as an Edmonton Oil King
It’s September! Training camp is wrapped, preseason starts next week, and just 18 days until the Regular Season!
#RoilFacts: Luca Hauf didn’t start skating until age 8, but his high hockey IQ helped him become a top German junior & standout WHL import.
#EdmOilKings
19 days to go in our countdown, and today we reflect somberly. #RoilFacts: No modern Oil Kings player has worn the number 19 since 1962. Cliff Coolidge was the last, a rising star lost to a car accident that summer. His jersey remains retired in his honor.
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20 Days to Go!
#RoilFacts: After winning the WHL Championship with the Edmonton Oil Kings in 2012, Rhett Rachinski used his WHL Scholarship to join the University of Alberta Golden Bears for 5 years, winning the Canada West Championship 4 times.
#EdmOilKings #BeTheRoar
Training Camp is underway, just 21 days until the Oil Kings' regular season starts!
#RoilFacts: Jake Neighbours has designed a special St. Louis Blues hat with "Blues" in ASL. Proceeds support DEAF Inc in St. Louis. #EdmOilKings #STLBlues
It's Training Camp Day, and 22 days until the Regular Season starts!
#RoilFacts: Tomáš Vincour was the first modern-era Oil King to be drafted and to play in the NHL, for the Dallas Stars, scoring his first NHL Goal against Miikka Kiprusoff and the Calgary Flames.
#EdmOilKings #TexasHockey
23 days until the Oil Kings' Regular Season! Training Camp starts tomorrow. #RoilFacts: Despite star players like Lazar, Samuelsson, and Moroz, Edgars Kulda was the 2014 Memorial Cup MVP with 7 points in 5 games. #EdmOilKings #MemorialCup
Former Oil King Logan Dowhaniuk
The Oil Kings season starts in Red Deer in 24 days!
#RoilFacts: Logan Dowhaniuk set an EOK single game record for points by a D with 6 points against the Red Deer Rebels.
Logan still plays in Edmonton. He is entering his 3rd season for the Grant MacEwen Griffins. #EdmOilKings #GriffNation
Former Oil King Tristan Sieben taking a shot against the Red Deer Rebels
25 days to go!
#RoilFacts: Tristan Sieben won the 2012 WHL Championship with the Edmonton Oil Kings, then secured back-to-back AJHL titles in 2014 and 2015 with the Spruce Grove Saints before retiring. #EdmOilKings #SaintsNation
Kristians Pelss Memorial Trophy
Kristians Pelss (26) days until the Edmonton Oil Kings' season kicks off. #RoilFacts: The Oil Kings unofficially retired number 26 to honor Pelss. The 2013-14 team played under the motto "Play for Pelssy," and established the Kristians Pelss Memorial Trophy.
#OilKings #Pelssy
27 days until the Oil Kings' season starts! #RoilFacts: The 2014 Memorial Cup Semi-Final against Val-d'Or is the longest game in the tournament's 105-year history at over 102 minutes. Curtis Lazar's goal in 3OT secured the win, and his stick is now in the Hall of Fame.
#EdmOilKings #HockeyTrivia
Former Oil King Martin Gernat
Only 28 days remain until the Edmonton Oil Kings begin their season in Red Deer! #RoilFacts: Martin Gernat, during his inaugural WHL season, led rookie defensemen with 55 points in 60 games? He also set franchise records for most assists (46) and points in a single season!
#EdmOilKings #HockeyFun
Mitch Moroz as an Edmonton Oil King
With 29 days left until the Edmonton Oil Kings hit the ice, here's a fascinating tidbit: Mitch Moroz reconnected with past teammates Reid Petryk and Henrik Samuelsson during the 2018-19 ECHL season with the Idaho #Steelheads. #EdmOilKings #HockeyTrivia #RoilFacts
