Oil Kings 2012 Pre-Season Invitational

WHL Hockey is back and your Edmonton Oil Kings are set to defend their 2012 Western Hockey League Championship! It all starts with the Sixth Annual Pre-Season Invitational presented by Elite Sportswear & Awards at Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert.

This year's event is scheduled for Saturday, September 1st and Sunday, September 2nd with the Oil Kings welcoming five other Western Hockey League rivals: the Calgary Hitmen, Red Deer Rebels, Medicine Hat Tigers, Swift Current Broncos and Prince George Cougars.

Invitational Schedule: (All games to be held at the North Star Arena inside Servus Credit Union Place)
SATURDAY
Game 1 - Red Deer vs. Prince George - 11:00 a.m.
Game 2 - Medicine Hat vs. Calgary - 3:00 p.m.
Game 3 - Swift Current vs. Edmonton - 7:00 p.m
SUNDAY
Game 4 - Prince George vs. Medicine Hat - 11:00 a.m.
Game 5 - Swift Current vs. Calgary - 3:00 a.m.
Game 6 - Red Deer vs Edmonton - 7:00 p.m.

Tickets to the 2012 Pre-Season Invitational presented by Elite Sportswear and Awards are $10 per game. All tickets are general admission with no assigned seating. Tickets will only be available at the door.  Any ticket purchased on Saturday will be eligible for all three games on Saturday.  Any ticket purchased on Sunday will be eligible for all three games Sunday.

The Oil Kings will begin defense of the 2012 WHL Championship in their home opener set for September 20th at Rexall Place against the 2011 WHL Champion Kootenay Ice. It will be a banner raising night as the team raises it’s first WHL Championship banner in the modern era. The Oil Kings will also be giving away 7500 replica WHL Championship Banners!

All regular season Oil Kings tickets go on sale Friday, August 31st at 10:00 a.m.   Tickets are available online at oilkings.ca, at the Rexall Place Box Office, or at Ticketmaster.

Be sure to get in on a $49 home opener package which includes a pair of tickets to the game as well as a pair of commemorative WHL Championship T-Shirts! 2012-13 Season Seats, as well as multiple flex pack options are available now with special bonuses.  Call (780) 414-GOAL (4625) for more information.

Standings
  • B.C. Division
  • Central Division
  • East Division
  • U.S. Division
Team GP W L OTL SL PTS
Kelowna Rockets 72 52 16 3 1 108
Kamloops Blazers 72 47 20 2 3 99
Victoria Royals 72 35 30 2 5 77
Prince George Cougars 72 21 43 2 6 50
Vancouver Giants 72 21 49 2 0 44
Team GP W L OTL SL PTS
Edmonton Oil Kings 72 51 15 2 4 108
Calgary Hitmen 72 46 21 1 4 97
Red Deer Rebels 72 39 26 5 2 85
Medicine Hat Tigers 72 36 33 2 1 75
Kootenay Ice 72 35 35 2 0 72
Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 28 34 3 7 66
Team GP W L OTL SL PTS
Saskatoon Blades 72 44 22 2 4 94
Prince Albert Raiders 72 37 28 3 4 81
Swift Current Broncos 72 36 29 3 4 79
Moose Jaw Warriors 72 25 36 4 7 61
Regina Pats 72 25 38 4 5 59
Brandon Wheat Kings 72 24 40 4 4 56
Team GP W L OTL SL PTS
Portland Winterhawks 72 57 12 1 2 117
Spokane Chiefs 72 44 26 2 0 90
Tri-City Americans 72 40 27 2 3 85
Seattle Thunderbirds 72 24 38 7 3 58
Everett Silvertips 72 25 40 3 4 57
2012/2013 Regular Season Stats
Skaters: GP G A PTS +/-
St. Croix, Michael 72 37 55 92 30
Wruck, Dylan 68 22 63 85 23
Samuelsson, Henrik 69 33 47 80 31
Foster, T.J. 69 27 47 74 34
Lazar, Curtis 72 38 23 61 25
Cheek, Trevor 71 32 28 60 12
Corbett, Cody 71 7 35 42 38
Legault, Stephane 57 12 29 41 21
Moroz, Mitchell 69 13 21 34 21
Lowe, Keegan 64 15 16 31 38
Goalies: W L OTL SOL Sv% GAA
Jarry, Tristan 18 7 0 0 0.936 1.61
Brossoit, Laurent 33 8 2 4 0.917 2.25
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