Edmonton Oil Kings

Edmonton Oil Kings
Edmonton Oil Kings
City	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
League	Western Hockey League
Conference	Eastern
Division	Central
Founded	March 16, 2006
Home arena	Rogers Place
Colours	Red, royal blue, gold, white;
Owner(s)	Oilers Entertainment Group (Daryl Katz, Katz Group)
General manager	Kirt Hill
Head coach	Luke Pierce
Website	www.oilkings.ca
Championships
Playoff championships	Ed Chynoweth Cup: 3 (2012, 2014, 2022); Conference Championships: 4 (2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2021–22); Memorial Cup: 1 (2014); Regular season titles: 2 (2011–12, 2020–21);

The Edmonton Oil Kings are a major junior ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, that play in the Western Hockey League (WHL). As of July 2008, they are owned by Daryl Katz's Oilers Entertainment Group, which also owns the Edmonton Oilers. The 2007–08 season was the newest incarnation of the Oil Kings' inaugural season in the WHL. Some NHL alumni include Tomas Vincour, Mark Pysyk, Curtis Lazar, Keegan Lowe, Griffin Reinhart, Henrik Samuelsson, Laurent Brossoit, Tristan Jarry and David Musil. As the 2012 WHL champions, the Oil Kings played in the 2012 Memorial Cup, losing 6–1 against the eventual winning team, the Shawinigan Cataractes, in the playoff tie-breaker. The Oil Kings won the 2014 Memorial Cup, defeating the Guelph Storm in the final game.

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