| Founded: | Mar. 16, 2006 | GM: | Kirt Hill |
| Owned By: | Oilers Entertainment Group (Daryl Katz, Katz Group) | Coach: | Luke Pierce |
| Home Rink: | Rogers Place | Captain: | Rhett Melnyk |
The Edmonton Oil Kings are a major junior ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, playing 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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2023-24 Headlines
- 3 Edmonton Oil Kings To Watch in 2023-24 Season
- Edmonton Oil Kings: 3 Takeaways After First Ten Games
- Oil Kings: Takeaways During Seven-Game Losing Streak
- WHL: Oil Kings Drop Shootout Thriller To Hurricanes
- WHL: Oil Kings Drop Home Opener To Red Deer Rebels
- Oil Kings Gameday Preview: Lethbridge Hurricanes – 9/29/23
- WHL: Oil Kings Take Down Rebels 4-2 In Season Opener
- Oil Kings Crushed 5-1 By Tigers At Home
- Oil Kings Gameday Preview: Lethbridge Hurricanes – 10/1/23
2023-24 Season Roster
Memorial Cup Trophies
- Memorial Cup Champions (2014)
- Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (2014)
- Ed Chynoweth Trophy (2014)
- George Parsons Trophy (2014)
NHL Alumni
- Brandon Baddock
- Laurent Brossoit
- Trey Fix Wolansky
- Mason Geertsen
- Dylan Guenther
- Kaiden Guhle
- Tristan Jarry
- Curtis Lazar
- Keegan Lowe
- Dysin Mayo
- David Musil
- Jake Neighbours
- Mark Pysyk
- Griffin Reinhart
- Henrik Samuelsson
- Ashton Saunter
- Justin Sourdif
- Tomas Vincour
NHL First-Round Draft Picks
- 2010 NHL Entry Draft – Mark Pysyk 23rd Overall (Buffalo Sabres)
- 2012 NHL Entry Draft – Griffin Reinhart 4th Overall (New York Islanders)
- 2012 NHL Entry Draft – Henrik Samuelsson 27th Overall (Phoenix Coyotes)
- 2013 NHL Entry Draft – Curtis Lazar 17th Overall (Ottawa Senators)
- 2020 NHL Entry Draft – Jake Neighbours 26th Overall (St. Louis Blues)
- 2021 NHL Entry Draft – Dylan Guenther 9th Overall (Arizona Coyotes)
- 2021 NHL Entry Draft – Sebastian Cossa 15th Overall (Detroit Red Wings)