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Blazers' Stankoven wins Player of the Year as CHL announces award winners

Before the Canadian Hockey League awards the Memorial Cup on Wednesday night, the CHL held its annual awards ceremony on Tuesday night with Logan Stankoven, Nathan Staios, Dylan Garand, and Brayden Yager among the night’s big winners.

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Bulldogs beat Oil Kings, advance to Memorial Cup semifinal

Mason McTavish scored twice and had an assist for the Hamilton Bulldogs in a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings in the Memorial Cup on Friday. The Ontario Hockey League champion Bulldogs advanced to Monday's semifinal with a 1-0-0-2 record and eliminated the Western Hockey League's Oil Kings

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Schaefer ‘mauled’ by NHL interviews after strong season in Seattle

Schaefer has certainly proven projections wrong during his NHL draft season. He opened the year with a 'C' rating from NHL Central Scouting, which is assigned to those considered candidates to be picked in the fourth round or later. He was No. 85 on the mid-season list of North American skaters, but after scoring 32 goals in 66 games he rocketed up to No. 31 in the final rankings.

- Mark Masters

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Wiebe the OT hero as Oil Kings win over host Sea Dogs

Wiebe recorded his first-ever hat trick on Wednesday night at TD Station, with the third goal at 8:05 of 3-on-3 overtime being the highlight as his Oil Kings defeated the host Saint John Sea Dogs 4-3 in a wild Memorial Cup affair.

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Cataractes rally to clip Oil Kings at Memorial Cup

The Shawinigan Cataractes clipped the Edmonton Oil Kings 4-3 on Tuesday at the Memorial Cup, thanks in part to a goal by Pierrick Dube at 5:37 of the third period to tie the game 3-3 and teammate Olivier Nadeau's winner 78 seconds later.

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Oil Kings capture WHL title, advance to Memorial Cup with Game 6 win

The Edmonton Oil Kings are Western Hockey League champions — and Memorial Cup bound — following a series-clinching 2-0 victory over the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds on Monday night at Rogers Place.

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Thunderbirds look to force Game 7 vs. Oil Kings in WHL Final

The road to the 2022 Memorial Cup tournament continues Monday as the Seattle Thunderbirds look to force a Game 7 against the Edmonton Oil Kings in the Western Hockey League Final.

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Thunderbirds extend WHL final with win over Oil Kings

The Seattle Thunderbirds are no strangers to erasing series deficits in the Western Hockey League playoffs this year. And they're doing their best to make the Edmonton Oil Kings nervous.

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Habs prospect Guhle relishes shot at another WHL title

Kaiden Guhle, who turned 20 in January, spoke to TSN about what it means to chase a championship in his hometown and his development this season. The following is an edited transcript of the interview.

Mark Masters

Habs prospect Guhle relishes shot at another WHL title

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Oil Kings look to book Memorial Cup ticket vs. Thunderbirds

The road to the 2022 Memorial Cup tournament continues as the Edmonton Oil Kings look to wrap up the Western Hockey League Final against the Seattle Thunderbirds. The game can be seen LIVE on TSN4, the TSN App and TSN Direct at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

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Oil Kings build series lead in WHL finals with win over Thunderbirds

Logan Dowhaniuk scored with just four seconds left on the game clock, gifting the Edmonton Oil Kings a pivotal 3-2 victory and a 3-1 series lead over the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League championships on Wednesday.

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Oil Kings look to take control against Thunderbirds in Game 4 of WHL Championship on TSN

The Edmonton Oil Kings are looking to close in on the 2022 Memorial Cup as they take on the Seattle Thunderbirds in Game 4 of the Western Hockey League Championship tonight. The game can be seen LIVE on TSN3, the TSN App and TSN Direct at 10pm et/7pm pt.

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Oil Kings cruise past T-Birds in WHL playoffs, lead final series 2-1

The Edmonton Oil Kings found a new gear Tuesday night as they cruised past the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-0 to grab a 2-1 lead in the Western Hockey League championship series.

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Oil Kings, Thunderbirds set for WHL Championship Game 3 on TSN

The Road to the 2022 Memorial Cup continues tonight as the Edmonton Oil Kings visit the Seattle Thunderbirds in Game 3 of the Western Hockey League Championship Final. The game can be seen LIVE on TSN4, TSN5, the TSN App and TSN Direct at 10pm et/7pm pt.

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Oil Kings outlast T-Birds to tie WHL final series

Luke Prokop had two goals and two assists and his Edmonton Oil Kings recovered from blowing a two-goal lead in the third period to beat the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-4 on Sunday and even their Western Hockey League championship series at 1-1.

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Thunderbirds clip Oil Kings in WHL championship opener

The Seattle Thunderbirds scored the first two goals on Friday night and then hung on to defeat the host Edmonton Oil Kings 2-1 in the first game of the Western Hockey League's championship series.

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Thunderbirds eliminate Blazers from WHL playoffs with Game 7 win on road

Jared Davidson scored twice in the second period, including once on the power play, to lead the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 3-2 Game 7 victory on Tuesday night against the Blazers in Kamloops.

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Thunderbirds force Game 7 with win over Blazers

A goal by Lukas Svejkovsky at 3:28 of the third period held up as the winner Sunday as the Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the visiting Kamloops Blazers 2-1 to force a seventh and deciding game in the tight Western Hockey League playoff series.

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Oil Kings rout Ice to reach WHL final

Carter Souch scored two goals and added two assists to lead the Edmonton Oil Kings past the Winnipeg Ice 7-1 Friday to advance to the Ed Chynoweth Cup final after winning their WHL Eastern Conference final series 4-1.

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Thunderbirds edge Blazers in OT to even series

Nico Myatovic scored the game-winner at the 11:16 mark of overtime to send the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 2-1 victory over the Kamloops Blazers Wednesday, knotting up their WHL Western Conference final series at two games apiece.

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Stankoven sparks Blazers to win over T-Birds in WHL playoff series

The Kamloops Blazers three goals from Logan Stankoven and two from Daylan Kuefler as they defeated the Thunderbirds 6-3 in Seattle tonight to take a 2-1 lead in their Western Hockey League playoff series.

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Oil Kings rally to beat ICE in overtime, lead WHL series 2-1

Justin Sourdif's goal at 8:03 of overtime on Monday ended a roller-coaster night of emotions and lifted the Edmonton Oil Kings to a 4-3 Western Hockey League playoff win against the Winnipeg ICE in the Alberta capital.

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Oil Kings bury Ice in overtime to take Game 1

Tyler Horstmann scored the game-winner just 1:07 into overtime as the Edmonton Oil Kings defeated the Winnipeg Ice 5-4 Friday to take Game 1 of their WHL Eastern Conference final series.

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Thunderbirds complete series comeback with win, eliminate Winterhawks

The Seattle Thunderbirds were all but written off after losing three of the first four games in their Western Hockey League playoff series against the Portland Winterhawks. But, thanks to a 5-3 victory Tuesday night at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the Thunderbirds are moving on to the Western Conference Final against the Kamloops Blazers.

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Thunderbirds force Game 7 showdown in Portland

The Seattle Thunderbirds dug a deep hole in their Western Hockey League playoff series by dropping three of the first four games against the Portland Winterhawks.

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Blazers put an end to surprising Giants' WHL playoff run

After pushing the Blazers to a Game 6 on Sunday, the Giants ran out of gas and post-season heroics, dropping a 6-0 decision at the Langley Events Centre and losing the best-of-seven series 4-2.

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Thunderbirds still ticking after playoff road win over Winterhawks

The Seattle Thunderbirds chased the Portland Winterhawks all season in the Western Hockey League standings and never caught them. The T-Birds are hoping to change that in their second-round playoff series, but they still have some heavy lifting to do.

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Ice trounce Warriors to reach Eastern Conference final

Matthew Savoie scored twice as the Winnipeg Ice trounced the Moose Jaw Warriors 6-3 Friday in Game 5 of their second-round series to advance to the WHL's Eastern Conference final.

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Guenther, Oil Kings complete sweep of Rebels

Dylan Guenther scored two goals and assisted on another to lead the Edmonton Oil Kings to a 4-2 win and 4-0 series sweep of the Red Deer Rebels Wednesday in the WHL

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Oil Kings take 3-0 series lead with overtime win over Rebels

Jake Neighbours scored the winner in overtime and the Edmonton Oil Kings beat the Red Deer Rebels 5-4 to take a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven Western Hockey League playoff series.

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Klassen's short-handed goal gives Winterhawks 2-0 series lead over Thunderbirds

Gabe Klassen scored a short-handed goal with less than four minutes to play as the Portland Winterhawks edged the Seattle Thunderbirds 2-1 to take a 2-0 series lead in their second-round WHL playoff series.

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Oil Kings blank Rebels to open second-round series

Kaiden Guhle scored and added an assist as the Edmonton Oil Kings opened their second-round WHL playoff series with the Red Deer Rebels with a 4-0 blanking Thursday.

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Giants pull off historic WHL playoff upset over Silvertips

The Vancouver Giants have advanced to the next round of the Western Hockey League playoffs. Zack Ostapchuk put away the eventual winner and added four assists as the Giants doubled the Everett Silvertips 6-3 on Monday to win their best-of-seven series 4-2.

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WHL: Rebels clinch series over Wheat Kings with triple-overtime victory

Ben King netted a hat trick and Jayden Grubbe scored the winner at the 7:41 mark of the third overtime as the Red Deer Rebels finished off the Brandon Wheat Kings with a 5-4 victory in Game 6 of their first-round WHL playoff series.

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WHL: Giants hold on for win to take 3-2 series lead over Silvertips

Jesper Vikman stopped 50 shots to record the shutout as the Vancouver Giants took a 3-2 series lead over the Everett Silvertips in their first-round WHL playoff series with a 3-0 victory Saturday.

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Rempe's overtime winner sends Thunderbirds to series victory over Rockets

Matthew Rempe scored his second goal of the game 1:20 into overtime to send the Thunderbirds to a 4-3 victory over the Kelowna Rockets Friday as Seattle clinched their first-round WHL playoff series in five games.

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Oil Kings complete series sweep of Hurricanes

Dylan Guenther scored and assisted as the Edmonton Oil Kings reached the second round of the WHL playoffs after completing their series sweep of the Lethbridge Hurricanes with a 6-4 victory Thursday.