Edmonton Oil Kings | |
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City | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
League | Western Hockey League |
Conference | Eastern |
Division | Central |
Founded | 2006 |
Home arena | Rogers Place |
Colours | Red, royal blue, gold, white |
Owner(s) | Oilers Entertainment Group |
General manager | Kirt Hill[1] |
Head coach | Luke Pierce |
Website | chl.ca/whl-oilkings |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 1 (2011–12) |
Playoff championships | Memorial Cup: 1 (2014) Ed Chynoweth Cup: 3 (2012, 2014, 2022) Conference Championships: 4 (2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2021–22) |
Current uniform | |
The Edmonton Oil Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, that play in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team, founded in 2006, shares an ownership group with the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. The team is the fourth WHL team based in Edmonton, and its identity connects to the original Oil Kings club, which was one of the league's founding franchises in 1966. The Oil Kings are three-time WHL champions and won the 2014 Memorial Cup.