2022 WHL Championship series to begin in Edmonton
Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today the 2022 WHL Championship Series will begin in Edmonton on Friday, June 3.
2022 WHL Championship Series
Game 1 – Friday, June 3 at Edmonton (Rogers Place – 7 p.m. MT)
Game 2 – Sunday, June 5 at Edmonton (Rogers Place – 4 p.m. MT)
The Edmonton Oil Kings advanced to the 2022 WHL Championship Series on Friday after winning the WHL Eastern Conference Championship by defeating the Winnipeg ICE in five games.
The Oil Kings have moved efficiently through the 2022 WHL Playoffs, completing sweeps of the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Red Deer Rebels in the First and Second Rounds, respectively, before winning the WHL Eastern Conference Championship in five games.
Edmonton awaits the winner of the WHL Western Conference Championship between the Kamloops Blazers and Seattle Thunderbirds. The Blazers lead the best-of-seven series 3-2, with Game 6 scheduled for Sunday, May 29 (5:05 p.m. PT) at accesso ShoWare Center in Seattle.
Game 6 of the WHL Western Conference Championship can be seen on WHL Live on CHL TV.
The remainder of the schedule for the 2022 WHL Championship Series will be announced once the WHL Western Conference Championship has been determined.
TSN will broadcast the 2022 WHL Championship Series, beginning with Game 3 on Tuesday, June 7 (time & location TBD). Games 1 and 2 of the 2022 WHL Championship Series will be available on WHL Live on CHL TV.
About the Western Hockey League
Regarded as the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players, the Western Hockey League (WHL) head office is based in Calgary, Alberta. The WHL consists of 22 member Clubs with 17 located in Western Canada and five in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. A member of the Canadian Hockey League, the WHL has been a leading supplier of talent for the National Hockey League for over 50 years. The WHL is also the leading provider of hockey scholarships with over 375 graduates each year receiving WHL Scholarships to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice. Each season, WHL players also form the nucleus of Canada’s National Junior Hockey Team.
