Oil Kings and Tigers Renew Rivalry at Rogers Place
Edmonton, Alta. – The Edmonton Oil Kings are back on home ice this afternoon as they welcome the Medicine Hat Tigers to Rogers Place.
The Oil Kings and Tigers will meet for the first time this season and renew their rivalry, which over the last two seasons has been appointment viewing for fans. Since the 2024/2025 season, each team has won four games in the season series, and the separation in goals for and against is two goals to the side of Medicine Hat.
The physicality has been high in the series as well with an average of more than eight powerplays per-game combined.
Lifetime, Oil Kings forwards Aaron Obobaifo and Kayden Stroeder each have four points in five career games against the Tigers.
Heading into today’s game, the Oil Kings are 1-1-1-0 on the young WHL season after falling 6-1 to the Calgary Hitmen with Aaron Obobaifo scoring the lone goal for the Oil Kings. Meanwhile, the Tigers come to Edmonton today after a 3-1 loss at the hands of the Red Deer Rebels on Saturday night. Liam Ruck scored the lone goal for the Tigers in that game.
Puck drop from Rogers Place is at 4 p.m. today.
