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Smid was with the Oil Kings for the last four seasons.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Oil Kings would like to wish Ladislav the best of luck as he returns to Czechia in a coaching role,\u201d said Oil Kings President and General Manager Kirt Hill. \u201cWe were lucky to have Ladislav for the last four seasons as part of our player development team and being an integral piece in building relationships with import players.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Team Doctor Ed Berdusco will be stepping back from his role as the team\u2019s Head Doctor but will remain in a supportive role with the team. 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Development Coach Ladislav Smid has taken a position as an Assistant Coach with HC Sparta Praha in Czechia and will not return as a Development Coach with the Oil Kings. 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At that spot, they selected forward Brayden Dean out of Shattuck St. Mary\u2019s 14U AAA. In 58 games this season, Dean had 30 goals and 43 assists for 73 points. Dean, out of Maple Grove, MN, U.S.A, also had five points in four games at 14U Nationals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The pick is in! \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>With the 40th overall pick in the 2026 WHL Draft the Oil Kings are proud to select Brayden Dean from Shattuck-St. Mary&#39;s Sabres 14U! 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The trade saw the Oil Kings acquire that selection from the Moose Jaw Warriors, in exchange for a sixth-round selection this season (134<sup>th<\/sup> overall), along with a sixth-round pick in 2027, originally belonging to Brandon, and a second-round pick in 2030.<\/p>\n<p>With that selection, the Oil Kings drafted forward Brock Vodden out of Manitou, Man. and the Pilot Mound Academy U15 Prep squad. In 30 regular season games, Vodden had 20 goals and 24 assists for 44 points. In the playoffs, Vodden would go on to record five goals and eight assists for 13 points in just five games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The pick is in! \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>The Oil Kings are proud to select Brock Vodden from Pilot Mound Hockey Academy U15 Prep! Welcome to the Oil Kings, Brock! \ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VveAXgu3vY\">pic.twitter.com\/VveAXgu3vY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Edmonton Oil Kings (@EdmOilKings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmOilKings\/status\/2052437756954239169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a very hard-working player with great compete, really good skill set, good skater, great hands and shot,\u201d Chan said. \u201cI think as the year went on, he wasn&#8217;t playing on the strongest team but his compete level was very consistent throughout the entire year.\u00a0We see a player that brings a very well-rounded skill package.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the Oil Kings second, third-round pick, 64<sup>th<\/sup> overall, they selected defenceman Brayden Lee out of Waxahachie, TX, U.S.A. While playing this season with Detroit Little Caesars U14 AAA, Lee had five goals and 23 assists for 28 points in 20 games. In the playoffs, he added another five assists in three games. Lee would then go on to add five points in six games at 14U Nationals, helping his club to a Tier I National Championship.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The pick is in! \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>With the 64th overall pick in the 2026 WHL Draft, the Oil Kings are proud to select Brayden Lee from Detroit Little Caesars 14U! Welcome to the Oil Kings, Brayden! \ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/25116XAkrI\">pic.twitter.com\/25116XAkrI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Edmonton Oil Kings (@EdmOilKings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmOilKings\/status\/2052439664481665152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA very mobile puck-moving D-man, very intelligent game comes easy to him as an offensive player, but he&#8217;s very competitive as well and can play both sides of the coin,\u201d added Chan.<\/p>\n<p>In the fourth round, 88<sup>th<\/sup> overall, the Oil Kings would head to Red Deer, selecting defenceman Nate Lodge out of the Red Deer Rebels U15 AAA program. In 32 games this season, Lodge scored eight goals and added 32 assists for 40 points before a playoff run that saw him score four goals and add 12 assists for 16 points in nine games. Lodge also notched five points in six games at the John Reid Memorial Tournament this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The pick is in! \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>With the 88th pick in the 2026 WHL Draft, the Oil Kings are proud to select Nate Lodge from the Red Deer U15 AAA Rebels! Welcome to the Oil Kings, Nate! \ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ekk5462Vq8\">pic.twitter.com\/ekk5462Vq8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Edmonton Oil Kings (@EdmOilKings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmOilKings\/status\/2052451494591615314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNate is a puck-moving D-man, he&#8217;s a little smaller in stature right now,\u00a0but seeing him throughout the year, even at his smaller size, he&#8217;s able to make so many plays,\u201d Chan said. \u201cHis mobility is excellent and I think the thing we liked about him too,\u00a0maybe coming in a little undersized is his competitive nature\u00a0and how much when he&#8217;s out there that he looks like he loves to play the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nate is the brother of Red Deer Rebels forward Kohen Lodge.<\/p>\n<p>In the seventh round, the Oil Kings added to their goaltending pool of prospects, selecting Champ Vannus 157<sup>th<\/sup> overall. Vannus, out of East St. Paul, MB played this season with the Winnipeg Thrasher U15 AAA club. In 19 games, Vannus had an 8-10-1 record, with a 3.15 goals-against-average, and a .910 save percentage to go along with one shutout. In four playoff games, Vannus earned a .920 save percentage. He was named to the Winnipeg AAA U15 First All-Star Team and was the Goalie of the Year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Got a goalie! \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>With the 157th pick in the 2026 WHL Draft, the Oil Kings are proud to select goaltender Champ Vannus! Welcome to the Oil Kings, Champ! \ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QBq5d2INaA\">pic.twitter.com\/QBq5d2INaA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Edmonton Oil Kings (@EdmOilKings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmOilKings\/status\/2052483741218738230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the eighth round, 168<sup>th<\/sup> overall, the Oil Kings selected forward Jake Dunlop out of the Delta Hockey Academy\u2019s U15 Prep squad. Out of Surrey, B.C., Dunlop scored nine goals and added 13 assists in 18 games for 22 points. He also added three points in three playoff games and had four points in five games at the John Reid Memorial Tournament.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The pick is in! \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>With the 168th pick in the 2026 WHL Draft, the Oil Kings are proud to select Jake Dunlop from Delta U15 Prep! Welcome to the Oil Kings, Jake! \ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nmqF6s58hA\">pic.twitter.com\/nmqF6s58hA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Edmonton Oil Kings (@EdmOilKings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmOilKings\/status\/2052488328407367868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Oil Kings then made a trade in round nine, adding the 185<sup>th<\/sup> overall selection from the Lethbridge Hurricanes, in exchange for a 2029 9<sup>th<\/sup> round pick. With that selection, the Oil Kings would take defenceman Logan Schoettler out of Edmonton. Playing for Northern Alberta Xtreme\u2019s U15 Prep squad this season, Schoettler scored one goal and added 17 assists for 18 points in 29 games. He then added one point in four playoff games. At the John Reid Memorial Tournament, Schoettler had three assists in six games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bringing in a local boy! \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>The Oil Kings are proud to select D Logan Schoettler from NAX U15 Prep! Welcome to the Oil Kings, Logan! \ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BJvCR4dzas\">pic.twitter.com\/BJvCR4dzas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Edmonton Oil Kings (@EdmOilKings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmOilKings\/status\/2052495629629472828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With another pick in round nine, 203<sup>rd<\/sup> overall, the Oil Kings would select forward Cooper Lappi out of the Minnesota Lakers 14U AAA program. In 16 games, Lappi would score seven goals and add 14 assists for 21 points. He would then notch eight points in four playoff games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The pick is in! \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>With the 203rd pick in the 2026 WHL Draft, the Oil Kings are proud to select Cooper Lappi from the Minnesota Lakers 14U! Welcome to the Oil Kings, Cooper! \ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QD04eNJJBP\">pic.twitter.com\/QD04eNJJBP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Edmonton Oil Kings (@EdmOilKings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmOilKings\/status\/2052499879713505390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At the draft this year, the Oil Kings took four forwards, three defencemen, and one goalie. Chan added that all of these prospects have a similar characteristic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it&#8217;s going to come back to the compete level,\u201d he said. \u201cAll the players we took were really skilled,\u00a0but I think something we really zeroed in on this year\u00a0was the ability of players to play in battles and play in those tough games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Oil Kings are Edmonton\u2019s first choice for family fun with great season seats for as low as $9 per-game for an entire season of thrilling WHL action!<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2026-27 Season Seats are on sale now!<\/span><\/i><span 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He also played five regular season games with the USHL\u2019s Lincoln Stars, scoring two goals and adding three assists. In the playoffs with Lincoln, Sauer played in eight games, scoring one goal.<\/p>\n<p>In three seasons with Andover High, Sauer recorded 89 points in 101 games. He also spent time with Team MPLS Magazine between 2023 and 2025 where he had 18 points in 36 games.<\/p>\n<p>Sauer is in his first year of NHL Draft eligibility and is ranked 92<sup>nd<\/sup> among North American Skaters.<\/p>\n<p>Sauer also has family ties to the WHL as his father Kent played one season with the Portland Winterhawks in 1999\/2000, his uncle Kurt played with the Spokane Chiefs before a nearly 400 game NHL career, and his other uncle Michael spent time with Portland and the Medicine Hat Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Oil Kings are Edmonton\u2019s first choice for family fun with great season seats for as low as $9 per-game for an entire season of thrilling WHL action!<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span 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Kings Hold 40th Selection in 2026 WHL Prospects Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Edmonton, Alta. &#8211;<\/strong> The Edmonton Oil Kings are getting set for the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft set for May 6 and 7.<\/p>\n<p>The first-round will take place on Wednesday, May 6, although as it stands, the Oil Kings do not own a pick in the first round this year. Their own first-rounder was traded as part of the Max Curran deal in the 2025 offseason.<\/p>\n<p>The first pick for the Oil Kings will come on day two as they&#8217;ll select 40th overall, a second-round selection that originally belonged to the Kelowna Rockets.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton has held the 40th pick in the draft twice before, back in 2012 taking forward Andrew Koep, and then again in 2019 taking defenceman Ross Stanley. Edmonton has also had success in other draft spots in the second round. Current Oil Kings including goaltender Parker Snell who stared in the WHL Playoffs, forward Jensen Marsh who had a solid season in the AJHL as a 16-year-old, and prospect Cole Landreville who scored once in three games this season were all second-round picks by the Oil Kings. Dating further back, Logan Dowhaniuk, Sebastian Cossa, Davis Koch, and Laurent Brossoit were all second rounders as well.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton also holds a third-round selection, 64th overall, as well as a fourth rounder, 88th overall. The Oil Kings don&#8217;t have a fifth-round pick, but then do hold one pick in every round from then on from the sixth-round to the completion of the draft.<\/p>\n<p>This season also marks the first year since 2019 where there will not be a U.S. Prospects Draft, meaning all players eligible can be selected in the WHL Prospects Draft.<\/p>\n<p>The draft has been important for the Oil Kings with 14 of the 26 players on the Oil Kings playoff roster in 2026 coming from the WHL Prospects Draft or the U.S. Prospects Draft.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/05\/04153119\/Draft-Preview-PICKS-WEB.png\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"1920\" data-large_image_height=\"1080\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-101253\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/05\/04153119\/Draft-Preview-PICKS-WEB-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/05\/04153119\/Draft-Preview-PICKS-WEB-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/05\/04153119\/Draft-Preview-PICKS-WEB-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/05\/04153119\/Draft-Preview-PICKS-WEB-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/05\/04153119\/Draft-Preview-PICKS-WEB-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/05\/04153119\/Draft-Preview-PICKS-WEB.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edmonton, Alta. &#8211; The Edmonton Oil Kings are getting set for the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft set for May 6 and 7. The first-round will take place on Wednesday, May 6, although as it stands, the Oil Kings do not own a pick in the first round this year. Their own first-rounder was traded as&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":522,"featured_media":101252,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[832],"tags":[{"term_id":1064,"name":"2026 WHL Prospects Draft","slug":"2026-whl-prospects-draft","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1064,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"13"},{"term_id":7,"name":"Edmonton Oil kings","slug":"edmonton-oil-kings","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":32,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2273,"filter":"raw","term_order":"500"},{"term_id":799,"name":"WHL Draft","slug":"whl-draft","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":803,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1007"}],"class_list":["post-101250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-2026-whl-prospects-draft","tag-edmonton-oil-kings","tag-whl-draft","category-832","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/05\/04153115\/Draft-Preview-COVER-WEB.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/522"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":101249,"date":"2026-04-29T09:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/?p=101249"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:43:08","slug":"fiddler-commits-to-university-of-denver-for-26-27-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/article\/fiddler-commits-to-university-of-denver-for-26-27-season","title":{"rendered":"Fiddler Commits to University of Denver for 26\/27 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Edmonton, Alta. \u2013 <\/strong>Edmonton Oil Kings Defenceman Blake Fiddler has announced his commitment the University of Denver in NCAA Division I for the 2026\/2027 Season.<\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u201cThe Oil Kings would like to thank Blake for his contributions both on and off the ice over the last three seasons,&#8221; said Oil Kings President and General Manager Kirt Hill. &#8220;Blake gr<\/span>ew as a person and a player within our organization\u00a0due to his commitment to development and persistent work ethic.\u00a0We\u00a0wish him all the best moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Originally the first-overall selection in the 2022 WHL US Prospects Draft, Fiddler played three seasons for the Oil Kings. In 190 games, Fiddler scored 26 goals and added 58 assists for 84 points.<\/p>\n<p>Fiddler also played in nine playoff games for the Oil Kings, earning two assists.<\/p>\n<p>The Frisco, TX, USA product is a prospect of the Seattle Kraken after being drafted in the second round, 36<sup>th<\/sup> overall in the 2025 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edmonton, Alta. \u2013 Edmonton Oil Kings Defenceman Blake Fiddler has announced his commitment the University of Denver in NCAA Division I for the 2026\/2027 Season. \u201cThe Oil Kings would like to thank Blake for his contributions both on and off the ice over the last three seasons,&#8221; said Oil Kings President and General Manager Kirt&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":522,"featured_media":100212,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[832],"tags":[{"term_id":1063,"name":"University of Denver","slug":"university-of-denver","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1063,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"14"},{"term_id":950,"name":"Commitment","slug":"commitment","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":950,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":12,"filter":"raw","term_order":"126"},{"term_id":751,"name":"Blake Fiddler","slug":"blake-fiddler","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":755,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":36,"filter":"raw","term_order":"368"},{"term_id":7,"name":"Edmonton Oil kings","slug":"edmonton-oil-kings","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":32,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2273,"filter":"raw","term_order":"500"}],"class_list":["post-101249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-university-of-denver","tag-commitment","tag-blake-fiddler","tag-edmonton-oil-kings","category-832","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/11200821\/DEV_7999-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/522"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":101240,"date":"2026-04-21T11:57:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/?p=101240"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:00:11","slug":"wouters-landreville-named-to-csshl-top-freshman-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/article\/wouters-landreville-named-to-csshl-top-freshman-teams","title":{"rendered":"Wouters, Landreville Named to CSSHL Top Freshman Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>Edmonton, Alta. &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Two Edmonton Oil Kings prospects have been honoured by the Canadian Sport School Hockey League for their excellent seasons.<\/p>\n<p>2010-born defenceman Holden Wouters, and 2010-born forward Cole Landreville have been named to the Top Freshman teams in the U18 Prep league. Wouters is named to the BC\/USA Team, while Landreville is part of the Prairie team.<\/p>\n<p>Wouters played this season with St. Georges U18 Prep squad where he played 28 games, scoring seven goals and adding 15 assists for 22 points. He also added three points in five playoff games. Wouters, out of Vancouver, B.C., was the second overall selection in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft. He played in two games for the Oil Kings this season.<\/p>\n<p>Landreville spent this season with Pilot Mound Hockey Academy&#8217;s U18 squad where he had 10 goals and 24 assists for 34 points. The St. Claude, Man. product also played in three regular season games for the Oil Kings this season, scoring one goal. 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Wouters is named to the BC\/USA Team, while Landreville is part of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":522,"featured_media":101241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[832],"tags":[{"term_id":1062,"name":"CSSHL","slug":"csshl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1062,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"15"},{"term_id":993,"name":"Cole Landreville","slug":"cole-landreville","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":993,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":8,"filter":"raw","term_order":"79"},{"term_id":989,"name":"Holden Wouters","slug":"holden-wouters","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":989,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":9,"filter":"raw","term_order":"87"},{"term_id":7,"name":"Edmonton Oil kings","slug":"edmonton-oil-kings","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":32,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2273,"filter":"raw","term_order":"500"},{"term_id":92,"name":"prospects","slug":"prospects","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":94,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"842"}],"class_list":["post-101240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-csshl","tag-cole-landreville","tag-holden-wouters","tag-edmonton-oil-kings","tag-prospects","category-832","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/21115542\/Combined-Photos-20.png",1107,708,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":-1,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/522"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":101236,"date":"2026-04-20T09:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/?p=101236"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:15:11","slug":"hodnett-commits-to-university-of-nebraska-omaha-for-26-27-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-oilkings\/article\/hodnett-commits-to-university-of-nebraska-omaha-for-26-27-season","title":{"rendered":"Hodnett Commits to University of Nebraska-Omaha for 26\/27 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Edmonton, Alta. \u2013 <\/strong>Edmonton Oil Kings Captain Gavin Hodnett has committed to play NCAA hockey next season with the University of Nebraska-Omaha.<\/p>\n<p>Hodnett played parts of five seasons with the Oil Kings, and was recently Captain of the team for the last two seasons and had a major impact with the club during his time with the organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m extremely proud and excited to announce my commitment to the University of Nebraska Omaha to continue my academic and hockey career at the NCAA Division I level,\u201d said Hodnett. \u201cI want to thank my family, coaches, billet family,\u00a0Oil King support staff and teammates for their constant support and belief in me. A special thank you to the Edmonton Oil Kings organization. It&#8217;s been an absolute honor to be a part of this team for my whole WHL career, from the first time I stepped into a game at the age of 15 to my last game this year at 20 years old, Lots of great memories. I\u2019m truly grateful for the opportunity to grow both as a player and a person while wearing the Oil Kings jersey. It was also a huge honor to serve as Captain for the past two seasons, and something I\u2019ll always be proud of. Excited for what\u2019s ahead with the Mavericks!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Originally the 19<sup>th<\/sup> overall selection in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft by the Oil Kings, Hodnett\u2019s name is littered across the Oil Kings record books. The Winnipeg, Man. product played 229 regular season games with the Oil Kings, 17<sup>th<\/sup> on the all-time list. In those games, he scored 71 goals, 11<sup>th<\/sup> all-time, and added 156 assists, third-most in Oil Kings modern franchise history. His 227 points are fifth all-time as he is just the sixth Oil Kings to ever reach 200 points in an Oil Kings uniform.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/17125001\/DEV_6215-scaled.jpg\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"2560\" data-large_image_height=\"1707\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-101237 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/17125001\/DEV_6215-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/17125001\/DEV_6215-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/17125001\/DEV_6215-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/17125001\/DEV_6215-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/17125001\/DEV_6215-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/17125001\/DEV_6215-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Diving deeper, Hodnett\u2019s 87 powerplay points are fourth all-time, his 63 powerplay assists are tied for second, and his 24 powerplay goals are 10<sup>th<\/sup> all-time. Meanwhile, he is just one of eight Oil Kings to score five or more shorthanded goals as an Oil King.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Oil Kings would like to thank Gavin for his contributions over his five years as part of our organization,\u201d said Oil Kings President and General Manager Kirt Hill. \u201cFrom the day we drafted him, Gavin has been a tremendous representative of the Oil Kings on and off the ice. Over the last two seasons, as our Captain, Gavin showed great leadership in all facets of the game. We wish him all the best moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hodnett played his first full season with the Oil Kings in 2022\/2023 as the team was rebuilding after the 2022 WHL Championship, that Hodnett was a 15-year-old with the team for. In that first season, the Oil Kings won 10 games, and over the next four seasons, Hodnett helped lead the team to improve their win totals by 17, 10, and eight over the next three seasons, making the playoffs in 2025 and 2026. Hodnett ultimately led the Oil Kings in scoring twice during his time with the club, finished second one year, and this year, even while limited to 41 games, he was fifth on the team. 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On the goaltending side, Parker Snell is ranked 19th among North American Goalies.<\/p>\n<p>MacKenzie slides up 12 spots from his mid-term ranking after a career year with the Oil Kings. MacKenzie played 59 games, scoring 22 goals and added 36 assists for 58 points. He is just the second Oil Kings defender to reach 20 goals in a season, and also just the second to reach 10 powerplay goals in a season as well. The Peachland, B.C. product also represented Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Minnesota this year, scoring five points in seven games, helping Canada win bronze at the event.<\/p>\n<p>In the playoffs, MacKenzie had three points in seven games for the Oil Kings.<\/p>\n<p>Dean, a rookie with the Oil Kings this year jumps up eight spots from his mid-term ranking. The Maple Grove, MN, U.S.A, product played in 52 games this season, scoring 15 goals and adding 14 assists for 29 points. He was also a +21 on the season and added three points in seven playoff games.<\/p>\n<p>Ta&#8217;amu, just finishing his second season with the Oil Kings, nearly doubled every offensive category from his rookie season. The San Diego, CA, U.S.A product played 62 games, scoring three goals and adding 12 assists. He also earned 81 penalty minutes, and was a +29. In the playoffs, Ta&#8217;amu scored one goals in seven games.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Neill, in his first season in Edmonton did it all for the Oil Kings. The product of Fargo, N.D., U.S.A, scored 20 goals and added 23 assists for 43 points. Four of his goals came on the powerplay, and two were shorthanded. He also had four game winning goals. O&#8217;Neill was also one of the most reliable Oil Kings in the faceoff circle this season leading the team in attempts with 1077 and winning 51.7% of his draws.<\/p>\n<p>MacKenzie, Dean, Ta&#8217;amu, and O&#8217;Neill also all represented Team East at the 2026 WHL Prospects Game in Langley in February.<\/p>\n<p>Sawchyn jumps up 17 spots from his mid-term ranking after his career year with the Oil Kings. The 2007-born forward scored 27 goals and added 61 assists for 88 points on the season along with a +34 rating. Sawchyn ranked third in the WHL in assists, and tied for seventh in points. His 61 assists are the third-most in a single season in Oil Kings history, and his 88 points are seventh most in team history. He also had six game winning goals which were second-most on the team this year. In the playoffs, Sawchyn had seven points in seven games.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Snell jumps up two spots from his mid-term ranking after a rookie season that added him to the Oil Kings record books. Snell was 21-9-1-0 on the season with a 2.74 goals-against-average, and a .895 save percentage. He also earned three shutouts and became just the fourth Oil Kings netminder to earn back-to-back shutouts back on February 27 and 28. His 21 wins also tied Sebastian Cossa for the most wins in a single season by a rookie netminder for the Oil Kings. Snell continued his stellar play into the playoffs where he was 2-1-1 with a 2.22 goals-against-average, and a .924 save percentage.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 NHL Entry Draft goes on June 26 and 27 in Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edmonton, Alta. &#8211;\u00a0Six Edmonton Oil Kings have been named in NHL Central Scouting&#8217;s Final Rankings ahead of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. 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