Confirmed with Link: Canada/Russia Series Coming to Edmonton

[BarDownBobo]

http://oilkings.ca/article/2016-chl-canada-russia-series-stopping-in-edmonton

The Edmonton Oil Kings in association with the Canadian Hockey League today announced they are one of six Canadian host centres for the 2016 CHL Canada Russia Series to be played November 7-17.

The six-game series features regional league teams of Canadian National Junior Team candidates competing against the Russian National Junior Team. For the third straight season the event will open with two games in the WHL, followed by two OHL matchups, and ending with a pair of contests hosted by the QMJHL.

Game 1 of the series takes place on Monday November 7 hosted by the Prince George Cougars, then shifts to Edmonton, AB, at the brand new Rogers Place, home of the Oil Kings for Game 2 on Tuesday November 8. The OHL’s North Bay Battalion will host Game 3 on Thursday November 10, followed by Game 4 hosted by the Hamilton Bulldogs on Monday November 14. The series wraps up with Game 5 hosted by the QMJHL’s Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Tuesday November 16, with the Game 6 series finale to be played in Chicoutimi, QC, home of the Sagueneens on Thursday November 17.

Love watching these games every year, will be pretty cool to see one in person this time around!!

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[Forgot About Drai]

Nice!

 

[ZJuice]

Lots of travel for both teams!
I'll have to get me some tickets for this

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Slightly off topic, but I thought the plan was for the Oil Kings to stay at Rexall this year, no? The release states otherwise.

 

[Del Preston]

Slightly off topic, but I thought the plan was for the Oil Kings to stay at Rexall this year, no? The release states otherwise.

They are moving to Rogers Place with the Oilers.

http://www.oilkings.ca/page/season-seats

 

[PBandJ]

Slightly off topic, but I thought the plan was for the Oil Kings to stay at Rexall this year, no? The release states otherwise.

Nope, they're moving to Rogers.

So stoked, I'll have to get tickets for this.

 

[rboomercat90]

Slightly off topic, but I thought the plan was for the Oil Kings to stay at Rexall this year, no? The release states otherwise.

There was never any plan for the Katz owned Oil Kings to stay at Rexall.

 

[McMozesmadness]

Great event. It's like an all-star game except everyone is trying really, really hard.

I'll be getting tickets.

 

[YEGJuniorFan]

Any potential Oil kings that could be playing?

 

[BarDownBobo]

Any potential Oil kings that could be playing?

Possibly Anatolii Elizarov for Russia. Only guy I think could have a shot for Canada is Brayden Gorda, and that's a huge longshot.

 

[SpoolCat]

Have fun. Saw one of these in Red Deer a couple years back was really great hockey