A dozen weeks into 2024 and the non-NHL fun is just beginning to surface. The BCHL playoffs are on the horizon, the Edmonton Elks are in the news, and countdowns to home openers - Prospects Baseball (72 days), Stingers Basketball (74 days) and Riverhawks Baseball (79 days) - are becoming more manageable. Let's see what's on tap.
Edmonton Oil Kings and BCHL report
Final weekend of the season for the Edmonton Oil Kings features a Saturday night in Red Deer then team awards game Sunday at 4PM in a rematch with the Rebels. Oil Kings fans knew this season was going to be a building a season and it was.
In 2022-23 the Oil Kings collected only 10 wins. Heading into this final weekend 2023-24 the Club has 25. The final playoff seed in the Eastern Conference sits at 30 wins. Playoff contention in 2024-25 is a realistic goal.
Both the Sherwood Park Crusaders and Spruce Grove Saints are on the road this weekend. We will not see the Crusaders at the Sherwood Park Arena until Friday March 29th when they host the Okotoks Oilers. The Saints do not return to the Grant Fuhr Arena until Sunday April 7th versus Okotoks.
The Crusaders could clinch home ice in the playoffs with a win and a Blackfalds loss.
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Edmonton "Privately Owned" Elks
It has not been a secret that the Edmonton Elks have been open to moving away from being a publicly owned team. Hiring an investment firm makes that idea feel more real. We are not at the point where one has to constantly refresh social media for updates on the situation, but folks we definitely have a situation.
#OccupyMcMahon
If you have never gone to a game in enemy territory flanked by dozens and dozens of like-minded fans, you truly are missing out on an amazing experience. You will have two chances this upcoming season to cheer on your Elks in Calgary surrounded by Elks fans. Some of my favourite sports memories are in opposing teams homes hijacking their cheers and chants.
Pay It Forward with Football is a charity based on the simple good deed of affording a family a night out at an Elks game. An afternoon of bowling with a couple of Elks players is as cool as a fundraiser gets. Follow them on your favorite social media genre.
The Lethbridge Bulls play in the same league as the Edmonton Prospects. That tweet is the perfect way to end this article. Stay safe folks.