Resuming the look at the 2012-13 WHL season, today's two-a-day begins with the defending champions of the WHL in the Edmonton Oil Kings. They defeated the Portland Winterhawks in the finals to claim their spot in the Memorial Cup, which is all of the league champions plus the host city. There, they would lose to the eventual Memorial Cup champion Shawinigan Cataractes. The Oil Kings were second in the WHL in goals scored behind only the Winterhawks and second in goals against behind the Tri-City Americans. Their leading scorer last year was Michael St. Croix, a New York Rangers prospect, and they also featured 2012 first round picks in Griffin Reinhart (Islanders) and Henrik Samuelsson (Coyotes). The Oil Kings got a lot out of both ends, but they will lose Mark Pysyk to the Buffalo Sabres, since his eligibility is up. Reinhart could also be lost if he makes it out of camp, but expect Samuelsson to return.
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