With the Calgary Hitmen closing out their series last night against the Red Deer Rebels, that means the WHL will be on break until Thursday, when the Hitmen travel to Edmonton to face the Oil Kings in the Eastern Conference finals. If you know your Alberta history, you know the cities of Edmonton and Calgary do not like one another, and with the NHL's Oilers and Flames rivalry not being what it was in the 80's and 90's, this is the perfect time for the Oil Kings and Hitmen to become a premier rivalry in the province. Like Kamloops and Portland in the Western Conference, there is a lot at stake, and throw in good ol' fashioned hatred, and the WHL playoffs just got more interesting.
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