WHL ANNOUNCES 2008 EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Calgary, AB -- The 2008 WHL Exhibition season opens on Friday, August 29th with the Vancouver Giants hosting the Kamloops Blazers in Ladner, British Columbia. This season’s exhibition schedule also features four tournaments with the Everett Silvertips and Edmonton Oil Kings tournaments set for the last weekend in August and the Saskatoon Blades and Tri-City Americans hosting their tournaments the weekend of September 4 – 7. 

The Everett Tournament begins on Friday, August 29th, and features the Chilliwack Bruins and all five U.S. Division Clubs, including the 2008 WHL and Memorial Cup Champion Spokane Chiefs and 2008 WHL Regular Season Champion Tri-City Americans.

The Edmonton Oil Kings 2nd Annual pre-season tournament begins on Saturday, August 30th, and features five Clubs including Medicine Hat, Prince George, Regina and Swift Current.

The Tri-City Americans tournament features the host Americans and their four U.S. Division rivals Everett, Portland, Seattle and Spokane and starts on Thursday, September 4th with the Silvertips taking on the Chiefs.

The Saskatoon Blades tournament kicks off on Thursday, September 5th with the Blades playing host to the 2008 WHL Eastern Conference Champion Lethbridge Hurricanes.  Also participating in the tournament are the Medicine Hat Tigers, Moose Jaw Warriors, Prince Albert Raiders and Swift Current Broncos.

2008-09 WHL EXHIBITION SCHEDULE (as of June 25, 2008)

Day  Date  Visitors   Home  Time Location
Friday Aug. 29/08 Chilliwack vs.  Seattle 11:30 Everett Tournament
Friday  Aug. 29/08 Portland vs.  Tri-City 3:00 Everett Tournament
Friday  Aug. 29/08 Spokane vs.  Everett 7:00 Everett Tournament
Friday Aug. 29/08 Kamloops @ Vancouver 7:30 Ladner
SaturdayAug. 30/08 Medicine Hat vs.  Regina 3:00 Edmonton Tournament
SaturdayAug. 30/08 Swift Current vs.  Edmonton 7:00 Edmonton Tournament
SaturdayAug. 30/08 Tri-City vs.  Chilliwack 11:30 Everett Tournament
SaturdayAug. 30/08 Spokane vs.  Portland 3:00 Everett Tournament
SaturdayAug. 30/08 Seattle vs.  Everett 7:00 Everett Tournament
SaturdayAug. 30/08 Vancouver @ Kamloops 7:00 
Sunday Aug. 31/08 Swift Current vs.  Prince George 3:00 Edmonton Tournament
Sunday Aug. 31/08 Regina vs.  Edmonton 7:00 Edmonton Tournament
Sunday Aug. 31/08 Tri-City vs.  Spokane 11:30 Everett Tournament
Sunday Aug. 31/08 Portland vs.  Seattle 3:00 Everett Tournament
Sunday Aug. 31/08 Chilliwack vs.  Everett 7:00 Everett Tournament
Sunday Aug. 31/08 Saskatoon   @ Prince Albert 6:30 
Monday Sept. 1/08 Prince George vs.  Regina 3:00 Edmonton Tournament
Monday Sept. 1/08 Medicine Hat vs.  Edmonton 7:00 Edmonton Tournament
Tuesday Sept. 2/08 Red Deer @ Calgary 7:00 Centennial Arena
ThursdaySept. 4/08 Everett vs.  Spokane 7:05 Tri-City Tournament
Friday Sept. 5/08 Lethbridge vs.  Saskatoon 7:00 Saskatoon Tournament
Friday Sept. 5/08 Everett vs.  Portland 2:00 Tri-City Tournament
Friday Sept. 5/08 Seattle vs.  Tri-City 7:05 Tri-City Tournament
Friday Sept. 5/08 Regina @ Brandon 7:30 
Friday Sept. 5/08 Chilliwack @ Kamloops 7:00 
Friday Sept. 5/08 Edmonton @ Prince George 7:00 
Friday Sept. 5/08 Kootenay vs.  Red Deer 7:30 Stettler
Friday Sept. 5/08 Kelowna vs.  Vancouver 7:30 North Delta
Saturday Sept. 6/08 Prince Albert vs.  Lethbridge 1:00 Saskatoon Tournament
Saturday Sept. 6/08 Moose Jaw vs.  Swift Current 4:15 Saskatoon Tournament
Saturday Sept. 6/08 Medicine Hat vs.  Saskatoon 7:30 Saskatoon Tournament
Saturday Sept. 6/08 Portland vs.  Seattle 2:00 Tri-City Tournament
Saturday Sept. 6/08 Spokane vs.  Tri-City 7:05 Tri-City
Saturday Sept. 6/08 Kamloops @ Chilliwack 7:00 
Saturday Sept. 6/08 Vancouver @ Kelowna 7:00 
Saturday Sept. 6/08 Red Deer @ Kootenay 7:00 
Saturday Sept. 6/08 Edmonton @ Prince George 7:00 
Saturday Sept. 6/08 Brandon @ Regina 7:00 
Sunday Sept. 7/08 Lethbridge vs.  Moose Jaw 1:00 Saskatoon Tournament
Sunday Sept. 7/08 Medicine Hat vs.  Swift Current 4:15 Saskatoon Tournament
Sunday Sept. 7/08 Prince Albert vs.  Saskatoon 7:30 Saskatoon Tournament
Sunday Sept. 7/08 Portland vs.  Tri-City 2:00 Tri-City Tournament
Tuesday Sept. 9/08 Red Deer vs.  Edmonton 7:00 Leduc
Thursday Sept. 11/08 Kamloops @ Prince George 7:00 
Friday Sept. 12/08 Moose Jaw @ Brandon 7:30 
Friday Sept. 12/08 Tri-City @ Everett 7:35 
Friday Sept. 12/08 Prince George @ Kamloops 7:00 
Friday Sept. 12/08 Lethbridge @ Kootenay 7:00 
Friday Sept. 12/08 Seattle @ Portland 7:30 
Friday Sept. 12/08 Swift Current @ Prince Albert 7:30 
Friday Sept. 12/08 Calgary vs.  Red Deer 7:30 Lacombe
Friday Sept. 12/08 Saskatoon   @ Regina 7:00 
Friday Sept. 12/08 Kelowna @ Spokane 7:00 Eagles
Friday Sept. 12/08 Chilliwack @ Vancouver 7:30 Ladner
Saturday Sept. 13/08 Edmonton vs.  Calgary 7:00 Airdrie
Saturday Sept. 13/08 Vancouver @ Chilliwack 7:00 
Saturday Sept. 13/08 Spokane @ Kelowna 7:00 
Saturday Sept. 13/08 Brandon @ Moose Jaw 7:00 
Saturday Sept. 13/08 Kootenay @ Lethbridge 7:00 
Saturday Sept. 13/08 Medicine Hat vs.  Red Deer 7:30 Innisfail
Saturday Sept. 13/08 Regina @ Saskatoon 7:05 
Saturday Sept. 13/08 Portland @ Seattle 7:05 Kent
Saturday Sept. 13/08 Prince Albert @ Swift Current 7:30 
Saturday Sept. 13/08 Everett @ Tri-City 7:05 

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