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CALGARY, AB – The majority of WHL teams will open their doors for training camp today as preparations begin for the upcoming 2008-09 WHL season.
 
The Spokane Chiefs, the 2008 WHL Ed Chynoweth Cup Champions and Memorial Cup Champions, are among the Clubs who will open their doors for either rookie or main camp today at the Spokane Arena and Eagles Ice Arena.
 
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.
 
The 2008-09 WHL regular season will begin on Thursday, September 18th, with a special Opening Night game featuring the Kootenay Ice hosting the defending WHL Ed Chynoweth Cup and Memorial Cup Champion Spokane Chiefs.  The game will be broadcast LIVE on SHAW TV with the pre-game show starting at 7:00 pm (MST).
 
 
 
WHL Clubs Main Camp Start Date and Location
Brandon                August 29     Westman Place
Calgary                 August 29     Don Hartman Sportsplex
Chilliwack              August 21     Prospera Centre
Edmonton             August 24     Jubilee Rec Centre (Ft. Saskatchewan, AB)
Everett                  August 24     Everett Event Center
Kamloops             August 21     Memorial Arena
Kelowna                August 25     Prospera Place
Kootenay              August 27     Cranbrook Rec Plex
Lethbridge             August 28     ENMAX Centre
Medicine Hat         August 27     Medicine Hat Arena
Moose Jaw           August 21     Civic Centre
Portland                August 23     Mount View Ice Arena and Memorial Coliseum
Prince Albert         August 22     Art Hauser Centre
Prince George       August 24     CN Centre
Red Deer              August 21     ENMAX Centrium
Regina                  August 21     Lumsden, SK
Saskatoon             August 21     Dalmeny, SK
Seattle                  August 24     Kent Valley Ice Centre
Spokane               August 21     Spokane Arena and Eagles Ice Arena
Swift Current         August 21     Credit union i-plex
Tri-City                  August 23     Toyota Centre
Vancouver             August 22     Ladner Leisure Centre
 
 
 
For a complete look at the 2008 WHL Exhibition Schedule or 2008-09 WHL Regular Season schedule click on the SCHEDULE/SCORES menu item at www.whl.ca .

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