Oil Barons Sign Defenseman Spencer Kunz

The Fort McMurray Oil Barons are excited to announce the signing of defenseman Spencer Kunz for the 2023-2024 season. Kunz, born in 2005, is originally from Beiseker, AB. He spent the previous season with Airdrie playing for the U18 AAA Bisons producing 21 points (8 goals and 13 assists) in 32 games. The defenseman also […]

Oil Barons Complete Trade with Crusaders

The Fort McMurray Oil Barons have traded Forward Ryder Matter and Defenseman Jett McCullum to the Sherwood Park Crusaders in exchange for Forwards Evan Arnold, Ryan Arnold and Defenseman Cody Nordstrom. Evan Arnold (03) has spent the previous three seasons with the Sherwood Park Crusaders producing 43 points (26 goals and 17 assists) in 55 […]

Oil Barons Hire Play-By-Play Announcer

The Fort McMurray Oil Barons are excited to announce the hiring of Matthew Dekker to be the Play-by-Play Announcer for the upcoming season. Dekker, originally from Airdrie, Alberta, attended Mount Royal University from 2014-2016 where he studied Sport and Recreation Management. In 2019 he became a reporter and anchor with GX94 Radio in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, […]

Oil Barons Hire Carter Duffin as Assistant Coach

The Fort McMurray Oil Barons announced today the hiring of Carter Duffin as Assistant Coach. Duffin previously worked as Assistant Coach/Assistant General Manager of the Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL) from 2021-2023. Prior to his time in Lloydminster, Duffin served as Head Coach/General Manager of the Castlegar Rebels (KIJHL) from 2018-2021 and was the Assistant Coach/Director of […]

Oil Barons AGM

All season ticket holders are invited to attend our 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, May 30th at Centerfire Place. Join us as we elect our new board of directors for the upcoming season. The meeting starts at 7:30pm in the amphitheater. We look forward to seeing you there.

Austin Spiridakis Named AJHL All Academic Team

The Alberta Junior Hockey League has announced that Oil Barons Asisstant Captain Austin Spiridakis has been named to the 2023 Inter Pipeline AJHL All Academic Team. The Fort McMurray Oil Barons would like to congratulate Austin and his family on this incredible Honour. Full Announcement: https://www.ajhl.ca/ajhl-announces-inter-pipeline-all-academic-team

Fort McMurray Oil Barons Team Awards

The Fort McMurray Oil Barons have announced their team awards for the 22-23 season: Team MVP – Chris Kobelka Rookie of the Year – Andrew Ness Best Defenseman – Chris Kobelka Unsung Hero – Ryder Matter Glen Carriere Award (Hustler Award) – Brett Boucher & Jaron Desnoyers Most Defensive Player – Chris Kobelka Masterson Award […]

Olivier Lamothe Named AJHL Player of the Week

The Fort McMurray Oil Barons would like to congratulate Olivier Lamothe on winning Pizza 73 AJHL Player of the Week. Lamothe, the first year Oil Barons forward, produced 8 points (5 goals and 3 assists) across 4 games played last week. In Saturday’s comeback win against the Whitecourt Wolverines, Lamothe assisted on the game tying […]

Oil Barons Dream Home Lottery Winners

2023 Oil Barons Dream Home Lottery Winners: Grand Prize Dream Home 123101   Steve Didham   Fort McMurray, AB $219,352.50 Cash 231923   Jessica Collier   Fort McMurray, AB $25,000 Cash     144393   Dwayne Pittman   Fort McMurray, AB $15,000 Cash     134772   Miranda Stairs   Spruce Grove, AB $10,000 Cash     121294   Gary Larder  Fort McMurray, AB […]

Fort McMurray Oil Barons 2nd Annual Golf Tournament

The Fort McMurray Oil Barons are excited to announce our 2nd Annual Fort McMurray First Nations Group of Companies Oil Barons Golf Tournament in support of the Fort McMurray Hockey Bros. The event will kick off on Friday, June 16th at the Fort McMurray Golf Club. The tournament will be a 1:30pm shotgun start with […]