Oil Barons relieve head coach

The Fort McMurray Oil Barons have today relieved Head Coach and General Manager Gord Thibodeau of his duties. The Northern Alberta Athletic Association (NAAA) would like to thank Mr. Thibodeau for his twelve years of service to the organization, and wish him and his family the best in future. The organization will immediately begin the […]

Jaillet, Vanderlaan highlight Oil Barons Awards Banquet

The hardware has been handed out as the Fort McMurray Oil Barons concluded the 2013-14 season with their annual Awards Banquet. Best Defenceman: #3 Austin Yadlowski Unsung Hero Award: #14 Alex Cromwell, #16 Adam Durkee, #27 Brennan Saulnier Glen Carriere “Hustle” Award: #15 Mitchell Vanderlaan, #14 Alex Cromwell Most Defensive Player: #11 Adam Wilcox Top […]

Prestige FC V May 16th

Birch Mountain Enterprises presents Prestige FC 5 on Friday May 16th at 7PM at the Casman Centre. Featuring the long awaited hometown fight of Dwayne “DBomb” Lewis vs. 8-6 Clay Davidson Tickets available online at fortmcmurrayoilbarons.ca or at the Casman Box Office.  Doors open at 5:30 p.m., event starts at 7.    Click here to […]

Oil Barons eliminated in overtime

By Robert Murray/Fort McMurray Today   http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/2014/04/09/oil-barons-eliminated-in-overtime The season is over for the Fort McMurray Oil Barons. The Spruce Grove Saints and MOB played a game for the ages Tuesday night at the Grant Fuhr Arena in Spruce Grove but only one team could come out alive. On this particular night though, the Saints came […]

Saints dominate Oil Barons in game 5 to extend series

By Robert Murray/Fort McMurray Today http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/2014/04/05/saints-dominate-oil-barons-to-extend-series   The Spruce Grove Saints gave the Fort McMurray Oil Barons a rough reminder of who they were playing in the North Division final on Friday night. The Saints scored three times in the second period and twice in the third to crush the MOB by a final score […]

“Gutty effort” pays off for Oil Barons in game 4

By Robert Murray/Fort McMurray Today http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/2014/04/02/gutty-effort-pays-off-for-oil-barons-in-victory-over-saints The Fort McMurray Oil Barons offence woke up from their slumber, putting the Spruce Grove Saints on the brink of elimination in the Alberta Junior Hockey League North Division final with a 3-2 victory on Tuesday night. “Just a gutty effort, “ said MOB head coach Gord Thibodeau. “If […]

Fan bus for game 5

A fan bus has been booked for game 5 of the Oil Barons series with Spruce Grove. The bus will be heading down for Friday night's game in Spruce Grove and will be leaving no later than 1pm Friday and returning after the game.  The cost per seat is $100 which includes their ticket into […]

Saints take down Barons 3-1

By Robert Murray, Fort McMurray Today   http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/2014/04/01/saints-take-game-three The Spruce Grove Saints injected life into their season on Monday night, after defeating the Fort McMurray Oil Barons 3-1 and cutting the deficit in their Alberta Junior Hockey League North Division final in half. “We didn’t finish,” said MOB head coach Gord Thibodeau. “I didn’t think […]

Miller’s hat-trick leads MOB past Saints

Kevin Miller scored all three goals for the Fort McMurray Oil Barons Saturday night as the Barons downed the Spruce Grove Saints 3-2 in overtime. The win gives the MOB a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. “We started a bit slow, which I kind of figured we would, and we were a little bit […]