Oil Barons hire Hunt as new head coach/GM

FORT MCMURRAY, AB (May 15, 2014) — The Fort McMurray Oil Barons are delighted to announce the hiring of Curtis Hunt as the team’s new Head Coach and General Manager. Curtis comes to Fort McMurray with an incredible wealth of coaching experience, including six seasons as head coach of the Regina Pats of the Western […]

Jaillet named top goaltender for entire CJHL

CALGARY, Alberta – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) today announced the winners of five CJHL National Awards.  The CJHL National Awards are awarded each season and recognize individual success in the 10 Junior A leagues in the CJHL.  They include Most Valuable Player, Top Forward, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender and Rookie of the Year. […]

Hergenhein signs 3-year deal to remain Oil Barons head scout

FORT MCMURRAY, AB (April 24, 2014) – The Fort McMurray Oil Barons are pleased to announce that Doug Hergenhein (Calgary, AB) has signed a 3-year contract extension to remain the club’s head scout. “We’ve had a lot of respect for Doug over the years,” said Oil Barons President Len Clarke. “Doug has a great eye […]

Oil Barons receive commitment from 3 top-tier Calgary prospects

(pictured, L-R: Jackson McKinstry, Anthony Orubor, Mark Drohan) FORT MCMURRAY, AB (April 22, 2014) – The Fort McMurray Oil Barons are delighted to announce the commitment of 1996-born forwards Jackson McKinstry (Calgary, AB) and Anthony Orubor (Calgary, AB), as well as 1998-born defenceman Mark Drohan (Calgary, AB), all graduates of the Calgary Buffaloes of the […]

Barons seeking Head Coach & General Manager

The Fort McMurray Oil Barons are currently seeking candidates to fill the position of Head Coach and General Manager. Interested candidates should contact Len Clarke, Oil Barons President, at 780-713-5935 or lenclarke@sutton.com

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 […]