The Oilbarons split the weekend losing 2-1 to Okotoks Friday before bouncing back with a strong 4-0 win Saturday over Canmore. The Barons were lackluster Friday in losing to Okotoks. The Barons had the edge in shots 26-23 and scoring chances 11-9 but showed little emotion with a season low 16 hits. Justin Fraser (8th) […]
FORT MCMURRAY, AB (January 20, 2013) — The Fort McMurray Oil Barons scored three goals in the opening period, and Tanner Jaillet (Red Deer, AB) registered a 34-save shutout, in a 4-0 win over the Canmore Eagles at the Casman Centre on Saturday night. The Barons rebounded in style from a 2-1 loss to the […]
FORT MCMURRAY, AB (January 18, 2013) — Justin Fraser (Hussar, AB) notched his eighth goal of the season, but a pair of goals in a span of 1:12 was the key for the Okotoks Oilers, who took a 2-1 decision at the Casman Centre on Friday night. The game began 40 minutes late after a […]
FORT MCMURRAY, AB (January 17, 2013) — The Fort McMurray Oil Barons have named 1992-born forward Mike Marianchuk (Innisfail, AB) as captain for the remainder of the 2012-13 season. Marianchuk was previously an alternate captain and takes over the “C” from Brock Maschmeyer, who was recently traded. “I pretty much just showed up to practice […]
The Barons played a great team game in downing the Grande Prairie Storm 5-3 last night at the Casman Centre. The MOB outshot GP 38-30 and led 21-10 in scoring chances as the offence looked very sharp all night. Hayden Dawes led the way with 2 goals(4th/5th) and 1 assist. Luc Lalor (8th), Parker Evans-Campbell […]
FORT MCMURRAY, AB (January 12, 2013) — Don't call it a rebuild just yet. Two days after trading two of the team's most talented players, the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (22-18-4) put forth one of their best efforts of the year, downing the Grande Prairie Storm 5-3 in front of 1,791 fans at the Casman […]
The trade deadline turned out to be a bittersweet evening for the Oil Barons as we said goodbye to 2 quality players in Harrison Hendrix and Brock Maschmeyer. Heading into the deadline with only 1 card the organization faced a tough decision on moving some of our loyal veteran players or trying to add older players […]
FORT MCMURRAY, AB (January 10, 2013) — The Fort McMurray Oil Barons pulled off two major transactions at Thursday night's trade deadline. The team moved captain Brock Maschmeyer (Bruderheim, AB) to the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia Hockey League in exchange for forward Kevin Miller and future considerations. Also traded was forward Harry Hendrix […]
SPRUCE GROVE, AB (January 9, 2013) — The Fort McMurray Oil Barons (21-18-4) dropped their third straight game, and saw their goalless streak extended to 125 minutes and 42 seconds of playing time, in a 2-0 road loss to the Spruce Grove Saints on Wednesday night. The loss, combined with a Whitecourt win against Grande […]
SHERWOOD PARK, AB (January 6, 2013) — The Fort McMurray Oil Barons (21-17-4) suffered their second consecutive regulation loss on the road Sunday afternoon, falling 4-0 to the Sherwood Park Crusaders. The Barons were outshot 35-18 and have now scored only 3 regulation-time goals in their last four games. “A huge step back,” summarized associate […]
