The Fort McMurray Oil Barons will be holding its Skate with Santa on Sunday afternoon following the 2pm game against the Lloydminster Bobcats. There will be free hot chocolate, and Santa will be stopping by! For more info, call the Oil Barons office at 780-743-5509!

After the worst performance of the season in Okotoks the Barons bounced back to salvage 4 points from a southern road trip. Friday in Okotoks the MOB got delayed in Calgary traffic arriving 50 minutes prior to the game. While the equipment and bus got there before the game the players didn't mentally show up […]

CANMORE, AB (December 1, 2012) — Scott Pooley (Granger, IN) tallied at least three points, and Ethan Wood (Jasper, AB) made 33 saves, as the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (14-13-3) ended the first half of the season with a 4-2 road win over the Canmore Eagles on Saturday night. The Barons played the game with […]

CALGARY, AB (December 2, 2012) — Scott Pooley (Granger, IN) scored another two goals, including the game-winner, as the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (15-13-3) edged the Calgary Mustangs 3-2 on Sunday afternoon despite playing with only 10 forwards. It capped off a three-game in two-and-a-half days road trip for the MOB, which had started with […]

CALGARY, AB (December 1, 2012) — The Fort McMurray Oil Barons (13-13-3) have acquired 1994-born forward Hayden Dawes (Stony Plain, AB) and future considerations from the Flin Flon Bombers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in exchange for 1992-born forward Kevin Lacroix (St. Albert, AB). Dawes is a 6'3″, 209-lb right wing who played 7 […]

OKOTOKS, AB (November 30, 2012) — The Fort McMurray Oil Barons (13-13-3) suffered their second-worst loss of the year and fell back to the .500 mark with a 7-2 road loss to the Okotoks Oilers on Friday night. The Barons were outshot 35-14 and did not register more than 6 shots on goal in any […]

The Oilbarons bounced back from a tough 5-4 loss in overtime Friday with a thrilling victory  Saturday defeating the Sherwood Park Crusaders 5-4 in the first shoot-out of the season at the Casman Centre. The Barons stormed back from a 4-1 deficit in the 3rd period Friday only to fall in overtime. Kevin Lacroix (4th,5th) scored twice […]

FORT MCMURRAY, AB (November 24, 2012) — Danny Gayle (Calgary, AB) scored the lone goal in the shootout, and added two assists, as the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (13-12-3) took down the Sherwood Park Crusaders 5-4 in extra time on Saturday night at home. It was the annual Teddy Bear Toss night for the MOB, […]

The following column appeared in this week's edition of Connect Weekly: There aren’t many observers, informed or otherwise, who would’ve predicted the kind of impact this year’s Oil Barons squad would see from an eighteen year old rookie forward hailing from a city in Colorado of less than 25 thousand people, just a few miles […]

FORT MCMURRAY, AB (November 23, 2012) — Kevin Lacroix (St. Albert, AB) scored twice in the third period and Matt Purmal (Merrill, WI) scored his first goal as an Oil Baron, but a late three-goal comeback by the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (12-12-3) wasn't enough as they fell 5-4 to the Sherwood Park Crusaders in […]