Hendrix scores OT winner in Lloyd, MOB wins 4-3

LLOYDMINSTER, SK (October 31, 2012) — The third time was the charm for the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (8-9-1) in Lloydminster this season. Harry Hendrix (Calgary, AB) scored his team-leading ninth goal of the year in the overtime frame to give the Barons a much-needed win against the Lloydminster Bobcats (3-12-2). Hendrix had opened the […]

Barons drop 2nd straight, Pontiacs win 4-1

BONNYVILLE, AB (October 30, 2012) – Harry Hendrix (Calgary, AB) scored only 50 seconds into the 2nd period, but the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (7-9-1) gave up four straight goals to the Bonnyville Pontiacs (11-5-3) en route to their second straight loss on the road Tuesday night. Hendrix's opening goal was a shot in the […]

Three straight for MOB after 2-1 win over Olds (VIDEO)

FORT MCMURRAY, AB (Oct. 19, 2012) — Justin Fraser (Hussar, AB) scored two goals, both assisted by linemates Harry Hendrix (Calgary, AB) and Kevin Lacroix (St. Albert, AB), to cue a third-period comeback as the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (7-7-1) beat the Olds Grizzlys (7-8-1) 2-1 at the Casman Centre on Friday night. The Barons […]

Barons start first winning streak with 2-1 win over Storm (VIDEO & AUDIO)

FORT MCMURRAY, AB (October 13, 2012) — Harry Hendrix (Calgary, AB) extended his goal streak to five games, and Ethan Wood (St. Albert, AB) notched his second AJHL win in net, as the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (6-7-1) beat the visiting Grande Prairie Storm (6-5-2) on Saturday night. “Overall, defensively we played pretty well,” said […]

Coach’s Blog – Barons go 2-1 at Home

The Oilbarons finished a 2-1 home week by defeating Grande Prairie twice after losing to Spruce Grove on October 9th. The MOB threw a turkey of a game out in the 7-5 loss to Spruce Grove blowing leads of 3-0 and 5-2 as the defence totally imploded in the 3rd period. Brett Printz(4,5) had 2 goals while Kevin […]

Graham’s OT heroics propel Barons to 3-2 win over G.P. (VIDEO & AUDIO)

FORT MCMURRAY, AB (October 12, 2012) — Taylor Graham (Calgary, AB) scored his first goal of the season on a one-handed poke check in overtime to give the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (5-7-1) a dramatic 3-2 win over the Grande Prairie Storm. “You never really expect to score a goal like that,” said Graham. “But […]

Saints score five straight, beat MOB 7-5 (VIDEO & AUDIO)

FORT MCMURRAY, AB (October 9, 2012) — The Fort McMurray Oil Barons (4-7-1) blew two separate three goal leads, and allowed five straight goals, en route to a 7-5 loss to the Spruce Grove Saints (7-4-1) at the Casman Centre on Tuesday night. “We were dumb from the start,” said head coach and general manager […]

Coach’s Blog – Big Win to end Road Trip

The Barons salvaged a win in their final game of a 3 game road weekend and now head home for 5 straight games. Game 1 saw the Oil Barons gift a 4-3 victory to Lloydminster despite outshooting the Bobcats 21-18 and out chancing them 8-3. A couple strange goals contibuted to the 6th loss of […]

MOB downs first-place Bonnyville, snaps skid (AUDIO)

  BONNYVILLE, AB (October 7, 2012) — Harry Hendrix (Calgary, AB) capped off a five-point weekend with the game-winner on Sunday afternoon, as the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (4-6-1) took down the first-place Bonnyville Pontiacs (8-2-2) 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at the RJ Lalonde Arena. A scoreless first period saw the visitors outshot 11-4, but […]