MOB starts season 1-1 (VIDEO & AUDIO)

AUDIO: Hear head coach Gord Thibodeau's post-weekend thoughts: AUDIO: Hear from rookie forward Scott Pooley after his two-point night: The Fort McMurray Oil Barons split their opening series of 2012-13 with the Drayton Valley Thunder with two high-intensity home games. The MOB fell 4-3 in their home opener before rebounding for a 4-2 win over […]

Coach’s Blog – Barons Drop Home Opener

The Barons dropped a 4-3 decision to Drayton Valley last night in their home opener at the Casman Centre. The team looked very nervous early and fell behind 3-0 on some shoddy defensive zone coverage. The Barons stormed back from a 3-1 deficit in the 3rd perid to tie the game at 3-3 but were […]

Coach’s Blog – Let the Games Begin

The MOB ended their pre-season going 1-2 in the Okotoks Showcase this weekend. After defeating Okotoks 5-3 in their first game the Barons dropped a 4-1 decision to Brooks and folowed that with a 6-4 loss to Camrose. The weekend was a very strong test for the team and once again the results were mixed. On the […]

Hendrix named alternate captain

  Article courtesy MyMcMurray.com: Fort McMurray Oil Barons head coach Gord Thibodeau has named third-year forward Harry Hendrix an alternate captain for this season. Hendrix admits he was gunning for it. “It is something that I did some thinking about during the off-season,” he said. “Throughout my whole hockey career I've liked to think of […]

Oil Barons roster down to 25

The Fort McMurray Oil Barons have reduced the team roster to 25 ahead of the home opener on Friday night against the Drayton Valley Thunder. * – denotes returning player Goaltenders #31 Tanner Jaillet* (Red Deer, AB) – 1993 #30 Ethan Wood (Lloydminster, AB) – 1993 Defencemen #2 John Teets (Fairbanks, AK) – 1994 #4 […]

Kodiaks best MOB 6-4 to end pre-season

AUDIO: Hear head coach Gord Thibodeau's postgame comments: The Fort McMurray Oil Barons dropped their final pre-season game of 2012 by a 6-4 margin to the Camrose Kodiaks in Okotoks on Saturday afternoon, in another effort that head coach Gord Thibodeau had little issue with. “I thought the D played pretty well, I thought the […]

Barons fall in championship rematch 4-1

AUDIO: Hear head coach Gord Thibodeau's post-game comments: A shorthanded breakaway goal by Mike Marianchuk (Innisfail, AB) was all the Fort McMurray Oil Barons could muster on Friday afternoon, as the defending AJHL champion Brooks Bandits came out on top of a 4-1 pre-season affair. “I thought we played well,” Thibodeau said. “In some ways, […]

Jaillet shines as Barons down Oilers 5-3 in preseason

AUDIO: Hear from head coach Gord Thibodeau after tonight's win: The Fort McMurray Oil Barons climbed back to the .500 mark in exhibition play with a 5-3 win over the Okotoks Oilers on Thursday night. Kevin Lacroix (St. Albert, AB) scored two goals, while Tanner Jaillet (Red Deer, AB) shone in net with stellar early […]

COACH’S BLOG: Barons Go 1-2 During Exhibition Weekend

The Oil Barons started the exhibition schedule this past weekend going 1-2 in their first 3 games. The team was very tentative Friday losing 5-2 in Sherwood Park. Jessey Touchette and Parker Evans-Campbell scored in what can only be described as a very sloppy game. The Barons bounced back with a 3-2 overtime victory in […]

Barons head to Okotoks to finish preseason

The Oil Barons are in Okotoks this weekend for a three-game tournament to end the pre-season. They'll play the Okotoks Oilers on Thursday, the Brooks Bandits on Friday, and the Camrose Kodiaks on Saturday. Check the website for updates!