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 […]
After dropping 3 straight games on the road the Barons bounced back with 2 big wins at home this weekend. Despite an injury shortened line-up the MOB gutted out a 4-1 win over the Calgary Mustangs Friday and then doubled the Camrose Kodiaks 4-2 Saturday. The Barons out shot Calgary 43-21 Friday and out chanced […]
FORT MCMURRAY, AB (November 17, 2012) — The Fort McMurray Oil Barons (12-12-2) returned to the .500 mark and notched their third consecutive win at home Saturday night, dispatching the Camrose Kodiaks 4-2. “We had every reason to fold the tent, and complain about injuries, and a shortened lineup,” said associate coach Tom Keca, “but […]
FORT MCMURRAY, AB (November 17, 2012) — The Fort McMurray Oil Barons (11-12-2) snapped their three-game losing streak at home Friday night, with a comfortable 4-1 win over the visiting Calgary Mustangs, but an injury to leading scorer Harry Hendrix (Calgary, AB) could make it a pyrrhic victory. The MOB more than doubled the Mustangs […]
OLDS, AB (November 11, 2012) — The Fort McMurray Oil Barons (10-12-2) came back from two separate one-goal deficits to tie the Olds Grizzlys (10-13-1), but Bart Moran's mid-third period rebound goal stood up as the winner as the MOB fell 4-2 on the road Sunday afternoon. The Barons remain in seventh place out of […]
Congratulations to Brent Kvill of Fort McMurray, who won today's $50,000 Early Bird draw for the Oil Barons Dream Home Lottery, with ticket #13292! There's still time to get your tickets for the Cash for Christmas draw on December 18th (deadline December 9th) and the full draw on February 2nd (deadline January 20th)! For more […]
BROOKS, AB (November 10, 2012) — Dakota Mason had a five-point night, and goalie Michael Frederick shut out the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (10-11-2) for the second time this year, en route to a 5-0 Bandits win at the Centennial Regional Arena on Saturday night. With the win, the Bandits (20-0) set yet another record […]
CALGARY, AB (November 9, 2012) — Doug Jones (Calgary, AB) scored twice in his debut, but the comeback fell just short as the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (10-10-2) fell 3-2 to the Calgary Canucks (11-11-1) on the road on Friday night. For the Barons, it snapped a two-game win streak that had seen the club […]
The following column appeared in this week's edition of Connect Weekly: Oil Barons defenceman Sam House was riding into the 2012-13 season with about as much momentum as he could. The mid-season acquisition from the Calgary Canucks ended last year’s playoff run with perhaps his best performances of his junior A career, having taken a […]
