DRAYTON VALLEY (Sep. 21, 2012) — Mike Marianchuk (Innisfail, AB) received an unexpected pass from sniper Kevin Lacroix (St. Albert, AB) on an overtime 2-on-1 rush, but made no mistake in giving the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (2-2) their first road win of the season on Friday night. “I just saw Kevin down low win […]
Hear Gord Thibodeau's media scrum after today's practice: Fort McMurray Oil Barons head coach and general manager Gord Thibodeau has confirmed that former Calgary Hitmen forward Danny Gayle will report to his team tonight. “He's a veteran guy that's produed a lot at midget and junior level, and had a career year last year in […]
AUDIO: Hear assistant coach Tom Keca’s postgame thoughts: Luc Lalor's (St. Albert, AB) first junior A goal in the first period couldn't hold up for the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (1-2), as they fell 3-1 to the undefeated Bonnyville Pontiacs (3-0) at the Casman Centre on Wednesday night. The MOB held the visitors to just […]
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The Fort McMurray Oil Barons have acquired the rights to 1992-born forward Danny Gayle (Calgary, AB) from the Lloydminster Bobcats. Gayle scored 39 points with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League last season. In exchange, the Barons sent forward Jessey Touchette (Fort McMurray, AB) to Lloydminster. The Barons also acquired 1993-born defenceman Taylor […]
The Oil Barons evened their opening weekend record with a 4-2 victory over Drayton Valley last night at the Casman Center. In a very spirited affair the MOB jumped out to 2-1 lead after the first period and increased the lead to 4-2 after the second. The game featured 4 fights and numerous after the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
