The Barons completed their first 3 game road sweep of the year. The offense exploded for 18 goals while giving up just 6 in 3 games. The MOB defeated Drayton Valley 7-3 Thursday to start the trip. The shots were 30-27 Barons and the scoring chances were 11-11. Adam Durkee (7th,8th) had 2 goals with […]

WHITECOURT, AB (January 26, 2013) — Tanner Jaillet became the first goaltender to shut out the Whitecourt Wolverines in AJHL history, as he backstopped his Fort McMurray Oil Barons to a dominating 6-0 win on the road on Saturday night. So thorough was the loss for Whitecourt, that head coach Joey Bouchard ran his team […]

WHITECOURT, AB (January 25, 2013) — The road success continues for the Fort McMurray Oil Barons, as they snapped the Whitecourt Wolverines' 6-game win streak on their own ice, downing the #2 team in the North division 5-3 on Friday night. Hayden Dawes (Stony Plain, AB) scored three points, and defenceman Mike Green (Fort Saskatchewan, […]

DRAYTON VALLEY, AB (January 24, 2013) — Adam Durkee (Lafayette, CO) scored twice, and Jetlan Houcher (Paradise Valley, AB) registered two points, as the Fort McMurray Oil Barons came back from a 3-1 deficit with 6 consecutive goals to beat the Drayton Valley Thunder 7-3 on the road Thursday night. “I thought we started off […]

The Oilbarons split the weekend losing 2-1 to Okotoks Friday before bouncing back with a strong 4-0 win Saturday over Canmore. The Barons were lackluster Friday in losing to Okotoks. The Barons had the edge in shots 26-23 and scoring chances 11-9 but showed little emotion with a season low 16 hits. Justin Fraser (8th) […]

FORT MCMURRAY, AB (January 20, 2013) — The Fort McMurray Oil Barons scored three goals in the opening period, and Tanner Jaillet (Red Deer, AB) registered a 34-save shutout, in a 4-0 win over the Canmore Eagles at the Casman Centre on Saturday night. The Barons rebounded in style from a 2-1 loss to the […]

FORT MCMURRAY, AB (January 18, 2013) — Justin Fraser (Hussar, AB) notched his eighth goal of the season, but a pair of goals in a span of 1:12 was the key for the Okotoks Oilers, who took a 2-1 decision at the Casman Centre on Friday night. The game began 40 minutes late after a […]

FORT MCMURRAY, AB (January 17, 2013) — The Fort McMurray Oil Barons have named 1992-born forward Mike Marianchuk (Innisfail, AB) as captain for the remainder of the 2012-13 season. Marianchuk was previously an alternate captain and takes over the “C” from Brock Maschmeyer, who was recently traded. “I pretty much just showed up to practice […]

The Barons played a great team game in downing the Grande Prairie Storm 5-3 last night at the Casman Centre. The MOB outshot GP 38-30 and led 21-10 in scoring chances as the offence looked very sharp all night. Hayden Dawes led the way with 2 goals(4th/5th) and 1 assist. Luc Lalor (8th), Parker Evans-Campbell […]

FORT MCMURRAY, AB (January 12, 2013) — Don't call it a rebuild just yet. Two days after trading two of the team's most talented players, the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (22-18-4) put forth one of their best efforts of the year, downing the Grande Prairie Storm 5-3 in front of 1,791 fans at the Casman […]