GAME NOTES: Barons at Griffins - Game 1

(5) Oklahoma City Barons at (3) Grand Rapids Griffins Calder Cup Playoffs | Series “N” Western Conference Finals | Game 1May 24, 2013, 6 pm CDT | Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MIRadio: KXY 96.1 FM OVERVIEW: A week and a day sinc...

PREVIEW: Barons at Griffins - Game 1

Playoff Record: Barons: 7-3-0; Griffins: 7-4-0.Setting the Stage: Oklahoma City has reached the Western Conference Final for the second consecutive season after knocking off the Charlotte Checkers and Texas Stars in Rounds 1 and 2. The Barons ...

Oilers, Stars to play pre-season game in OKC

Oklahoma City – The Oklahoma City Barons, in partnership with the Edmonton Oilers, have scheduled an NHL Preseason Game in Oklahoma City on Friday, September 27. The NHL Showcase presented by Mercy, features the Dallas Stars against the Barons pa...

SERIES PREVIEW: Barons vs. Griffins

The Oklahoma City Barons (Edmonton Oilers) are set to face off against the Grand Rapids Griffins (Detroit Red Wings) in the AHL Western Conference Final.The winner of the Best-of-7 series, which begins Friday night in Grand Rapids, Michigan, w...

Andy Sutton announces retirement

TORONTO (May 22, 2013) – Andy Sutton officially announced his retirement from the National Hockey League (NHL) today, following a 15-year career.As a result of the physical game he played as a defenceman, he endured 12 surgeries for various in...

Thunder pushed to brink in Finals

STOCKTON, Calif. – Yannick Tifu’s two unanswered goals helped send the Stockton Thunder to a 3-1 loss to the Reading Royals in Game 3 of the Kelly Cup Finals in front of 4,379 fans at Stockton Arena on Tuesday. The Thunder, who leads the playo...

Oklahoma bands together after deadly tornado

Mere hours after the Oklahoma City Barons left practice at the Blazers Ice Center in Moore, Okla., a mile-wide tornado ravaged the community less than a half-mile south, leaving at least 24 dead, hundreds homeless and countless others in need of t...

Thunder blanked by Royals, go down 2-0

READING, Pa. – Riley Gill’s 27 save shutout and Evan Barlow’s goal and assist were enough to help the Reading Royals send the Stockton Thunder to a 4-0 defeat in Game 2 of the Kelly Cup Finals before 4,693 fans at Sovereign Center on Sunday.T...

IIHF World Championships - Bronze Medal Game

The Edmonton Oilers have six players participating in the 2013 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden: Devan Dubnyk, Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall and Justin Schultz (Canada), Ladislav Smid (Czech Republic) and Jef...

Thunder drop Finals opener in overtime

READING, Pa. – Nikita Kashirsky’s two goals, including a game winner with 10:18 left in overtime, helped the Reading Royals send the Stockton Thunder to a 6-5 OT loss in game one of the 2013 Kelly Cup Finals before 5,493 fans at Sovereign Center ...

IIHF World Championships - Semi-finals

The Edmonton Oilers have six players participating in the 2013 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden: Devan Dubnyk, Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall and Justin Schultz (Canada), Ladislav Smid (Czech Republic) and Jef...

Arcobello brings tremendous hockey IQ to Barons

You don't need an Ivy League education to realize that Mark Arcobello has been a huge reason for the Oklahoma City Barons' return to the American Hockey League's Western Conference Finals this spring.The Yale University alum with the degree in...

Barons shoot down Stars & advance to round 3

The Oklahoma City Barons advanced to the Western Conference Finals by way of a 5-1 win over the Texas Stars at the Cox Convention Center. Five different players scored and Yann Danis earned his seventh win of the playoffs.Teemu Hartikainen got...

IIHF World Championships - Quarterfinals

The Edmonton Oilers have six players participating in the 2013 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden: Devan Dubnyk, Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall and Justin Schultz (Canada), Ladislav Smid (Czech Republic) and Jef...

Five-goal third period propels Barons to 7-3 win

The Oklahoma City Barons used a five-goal explosion in the third period to down the Texas Stars 7-3 and take a commanding 3-1 lead in their best-of-7 series.Although the final was 7-3, the game was far closer than the score indicated. After a ...

City Council approves new downtown arena

City Council voted today to approve the final piece of funding between the City of Edmonton and Edmonton Arena Corporation for the development and operation of the Downtown Arena. The project will see construction likely begin in early 2014 and wi...

Final piece of funding for downtown arena approved

May 15, 2013 - The final piece of funding for the downtown arena has been approved by City Council, paving the way for the project to move ahead and contribute to the revitalization of Edmonton’s downtown. Council approved the following capita...

City Council Approves Arena Deal

Today Edmonton City Council voted in favour (10-3) of the Master Agreement funding model for a new downtown arena. According to Mayor Stephen Mandel, contstruction will begin "early next year, if not sooner."More to come...

IIHF World Championships - Day 12

The Edmonton Oilers have six players participating in the 2013 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden: Devan Dubnyk, Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall and Justin Schultz (Canada), Ladislav Smid (Czech Republic) and Jef...

Barons blank Stars, take 2-1 series lead

The Oklahoma City Barons got a shutout from Yann Danis and goals from Toni Rajala, Anton Lander, Mark Arcobello and an empty-netter from C.J. Stretch to blank the Texas Stars Monday evening, 4-0. The Barons take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conferenc...

Ewanyk, Musil & Gernat sign with Barons

The Edmonton Oilers have assigned centerman Travis Ewanyk and defensemen Martin Gernat and David Musil from the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League to the Oklahoma City Barons.Musil was acquired by the Oil Kings in a midseason trad...

Oilers prospects look back on season with WHL's Oil Kings

EDMONTON - Still distraught, still searching for answers mere hours after losing Game 6 and the Western Hockey League Championship to the Portland Winterhawks, the Edmonton Oil Kings gathered at Rexall Place to clean out their lockers, say their g...

IIHF World Championships - Day 11

The Edmonton Oilers have six players participating in the 2013 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden: Devan Dubnyk, Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall and Justin Schultz (Canada), Ladislav Smid (Czech Republic) and Jef...

Winterhawks defeat Oil Kings, win WHL Championship

EDMONTON - For now, the business will be left unfinished.There will be no repeat, no after-party and no return trip to the Memorial Cup. The Portland Winterhawks are 2013 Western Hockey League champions.Scoring his 48th, 49th and 50th care...

IIHF World Championships - Day 10

The Edmonton Oilers have six players participating in the 2013 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden: Devan Dubnyk, Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall and Justin Schultz (Canada), Ladislav Smid (Czech Republic) and Jef...

Olivier Roy lifts Stockton to ECHL Finals

STOCKTON, Calif. – Olivier Roy put on the best performance of his postseason career and the Stockton Thunder won Game 5 over the Idaho Steelheads 2-1 to become the 2013 Western Conference champions in front of 4,530 fans at Stockton Arena on Satur...

Barons fall 2-1 as Texas ties series

Cristopher Nilstorp backstopped the Texas Stars to a 2-1 win over the Oklahoma City Barons in Game 2 of their Western Conference Semifinals series in the Cedar Park Center in Cedar Park, Texas. Nilstorp made 27 saves in the win, his fourth of the ...

IIHF World Championships - Day 9

The Edmonton Oilers have six players participating in the 2013 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden: Devan Dubnyk, Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall and Justin Schultz (Canada), Ladislav Smid (Czech Republic) and Jef...

St. Croix's hat trick vaults Oil Kings over Winterhawks in emotional Game 5

PORTLAND, Oregon - It was emotional, improbable and downright magical.The Edmonton Oil Kings live to play another day. Completing the hat trick, Michael St. Croix scored the spectacular game-winner 7:24 into overtime, lifting the Oil Kings...

Oil Kings a relaxed group heading into Game 5

PORTLAND, Oregon - The Edmonton Oil Kings understand the situation they're in.Just as the Winterhawks did en route to a commanding 3-1 lead in the Western Hockey League Championship Series, the Oil Kings need three straight wins to stave off e...