Oklahoma City Blazers

For the former team of the former Central Hockey League, please see Oklahoma City Blazers (1965-1977) For the former junior hockey team playing in the Western States Hockey League, please see Oklahoma City Blazers (Junior Hockey)

The Oklahoma City Blazers were a professional ice hockey team that played in the Northwest Division of the Central Hockey League. The Blazers play at the Ford Center, located in downtown Oklahoma City. Its colors are burgundy, gold and white. As of July 2nd 2009, the team has folded, unable to reach a lease agreement with the city.

History
The current incarnation of the Blazers came into being in 1992 with the revival of the CHL, and has been one of the most successful minor league hockey franchises of all time, routinely drawing 8,000 fans or more and even matching a couple National Hockey League clubs for seasonal attendance over the years. On ice, the Blazers have excelled as well, winning an unprecedented nine regular season division championships (including seven straight, 1996-2003), five regular-season points titles and CHL championships in 1996 and 2001. The franchise's two great stars, Joe Burton and Hardy Sauter, are the CHL's first and third all-time career leading scorers, and Burton is the fourth leading goal scorer in minor league hockey history.