Fort McMurray Oil Barons

Fort McMurray Oil Barons
File:Fort McMurray Oil Barons Logo.gif
City:	Fort McMurray, Alberta
League:	Alberta Junior Hockey League
Division:	North
Founded:	1981 (1981)
Home Arena:	Thickwood Heights Arena
Colors:	Blue and yellow

The Fort McMurray Oil Barons are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada at the Thickwood Heights Arena, capacity 1900.

Founded: 1981-82

Division titles won: 1999-00, 2004-05, 2005-06

Regular season titles won: 1989-90, 1999-00, 2005-06

League Championships won: 1997, 2000, 2005-06

Doyle Cup Titles: 2000

Royal Bank Cup Titles: 2000

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2000 hockey guide

History

Born in 1981-82 as an expansion franchise, the Oil Barons have been a dominant force in the AJHL in recent years.

In 2000, the Oil Barons hosted the Royal Bank Cup, capturing the national champions in front of their hometown fans.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T/OTL	SOL	Points	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1981-82	60	31	29	0	-	62	296	296	2nd North	---
1982-83	60	38	22	0	-	76	324	308	2nd North	---
1983-84	60	24	35	1	-	49	255	315	4th North	---
1984-85	60	9	51	0	-	18	204	386	4th North	---
1985-86	52	16	36	0	-	32	243	317	4th North	---
1986-87	60	30	28	2	-	62	300	292	3rd North	---
1987-88	60	19	41	0	-	38	244	356	4th North	---
1988-89	60	10	47	3	-	23	180	334	5th North	---
1989-90	60	33	24	3	-	69	278	273	1st North	---
1990-91	56	20	32	4	-	44	247	283	7th Overall	---
1991-92	60	38	18	-	4	80	312	263	3rd Overall	---
1992-93	56	33	22	-	1	67	293	238	4th Overall	---
1993-94	56	29	22	-	5	63	251	214	4th Overall	---
1994-95	56	31	20	-	5	67	258	221	3rd Overall	---
1995-96	60	35	19	-	6	76	257	203	5th Overall	---
1996-97	60	34	22	-	4	72	241	180	4th Overall	Won Championship
1997-98	60	36	21	-	3	75	226	216	5th Overall	---
1998-99	62	31	28	-	3	65	247	267	6th North	---
1999-00	64	52	10	-	2	106	321	169	1st North	Won Championship
2000-01	64	37	22	5	-	79	287	261	4th North	---
2001-02	64	36	20	8	-	80	217	198	4th North	---
2002-03	64	19	41	4	-	42	206	286	8th North	---
2003-04	60	29	20	11	-	69	182	151	3rd North	Lost in Finals
2004-05	64	43	16	5	-	91	192	117	1st North	Lost in Finals
2005-06	60	40	14	6	-	86	202	110	1st North	Won Championship
2006-07	60	25	27	8	-	58	170	196	5th North	Lost in second round
2007-08	62	40	14	8	-	88	238	168	1st North	Lost in Finals
2008-09	62	31	26	5	-	67	208	188	5th North	Lost in second round
2009-10	60	37	19	1	-	78	235	168	3rd North	Lost in finals

NHL alumni

The following former Oil Barons have gone on to play in the NHL:

Dale Kushner Rich Parent Chris Phillips

Garret Stroshein Scottie Upshall Harry York Sergei Varlamov

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Alberta

References

• Alberta Junior Hockey League website
• Fort McMurray Oil Barons website

Preceded by Vernon Vipers

Royal Bank Cup Champions 2000

Succeeded by Camrose Kodiaks