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Posted on: Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
By Press Release
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced today that the league’s Board of Governors has approved the relocation of the AHL franchise owned by the Edmonton Oilers from Edmonton, Alta., to Oklahoma City, Okla., to begin play there in the fall of 2010.
The Oklahoma City club will hit the ice for the 2010-11 season as the Oilers’ top development team and will play their home games at the newly renovated Cox Convention Center. Renovations such as a state-of-the-art scoreboard and sound system will complement other improvements including terrace suites, exclusive lounge areas and new locker room and workout areas at the downtown arena.
In operation since 1936, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 84 percent of today’s NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and more than 6.5 million fans per season have attended AHL games across North America since 2001.
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Brett
commented on
Tuesday, Feb 9th, 2010
I think the story should have said the "relocation of the Springfield Falcons" which is currently the Edmonton Oilers farm team.
Admin
commented on
Tuesday, Feb 9th, 2010
It's actually not the Falcons that will be moving. The Oilers own an AHL franchise that has been defunct since the 2004-05 season (Edmonton Road Runners), that is the franchise that is moving to Oklahoma City. Still not sure what this will mean for the Springfield team though.
Moose
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Friday, Feb 12th, 2010
ya
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