Nova Scotia Oilers

Nova Scotia Oilers
founding	1984
resolution	1988
history	Nova Scotia Oilers 1984 - 1988 Cape Breton Oilers 1988 - 1996 Hamilton Bulldogs 1996 - 2003 Toronto Roadrunners 2003 - 2004 Edmonton Road Runners 2004 - 2005 Oklahoma City Barons 2010 - 2015 Bakersfield Condors since 2015
Stadion	Halifax Metro Center
Location	Halifax , Nova Scotia
Team colors	blue, white, orange
league	American Hockey League
Calder cups	no

The Nova Scotia Oilers were a Canadian ice hockey franchise of the American Hockey League from Halifax , Nova Scotia . The home of the Nova Scotia Oilers was the Halifax Metro Center .

history

The Nova Scotia Oilers was founded in 1984 as the farm team of the Edmonton Oilers and adopted their logo. In a total of four seasons in the American Hockey League , the Oilers reached the playoffs three times, but were eliminated in the first playoff round. Only in the 1985/86 season were the playoffs missed.

After the 1987/88 season, the team was relocated to Sydney , Nova Scotia , where they played as Cape Breton Oilers in the AHL. The void that was left in the city was filled by the Halifax Citadels .

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
1984/85	80	36	37	7th	-	79	292	295	4th, North	Loss in Division Semifinal, 2-4 ( Maine )
1985/86	80	29	43	8th	-	66	314	353	6th, North	not qualified
1986/87	80	38	39	0	3	79	318	315	4th, North	Division semi-final defeat, 4-1 ( Sherbrooke )
1987/88	80	35	34	9	2	81	323	343	4th, North	Loss in Division Semifinal, 1: 4 ( Maine )
total	320	138	153	24	5	305	1247	1306		3 playoff appearances 3 series: 0 wins, 3 losses 16 games: 4 wins, 12 losses

Team records

Career records

Games: 228 Steve Graves

Goals: 87 Tom McMurchy

Assists: 96 Dean Hopkins

Points: 172 Dean Hopkins

Penalty minutes: 463 Kelly Buchberger

Well-known former players

• Chris Joseph
• Butch Goring
• Jan Tábor
• Mike Heidt
• Bruce Boudreau
• Ken Berry
• Bruce Cassidy

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Nova Scotia Oilers