Oklahoma City Blazers (Original)

Oklahoma City Blazers
founding	1965
resolution	1977
history	Minneapolis Bruins 1963–1965 Oklahoma City Blazers 1965–1972 1973–1977 Oklahoma City Stars 1978–1982
Location	Oklahoma City , Oklahoma
league	Central Hockey League
Cooperations	Boston Bruins ( NHL )
Adams Cups	1965/66, 1966/67

The Oklahoma City Blazers were an American ice hockey franchise of the Central Hockey League from Oklahoma City , Oklahoma .

history

The Minneapolis Bruins from the Central Professional Hockey League were relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1965 and renamed Oklahoma City Blazers. In the first two seasons of its existence, the team immediately won the Adams Cup . In the following years the team was able to reach the playoff finals of the CHL twice, but could no longer build on the initial successes and even stopped playing in the 1972/73 season .

Following the 1976/77 season , the Blazers stopped playing. A year later, the rights to the franchise were sold and the team played from then on as Oklahoma City Stars in the CHL. From 1992 to 2009, a team also played under the name Oklahoma City Blazers in the new edition of the Central Hockey League .

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	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
1965-66	70	31	26th	13	-	-	75	188	203	2nd, CPHL	Adams Cup
1966-67	70	38	23	9	-	-	85	233	196	1st, CPHL	Adams Cup
1967-68	70	38	20th	12	-	-	88	245	174	1. Southern	Defeat in the first round
1968-69	72	40	19th	13	-	-	93	295	225	1st, South	Defeat in the final
1969-70	72	26th	39	7th	-	-	59	233	291	6th, CHL	not qualified
1970-71	72	30th	30th	12	-	-	72	258	273	4th, CHL	Defeat in the first round
1971-72	72	29	34	9	-	-	67	235	273	4th, CHL	Defeat in the first round
1973-74	72	36	25th	11	-	-	83	280	230	3rd, CPHL	Defeat in the final
1974-75	78	33	33	12	-	-	78	267	267	3rd, CPHL	Defeat in the second round
1975-76	76	32	34	10	-	-	74	256	263	3rd, CPHL	Defeat in the first round
1976-77	76	15th	53	8th	-	-	38	245	416	3rd, CPHL	not qualified

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Oklahoma City Blazers (1965-1972)
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Oklahoma City Blazers (1965-1972)
• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Oklahoma City Blazers (1973--1977)
• The Internet Hockey Database - Oklahoma City Blazers Player List (1973-1977)