Tulsa Oilers (1928-1951)
| Tulsa Oilers | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1928 |
| resolution | 1951 |
| history |
Tulsa Oilers 1928–1932 St. Paul Greyhounds / Tulsa Oilers 1932–1933 Tulsa Indians 1933–1934 Tulsa Oilers 1934–1951 |
| Location | Tulsa , Oklahoma |
| league |
American Hockey Association (1928–1942) United States Hockey League (1945–1951) |
The Tulsa Oilers were an American ice hockey team based in Tulsa , Oklahoma . The team played between 1928 and 1951 in the American Hockey Association, among others .
history
The franchise was founded in 1928 as the American Hockey Association's expansion team . In the seasons 1928/29 and 1930/31 the team won the championship title of the AHA. The 1932/33 season began in Saint Paul , Minnesota , where they played under the name of St. Paul Greyhounds. For the second half of the season, however, the team returned to Tulsa and took the name Oilers again. The team began the 1933/34 season as Tulsa Indians and ended the season again as Tulsa Oilers. Up until the war-related dissolution of the AHA following the 1941/42 season , the Oilers played in the league. After three years of inactivity, the Oilers were reactivated when the successor league of the AHA, the United States Hockey League , was founded in 1945 . In this they played until their dissolution following the 1950/51 season , before the franchise was finally dissolved.
Web links
- The Internet Hockey Database - Statistics / Player List Tulsa Oilers (1928-1932)
- The Internet Hockey Database - Statistics / Player List Tulsa Oilers (1932-1933)
- The Internet Hockey Database - Statistics / Player List Tulsa Oilers (1933-1934)
- The Internet Hockey Database - Statistics / Player List Tulsa Oilers (1934-1942)
- The Internet Hockey Database - Statistics / Player List Tulsa Oilers (1945-1951)