The Oklahoma City Barons were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). The team's first season was 2010–11 . They played their home games at the Cox Convention Center , in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma .
18-641: On February 9, 2010, the American Hockey League Board of Governors approved of the relocation of the Oilers' inactive AHL franchise to Oklahoma City, after a five-year dormancy. The franchise had gone through six incarnations, the first of which was the Nova Scotia Oilers and most recently the Edmonton Road Runners , who ceased play in 2005. The Barons were named through a fan contest. Before
36-676: A box office ticket record for the Halifax Metro Centre. In July 2008, the Halifax Metro Centre also set a record sell-out (25,000 tickets sold in 40 minutes), for two back-to-back Elton John concerts held in late September 2008. In April 2012, the Halifax Mooseheads sold-out game 6 of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League semifinals in 20 minutes. On May 9, 2013, QMJHL Presidents Cup final Game 5 sold-out in record time 11 minutes, setting another attendance mark for
54-527: A former director of hockey operations for the AHL, served as the Barons' first general manager. In December 2014, Nelson was promoted to the Oilers' coaching staff as head coach and Fleming being promoted to the Barons' head coach position. After the team's inaugural season in 2010–11, the Barons finished in the bottom five in the league for average attendance, including worst in the league in 2012–13. On December 18, 2014,
72-508: A full ring of bright orange seats around the playing surface, which is known as the "lower bowl". It also has an incomplete "upper bowl" on each side of the arena facing rink-side (court-side) with seats of the same colour. In the mid to late 1990s, there were numerous renovations to the arena, including the addition of 43 SkyBoxes and 11 "Executive Suites". The addition of the SkyBoxes has since partially obscured views for people sitting high up in
90-472: A new Pacific Division that introduced the league to the state of California. The Oklahoma City Barons colors were midnight blue, copper and white (with red used for outlining) later on changed to blue, orange and white. This color palette was also used by the Edmonton Oilers between 1996 and 2011. The Barons' logo prominently features an oil derrick , symbolizing a rich tradition in the production of oil in
108-601: Is connected to the Downtown Halifax Link system. When the rebranded Scotiabank Centre was unveiled in September 2014, plans to use funding received from the naming rights partnership for capital reinvestment in the facility were also announced. Started from January 2015 to September 2015 the Scotiabank Centre renovated the concessions adding Taste 902, Asian, Links, Donairs, etc. The bathrooms were also renovated, and
126-728: The Halifax Citadels . List of Nova Scotia Oilers alumni who played more than 100 games in Nova Scotia and 100 or more games in the National Hockey League . This Canadian ice hockey team-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Halifax Metro Centre Scotiabank Centre (formerly known as Halifax Metro Centre ) is the largest multi-purpose facility in Atlantic Canada, located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada. The main entrances to
144-638: The Halifax Metro Centre , and were the AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers , whose logo theirs resembled. The Oilers played four seasons before moving on. Larry Kish coached the first three seasons, followed by Ron Low in the fourth season. After the 1987–88 season, the team was relocated to Sydney, Nova Scotia becoming the Cape Breton Oilers . The void the Oilers left in Halifax was filled by
162-549: The National Hockey League . Willie Marshall Award (Leading Goal Scorer) Eddie Shore Award (Best Defenseman) Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award (Best Goaltender) Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Nova Scotia Oilers The Nova Scotia Oilers were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1984 to 1988. The Oilers played their home games at
180-404: The Barons logo placed on the front. These jerseys have been styled from the Edmonton Oilers' now-former away and alternate jerseys, respectively. The Barons' shoulder logos also include the Edmonton Oilers logo and the "OKC" secondary logo. The Oklahoma City Barons' official team mascot was a mountain lion , named Derrick. Derrick was officially introduced on July 27, 2010, after a lengthy "Name
198-681: The Barons, the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City had also been the home to former Central Hockey League franchises, the Oklahoma City Stars and the Oklahoma City Blazers . Bob Funk Jr., who headed the former Blazers' ownership group, is also at the helm of Prodigal Hockey LLC, the Barons' ownership group. Todd Nelson served as the Barons' first head coach with Gerry Fleming joining him as his assistant. Bill Scott ,
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#1732851221978216-590: The Mascot" fan contest, which was held on the Barons' website. Derrick's role within the Barons' organization was to interact with fans; having his photo taken, meeting and greeting, and signing autographs during their home games. He also makes public appearances in and around Oklahoma City. On February 19, 2012, the Barons introduced another mountain lion, named Bit, as a secondary mascot. Records as of May 20, 2015. List of Oklahoma City Barons alumni who played more than 100 games in Oklahoma City and 100 or more games in
234-464: The Oilers and Barons announced that the Barons would cease operations after the current season citing continued financial losses stemming from poor attendance. On January 29, 2015, the AHL announced that the Edmonton Oilers' AHL franchise would be located in Bakersfield, California , replacing the Barons beginning with the 2015–16 season . The Oilers' owned-and-operated Bakersfield Condors are part of
252-461: The Scotiabank Centre. The facility is owned by the municipality but operated by Events East . On June 25, 2014, it was announced that Scotiabank had won the naming rights to the facility and that the Metro Centre would be renamed the Scotiabank Centre. The facility officially opened its doors as the rebranded Scotiabank Centre on September 19, 2014. The Scotiabank Centre originally featured
270-519: The building are located on Brunswick Street, at the corner of Duke Street and Carmichael Street, at the foot of Citadel Hill . The building's box office entrance is located on Carmichael Street. The arena was opened on February 17, 1978, as the Halifax Metro Centre, and was built into the ground to compensate for the steep elevation of the land it occupies. Spectators can see cars at street level, outside, while watching an event. In December 2007, an Ozzy Osbourne concert sold out in nine minutes, setting
288-607: The state of Oklahoma, and further showcasing the similarities between the cities of Edmonton and Oklahoma City. Like the other 29 teams in the American Hockey League, the Oklahoma City Barons played in the Reebok EDGE style uniforms. The Barons' home uniform was a white jersey with a midnight blue collar and trim the white jersey, while their away uniform is a midnight blue jersey with a copper collar and trim, with
306-532: The upper bowl. Before the 2002–03 ice hockey season, in preparation for the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship , a new scoreboard and "SilverVision" LED screens were added. The arena concourses feature photographs of the various events that have taken place at the Scotiabank Centre, with one side featuring entertainment events and the other featuring sporting events. It currently has a seating capacity of 10,595 for ice hockey . The building
324-421: The upper bowl. Views of some or all of the ice surface from the uppermost rows of seating is either partially or fully blocked by the boxes. To help mitigate this issue, video projection equipment was installed that projects onto the exterior rear walls of the boxes: If a video recording is being produced for an event, then a live feed of the video may be projected for the benefit of people in the obstructed parts of
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