Cape Breton Oilers

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text_color = orange
bg_color = blue
team = Cape Breton Oilers

logosize = 120px
city = Sydney, Nova Scotia
league = American Hockey League
operated = 1988 to 1996
arena = Centre 200
colors = orange and blue
affiliates = Edmonton Oilers
name1 = Nova Scotia Oilers
dates1 = 1984 to 1988
name2 = Cape Breton Oilers
dates2 = 1988 to 1996
name3 = Hamilton Bulldogs
dates3 = 1996 to 2002
name4 = Toronto Roadrunners
dates4 = 2003 to 2004
name5 = Edmonton Road Runners
dates5 = 2004 to 2005
calder_cups = one (1992-93)

The Cape Breton Oilers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team relocated from Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1988 and was renamed for Cape Breton Island. Home games were played in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada at Centre 200.

History

For eight seasons (1988-1996) they were the primary farm team of the Edmonton Oilers which was reflected in their logo and uniform design. While the Oilers never finished the regular season atop either their division or the league, they did capture the Calder Cup during the 1992-93 playoffs.

Demise of the AHL on the East Coast

When the Cape Breton Oilers vacated Nova Scotia for Hamilton in 1996, it marked the beginning of the end for AHL hockey in the Maritimes. Shortly thereafter, the P.E.I. Senators were deactivated. The Fredericton Canadiens also moved west to become the Quebec Citadelles. They later merged with the Hamilton Bulldogs. The Saint John Flames then vacated New Brunswick, eventually landing in Omaha, Nebraska for two seasons before moving to the Quad Cities; and the St. John's Maple Leafs were the last to leave Atlantic Canada, moving from Newfoundland to Toronto, as the Marlies.

1992-1993 Calder Cup

The Cape Breton Oilers 1992-1993 playoffs was one of the most dominant in AHL history. In particular, during the 1993 playoffs, the Oilers posted a record of 14 wins and two losses, and were led by a playoff performance by forward Bill McDougall that remains vertually unparalleled in professional hockey to this date.

During the 16 games, McDougall scored 26 goals, and added 26 assists for 52 points. Fourteen years later, his records for goals, assists and points all stand, and his total of 3.25 points per game, is more than was ever matched in the NHL. Wayne Gretzky holds the NHL record with 47 points.

eason-by-season results

* Nova Scotia Oilers 1984–1988
* Cape Breton Oilers 1988–1996

Regular Season

Playoffs

Team records

ingle Season

:Goals: 57, Dan Currie (1992-93):Assists: 84, Shaun Van Allen (1991-92):Points: 113, Shaun Van Allen (1991-92):Penalty Minutes: 422, Dennis Bonvie (1994-1995):GAA: 3.38, Mike Greenlay (1989-90):SV%: .899, Eldon Reddick (1990-91):Wins: 20, Wayne Cowley (1993-94):Shutouts: 3, Jason Fitzsimmons (1995-1996)

Career

:Career Goals: 219, Dan Currie:Career Assists: 307, Shaun Van Allen:Career Points: 432, Shaun Van Allen:Career Penalty Minutes: 969, Dennis Bonvie:Career Goaltending Wins: 35, Norm Foster:Career Shutouts: 3, Jason Fitzsimmons:Career Games: 366, Dan Currie

ee also

*List of ice hockey teams in Nova Scotia

External links

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=14 The Internet Hockey Database - Cape Breton Oilers]