Okotoks Oilers

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Okotoks Oilers
Okotoks Oilers Logo.svg
City Okotoks, Alberta
League BCHL
ConferenceInterior
DivisionEast
Founded1998 (1998)
Home arenaViking Rentals Centre
ColoursGreen, gold, black, and white
    
General managerTyler Deis
Head coachTyler Deis
Website okotoksoilers.com
Franchise history
1998–2004 Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves
2005–presentOkotoks Oilers

The Okotoks Oilers are a junior A ice hockey team in the BCHL based in Okotoks, Alberta. The team plays its home games at the Viking Rentals Centre. [1] The team joined the BCHL on February 1, 2024 after defecting from the AJHL along with four other Alberta-based teams.

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History

In June 2004, the AJHL board of governors approved the sale and relocation of the Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves franchise to Okotoks. The franchise was granted a one-year leave of absence in 2004–05 to prepare for its first season in its new home. Players from the 2003–04 Timberwolves team were loaned out to other AJHL and BCHL teams. Though dormant, the Oilers franchise was awarded the 2004–05 AJHL all-star game, which acted as a preview of the AJHL brand for the citizens of Okotoks.

The 2005–06 season was a success for the Oilers, as they finished with a record above .500 before losing to the Brooks Bandits in the first round of the playoffs, three games to two. The Oilers played their first season in Murray Arena while construction of their new facility was ongoing.

On January 20, 2024, it was announced that the team, along with four other AJHL teams, would join the BCHL in the 2024-2025 season. [2] The AJHL responded to the announcement by cancelling most of the five teams' remaining scheduled matches except those between each other.

It was then decided that the five Alberta-based teams would play out the rest of the 2023–24 season as a separate division under the aegis of the BCHL. [3] For the post-season, the Okotoks Oilers and Spruce Grove Saints, respectively the 4th and 5th placed teams in the Alberta division, played a best-of-5 wildcard series, with the winner advancing to the Alberta division semi-finals along with the top-3 Alberta teams. The rankings for the Alberta division were determined by winning percentage including their regular season records from the AJHL. The semi-final and final rounds each consisted of a best-of-7 series. [4] The Okotoks Oilers lost to the Brooks Bandits, 4–0, in the semi-final round. [5] Beginning in the 2024–25 BCHL season, the five Alberta-based teams, along with the Cranbrook Bucks, formed the East division of the Interior conference. [6] [7] [8]

Season-by-season record

Alberta Junior Hockey League

Okotoks Oilers
SeasonGPWLT/OTLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
2005–066027249631932025th of 8, South
11th of 16, AJHL		Lost preliminary, 2–3 (Bandits)
2006–076033252682191872nd of 8, South
5th of 16, AJHL		Won preliminary, 3–2 (Dragons)
Won quarterfinals, 4–2 (Bandits)
Lost semi-finals, 1–4 (Traders)
2007–086245116962471682nd of 7, South
2nd of 14, AJHL		Won preliminary, 3–1 (Canucks)
Lost Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Dragons)
2008–096239194822571871st of 8, South
4th of 16, AJHL		Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–0 vs. Eagles
Lost Div. Semifinals, 2–4 (Grizzlys)
2009–106038184802491871st of 8, South
3rd of 16, AJHL		Won Div. Semifinals, 4–2 vs. Eagles
Lost Div. Finals, 1–4 (Kodiaks)
2010–116043125912541641st of 8, South
2nd of 16, AJHL		Won Div. Semifinals, 4–0 (Mustangs)
Lost Div. Finals, 3–4 (Kodiaks)
2011–126034215732101772nd of 8, South
7th of 16, AJHL		Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–0 (Dragons)
Lost Div. Semifinals, 2–4 (Olds Grizzlys)
2012–136038184801941532nd of 8, South
2nd of 16, AJHL		Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–2 (Grizzlys)
Won Div. Semifinals, 4–0 (Kodiaks)
Lost Div. Finals, 3–4 (Bandits)
2013–146036195771891522nd of 8, South
4th of 16, AJHL		Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 2–3 (Grizzlys)
2014–156038166821831563rd of 8, South
4th of 16, AJHL		Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–0 (Canmore Eagles)
Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–4 Bandits)
2015–166032253671971773rd of 8, South
8th of 16, AJHL		Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–0 (Canucks)
Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–4 (Kodiaks)
2016–176036186781931624th of 8, South
8th of 16, AJHL		Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–0 (Kodiks)
Won Div. Semifinals, 4–0 (Canucks)
Lost Div. Finals, 1–4 (Bandits
2017–186052621062701321st of 8, South
1st of 16, AJHL		Won Div. Semifinals, 4–0 (Kodiaks)
Won Div. Finals, 4–2 (Bandits)
Lost AJHL Finals, 1–4 (Saints)
2018–196039192802511602nd of 8, South
5th of 16, AJHL		Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–0 (Canucks)
Won Div. Semifinals, 4–1 (Kodiaks)
Lost Div. Finals, 2–4 (Bandits)
2019–20584774982561411st of 7, South
2nd of 15, AJHL		Post-season cancelled
2020–2187101431142nd of 7, South
8th of 15, AJHL		Post-season cancelled
2021–22 6028284601951934th of 8, South
9th of 16, AJHL		Won Div. Quarterfinals, 4–0 (Bulldogs)
Won Div. Semifinals, 4–2 (Dragons)
Lost Div. Finals, 0–4 (Bandits)
2022–23 6034233712151844th of 8, South
8th of 16, AJHL		Won Div. Quarterfinals, 4–0 (Kodiaks)
Lost Div. Semifinals, 2-4 (Bandits)
2023–24 493314168218144Did not finishDid not participate

Source: "Okotoks Oilers hockey team [AJHL] statistics and history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

British Columbia Hockey League

Okotoks Oilers
SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffs
2023–24 69382803108113794th of 5, AlbertaWon wildcard, 3-0 (Saints)
Lost semi-finals, 4-3 (Bandits)

Source: "Okotoks Oilers hockey team [BCHL] statistics and history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

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