Edmonton Road Runners




























































Edmonton Road Runners
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City Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
League American Hockey League
Operated 2004–05
Home arena Rexall Place
Colours Blue, red, and gold
Affiliates Edmonton Oilers
Franchise history
1984–1988 Nova Scotia Oilers
1988–1996 Cape Breton Oilers
1996–2003 Hamilton Bulldogs
2003–2004 Toronto Roadrunners
2004–2005 Edmonton Road Runners
2010–2015 Oklahoma City Barons
2015–present Bakersfield Condors

The Edmonton Road Runners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at Rexall Place.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Season-by-season results


  • 3 Team records


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History


After the 2003–04 season the Edmonton Oilers announced that the Toronto Roadrunners would play the 2004–05 season in Edmonton. where they were based in the Oilers' own arena, Rexall Place. The NHL team's decision to re-locate its affiliate to Edmonton was an unusual one for a North American professional sports organization, and was likely influenced by the expectation that the 2004–05 NHL lockout would wipe out the 2004–05 NHL season. The expectation proved accurate, as the season was officially cancelled on February 16, 2005. With no NHL hockey for the season, the team proved highly successful at the gate, finishing third in the AHL in attendance at 8,854 fans per game despite a disappointing season plagued by injury.


Despite the franchise's short term success, the Oilers' owners realized that Edmonton could probably not support both NHL and AHL franchises in the long term, and Edmonton was never intended to be a permanent location for the Roadrunners. The eventual plan was to re-locate the Roadrunners to Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as part of a transaction that would have re-located the Western Hockey League's Saskatoon Blades to Edmonton in exchange. However, an agreement could not be reached with the owners of the Blades. Without their backing Credit Union Centre was unavailable to the Roadrunners as the terms of the Blades' lease precludes its abrogation save for the relocation of an NHL team to the facility. As a result, the team announced on June 6, 2005 that they were requesting permission from the American Hockey League to suspend team operations. The decision was likely motivated by the improving lockout negotiations and the widespread belief that the Oilers would be back for the 2005–06 season, which was confirmed when the owners and players agreed on July 13, 2005 to a new six-year collective bargaining agreement.


Though the Oilers chose first to maintain split AHL affiliations in 2005-06 and 2007–08, then make a conventional agreement with the Springfield Falcons for the next three seasons, they retained the rights to the dormant Road Runners franchise. Beginning in the 2010-11 season, the franchise was resurrected as the Oklahoma City Barons.



Season-by-season results













































































Season Games Won Lost Tied SOL Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing Playoffs
2004–05 80 32 33 11 4 79 201 223 6th, North Did not Qualify
2005–06 - - - - - - - - Dormant
2006–07 - - - - - - - - Dormant
2007–08 - - - - - - - - Dormant
2008–09 - - - - - - - - Dormant


Team records




Goals: 22 Finland Tony Salmelainen, United States Brad Winchester


Assists: 26 Canada Kyle Brodziak


Points: 46 Finland Tony Salmelainen, Canada Raffi Torres


Penalty minutes: 231 Canada Rocky Thompson


GAA: 2.63 Canada Tyler Moss


SV%: .906 Tyler Moss


Goaltending wins: 24 Tyler Moss


Shutouts: 5 Tyler Moss


Games: 80 Canada Jeff Woywitka


Affiliates



  • Edmonton Oilers (2004-2005)


See also


  • List of ice hockey teams in Alberta


References





External links


  • The Internet Hockey Database - Edmonton Road Runners









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