MSM Goes on the Eakins Diet?

This morning, the interweb lit up with tweets from the first day of the Edmonton Oilers training camp. I figured the most entertaining news would be that one of the players puked on one of the machines, or was overweight, or something else along those lines. But it wasn't. 

The big news came in... and it was about the food the Mainstream Media (MSM) were served at the arena. 

The norm is coffee and donuts. But not today. 

The half asleep MSM showed up to fruits and vegetables mandated by the new Oilers coach Dallas Eakins. (see pic below)

We all know how much of a health nut Eakins is, but this was just awesome. Doesn't matter if the MSM was truly sad or not, this was damn funny. Can you imagine the look on Terry Jones' face?

Read some of the tweets below to see the reaction the new Eakins diet caused. 

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@TSNRyanRishaug: Mandated by the head coach.. Media food is veggies and fruit. Usually donuts and coffee. 

@TSNRyanRishaug: I like, respect my fellow media members here in Edmonton a lot, But sharing finger food at 9am? We’re drawing straws for Timmies donut run

@GenePrincipe: New coach, new food? Dallas Eakins mandated fruit and veggies instead of donuts for the media.Going to be a long year.

@Sun_Tychkowski: I don't care what kind of shape an NHL coach is in. Ken Hitchcock never ran a triathlon in his life and his teams do OK.

@TSNRyanRishaug: People are kind of walking awkwardly around the table, peering at the veggies, unopened.. I think a full scale media revolt may be coming.

@TSNRyanRishaug: It’s getting a little better. They just added yogurt.. I believe it may be flavoured. And coffee!

-WRITTEN BY SMOKIN' RAY BURNT-

Stockton Thunder Make Some Cuts

2011-12 Training camp roster stands at 24 skaters and two goaltenders


STOCKTON, Calif. – The Stockton Thunder, proud ECHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, announced today that their training camp roster has been reduced by six players.

The following players were released from training camp:

> Brandon Burlingame (C)
> Balazs Deifik (F)
> Matt Pamidi (G)
> Javier Rabago (G)
> Drew Sanders (LW)
> Dan Sulitzer (D)

The Thunder training camp roster stands at 26 players (24 skaters and two goaltenders).

The Thunder opens the preseason schedule on Friday, hosting the Bakersfield Condors at 7:30 p.m. at Stockton Arena. General admission tickets are $10 (just $5 for Season Ticket Holders) and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, at all Ticketmaster outlets or at the Stockton Arena Ticket Office

-WRITTEN BY THE STOCKTON THUNDER-

The FIX is in

Well, this is it, the FIX is in. Oiler fix that is! Time to grab a drink, pop some popcorn, subscribe to your local cable station for Sportsnet ONE, BBQ steak, pull out the stats, sit down and read some good Oiler blogging. (the best articles can be found @oilersjambalaya.com....haha! just kidding)

This is the day, the on ice action begins. They practice (the rookies) today in Kelowna and begin their young stars rookie tourney tomorrow night. They also play, Tuesday and Wednesday night. All three games are being shown on www.edmontonoilers.com and Sunday nights game can be seen on Sportsnet West. The game times are 8:30pm.

There should be lots of excitement coming out of this years rookie tourney. It appears by twitter, and Internet blogging sites that the ones most anticipated to see are "Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Anton Lander, Curtis Hamilton, Tyler Bunz, Colten Teubert, Martin Marincin, Tyler Pitlick and David Musil." I would include "Ryan Martindale, Olivier Roy and Martin Gernat."

Regardless, it should be fun to see the boys in blue back in action. We now can go from discussing potential to actually seeing potential. While most years we discuss lots on who is competing for spots on the Oilers, this year it may be who is competing for spots on the Barons. Getting good playing time on the Barons roster will be just about as tough as getting on the Oilers roster for some.

I will be doing a post-game blog following each game in the tourney. Hopefully there will be lots of excitement and good quotes to give following each game. If you are unable to see the games or have story lines you want me to follow, email them to me at renaerts@shaw.ca or shoot them over to me on twitter @revingev.

"Let the games begin!"

you can follow me on twitter @revingev



OKC Barons Training Camp Opens September 26th (Public Welcome)

Josh Evans from the OKC Barons put out a press release today stating the Barons will open training camp September 26th. The camp will be open to the public. Very exciting news for Barons fans.

Here is the press release;

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BARONS TRAINING CAMP OPENS SEPTEMBER 26
(by Josh Evans, OKC Barons)


The Oklahoma City Barons will open training camp September 26 at the Cox Convention Center at 10 a.m., the team’s front office announced today.

The Barons training camp practice sessions will take place in the morning from 10 a.m. – noon and will be followed by a private workout session in the afternoon.  The on-ice portion of training camp is open to the public and is free to attend.


Key Early Season Dates for the Barons:
DATE                                       EVENT                                     TIME                LOCATION
September 26 - 30                   Barons Training Camp            10 a.m.           Cox Center
October 9                                OKC @ TEX                             4 p.m.        Season Opener
October 15                              TEX @ OKC                             7 p.m.           Home Opener


The Barons home opener is slated for October 15 at the Cox Convention Center against the Texas Stars at 7 p.m.  The Barons offer a range of ticketing options from full Season Seat packages, 21-game packages, 11-game and seven-game packs. 

All ticketing packages are available by calling 232-GOAL (4625) or by visiting the Barons website at okcbarons.com.

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How Do You Spell Bogus?

*sigh*

The Oilers training camp has come and is almost gone, and the way that it all went down, I call bogus!

There was so many problems with camp, it wasn't even funny.

Let's state the obvious.

1 - Taylor Hall did sweet jack all to earn a spot. He didn't out play anyone and almost at times, looked like he still belongs in juniors. He looked lost. Go back over my game grades and he really only had one good game (against AHL quality players). In his last pre-season game he vanished into thin air and was never heard from all game. Does Taylor Hall really need to stay with the Oilers? They have 9 games to find out.

2 - Why is Deslauriers (or Dubnyk) still here? The Oilers don't need 3 goalies. 3 goalies!?! Really? Why? Khabibulin is healthy (I think) and the market for goalies right now is very low, so why in the hell do we have 3 goalies?

3 - Liam Reddox was cut. Was it right that he was in competition with Ryan Jones for that 4th line spot? No. I don't think so. If Renney knew full well that Reddox wouldn't be picked, why have him compete for that spot? Why not give Reddox a chance to take a 3rd line spot (which I think he can handle)? What if he can win a faceoff better than Cogliano? We all know Reddox can penalty kill, doesn't that make him desirable?

*update: Reddox clears waivers and no other NHL team took a chance on him*

Let it be known, I'm not a Reddox fan either way. I don't and am not one of those people who bitched about small players being on the team a few years ago, and now bitch because those same small people are getting cut now. (pet peeve) Geesh!

4 - I guess the same can be said for Linus Omark. Why give him a tryout spot on the 4th line if you know full well he's not going to be a 4th line guy? Stupid! He's a top 6 guy. This move by Renney and his staff makes me scratch my head. I don't know what the Oilers were thinking they were going to do with Omark. No clear plan here.

5 - Richard Petiot was robbed of an NHL job. That's right, I'm saying it. Jason Strudwick has no business on the team. Petiot out played Peckham and Strudwick and he's sent packing. I just don't get it.

6 - Can someone remind me why Strudwick was re-signed this summer? What's he here for?

7 - Theo Peckham was kept over Petiot and Alex Plante because he can hit and fight. But was he the better hockey player out of that crew? *shakes head no* Peckham's good, but not better than those two.

Even Shawn Belle was a comparable to Peckham. A few times Belle played really good. He crashed and banged and tried to annoy the opposition. I want to see more of Belle in the future. He's a good pick up by the Oilers.

Plante was good/decent every game I watched him play. Before camp I thought he had no business fighting for a spot. I was wrong. Alex Plante can play the NHL game. I thought he was physical enough. I thought he did enough to keep him for at least a few more games to start the season.

8 - I never did understand why Colin McDonald and Ben Ondrus were kept for so long. Did they ever have even the slightest chance to make the team? I'm thinking no.

9 - How is that a month before camp started, I successfully predicted the Oilers team (and the OKC Barons)? The close competition at camp should have changes a few spots. But nothing changed. Can you spell bogus?

-Written by Smokin' Ray-

Oklahoma CIty Barons LIVE TweetCast of Blue vs White

Welcome to this special, LIVE TweetCast of the Oklahoma City Barons, White vs Blue training camp game. We follow Scott and Eric as the head down to the Cox Convention Center to watch the future Oilers/OKC Barons get ready for a great hockey season. Should be a good time.

GO BARONS!!!

Oilers vs Coyotes LIVE TweetCast

Welcome to this LIVE TweetCast of the Oilers vs Coyotes pre-season game.

Church of Eberle Game Preview

TONIGHTS LINES

Magnus Paajarvi - Sam Gagner - Ales Hemsky
Dustin Penner - Andrew Cogliano - Gilbert Brule
Liam Reddox - Colin Fraser - Ryan Jones
Alex Giroux - Ryan O'Marra - Colin McDonald

Ladislav Smid - Alex Plante
Taylor Chorney - Tom Gilbert
Richard Petiot - Kurtis Foster

Jeff Deslauriers
Martin Gerber

GOILERS!!!

OKC Barons Training Camp / Day 2 / LIVE TweetCast

Welcome to Day 2 of the Oklahoma City Barons training camp LIVE TweetCast. The OKC Barons are the AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers hockey club.

Eric (aka: @AHLBarons ) one half of our OKC Barons news reporting team will be LIVE at the Cox Convention Center today for the OKC Barons training camp. He will be tweeting what he sees and it will give us an inside look at what's going on down in OKC.

Tweet him any questions you may have.

DAY 1 OF TRAINING CAMP VIDEO'S   

GO BARONS!!!

Oilers Deal With 6 Players Today And My Thoughts On Releasing Players

The Edmonton Oilers trimmed down the roster today by 6 six players. These three -- Teemu Hartikainen (LW), Johan Motin (D) and Jake Taylor (D) -- have been assigned to the OKC Barons. They will report ASAP.

The Oilers also placed Brad Moran (C) and Greg Stewart (LW) on waivers for purpose of assignment to Oklahoma City. I doubt anyone takes them so there is another 2 guys for the Barons.

The Oilers also released Jared Aulin (C) completely.

Our good friend Russ Jericho did some digging and the OKC Barons website made a whole bunch of pages in preparation of these guys coming to OKC. Aulin was found to have a page.

Edmonton Oilers

Later on today after all this happened, Ryan Rishaug said that Aulin was indeed invited to try out at the OKC Barons training camp, but no contract was offered. Rishaug went on to say he's considering his options.

There are now 37 players left at the Oilers main camp.

That's it for the news. Now it's time for my opinion.

Why the Oilers only cut 6 players today is crazy. The OKC Barons have started their training camp and with the bulk of their opening day roster still in Edmonton, this makes no sense to me.

I can say with confidence that Colin McDonald won't make the Oilers this year. The same can be said for Ben Ondrus or Chris Vande Velde. Are they really that close to making the team? I wouldn't think so. So why are they still there?

Maybe the Oilers want to ensure that the more "quality" guys get a real Oilers experience? Maybe the Oilers just want to push these guys to the limit? See where they stand?

Or maybe they are that close to a roster spot and I'm just to stupid to see it?

Oklahoma City Barons

Whatever the reason is, I don't like it.

Why not let the guys/kids go to OKC as soon as possible so that they can adjust and find a place to live before the long and tiring season begins? Why not let them go and get used to a new city? Why not let them get familiar with the coaching and management staff before it gets hectic?

Why not?

I can tell you this, this will all make less sense if they release more guys tomorrow. There is no game tonight, so why wait till tomorrow?

I guess we will see what happens in the morning.

ON A SIDE NOTE: If I was GM for a day, I probably would have put Deslauriers (my pick) or Dubnyk on waivers today for the purpose of assignment to OKC. Right now, not many teams are needing/wanting a goalie and if the Oilers do need a goalie to replace Khabibulin, Martin Gerber can come back up. This would have been a good chance to sneak one of them (JDD or DD) through waivers. Like Bob McKenzie said, there was a million guys on waivers today. Why not send a goalie?

-Written by Smokin' Ray-

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Oklahoma City Barons Training Camp LIVE TweetCast

Welcome to this special LIVE TweetCast of the Oklahoma City Barons training camp.

Scott from OilFieldHockey.com is in attendance today so we will follow his tweets and the tweets of the Barons as they get underway today in OKC.

Thanks to Scott for tweeting LIVE throughout the day.

GO BARONS!

Oilers vs Canucks LIVE TweetCast

Welcome to the Oilers vs Canucks LIVE TweetCast.

If you have Shaw Direct the you will be watching this game on the TV. If you are in the U.S., then you can watch the game on the NHL Channel. If you are a Bell person, stick around here as we will try and find a link for you to watch the game on your PC.

Khabibulin returns to action tonight after a long summer of jokes and burns. I, much like everyone else just want to move on and get down to some hockey. Tonight we will see where he is in his process of recovery (alcohol and injury).

Linus Omark moves up to the 2nd line to play with Brule and Penner. This should be good to see what he can do with some better linemates. Keep an eye on #23.

We also get our first glimpse of Jared Aulin. Who is Jared Aulin and what makes him so special? We get to find out tonight.

Tonight's Lines

Taylor Hall (4) - Shawn Horcoff (10) - Jordan Eberle (14)
Dustin Penner (27) - Gilbert Brule (67) - Linus Omark (23)
Alexandre Giroux (12) - Jared Aulin (47) - Ben Ondrus (25)
Teemu Hartikainen (56) - Chris Vande Velde (54) - Zack Stortini (46)

Ryan Whitney (6) - Jeff Petry (58)
Jim Vandermeer (2) - Theo Peckham (49)
Jason Strudwick (43) - Johan Motin (39)

Nikolai Khabibulin (35)
Martin Gerber (29)

GOILERS!!!

OKC Barons Training Camp; A Reference Guide

Earlier today, the Barons released their training camp roster. 31 players are listed to be there, barring any more cuts by the Oilers on Sunday. Since I hadn’t heard of most of the names on the list, I figured I’d compile a bit of a reference guide for a little bit more info on the players. You can check out my previous post on the Allen Americans players attending here.

F - Mark Arcobello, 22
5’8”, 165 lbs.

Played the last four years for Yale. Posted a 35 point season in 08-09, and a 36 point season in 09-10, playing 34 games each season. Hasn’t signed anywhere this year as far as I’ve been able to find.

LW – Jesse Gimblett, 25
6’2”, 209 lbs.

Tried out for the Oilers this season, and was invited to Barons camp. Played the last four years for the Univ. of Alberta, averaging just under a point a game for the last three. Played four games for the Springfield Falcons last season posting one assist and 6 PIM.

C – Milan Kytnar, 21
6’0”, 183 lbs.

Drafted #127 in the ’07 draft by the Oilers, he was assigned to the Barons after trying out for the Oilers. Played last year for the Vancouver Giants, netting 39 points in 42 games. He scored 64 points in 65 games for the Saskatoon Blades in 08-09, as well as 6 points in 7 games with the Slovakia U-20 team in the Junior Championships.

RW – James Livingston, 20
6’1”, 192 lbs.

Drafted #70 in the ‘08 draft by the St. Louis Blues. Tried out for the Oilers and was invited to Barons camp. Played three full season with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and part of a fourth before being traded to the Plymouth Whalers. He posted 37 points in 66 games in 08-09. In 09-10, he posted 26 points in 36 games with the Greyhounds and 9 points in 24 games in the regular season and 2 points in 9 games during the Whalers playoff run.

LW – Matt Marquardt, 23
6’2”, 223 lbs.

Drafted #194 in the ’06 draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Tried out for the Oilers before being assigned to OKC. Scored 22 points in 71 games in 08-09, and 10 points in 09-10 with the Providence Bruins, and 3 points in 9 games with the Reading Royals before being traded to the Oilers for Cody Wild. He was held scoreless in 4 games with the Springfield Falcons, and scored 2 points with the Stockton Thunder in 7 regular season games and posted 10 points in 15 games in their playoff run.

RW/LW – Mike Thomas, 20
6’1”, 192 lbs.

Tried out for the Oilers and was invited to the Barons camp. Has played 4 season with the Saint John Sea Dogs, scoring 20 points in 51 regular season games and 7 points in 18 games during their playoff run.

F – Brian Matte, 22
5’11”, 165 lbs.

Played in 48 regular season games with the Prince George Cougars last season, posting 30 points and 2 points in their 4 playoff games.

LW – Chris Cloud, 21
5’11”, 185 lbs.

Last season, he was held scoreless in 3 games with the Wheeling Nailers  and posted 21 points in 56 games with the Amarillo Gorillas in their last season.

LW/D – Scott Howes, 23
5’11”, 190 lbs.

Played 5 games in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose in 08-09 but was held scoreless, and posted 22 points in 39 games with the Victoria Salmon Kings. Last season, he posted 26 points in 47 regular season games with the Salmon Kings and was held scoreless in 3 playoff games. Signed with the Stockton Thunder for this season.

C – Troy Schwab, 25
5’8”, 192 lbs.

Played last season with the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL, posting 53 points in 67 games. Prior to that, he played four seasons with the Lake Superior State University of the NCAA, posting 110 points in 150 games.

C – Matthew Robertson, 22
5’9”, 159 lbs.

Played last season with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the then-IHL, posting 44 points in 76 regular season games, and 2 points in 7 playoff games. He is signed to the Tulsa Oilers of the CHL this season.

RW – Dan Riedel, 25
5’9”, 176 lbs.

In 08-09, he played 55 games with the Dayton Bombers, posting 46 points in 55 games, and 11 points in 17 regular season games, and 14 points in 17 playoff games with the Las Vegas Wranglers. Last season, he posted 41 points in 52 games with the Tulsa Oilers. He is signed to the Tulsa Oilers this season.

F – Mick Lawrence, 27
5’10, 205 lbs.

Has played the last two seasons with the Las Vegas Wranglers, posting 34 points in 38 games in 08-09, and 52 points in 64 games last season.

LW – Matt Pierce, 25
5’11, 181 lbs.

Posted 50 points in 60 regular season games, and 4 points in 9 playoff games with the Cincinnati Cyclones last season. He was held scoreless in one game with the Houston Aeros. He is signed to the Texas Brahmas this season.

LW/RW - Vladimir Nikiforov, 22
5’6”, 170 lbs.

Played the last two seasons with the Utah Grizzlies. Posted 33 points in 45 regular season games and 5 points in 5 playoff games in 08-09. Posted 51 points in 61 regular season games and was held scoreless in 2 playoff games last season. He played 19 games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 08-09 posting 5 points in 19 games. He is signed to the Florida Everblades this season.

F – Brian Bicek, 24
5’8”, 170 lbs.

Played last season with the Muskegon Lumberjacks, posting 55 points in 76 regular season games and 3 points in 7 playoff games. He is signed to the Evansville Icemen this season.

LW – Philippe Cornet, 20
5’11”, 176 lbs.

Drafted #133 in the ’08 draft by the Oilers. Assigned to OKC after trying out for the Oilers. Played last season with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies posting 77 points in 65 regular season games and 11 points in 11 playoff games. Played for the U-17 Canada Quebec team in 05-06 posting 3 points in 6 games.

D – Jordan Bendfeld, 22
6’3”, 229 lbs.

Drafted #193 in the ’08 draft by the Oilers. Was assigned to OKC after trying out for the Oilers. Has played the last two season with the Stockton Thunder. He posted 3 points in 17 games in 08-09, and 10 points in 52 regular season games along with 5 points in 15 playoff games last season. He played with the Springfield Falcons in 9 games last season posting 1 assist.

D – Brennan Barker, 25
5’11”, 203 lbs.

Has played the last four years with the University of Alabama-Huntsville. Last season, he posted 11 points and 40 PIM in 28 games.

D – Anthony Aiello, 24
6’1”, 194 lbs.

Played 51 games with the Stockton Thunder last season, posting 27 points and 55 PIM in the regular season, and 9 points and 6 PIM in 15 playoff games.

D – Mike Egener, 26
6’4”, 216 lbs.

Drafted #34 in the ’03 draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He played 65 games last season with the Ontario Reign posting 29 points and 189 PIM. Played in the AHL with Springfield and Norfolk from 04-08.

D – Steven Vanoosten, 25
6’1”, 194 lbs.

Played last season with the Stockton Thunder, posting 19 points and 16 PIM in 52 regular season games and 7 points and 12 PIM in 15 playoff games.

D – Sean Erickson, 26
6’0”, 174 lbs.

Played last season with the Tulsa Oilers, posting 18 points and 31 PIM in 59 games. He is signed to the Tulsa Oilers this season.

D – Tyler Fleck, 31
5’10”, 209 lbs.

A name that any OKC Blazers fan will know, Fleck played 9 full season with the Blazers before they folded. He split last season between the Missouri Mavericks and the Tulsa Oilers before being injured towards the end of the season.

G – Bryan Pitton, 22
6’1”, 168 lbs.

Drafted #133 in the ’06 draft by the Oilers. He was assigned to OKC after trying out for the Oilers. Played in 22 regular season games with the Stockton Thunder, posting a 2.85 GAA and .921 Save% and 4 playoff games posting a 1.70 GAA and .943 Save%.  He played 8 games with the Springfield Falcons posting a 4.71 GAA and .857 Save%.

G – Beau Erickson, 24
6’1”, 170 lbs.

Began last season with the Reading Royals, playing in 5 games and posting a 2.78 GAA and .915 Save%. Then moved to the Utah Grizzlies, playing in 17 games and posting a 3.32 GAA and .899 Save%. Then he played 2 games with the South Carolina Stingrays, posting a 0.50 GAA and .973 Save%. Played one game with the Portland Pirates, posting a 3.00 GAA and .857 Save%.

G – Wayne Savage, 23
6’0”, 174 lbs.

Played the last two seasons with the Univ. of Prince Edward Island. In 08-09, he played in 15 games posting a 3.72 GAA and .896 Save%. In 09-10, he played in 21 games posting a 3.23 GAA and .904 Save%. He is signed to the Texas Brahmas for this season.

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The Barons camp opens on Monday morning. Scott will be reporting from there on Monday and I will be there on Tuesday and we’ll both be at the Blue/White game on Thursday. Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Scott at @OilFieldHockey and myself at @AHLBarons, for live updates. I will also be traveling down to Cedar Park for the Barons preseason game against the Texas Stars on Saturday night.

-Written by Eric Rodgers-

Oklahoma City Barons Announce Training Camp Roster

Well the OKC Barons released their training camp rosters today (listed below). Good list but very surprising that I didn't know a whole lot of them. If you look at my projected roster, and you look at the press release list below in blue, that's a lot of different guys, and a different looking roster.

I know with the Oilers camp cuts coming up, the Barons roster will look more like the Oilers, than Who's by the time it's all said and done.

A good example is Colin McDonald and Jake Taylor. Both players have AHL contracts and yet they aren't on the list. For some reason, Philippe Cornet is also not on the list (maybe injured?), yet all three are listed at the OKC Barons roster page.

Or Martin Gerber. I say he's the obvious choice for goal. He has a 2 way contract which makes him the easiest goalie to send to OKC. No waivers.

By the start of the regular season, this team will be rockin' and rollin'! Can't wait.

OKC HOCKEY IS BACK!

-Written by Smokin' Ray-

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From OKCBarons.com;


The Oklahoma City Barons will open their first American Hockey League training camp September 27 at the Cox Convention Center at 10 a.m., the team’s front office announced today.


The Barons coaching staff of Todd Nelson and Gerry Fleming expect approximately 30 players for the beginning of training camp. The camp will be a mix of players already assigned to the Barons by Edmonton along with players who have been invited to training camp as free agents. On ice training camp sessions are open to the public, are free of charge and will begin at 10 a.m. each morning for the first three days of camp. Players are available for interviews after the practice.


The Barons will take the ice in the first ever Blue/White Intersquad game September 30 at 7:05 p.m. at the Cox Center. The event is open to the public and there is no charge to attend. September 30 marks the first day Barons Season Seat Holders can pick up their ticket books.


Training Camp Schedule:
September 27 - 29 On Ice Practice 10 a.m. – noon
Cox Convention Center


September 30 Blue Team Pregame Skate 10 – 11 a.m.
Cox Convention Center


White Team Pregame Skate 11:15 – 12:15 p.m.
Cox Convention Center


Blue/White Intersquad Game 7:05 p.m.
Cox Convention Center


October 1 On Ice Practice 10 a.m. – noon
Cox Convention Center


October 2 Preseason Game @ TEX 7 p.m.
Cedar Park Center


Players expected at the opening of camp include:


Forwards: Mark Arcobello, Jesse Gimblett, Milan Kytnar, James Livingston, Matt Marquardt, Mike Thomas, Brian Matte, Chris Cloud, Scott Howes, Dustin Donaghy, Jarret Lukin, Dave Bonk, Troy Schwab, Matt Robertson, Dan Riedel, Mick Lawrence, Matt Pierce, Vladimir Nikiforov, Brian Bicek


Defensemen: Jordan Bendfield, Brennan Barker, Anthony Aiello, Mike Egener, Justin DaCosta, Steven Vanoosten, Sean Erickson, Tyler Fleck


Goaltenders: Bryan Pitton, Beau Erickson, Wayne Savage


NOTE: The Oklahoma City Barons preseason game October 2 against the Texas Stars at the Cedar Park Center will be heard on the Barons’ Flagship station, 96.1 FM KXY. The Voice of the Barons, Jim Byers, will provide the play-by-play.

-Written by Josh Evans of the OKC Barons-

Stockton Thunder Opens Training Camp / #StkThunder

Training Camp Opens Sunday, Oct. 3

09/22/2010 2:08 PM
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STOCKTON, Calif. - The Stockton Thunder, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks, has announced the team's training camp for the 2010-11 season will officially start Sunday, Oct. 3 at Stockton Arena.

The Thunder is scheduled to use Stockton Arena as its flagship practice site. "Fan Fest" will highlight the final week of training camp, beginning at 3:00 p.m. at Stockton Arena on Sunday, Oct. 10. Admission for the event is free to the general public and additional information will be announced soon.

All practice sess ions at Stockton Arena are open to the media.

The training camp roster lineup will vary for all practice sessions. Those media members seeking specific players should check with the Thunder media relations department in advance for the best time to gain access to individuals as it will likely change daily. Media availability for Thunder head coach Matt Thomas will be held immediately following the conclusion of each day's session.

A training camp roster will be announced soon.

All media wishing to cover practice sessions must contact the Thunder media relations department at (209) 373-1500. As per club media policy, the training room and restrooms inside the team dressing room are strictly off-limits at all times. Players receiving medical treatment in training room during the access period will be available to the media following treatment.

STOCKTON THUNDER 2010-11 TRAINING CAMP SKATE TIMES
DATE                   LOCATION           TIME
SUNDAY Oct. 3 Stockton Arena 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
MONDAY Oct.4 Stockton Arena 10:00 - Noon
TUESDAY Oct. 5 Stockton Arena (Non-traveling players) 10:00 - 11:30
Sullivan Arena (Pre-game skate) Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Game at Alaska (Sullivan Arena) 8:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Oct. 6 Stockton Arena (Non-traveling players) 10:00 - 11:30
Sullivan Arena (Pre-game skate) Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Game at Alaska (Sullivan Arena) 8:15 p.m.
THURSDAY Oct. 7 Stockton Arena 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
FRIDAY Oct. 8 Stockton Arena (Pre-game skate) 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Game vs. Ontario (Stockton Arena) 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY Oct. 9 Citizens Business Bank Arena (Optional) 11:00 a.m. - Noon
Game at Ontario (Citizens BB Arena) 6:00 p.m.
SUNDAY Oct. 10 Fan Fest (Stockton Arena)* 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

* Denotes open to the public
** Times and dates s ubject to change

STOCKTON THUNDER 2010-11 PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE (all times PT)
DATE                  OPPONENT LOCATION TIME
TUESDAY Oct. 5 @ ALASKA Sullivan Arena 8:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Oct. 5 @ ALASKA Sullivan Arena 8:15 p.m.
FRIDAY Oct. 8 ONTARIO Stockton Arena 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY Oct. 9 @ ONTARIO Citizens Business Bank Arena 6:00 pm

-Written by the Stockton Thunder-

LIVE TweetCast of Oilers vs Lightning

Welcome to the 2nd pre-season game for the Edmonton Oilers. Enjoy the TweetCast.

It's a puck bag full of fun!

Taylor Hall - Sam Gagner - Ales Hemsky
Magnus Paajarvi - Andrew Cogliano - Dustin Penner
Liam Reddox - Colin Fraser- Gilbert Brule
Steve MacIntyre - Tyler Pitlick - Linus Omark

Ladislav Smid - Kurtis Foster
Richard Petiot - Tom Gilbert
Shawn Belle - Alex Plante

Devan Dubnyk
Jeff Deslauriers

Oilers vs Canucks / Beers and Jeers Recap / Oilers Win!

BEERS & JEERS GAME RECAP

Welcome to another fine Edmonton Oilers Beers & Jeers Game Recap.

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FINAL SCORE

EDMONTON OILERS - 3

VANCOUVER CANUCKS - 2

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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES

Alex Giroux-Shawn Horcoff-Jordan Eberle
Greg Stewart-Brad Moran-Zack Stortini
Colin McDonald-Ryan O'Marra-Teemu Hartikainen
Steve MacIntyre-Chris Vande Velde-Ben Ondrus

Ryan Whitney-Jeff Petry
Jim Vandermeer-Theo Peckham
Taylor Chorney-Jake Taylor

Devan Dubnyk
Martin Gerber

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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS



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BEERS & JEERS PLAYER GRADES

The Cult of Hockey Grading System:
10 perfect game,  9 extraordinary,  8 great,  7 good,  6 above average,
5 average,  4 below average,  3 poor,  2 terrible,  1 deserves to be in minors.


#2 JAMES VANDERMEER - (7) Surprisingly he was good. He had some PP time and played a very physical game with Peckham. Watching those two together, I can easily see that as the Oilers 3rd pairing. They were scary to play against.

#4 TAYLOR HALL - DNP

#5 LADISLAV SMID - DNP

#6 RYAN WHITNEY - (8) BEERS: Whitney had a three assist night. He played a pretty good game and was solid all night long. He a lot of the small things right and he helped make Petry look invisible.

#10 SHAWN HORCOFF - (8) BEERS: Horcoff looks like a new man. He's got his wheels back and his eye for finding people is back on track. Horcoff proved with his play tonight and his words and work ethic in the past few weeks, he's ready to lead this team. No doubt, Shawn Horcoff should and will be the captain of this team.

#12 ALEXANDRE GIROUX - (8) BEERS: He was paired with Horcoff and Eberle. This line seemed to work and a large part of it was Giroux and he crafty ways of handling and distributing the puck. He made a very strong case for himself tonight. I want to see more of Giroux.

#13 ANDREW COGLIANO - DNP

#14 JORDAN EBERLE - (7) His poise is crazy. He held the puck where most NHL players would panic and dump it. Eberle is the real deal. He may not be hyped like Hall or flashy like Omark, but Eberle will grow into a pretty full package. He plays well with Horcoff.

#16 COLIN FRASER - DNP

#20 BRAD MORAN - (6) I thought that he was OK. I personally didn't notice him a whole lot.

#22 JF JACQUES - Injured

#25 BEN ONDRUS (8) - BEERS: Earlier in the day I said that Ondrus will be one of the next ones to go home. Not after that performance. Ondrus played like a powerhouse. He crashed and banged. He shot at the right times. He played like he wanted a spot on the team. How can he not get another look? Boy was I wrong.

#26 KURTIS FOSTER - DNP

#27 DUSTIN PENNER - DNP

#28 RYAN JONES - DNP

#29 MARTIN GERBER - (8) He played well. He didn't get scored on and I thought he stood out as the better goalie out of him and Luongo. The OKC Barons are in good hands with Gerber.

#33 STEVE MACINTYRE - (7) This might be the highest mark Big Mac ever gets. But no word of a lie, he's 100 times better than the last time I seen him. The Canucks had a more skilled team and he didn't look bad. He's an improved guy. He may just be able to play more than 3 minutes a game.

#35 NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN - DNP

#36 GREGORY STEWART (8) - I really didn't know much, nor do I still, but tonight he impressed the hell out of me. He busted his ass and he managed to score a breakaway PP goal. It was a beauty. I think Stewart has earned another look.

#38 JEFF DESLAURIERS - DNP

#40 DEVAN DUBNYK - (5) He didn't have a lot of shots and when he did, one of them was a pretty terrible softie. I'm sure he will bounce back. I can only guess how it must suck coming in half ways through a game.

#41 TAYLOR CHORNEY - (6) He was serviceable. He did make some great plays like knocking a Canuck down and prevented a breakaway. He's really in need of another solid AHL year. Much like Peckham.

#42 RYAN O'MARRA - (6) He was also serviceable. I don't get (by watching him on TV) why some folks think he's going to make the Oilers. No chance. The best part of his game was getting involved in that fight. I guess we will see what happens to him but I wouldn't be shocked if he's in OKC.

#43 JASON STRUDWICK - DNP

#46 ZACK STORTINI - (6) He had flashes of grinding it out and being a hard guy to play against. But to me, as the game wore on, I noticed him less even though Renney rolled the 4 lines. Storts needs to play like his job is on the line.

#49 THEO PECKHAM - (7) He played very well with Vandermeer. He plays a really gritty hard nosed game and wants to engage other players. That's what the Oilers need, but is Peckham ready? I'm not 100% sure.

#54 CHRIS VANDE VELDE - (8) He played on a line with MacIntyre and Ben Ondrus. This was the supposed 4th line. Vande Velde had an assist on Ondrus' 1st goal of the game and he scored the 2nd goal of the game. I would think he gets another look.

#56 TEEMU HARTKAINEN - (5) I didn't find him special at all. But I do want to see him in one more game.

#57 COLIN MACDONALD - (5) He had some good hits and was serviceable. He's not making the team.

#58 JEFF PETRY - (6) He played well. How can you not when Whitney is on fire? Petry will get another good year in OKC to develop. He is coming along nicely.

#67 GILBERT BRULE - DNP

#77 TOM GILBERT - DNP

#81 JAKE TAYLOR - (5) He was OK. Nothing to brag about. He's another guy who will help the Barons.

#83 ALES HEMSKY - DNP

#89 SAM GAGNER - DNP

#91 MAGNUS PAAJARVI - DNP

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BAD TIMING PENALTY

Alex Giroux - His kneeing penalty resulted in the Canucks first goal of the game. That goal caused a momentum shift and the Canucks stormed back. Luckily for Giroux, the Oilers found a way to win.

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POST GAME VIDEO



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Oilers vs Canucks LIVE TweetCast

Welcome to this special pre-season TweetCast. The Oilers play thier first game of the season tonight.

TONIGHTS OILERS LINEUP

Alex Giroux-Shawn Horcoff-Jordan Eberle
Greg Stewart-Brad Moran-Zack Stortini
Colin McDonald-Ryan O'Marra-Teemu Hartikainen
Steve MacIntyre-Chris Vande Velde-Ben Ondrus

Ryan Whitney-Jeff Petry
Jim Vandermeer-Theo Peckham
Taylor Chorney-Jake Taylor

Devan Dubnyk
Martin Gerber

OILERS VS CANUCKS LIVE TWEETCAST

More Oilers On Their Way Home

Today the Edmonton Oilers announced that Olivier Roy has been assigned to the Acadie-Bathurst Titans of the QMJHL.  Roy was good at this years camp and will only get better this year. Roy, depending on what happens with his junior team, could see some action this spring with either the Stockton Thunder or the OKC Barons.

Here is what the Oilers had to officialy say:

General Manager Steve Tambellini announced today the club has assigned goaltender Olivier Roy to Acadie-Bathurst of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Stay tuned right here for more cuts today. I do expect a couple more.

-Written by Smokin' Ray-

Edmonton Oilers Joey Moss Cup LIVE TweetCast

Well it's that time of year. The Joey Moss cup is happening tonight and that means it's starting. THE SEASON IS HERE!

The Oilers are showing the game LIVE so we all get to watch it. Sweet deal!

So sit back and enjoy the crazy tweets from the great Oiler fans.  GOILERS!