Additional names for the Oklahoma City AHL team discovered
by Derek Zona on Jan 15, 2010 10:30 AM MST
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Yet another update from Oklahoma City as the Oilers and Prodigal Hockey move closer to announcing a new team in the OKC and new AHL affiliation.
Yesterday we learned that Prodigal Hockey has registered the following domains
http://www.okcoilers.com
http://www.okcoilkings.com
http://www.okcoilbarons.com
A bit of fun with Google and some help from the OKC Slackers led us to three more domains that have been purchased and parked by Prodigal Hockey:
http://www.okc89ers.com
http://www.okchawks.com
And finally, to bring it all back together:
Bob Funk Jr. is confident that approvals are coming. The AHL Board of Directors is meeting on the 18th and 19th. According to Jason Chaimovitch, Vice President of Communications of the American Hockey League:
As part of the initial AHL membership application a potential owner must have an NHL affiliation in place...
Though lips are sealed from both Prodigal Hockey and the Edmonton Oilers, the affiliation agreement is already in place and has been for some time. The Oilers' will dust off the Roadrunners franchise, move their AHL affiliate from Springfield to Oklahoma City next season, and unless the proximity of the Tulsa Oilers and the backlash from Blazers fan is too much, they'll be named after an oil theme.
And Cody Wild's wish to be further away has been granted.
The question of control and ownership still remains. Did Edmonton sell the Roadrunners to Prodigal Hockey? Did Prodigal Hockey take a partial stake in the team or will they be more of a management firm for the team? And as commenter B.C.B. asks, why didn't the Oilers just make this move on their own?
Special thanks to the extremely talented Serge Melki for the photo of the Bricktown Canal in Oklahoma City.
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More to the point, the last year we want to celebrate is 89. Except maybe 86. Or 07. Or 10.
Oil Barons +1
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1889
Was the year of the Oklahoma Land Run.
As HF4L said, I think naming them after their bitter rivals up the Turner Turnpike is out. I could see them sticking with the RoadRunners nickname if for no other reason, the other nicknames blow.
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by Brandon Bibb on Jan 16, 2010 10:12 AM MST up reply actions
Derek, are you serious? okcoilers.com? You have to be joking here, right? Do they realize that the domain name is OK Coilers?
I didn’t know Fever4Flames was an investor!
by Benjamin Massey on Jan 15, 2010 11:57 AM MST up reply actions
It’s not I that is serious – it’s Prodigal Hockey and the Oilers.
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Derek, next time you talk to Prodigal Hockey please ask them to include “Oil Blazers” on the list of names they are looking into. Thanks.
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I like Boomers or Oil Boomers.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 15, 2010 4:44 PM MST up reply actions
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all these names suck. Looks like i’ll be wearing my Blazer hats and jerseys to the games if there is not a better name selected.
by christysgoodlife on Jan 26, 2010 7:17 AM MST reply actions
ahl names
I want to see a cool name that represents something better than dark slimy oil or a real fast scared bird roadrunner or a mini bird like a hawk. If we are doing birds then let’s go with “EAGLES” No other bird should be representing Oklahomans. We are nothing if not patriotic. Eagles represents the Oklahoma spirit more than any of these other cookoo birds. Let’s stay with Blazers I would like to see something with Lightening or Fire NOT flames.
by christysgoodlife on Jan 26, 2010 7:21 AM MST reply actions
Oklahoma AHL team names
I’m angry there is no creativity involved on the names. Is this what it is going to be like with Edmonton and Prodigal Hockey LLC that they take a dictatorship approach and do not involve Oklahomans in the naming of the team? I really hate to be negative about this but the more I think about this the angrier I get. THESE NAMES REALLY SUCK!
How can I support a team whose name I can’t stand?
by christysgoodlife on Jan 26, 2010 9:21 AM MST reply actions
That’s what Edmontonians asked about the CrackerCats. (Minor league baseball)
The answer was, we didn’t.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Jan 28, 2010 12:42 AM MST up reply actions
Jeez- Just call them the Blazers already!
The name “Blazers” pre-dates Horn Chen, the Funks and Sauter. Hell, Glen Sather was a Blazer when he played in OKC in the 60’s. The true fans know it’s not the same Blazers, and the casual fans don’t give a crap.
by Billy Sims' Fro on Jan 30, 2010 8:06 PM MST reply actions
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