Springfield separation official, Oklahoma City announcement coming soon

by Derek Zona on Feb 5, 2010 7:11 PM PST in News Comment 5 comments

The end is near in Springfield as Bruce Landon announced that the Oilers were moving their affiliation to Oklahoma City. Now comes word that the Springfield separation is official and the worst-kept secret in the AHL SHOULD finally be announced next week some time. Prodigal Hockey could not be reached for comment. In the meantime, Springfield continues to search for a new affiliate relationship and they may be closing in on that agreement.

Thanks to the investigators at the OKC Slackers message board, we've discovered that Prodigal Hockey has reserved @okcoilers, @okcroadrunners, @okchawks, @okcoilkings, @okcoilbarons, @okc89ers on Twitter. Follow them all and you might be the first to hear about the announcement next week.

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The fans in OKC should be happy pretty soon!

I'm King of the World!

by HF4L on Feb 5, 2010 7:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Here’s hoping the Falcons land on their fleet.

by Benjamin Massey on Feb 5, 2010 8:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Hopefully next season won’t be the last for the fans.

I'm King of the World!

by HF4L on Feb 5, 2010 8:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Best Wishes in OKC

Dubie surrendered a 7 spot to Albany last night. That’s 29 goals against the past 4 games by the Falcons. It might sound strange, but I wish the fans of OKC well! The Oilers season needs no comment, things have been really bad for the Falcons for the past two. Eberle will be fun, but the big club is so depleted, he’ll probably skip the A and go right to the big show. I am not seeing any signs that the Oilers can turn things around for themselves and for their top minor league club in just a year. Or two…

by Suffering in Springfield on Feb 7, 2010 1:58 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

correction to previous post

My statement earlier (29 goals in 4 games) needs to be amended. I forgot Dubie played a terrific game Friday night against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, as the Falcons beat Martin Biron 3-2 in overtime. So it’s actually been 31 goals against in the last 5 games.

Yeah, that’s still pretty lousy.

by Suffering in Springfield on Feb 7, 2010 12:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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