Cape Breton Oilers | |
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City | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
League | American Hockey League |
Operated | 1988–1996 |
Home arena | Centre 200 |
Colours | Orange and blue |
Affiliate | 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 |
Championships | |
Calder Cups | 1 (1992–93) |
The Cape Breton Oilers were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team was the top minor league affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Oilers' organization relocated the team from Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1988 and renamed it for Cape Breton Island. Home games were played at Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Oilers' organization relocated the team to Ontario in 1996 to become the Hamilton Bulldogs.