Oklahoma City Jr. Blazers

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For other ice hockey teams named the same, see Oklahoma City Blazers (disambiguation).
Oklahoma City Jr. Blazers
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City Edmond, Oklahoma
League Western States Hockey League
Division Midwest
Founded 2014
Home arena Arctic Edge Ice Arena
Colors Black, red, yellow, white
                   
Owner(s) Gary Gill
General manager Gary Gill
Head coach Ty Smith
Website www.okcityhockey.com
Franchise history
2014–present Oklahoma City Jr. Blazers
Championships
Division Championships 1 (2015–16)

The Oklahoma City Jr. Blazers are a United Hockey Union-sanctioned junior ice hockey team, based in Edmond, Oklahoma, in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The Blazers compete as part of the Midwest Division of the Western States Hockey League (WSHL). Their home games are played at the Arctic Edge Ice Arena.

History

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Oklahoma City Blazers logo from 2014 to 2017.

The Jr. Blazers were announced in February 2014,[1] founded by former CHL Oklahoma City Blazers captain Tyler Fleck. The team began play in the 2014–15 season, playing in the United Hockey Union (UHU) junior Western States Hockey League with most of its home games at the Blazers Ice Centre.

On October 25, 2014, the Blazers set the WSHL's attendance record while playing the Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City. The team defeated the Dallas Snipers in front of a crowd of 7,109[2] by a score of 8–3.

For the 2015–16 season, the WSHL announced that they would be playing under an UHU Tier II status. The Blazers hosted the 2016 WSHL All-Star Game, the first time that the league had held the event. The format for the 2016 All-Star Game featured the Blazers taking on a team of WSHL All-Stars.

On September 5, 2016, the United Hockey Union announced the formation of a new Tier I junior hockey league called the Central One Hockey League (C1HL).[3][4] The league was announced to begin with the 2017–18 season. However, some of the announced C1HL teams backed out and the launch of the new league was initially postponed to the 2018–19 season.[5]

After the 2016–17 season, Fleck sold the WSHL team to Gary Gill and Cole Hudek, with Gill set to be the head coach for the 2017–18 season. Fleck remained with the team as a consultant, but would focus on the promotion of the Blazers to the new C1HL in 2018,[5] although there was never any mention of the C1HL afterwards.

After four seasons in the Blazers Ice Centre, the Jr. Blazers moved their home games to the Arctic Edge Ice Arena in nearby Edmond, Oklahoma, for the 2018–19 season with a few games at the Blazers Ice Centre.[6]

In 2019, Gary Gill left the coaching position to become the associate head coach with the Columbus River Dragons in the Federal Hockey League and he named Ty Smith as the head coach for the 2019–20 season.[7]

Season-by-season results

Season GP W L OTW OTL Pts GF GA Standing Playoffs
2014–15 46 34 12 — 0 68 224 158 2nd of 6, Midwest Div. Div. Quarterfinals bye
Won Div. Semifinals, 2–1 vs. Springfield Express
Lost Div. Finals, 1–2 vs. El Paso Rhinos
2015–16 52 42 8 — 2 86 274 147 1st of 6, Midwest Div. Div. Quarterfinals bye
Won Div. Semifinals, 2–1 vs. Springfield Express
Won Div. Finals, 2–0 vs. El Paso Rhinos
Lost Conf. Finals, 1–2 vs. Colorado Jr. Eagles
2016–17 52 37 14 — 1 75 276 145 2nd of 6, Midwest Div.
7th of 27, WSHL		 Div. Quarterfinals bye
Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Wichita Jr. Thunder
2017–18 51 42 7 — 2 86 379 106 2nd of 6, Midwest Div.
3rd of 23, WSHL		 Won Div. Semifinals, 2–1 vs. Springfield Express
Lost Div. Finals, 0–2 vs. El Paso Rhinos
Advanced to Thorne Cup as El Paso is host
1–2–0, 5th of 6, Thorne Cup round-robin
(L, 2–4 vs. IceCats; W, 4–3 vs. Rhinos; L, 3–5 vs. Mustangs)
2018–19 50 39 10 2 1 116[lower-alpha 1] 256 112 2nd of 5, Midwest Div.
5th of 23, WSHL		 Won Div. Semifinals, 2–1 vs. Northern Colorado Eagles
Lost Div. Finals, 0–2 vs. El Paso Rhinos
2–1–0–0, 4th of 6, Thorne Cup round-robin (as wildcard)
(L, 2–4 vs. Mustangs; W, 6–4 vs. B. Blazers; W, 6–1 vs. Bombers)
Lost Thorne Cup semifinal game, 2–7 vs. El Paso Rhinos
  1. ↑ Beginning with the 2018–19 season, the WSHL began awarding 3pts for a win, 2pts for an overtime win, and 1pt for an overtime loss.

Team records

Single season

Goals: Ivan Bondarenko, 61 (2017–18)
Assists: Joshua Chamberlain, 73 (2017–18)
Points: Ivan Bondarenko, 126 (2017–18)
Penalty minutes: Michal Beranek, 205 (2015–16)
Wins: Bobby Cloutier, 31 (2017–18)
Shutouts: Bobby Cloutier, 7 (2017–18)
GAA: Xavier Garneau, 1.86 (2018–19)

Career

Career games: Drake Johnson, 190 (2014–18)
Career goals: Vitali Mikhailov, 114 (2016–19)
Career assists: Ivan Bondarenko, 126 (2016–18)
Career points: Ivan Bondarenko, 235 (2016–18)
Career penalty minutes: Kirill Romanov, 395 (2014–17)
Career wins: Bobby Cloutier, 49 (2017–19)
Career shutouts: Bobby Cloutier, 8 (2017–19)

References

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