Edmonton Road Runners

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Redirected from Edmonton Roadrunners)
Jump to: navigation, search
Edmonton Road Runners
City: Edmonton, Alberta
League: American Hockey League
Operated: 2004-05
Home Arena: Rexall Place
Colours: blue, red, and gold
Affiliates: Edmonton Oilers
Franchise history
1984 to 1988: Nova Scotia Oilers
1988 to 1996: Cape Breton Oilers
1996 to 2002: Hamilton Bulldogs
2003 to 2004: Toronto Roadrunners
2004 to 2005: Edmonton Road Runners

The Edmonton Road Runners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at the Rexall Place.

Contents

After the 2003-04 season the Edmonton Oilers announced that the Toronto Roadrunners would play the 2004-05 season in Edmonton. where they were based in the Oilers' own arena, Rexall Place. The NHL team's decision to re-locate its affiliate to Edmonton was an unusual one for a North American professional sports organization, and was likely influenced by the expectation that the 2004-05 NHL lockout would wipe out the 2004-05 NHL season. The expectation proved accurate, as the season was officially cancelled on February 16, 2005.

Although the team proved highly successful at the gate, finishing third in the AHL in attendance at 8,854 fans per game despite a disappointing season plagued by injury, the team announced on June 6, 2005 that they were requesting permission from the American Hockey League to suspend team operations. The decision was likely motivated by the improving lockout negotiations and the wide-spread belief that the Oilers would be back for the 2005-06 season, which was confirmed when the owners and players agreed on July 13, 2005 to a new six-year collective bargaining agreement. In 2004 with Edmonton looking for a new WHL team, Oilers President and CEO Patrick Laforge offered the Edmonton Roadrunners franchise to the city of Saskatoon in exchange for the Saskatoon Blades franchise. However the deal never worked out.[citation needed]

The Oilers still own the rights to the dormant franchise, but after two years of dormancy, Edmonton decided affiliate with the Springfield Falcons rather than operate the the Road Runners.

Season Games Won Lost Tied SOL Points Goals
For		 Goals
Against		 Standing Result
2004-05 80 32 33 11 4 79 201 223 6th, North Out of Playoffs

Goals: 22 Flag of Finland Tony Salmelainen, Flag of the United States Brad Winchester
Assists: 26 Flag of Canada Kyle Brodziak
Points: 46 Flag of Finland Tony Salmelainen, Flag of Canada Raffi Torres
Penalty Minutes: 231 Flag of Canada Rocky Thompson
GAA: 2.63 Flag of Canada Tyler Moss
SV%: .906 Tyler Moss
Goaltending Wins: 24 Tyler Moss
Shutouts: 5 Tyler Moss
Games: 80 Flag of Canada Jeff Woywitka

v • d • e
Defunct American Hockey League Teams
Adirondack Red Wings • Baltimore Bandits • Baltimore Clippers • Baltimore Skipjacks • Binghamton Dusters • Binghamton Rangers • Binghamton Whalers • Boston Braves • Buffalo Bisons (1936) • Buffalo Bisons (1940-1970) • Cape Breton Oilers • Capital District Islanders • Carolina Monarchs • Cincinnati Mighty Ducks • Cincinnati Mohawks • Cincinnati Swords • Cleveland Barons (1937-1973) • Cleveland Barons (2001-2006) • Cleveland Falcons • Cornwall Aces • Edmonton Road Runners • Erie Blades • Fredericton Canadiens • Fredericton Express • Halifax Citadels • Hamilton Canucks • Hampton Gulls • Indianapolis Capitals • Jacksonville Barons • Kentucky Thoroughblades • Louisville Panthers • Lowell Lock Monsters • Maine Mariners • Moncton Alpines • Moncton Golden Flames • Moncton Hawks • Montreal Voyageurs • New Brunswick Hawks • New Haven, Beast of • New Haven Eagles • New Haven Nighthawks • New Haven Ramblers • New Haven Senators • Newmarket Saints • Nova Scotia Oilers • Nova Scotia Voyageurs • Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights • Philadelphia Firebirds • Philadelphia Ramblers • Philadelphia Rockets • Pittsburgh Hornets (1936-1956) • Pittsburgh Hornets (1961-1967) • Prince Edward Island Senators • Providence Reds • Rhode Island Reds • Quebec Aces • Quebec Citadelles • Richmond Robins • St. Catharines Saints • Saint John Flames • St. John's Maple Leafs • St. Louis Flyers • Sherbrooke Canadiens • Sherbrooke Jets • Springfield Indians • Springfield Kings • Syracuse Eagles • Syracuse Firebirds • Syracuse Stars • Syracuse Warriors • Tidewater Wings • Toronto Roadrunners • Utah Grizzlies • Utica Devils • Virginia Wings • Washington Lions • Worcester IceCats
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton_Road_Runners"
Advanced Search
Included Web Search Engines


Safe Search

close

Top Matching Results

Occasionally Search.com will highlight specialized results that are based on the context of your query. Examples of specialized results include specific links to news, images, or video.

Top Matching Results may highlight information from other Search.com pages, content from the CNET Network of sites, or third party content. The listings are based purely on relevance. Search.com does not receive payment for listings in this section but our partners that provide this data may get paid for listing these products.

Sponsored Links

This section contains paid listings which have been purchased by companies that want to have their sites appear for specific search terms and related content. These listings are administered, sorted and maintained by a third party and are not endorsed by Search.com.

Search Results

Search.com sends your search query to several search engines at one time and integrates the results into one list which has been sorted by relevance using Search.com's proprietary algorithm. You can customize the list of search engines included in your metasearch from the preferences.

The search engines that are used in your metasearch may allow companies to pay to have their Web sites included within the results. To view the Paid Inclusion policy for a specific search engine, please visit their Web site. Search.com does not accept payment or share revenue with any search engine partner for listings in this section.