The Bakersfield Oilers was a semi-pro hockey team in the

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that played in

Bakersfield, California Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's populat ...

in 1994-95. The Oilers played out of the 4,100 seat Bakersfield Convention Center. The Oilers were the predecessor to the

Bakersfield Fog Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's populat ...

of the West Coast Hockey League. They made the transition along with the

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(

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, Alaska),

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(

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, Alaska), and Fresno Falcons ( Fresno, California) to a minor professional league in 1995-96. The players had college, major junior, junior A and minor pro experience. Many of the players spent their off season playing roller hockey Roller Hockey International and were living in southern California.

Players

* #1 - Matt Even * #2 - Jeff Furlong * #3 - Gerald Glass * #6 - Steve Ross * #7 - Jim Cashman * #9 - Tom Imperato * #10 - Alex Austin * #11 - Todd Nelson * #12 - Simon Bibeau * #14 - Russ Franklin (Assistant Captain) * #15 - Scott Zwygart * #17 - Mike Callahan (Captain) * #18 - Bill Miller * #19 - Dean Wilson * #20 - Barry Sherer (Assistant Captain) * #23 - Craig Butz * #24 - Dave Nash * #25 - Mike McGrath * #27 - John Redinger * #28 - Rick Plester * #32 - Brad Scholl * #44 - Mike Butters * #57 - Bob Wood. (Team owner, goal tender.) Defunct ice hockey teams in California Sports in Bakersfield, California 1994 establishments in California 1995 disestablishments in California Ice hockey clubs established in 1994 Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1995 {{US-icehockey-team-stub