The Nova Scotia Oilers were a minor professional
ice hockey
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team in the
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the lea ...
based in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. Th ...
from 1984 to 1988. The Oilers played their home games at the
Halifax Metro Centre, and were the AHL affiliate of the
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...
, whose logo theirs resembled.
The Oilers played four seasons before moving on.
Larry Kish Larry Kish (born December 11, 1941 in Welland, Ontario) is a former professional hockey coach. He was the head coach of the Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League for 49 games during the 1982–83 NHL season.
Kish played minor hockey for ...
coached the first three seasons, followed by
Ron Low in the fourth season. After the 1987–88 season, the team was relocated to
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Sydney is a former city and urban community on the east coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Sydney was founded in 1785 by the British, was incorporated as a city in 1904, and dissol ...
becoming the
Cape Breton Oilers
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 Hal ...
. The void the Oilers left in Halifax was filled by the
Halifax Citadels.
Season-by-season results
;
Regular season
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;
Playoffs
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Notable NHL alumni
List of Nova Scotia Oilers alumni who played more than 100 games in Nova Scotia and 100 or more games in the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey sports league, league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranke ...
.
See also
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List of ice hockey teams in Nova Scotia
The following is a list of ice hockey teams in Nova Scotia, past and present. It includes the league(s) they play for, and championships won.
Professional American Hockey League
Junior Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Maritime Junior A Hocke ...
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Sports teams in Halifax, Nova Scotia
This page has the sports teams and venues in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality:
Current teams
Major League
Major League
Minor League and Major Junior
Minor League and Major Junior
University
Former teams
Major venues
In ...
Defunct ice hockey teams in Canada
Edmonton Oilers minor league affiliates
Ice hockey teams in Nova Scotia
Sport in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ice hockey clubs established in 1984
Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1988
1984 establishments in Nova Scotia
1988 disestablishments in Nova Scotia
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