The Oakland Oaks were a minor professional

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team based in

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that played in the

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from the 1944–45 season into the 1949–50 season. The team did not complete its final season, folding in December 1949. The team played its home games at

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, a venue it shared with the San Francisco Shamrocks. The team's

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for its first season was

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, who had previously coached the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's ice hockey team.

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inductee

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bought the team for $50,000 in May 1948 and owned it through closure. In its six-season history, the team compiled a record of 131–143–10.

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