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Published: July 3, 2009
End of the road for Blazers: Team suspends operations; AHL franchise could be coming
Robert Przybylo
Little steps have been taken in the last year about the possibility of an American Hockey League franchise coming to Oklahoma City .

A major one was taken Thursday, when the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League announced they were suspending operations for an indefinite period.

The decision coincides with Express Sports filing paperwork to start negotiations with a "prospective AHL franch...

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