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The NHL's Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars will face off in Oklahoma City for a 2013-14 preseason game. The game, announced Wednesday by the Oklahoma City Barons, will be Sept. 27 inside the Cox Convention Center. Oklahoma City opens its 38-game AHL home schedule with a weekend set of games October 4 and 5. In addition to the home opener, the Barons are scheduled to play at home Nov. 12, 15 and 16 and Dec. 20 and 21. The Barons annual Education Field Trip Day will be Nov. 12. Tickets for the Oilers vs. Stars, which is being called the NHL Showcase presented by Mercy, are included in all Barons full-season seat holder packages and will be available to partial plan holders and group leaders in the near future.

Owners have offered a new proposal in an attempt to end the NHL lockout and salvage the 2012-13 season.

Barons center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a goal in Canada’s 2-1 win over the United States Sunday at the world junior championships in Russia.

The Edmonton Oilers re-assigned forwards Philippe Cornet and Ryan Martindale to the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL, Barons general manager Bill Scott announced on Saturday.

Barons center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored five points in his debut with the Canadian junior national team in a 9-3 win over Germany Wednesday in Ufa, Russia.

Game 4 of the American Hockey League’s Western Conference Final between Oklahoma City and Grand Rapids will be played Saturday at 7 p.m.

Amid forecasts of potential severe weather, the Oklahoma City Barons will host Grand Rapids Friday night in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals at 7 p.m.

The Oklahoma City Barons will play Grand Rapids in Game 4 of the American Hockey League playoffs Friday night at the Cox Convention Center but it’s uncertain when the game will start.

The Oklahoma City Barons are in good shape to reach the playoffs for the third consecutive year.

Charlotte owns home-ice advantage but the Oklahoma City Barons will be favored in a first-round, best-of-five Western Conference AHL series.

The Oklahoma City Barons are celebrating military and first responder service Friday night during their home game against the Abbotsford Heat.

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Justin Schultz played only three months with the Oklahoma City Barons but was so dominant he has been named the American Hockey League’s Defenseman of the Year, entitled the Eddie Shore Award.

Barons defenseman Brandon Davidson, who returned after undergoing cancer treatment during the season, has been named the 2012-13 winner of the Fred Hunt Memorial Award as the American Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey.

The Edmonton Oilers, NHL affiliate of the Triple-A Oklahoma City Barons, fired general manager Steve Tambellini on Monday, announcing former coach Craig MacTavish will replace Tambellini.

Barons defenseman Alex Plante has been named the team’s Specialty Man of the Year for his contributions to the Oklahoma City community and will be one of 30 finalists for the American Hockey League Yanick Dupre award.

Barons defenseman Justin Schultz, who played less than half a season in the American Hockey League before the NHL lockout ended, was named first-team All-AHL on Thursday.

The Oklahoma City Barons have signed C.J. Stretch to a player tryout contract.

Defenseman Justin Schultz played less than half a season in the American Hockey League before the NHL lockout but played so well in 34 games with the Oklahoma City Barons that he’s still among the top scorers which is why he was named to the AHL All-Rookie team on Wednesday.

The Edmonton Oilers traded forward to the Washington Capitals in exchange for defenseman Garrett Stafford.

The Oklahoma City Barons have signed defenseman Joey Leach to a tryout contract general manager Bill Scott announced on Thursday.