The 5th annual Justin Slade Memorial Gold Tournament, Dinner and Silent Auction will be happening on Thursday, August 12 and Friday, August 13. This organization is detrimental to the community to empower young people to make better life choices and express themselves in a positive way. The McMurray Newfoundlanders Golf Tournament has merged with them this year to make the event even bigger and better than any other year so far! They are looking for golfers to support this honorable cause and participate in all of the excitement! Registration is $150 per person or $600 for an entire team! These fess include 18 holes of golf at Miskanaw Golf Course, a golf shirt for each player, a golf cart AND dinner!!
Starting the night of the 12th at 8:00pm will be the Silent Auction, Team Designation and Hole Assignment which will take place at Newfie Club. Carrying on until Friday, morning at 8:00am when the golf tournament will commence followed by dinner and distribution of prizes!
To participate and help out the local organization dedicated to helping the future of our community, contact Mike Flett at 780-713-2538.

Jesse Kallechy will be the undisputed number one goalie heading into fall camp for the Fort McMurray Oil Barons. That’s because the MOB traded goalie Joey Quattrocchi to the Drayton Valley Thunder for the rights to 20 year old goalie Jeff Holloway and future considerations. The MOB then flipped Holloway to the Prince George Spruce Kings for forward Carson Cooper. Cooper was part of the Saints team that beat the MOB in seven games of the Enerflex Cup finals. Cooper's rights were moved to Prince George to compelte the trade which saw the Saints adds defenseman Wes McLeod at the deadline.

Quattrocchi was 18-10-1-1 with a 2.82 goals against average, and a 906 save percentage. Cooper put up 21 points in 51 games last year as a 17 year old and already has a scholarship to Yale.

Professional golf returns to Fort McMurray in 2011 with the launch of the Syncrude Boreal Open supported by the Canadian Tour and Linx Marketing. Golf fans and local charities will both win when 156 of the top PGA TOUR prospects in the world compete for a minimum prize purse of $150,000. The inaugural event will be played at the Fort McMurray Golf Club and dates will be announced in September for either late June or early July 2011. Fort McMurray last hosted the Canadian Tour in 1988 and 1989 at the Fort McMurray Rotary Classic. With Kirk Triplett of Pullman, Washington being crowned champion in 1988 and Jeff Lewis of Miami in 1989 on the third playoff hole at the Miskanaw Golf and Country Club.
“This is an excellent tourism opportunity for Fort McMurray and the Wood Buffalo region,” said Syncrude President and CEO Tom Katinas. “This event will give the community an opportunity to showcase the warmth and friendliness found here and show off all the features that make this a great place to live and raise a family.”
“A local non-profit organization, which will be announced at a later date, will enjoy financial benefit from the various venues,” Katinas added. “Syncrude employees are also supporting the tournament by volunteering their time in various positions throughout the week.”
The Canadian Tour has produced some of the best golfers in the world including Mike Weir, Chris DiMarco, Steve Stricker, Stuart Appleby, Arron Oberholser, Michael Campbell, Stephen Ames, Nick Watney, Tim Clark, Spencer Levin and in 2010 Graham DeLaet. Canadian Tour alumni collectively have won 98 PGA TOUR events including four (4) Major Championships and over $400 million in career earnings.
"One of the things that the Canadian Tour does very well is bring world-class golf into communities that might not otherwise have the chance to see golf played at this level. The other thing that we do very well, and better than any other sport, is raise awareness and funds for important local causes and charity, stated Canadian Tour Commissioner Richard Janes. "We are very excited about returning to Fort McMurray in 2011 and we hope that the entire community will embrace the event."
The Fort McMurray Golf Club one of Fort McMurray's Premier Championship Golf Courses is carved out of the Borealis Forest and nestled along the banks of the
beautiful Athabasca River. Designed by Bill Newis of GPEC Designs as a 6,858 yard par 72 the Fort McMurray Golf Club is ranked one of the must play golf courses in Alberta by the Edmonton Sun and will provide Canadian Tour players with a significant challenge.

The Fort McMurray Oil Barons added some veteran presence to their back end. The MOB traded for defenseman Drew McLaughlin giving up future considerations to the Amherst Ramblers of the Maritimes Hockey League. McLaughlin is a two year veteran and put up 22 points in 50 games last year and was an assistant captain with the Ramblers.

Over 400 people packed the Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre last night to salute the Wood Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame’s class of 2010. Swimmer Jennifer Button, cross country athlete and coach Gerry Breneman, former hockey coach and long time Minor Hockey President the late Frank Lacroix, and the 1995-95 L Robert Enterprises Pee Wee AA Barons all took their place in the Hall of Fame.

Three individuals and a team will be inducted into the Wood Buffalo Sports Hall Of Fame tonight.
Swimmer Jennifer Button, Cross Country Coach Gerry Breneman, the late Frank Lacroix, and the 1994-95 L Robert Pee Wee AA Barons will all be enshrined.
Cocktails are at 6:30 with dinner starting at 7:00 at the Sawridge.

The Fort McMurray Oil Barons are pleased to announce that 20 year old defencemen James Isaacs has committed to attend and play for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds in Canada West of the C.I.S. for the upcoming 2010-2011 season.

James just completed his 2nd year with the Oil Barons while posting 8 goals, 27 assists in 58 games during the 2009-2010 season. He was instrumental in the long playoff run the Oil Barons had adding 7 goals in 20 games, 3 on the power play. His physical style, competitiveness, and determination made James a difficult player to play against. James’ maturity and leadership both on and off the ice was very valuable to the younger players on the team. He was rewarded for his hard work last week when he was presented with the team’s Most Dedicated Player at the year-end banquet.

The Oil Barons organization would like to congratulate James and his family and wish him all the best in his future endeavors both academically and athletically.

Fort McMurray had a chance to salute the 2009-10 Oil Barons one last time as the team, coaches, and community gathered one last time for the windup banquet. MOB President Andrew Boutilier and Head Coach Gord Thibodeau thanked everyone for a truly remarkable season. Thibodeau called this season the most exciting he’s ever been a part of both as a coach and player. The Oil Barons also said goodbye to defensemen, Mason Conway, Kris Steedsman, and James Isaacs as well as forwards, Brooks Robinson and Chad Golanowski. 19 year olds Branden Gracel and Brad Stebner are eligible to come back another season but Stebner will patrol the back end for Michigan Tech, while Gracel will play for UMass. Thibodeau also announced assistant coach Ron Foy will not be back next year so he can spend more time with his family.

Here’s a list of team awards handed out:
Matthew Murphy Scholarship: Kris Steedsman
Most Dedicated Player: James Isaacs
Commitment to Minor Hockey: Matt Szpak
Hustle Award: Dylan Seymour (won this award for the second consecutive year)
Defensive player: Kris Steedsman
Top Defenseman: Brad Stebner
Unsung Hero: Jesse Kallechy
MVP: Branden Gracel
Playoff MVP: Branden Gracel & Brooks Robinson

The Keyano Huskies Athletic Endowment is getting another $50,000 donation.
Vice President of External Relations Cindy Amerongen announced the $50,000 donation by the Realty Kings will be matched by the college foundation.
The foundation raised money the last year and a half through their golf tournament and gala.
The endowment now sits at $100,000.

The Keyano College Foundation is launching a 500 thousand dollar Huskies Athletics Endowment.
Once the fundraising campaign reaches their goal they can provide 25 thousand dollars in annual awards to student athletes.
The Realty Kings are donating 50 thousand dollars.
The campaign officially gets underway Saturday at the Keyano College Foundation/First North Catering Golf Classic.