The Wooster Oilers were a junior ice hockey team and member of the United States Premier Hockey League 'Premier' level. The Oilers play home games at the Alice Noble Ice Arena in Wooster, Ohio .
8-700: The franchise started in 2006 as an expansion team in the America East Hockey League (AEHL). After the 2007–08 season the team moved to the United Junior Hockey League (UJHL) for the 2008–09 season along with two other AEHL teams. The Wooster Oilers finished third overall in their first season in the UJHL. The following season after the UJHL collapsed, the Wooster Oilers, along with many other UJHL franchises, joined
16-716: The Northern Junior Hockey League . After the 2009–10 season, the Oilers announced they would join the Tier III Great Lakes Junior Hockey League . The 2012–13 season brought changes again as the Oilers joined the USA Hockey -sanctioned Tier III Minnesota Junior Hockey League (MnJHL). The Oilers finished fifth overall in their inaugural season and made it to the semifinals in playoffs. On December 18, 2014,
24-741: The United States Premier Hockey League announced that it was adding the Central Division of the MnJHL teams to their new Midwest Division including the Oilers. However, on February 12, 2015, the North American 3 Hockey League announced that its board of governors had approved the sale and relocation of the Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks membership to owners of the Oilers for the 2015–16 season, allowing
32-849: The Northeastern United States. The league expanded to 9 teams for the 2006-2007 season with teams based in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the US. The 2007–2008 season saw six teams in the AEHL after a few teams folded and the Eastern Penn Jr. Bucks announced the team would suspend operations for the season. Following the 2007–08 season the AEHL went through major changes when the Pennsylvania Enforcers , Delaware Thunder , and Wooster Oilers left
40-525: The Oilers to join the NA3HL. Originally the owners had planned to play two Tier III teams for the 2015–16 season, but by June it was reported that they had dropped their plans for the USPHL team and would only play in the NA3HL. However, after three seasons in the NA3HL, the Oilers left the league for the USPHL's Premier Division, now a non-sanctioned league, for the 2018–19 season. After a one-season hiatus due to
48-436: The league to join the new United Junior Hockey League . After the three teams left the AEHL soon announced major expansion of the league into Canada . In May 2008 the AEHL announced four new teams from Quebec joined the AEHL for the upcoming 2008–2009 season. In August 2008 the league went dark, with most of the teams having been transferred to other independent junior hockey leagues. This ice hockey league article
56-478: The uncertainty of their home arena possibly closing, the Wooster Oilers returned to the USPHL for the 2020–21 season. Lost 3–4 (OT) vs Harrington Icebergs This American ice hockey team-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports team in Ohio is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . America East Hockey League America East Hockey League
64-638: Was a junior A league that folded in August 2008. The league had teams in the northeastern region of the United States. Its stated goal was to develops its players to play on college, major junior, and professional teams. America East was also the first junior league affiliated with the North American Amateur Hockey Association . The league was formed in 2005 with five member teams for the 2005–2006 season based in
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