Capital District Selects
| Connecticut Oilers | |
|---|---|
| City | Norwalk, Connecticut |
| League | Eastern Hockey League |
| Division | EHL South Division |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Home arena | SoNo Icehouse |
| Colors | Green, Black, Gray, and White |
| Owner(s) |
Ryan Hughes Jacques de Saint Phalle |
| General manager | Eric Lind |
| Head coach | Eric Lind |
| Franchise history | |
| 1996-2012 | Capital District Selects |
| 2012-present | Connecticut Oilers |
The Connecticut Oilers is a Junior Tier III ice hockey team from Norwalk, Connecticut playing in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL).
History
The franchise was initially founded as the Capital District Selects playing out of Troy, New York. After several seasons as an independent midget team, the CD Selects joined the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) in 1998 as a part-time member, joining full-time in 1999. The team was owned and coached by former RPI coach Jim Salfi. Since the 2002-2003 Season the Selects played in the Eastern Junior Hockey League's "South" Division, until the Boston Junior Shamrocks were sold and moved to Philadelphia causing the Selects to play in the Eastern Junior Hockey League's "North" Division. In 2012 the team was sold and relocated to Norwalk, Connecticut and renamed the Connecticut Oilers. During the summer of 2013 there was a strong effort to re-organize the hockey in north eastern United States resulting in the Oilers moving to the Atlantic Junior Hockey League. On June 6, 2013 the AJHL became the EHL.
Notable alumni
- Dave Evans - Clarkson University (Carolina Hurricanes 1999 Draft Pick)
- Ben Guite - University of Maine (Montreal Canadiens 1997Draft Pick)
- Jay Leach - Providence College (NHL player)
- David Leggio - Clarkson University (TPS Turku SM-liiga player)
- Nick Petrecki - Boston College (San Jose Sharks 2007 1st Round Draft Pick)
- Matthias Trattnig - University of Maine (Chicago Blackhawks 1998 Draft Pick)
- Curtis Valentine - Bowling Green University (Vancouver Canucks 1998 Draft Pick)
- Shawn Weller - Clarkson University (Ottawa Senators 2004 Draft Pick)
- Brian Robbins - UMass - Lowell
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1999-00 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 3 | - | 171 | 133 | 45 | 4th EJHL | |
| 2000-01 | - | - | EJHL | |||||||
| 2001-02 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 157 | 138 | 43 | 6th EJHL | |
| 2002-03 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 109 | 42 | 4th EJHL South | |
| 2003-04 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 130 | 52 | 1st EJHL South | |
| 2004-05 | 51 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 173 | 202 | 47 | 4th EJHL South | |
| 2005-06 | 45 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 147 | 184 | 36 | 7th EJHL South | |
| 2006-07 | 45 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 136 | 163 | 37 | 5th EJHL South 11 of 14 League | did not qualify |
| 2007-08 | 45 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 146 | 149 | 40 | 6th EJHL South 11 of 14 League | did not qualify |
| 2007-08 | 45 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 146 | 149 | 40 | 6th EJHL South 11 of 14 League | did not qualify |
| 2008-09 | 45 | 8 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 133 | 234 | 22 | 7th EJHL South 13 of 14 League | did not qualify |
| 2009-10 | 45 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 126 | 228 | 23 | 6th EJHL North 13 of 14 League | did not qualify |
| 2010-11 | 45 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 117 | 251 | 15 | 7th EJHL North 14 of 14 League | did not qualify |
| 2011-12 | 45 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 103 | 283 | 8 | 7th EJHL North 14 of 14 League | did not qualify | |
| Connecticut Oilers | ||||||||||
| 2012-13 | 45 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 120 | 179 | 29 | 6th EJHL South 12 of 14 League | Lost First Round, (Jr. Warriors) | |
| 2013-14 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 170 | 121 | 57 | 1st EHL Central 4 of 17 League | Lost First Round, 1-2 (Jr. Warriors) |
| 2014-15 | 44 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 183 | 103 | 64 | 1st EHL Central 4 of 19 EHL | Won First Round, 2-0 (Rangers) Won Quarter-finals, 2-0 (Express) Won Semi-Finals, 2-0 (Little Flyers) Won League Finals, 3-2 (Cyclones) EHL CHAMPIONS |
USA Hockey Tier III Jr NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
DIVISION 1 - (NA3HL) x2 teams - (EHL) - (MnJHL)
Round robin play in pool with top 2 teams advancing to final.
| Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | SemiFinal | Gold Medal Game |
| 2015 |
Although the Oilers were the 2015 EHL Champion, the Northern Cyclones advanced to the USA Championships.