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1978-79 Oklahoma City Stars Program from the Central Hockey League

Oklahoma City Stars

The Oklahoma City Stars hockey team was a minor league affiliate of the NHL’s Minnesota North Stars (1978-1981) and Calgary Flames (1981-1982) for four seasons.  The team replaced the once-popular Oklahoma City Blazers on the local hockey scene after the Blazers went dark a year earlier.  Both the Blazers and the Stars competed in the Central Hockey League. The Stars helped to launch the Hall of Fame career of unheralded teenager Dino Ciccarelli before he shot to NHL stardom with the North Stars.

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