The Oklahoma City Barons, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, will cease operations at the end of the season. Edmonton’s lease commitment is finished after the 2014-15 league year and it will not be renewed after five years in Oklahoma City, the Oilers announced Thursday. “The players, coaches and fans of the OKC Barons have been outstanding partners to our organization as our development team affiliate. We have enjoyed a solid working relationship with the City of Oklahoma City as well as with Prodigal, the Barons’ management company, throughout the team’s five years,” Oilers Entertainment Group President & COO Patrick LaForge said in a release. “The decision to move on from Oklahoma City, although not easy, will open new opportunities for the Oilers organization and our AHL business. We want to thank Bob Funk Jr. and his team at Prodigal for their partnership in bringing professional hockey to Oklahoma City.” As TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reports, the Oilers’ ECHL franchise in Bakersfield, California could be transformed into the team’s new AHL home. The AHL is currently working on forming a Western Division to accommodate the NHLs California-based clubs and teams in Western Canada, who have been pushing for a western wing for a number of years. AHL President Dave Andrews said that the league isnt prepared to announce a new division, as a lot more work remains to be done. Reports indicate the Calgary Flames also have interest in relocating their AHL team from Glen Falls, New York while the Winnipeg Jets have one more year remaining on their agreement in St Johns, Newfoundland, which the Jets intend to honour. Vancouver Canucks sources told Dreger that they have no plans to pull out of Utica, New York at this time. 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"You want to keep going," Langer said. "I was sad the day was over. I wouldve liked to try a few more holes to make a few more birdies." Bryant won the Dicks Sporting Goods Open last year for his lone victory on the 50-and-over tour. He rebounded from a bogey on the par-5 13th with three straight birdies. "I felt like it was a real anomaly, but then to hit a really good iron shot and salvage the bogey was pretty big," he said. "That kept my spirits up." Defending champion Esteban TToledo was a stroke back.dddddddddddd Last year, he became the first Mexican winner in Champions Tour history, beating Mike Goodes with a par on the third hole of a playoff. "I just have to get used to the position where Im at," Toledo said. "Im not scared. Ive played on the tour against Tiger in front of 50,000 people. Maybe more than that. Im not afraid to lose. I might lose but Im not afraid." Toledo, who moved to The Woodlands after last years tournament, said he is still in a whirlwind from that win. "To be honest with you, I cant believe I see my pictures on those little badges," he said. "Its funny to me. Ive never seen anything like that. It kind of got me going." Woodlands resident Jeff Maggert, Fred Funk and Joe Daley shot 68. Maggert won in Mississippi in March in his first start on the 50-and-over tour. Funk won the 2012 event and the 1992 Houston Open on the course. Fred Couples, the 2010 winner and a former University of Houston player, had a 69. He won in March in Newport Beach, Calif. 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