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MOB near final roster

The Fort McMurray Oil Barons are getting closer to final cuts.

Twenty-six players remain in camp, including three rookie goalies.

Head coach Gord Thibodeau says they can’t afford to focus too much on their upcoming trip to Russia.

“I keep reminding our staff that, y’know, we have a Royal Bank Cup to win!” he said. “We’re not building our team for the tournament, we have to be conscious of the fact that we’re building a team that we hope is going to compete real well within our league.”

The coach says a final roster isn’t too far off.

“We’ve got a couple decisions to make this week,” he said. “We’re planning to be down to our roster on the 15th.”

“It gives us maybe five or six practices where we can prep with just our team.”

The Barons will fly to Russia on August 23rd.