Moncton Alpines
Order vintage Moncton Alpines tees and hoodies. The Alpines arrived at the Moncton Coliseum in 1982 with Doug Messier, father of Mark Messier, behind the bench, his son Paul in the lineup and Grant Fuhr in goal for 10 games. Celebrate Moncton's Oilers connection by browsing all of our Alpines gear, then read the team history below. Vintage Ice Hockey Canada is a small business that keeps the designs and history of forgotten hockey clubs alive.
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Moncton Alpines History
The Moncton Alpines moved into the Moncton Coliseum in 1982 as an expansion franchise after the New Brunswick Hawks left for St. Catharines, Ontario. The Alpines were associated with the Oilers, and featured Doug Messier as coach. Yep, that's Mark Messier's dad. Doug had a long WHL career, playing many years for the Portland Buckaroos and Edmonton Flyers. Mark's older brother, Paul, also played for the Alpines.
The Alpines weren't particularly successful on the ice, despite being associated with one of hockey's dynasties. None of the big names you know really spent time there, except for Grant Fuhr playing 10 games for the Alpines.
After two under .500 seasons, the team picked up and moved to Nova Scotia as the Nova Scotia Oilers.
