Battle of Oklahoma — OKC vs. Tulsa hockey, Aug 8–9, 2026 at Blazers Ice Centre. Get tickets and preorder your official jersey and hat before they're gone.
That's a great origin story and the "reviving the pro rivalry" angle is the hook — that's what separates this from just another men's league game. Let me write it.
The Battle of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City and Tulsa used to settle this on the ice. Professional teams. Real stakes. A rivalry that packed arenas and split the state down the middle. Then the pros left, and the debate went unresolved.
Until now.
Southern Puck is bringing it back.
On August 8th and 9th, 2026, the best men's league hockey players from Oklahoma City and Tulsa will meet at Blazers Ice Centre for a fully produced, full-contact rivalry event two years in the making. This isn't a tournament. It isn't a scrimmage. It's a best-on-best showcase — the kind of game that means something — with an exhibition on Friday night and a winner-take-all deciding game on Saturday.
Two cities. One rink. The same question Oklahoma hockey fans have been arguing about for decades.
Which city does hockey best?
We're about to find out.
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