{"id":24813,"date":"2025-08-30T19:24:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T19:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=24813"},"modified":"2025-08-30T19:24:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T19:24:30","slug":"10-minutes-ago-in-oklahoma-garth-brooks-was-confirmed-assee-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=24813","title":{"rendered":"10 Minutes ago in Oklahoma, Garth Brooks was confirmed as\u2026See more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"639\">Country music icon Garth Brooks has stunned both fans and sports insiders by becoming the new majority owner of the Tulsa Oilers, an ECHL minor league hockey team. The announcement was made during a spirited press conference at the BOK Center, where Brooks appeared in a custom Oilers jersey labeled <em data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"433\">\u201cThe Thunder Rolls\u201d<\/em> and cracked jokes while swinging a hockey stick. \u201cY\u2019all thought I retired from touring? Now I\u2019m bringing the same energy to the boards\u2014this ain\u2019t my first rodeo, but it\u2019s my first hat trick!\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"1039\">Brooks is now Oklahoma\u2019s first celebrity sports team owner, and he\u2019s already laid out ambitious\u2014and quirky\u2014plans for the franchise. These include hosting \u201cGarth Night\u201d games with live concerts on the ice, unveiling a new armadillo mascot named <em data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"901\">Billy the Puck<\/em>, and sneaking hidden lyrics from <em data-start=\"935\" data-end=\"958\">Friends in Low Places<\/em> into the team\u2019s jersey stitching. Fans can expect hockey with a country twist.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1432\">The hockey world quickly chimed in. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman welcomed Brooks into the \u201chockey family,\u201d while fellow country star Carrie Underwood joked online about needing to buy a team of her own to keep up. 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