Oilers at Thunder Tonight: Game Preview
January 8, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release
TONIGHT'S MATCHUP
Meeting for the eighth time this season, Tulsa heads to Wichita, KS tonight to visit their Central Division rivals, the Thunder. After a 4-3 shootout loss against the Missouri Mavericks on Tuesday night, the Oilers look to silence the Thunder at the start of this two-game weekend series. The last time these two long-time friends got together, the Oilers took home a shootout victory in Wichita, 2-1.
MINUTE MEN
The Oilers were able to work their way up the ECHL's leading penalty minute record to fourth with 511 minutes on the season- 109 from just one game. On Saturday, January 2, Tulsa participated in a battle against the Rapid City Rush that resulted in a total of 216 penalty minutes (109 Oilers, 107 Rush). Of these Oiler minutes, seven were majors and six were game misconducts.
TIME OUT
As a result of Saturday's scrap against the Rush, three Oilers skaters were suspended.
VIA ECHL
Forward Mathieu Gagnon:
Tulsa's Mathieu Gagnon has been suspended for eight games - five games for leaving the players' bench under Rules 70.3 /70.10 to begin an altercation at the conclusion of the game and an additional three games under Rule 28 - Supplemental Discipline for continuing an altercation at the conclusion of the game. He will miss Tulsa's games vs. Missouri (Jan. 5), at Wichita (Jan. 8), vs. Wichita (Jan. 9), at Utah (Jan. 13), at Idaho (Jan. 15 and Jan. 16) and at Missouri (Jan. 22 and Jan. 23).
Goaltender Kevin Carr:
Tulsa's Kevin Carr has been suspended for three games - two games for being the second player to leave the players' bench to join an altercation under Rules 70.3/70.10 and one game for continuing an altercation at the conclusion of the game under Rule 28 - Supplemental Discipline. He will miss Tulsa's games vs. Missouri (Jan. 5), at Wichita (Jan. 8) and vs. Wichita (Jan. 9).
Forward Emerson Clark:
Tulsa's Emerson Clark has been suspended for one game for instigating a fight in the final five minutes of regulation. Clark was originally assessed a game misconduct for aggressor, but after review of the incident, he is deemed to be an instigator of an altercation. An instigator or aggressor in the last five minutes of a game is an automatic one game suspension under Rules 46.12/ 46.22. He will miss Tulsa's game vs. Missouri on Jan. 5.
Emerson Clark will return to the lineup tonight--Kevin Carr and Mathieu Gagnon still out a number of games.
MOOSE ON THE MOVE
Last week, Tulsa Oilers defenseman, Aaron Harstad, was recalled to the Manitoba Moose- Oilers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. Harstad, signed to an American Hockey League contact with the Moose, produced six points (2 goals, 4 assists) in eight games with the Oilers. The Oilers' first transaction of 2016, Harstad returns to the Moose having played in seven games the northern squad and racking up 12 penalty minutes.
EXTRA DROPS
Mathieu Gagnon's individual game penalty minute high is 30 (5th in the league for total penalty minutes)... Tulsa is fourth with 26.86 shots-against per game... Kevin Carr ranks fifth in the ECHL with a 1.95 goals against average and second for penalty minutes at 1259...Tomorrow night the Oilers will host Retro Jersey Night, first 1,000 fans at the door will receive Oilers pennants...
TONIGHT'S MATCHUP
Tulsa Oilers @ Wichita Thunder - 7:05 p.m. Intrust Bank Arena
Watch on ECHL-TV
Listen on Ustream
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
4-1-1-1
TEAM CAPSULES
Tulsa Oilers
Overall: 14-11-2-2 (32 points)
Home: 8-6-2-1
Road: 6-5-0-1
Rank: 3rd in Central Division
Wichita Thunder
Overall: 9-20-1-3 (22 points)
Home: 5-8-1-2
Road: 4-12-0-1
Rank: 4th in Central Division
OILERS LEADERS
Goals: Adam Pleskach - 12
Assists: Dennis Brown - 15
Points: Adam Pleskach - 24
+/-: Dennis Brown +14
PIM: Mathieu Gagnon - 92
THUNDER LEADERS
Goals: Andrew Huff, Kenton Miller - 7
Assists: Joey Sides - 11
Points: Andrew Huff - 15
+/-: Michael Neal, +2
PIM: Erick Lizon - 38
TULSA VS. THUNDER ALL-TIME
Overall: 137-107-27
Home: 74-47-14
Road: 63-60-14
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