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November 17, 2009 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release


*Get Used To These Guys: *The Tulsa Oilers host the Wichita Thunder to wrap up a three game homestand. It's also the start of four games in a week, with three of those games against Wichita.

*Records: *Oilers are 7-3-0 with 14 points tied for second place in the North Conference.

Wichita is 2-8-1 for 5 points in seventh place in the North Conference.

*Season Series: *This is the third of 10 meetings between these two teams. They have split the first two meetings with each team winning on its home ice. Wichita won 5-1 on October 23^rd and the Oilers returned the favor the next night, winning 3-1 in their home opener.

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*Recent Action: *The Oilers stretched their winning streak to three games with a 4-1 win over Mississippi Saturday. Wichita lost its sixth straight game (one being an overtime loss) on Saturday, a 4-2 loss to Missouri.

*Behind The Bench*: Long time Thunder player Jason Duda is the interim coach for Wichita. He replaced Brent Bilodeau last Thursday. Wichita has gone 0-1-1 in the two games since then.

*Number One With A Bullet:* Center Rob Hisey has moved to the top of the CHL scoring chart. Hisey has 10 goals and 14 assists for 24 points. He has had points in nine of the Oilers 10 games. The only game Hisey didn't register a point in was the Oilers loss at Wichita.

*Consistent Caig:* T.J. Caig is the CHL's Oakley Player of the Week for the week ending November 15^th. Last week in three games, he had two goals and one assist in each of the three games. His six goals and three assists now give him nine goals and nine assists for 18 points, fifth in the league.

*Armstrong Too: *Goalie Kevin Armstrong also took league honors last week. He is the CHL/Oakley Goaltender of the Week. In posting a 3-0-0 record Armstrong stopped 87 of 95 shots for a.915 save percentage and a 2.67 goals against average.

*Next Up: *The Oilers will head to Missouri to take on the expansion Mavericks for the first time ever on Friday. Wichita heads back home to host the Arizona Sundogs on Friday.

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