Oilers Give up Five in Third, Lose to Thunder 6-2
January 7, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release
WICHITA, KS - The only remaining members of the original CHL played a hockey game reminiscent of the style of hockey seen throughout the league in the mid-90's. Tulsa and Wichita engaged in four fights and combined for 90 penalty minutes in a 6-2 Thunder win at the Intrust Bank Arena on Saturday night.
The game was even at 1-1 through two periods but the flood gates opened for Wichita in the third. After Jason Weeks evened the game at two, the Thunder exploded for four unanswered goals. Thomas Beauregard had a pair, Matt Robinson chipped in a goal, and defenseman Justin Sawyer capped off a convincing win with a powerplay tally with just four seconds left on the clock.
Oilers defenseman Tyler Sheldrake, brought to Tulsa for his toughness and fighting ability, lived up to his reputation in a bout with Sawyer just after the final Thunder goal. Before the last seconds ticked off, Oilers center Mike Ullrich dropped the gloves with Donaghy.
In just his second game back after spending most of the season on injured reserve, Oilers forward Gerome Giudice dropped the gloves twice, once in the first period against Aaron Davis and again in the second period against Dustin Donaghy. The 54 penalty minutes for the Oilers is a season-high.
A frustrating third period for the Oilers ended with a fourth straight loss and a fifth straight setback on the road. Wichita now leads the season series with Tulsa 5-4 with two more meetings in Wichita upcoming. The Oilers will get a week off before return home to face Allen on January 14.
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