Oilers Host League Leading Mavericks Tonight
January 5, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release
TONIGHT'S MATCHUP
Back at the BOK Center after two weeks on the road, the Oilers return home tonight to meet up with Central Division foes, the Missouri Mavericks. The last time these two teams met the Oilers put a strike through the Mav's streak and sent them home with a loss. Presently on a seven-game winning streak, this singular loss on December 13, 2015 has been Missouri's only in their last 22 games.
MINUTE MEN
The Oilers were able to work their way up the ECHL's leading penalty minute record to third with 501 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. See Final Box Score.
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.
MOOSE ON THE MOVE
Friday, 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... Tulsa is fourth with 26.89 shots-against per game... Phil Brewer is ranked first among rookies in shootout goals... Kevin Carr ranks fifth in the ECHL with a 1.95 goals against average and second for penalty minutes at 1259...This Saturday the Oilers will host Retro Jersey Night, first 1,000 fans at the door will receive Oilers pennants...
TONIGHT'S MATCHUP
Tulsa Oilers vs Missouri Mavericks - 7:05 p.m. BOK Center
Watch on ECHL-TV
Listen on Ustream
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
2-1-1-0
TEAM CAPSULES
Tulsa Oilers
Overall: 14-11-2-1 (31 points)
Home: 8-6-2-0
Road: 6-5-0-1
Rank: 3rd in Central Division
Missouri Mavericks
Overall: 26-3-0-1 (53 points)
Home: 13-0-0-0
Road: 13-3-0-1
Rank: 1st in Central Division
OILERS LEADERS
Goals: Emerson Clark, Adam Pleskach - 10
Assists: Dennis Brown - 15
Points: Adam Pleskach - 22
+/-: Dennis Brown +14
PIM: Mathieu Gagnon - 92
MAVERICKS LEADERS
Goals: Tyler Barnes, Jesse Root - 13
Assists: Tyler Barnes - 19
Points: Tyler Barnes - 32
+/-: Patrick Cullity, +21
PIM: Andrew Courtney - 34
TULSA VS. MISSOURI ALL-TIME
Overall: 17-37-5
Home: 9-16-5
Road: 8-21-0
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