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December 15, 2006 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release


Bears In The Air: The Tulsa Oilers, who have earned 13 of a possible 14 standings points in their last seven Central hockey league games, host the Youngstown SteelHounds tonight. It's the Oilers annual Teddy Bear toss to benefit the Salvation Army. Fans will throw Teddy Bears onto the ice after the first Oilers goal. The bears will then be collected and donated to the Salvation Army for distribution.

Records: Oilers are 10-6-3 with 23 points, tied for third place in the Northeast Division. Youngstown is 10-6-5 with 25 points in second place in the Northeast Division.

Season Series: This is the fifth of six meetings between these two teams. The Oilers are 3-1-0 against Youngstown, with one of the wins coming in a shootout (5-4 in Youngstown Nov. 16), so Youngstown record in the head to head series is 1-2-1. The Oielrs won the most recent meeting, 5-2, November 28th in Tulsa.

Recent Action: The Oilers saw their longest winning streak since 2002 end at six games with 5-4 shootout loss to the Memphis RiverKings at home on Tuesday night. Youngstown is playing its first game since last Saturday night, when the SteelHounds lost 6-3 in Oklahoma City.

Goals Galore: Tonight has the potential to be a high scoring affair. The Oilers rank first in the CHL in goals per game (4.37) and Youngstown is third in goals per game (3.81). Additionally, Youngstown has the top two scorers in the league in Chris Richards and Jeff Christian (each with 38 points). The Oilers have four players among the league leaders, David Alexandre Beauregard (tied for 5th with 29 points); Mike Wiggins and David Masse (tied for 8th with 28 points) and Bryan LaChapelle (tied for 10th with 27 points).

Now In The Lead: The longest scoring streak in the CHL this season now belongs to the Oilers Spencer Carbery who has at least one point in 11 straight games. In the stretch, Carbery has six goals and nine assists for 15 points.

Next Up: The Oilers continue their three game set of games against Northeast Divisional opponents tomorrow night when they travel to Memphis to take on the RiverKings at 7:05 p.m. That game can be heard on KRVT AM 1270, and also via the internet at www.tulsaoilers.com . The Oilers will be shooting their fifth straight road win, which would give them the longest road winning streak in the league this year. Youngstown returns to Oklahoma City to play tomorrow night.

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