Oilers Weekly
November 24, 2003 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release
The Tulsa Oilers won both games last week, and are currently in second place in the Northwest Division with a record of 8-6-2, 18 points. The Oilers trail first-place Colorado by 7 points.
The Oilers kicked off their week with a Tuesday night showdown with the Wichita Thunder at the Tulsa Convention Center. Todd Marcellus and Shawn Scanzano both found the net as Tulsa outlasted Wichita 2-1. Rod Branch made 24 saves and got the win.
Friday night, the Oilers hoped to continue their winning ways as they traveled to Memphis to take on the two-time defending champion RiverKings. Tulsa spotted the RiverKings the first goal, then ran off five straight goals to take the game 5-3 before 4,325 at the DeSoto Civic Center. Jason Bermingham and Wes Scanzano each tallied two goals and two assists, and captain Todd Marcellus also had a four-point night (4A) in the win. Rod Branch continued his solid play in goal, turning away 30 RiverKing offerings to earn his 7th win of the campaign. Marian Koleda also scored his first goal of the season in the game for the Oilers.
Jason Bermingham has scored 8 points in his last 5 games (4G, 4A) and 13 in his last 10 (6G, 7A). Rod Branch has gone 3-0-1 in his last 5, sporting a 1.81 goals-against-average and a .952 save percentage. Todd Marcellus has 11 points in his last 10 games, and is tied with Jason Bermingham for the team-lead with 18 points. Wes Scanzano has 6 goals in his last 10 games, including a pair of two-goal games.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Todd Marcellus 10
Assists: Jason Bermingham 10
Points: Marcellus/Bermingham 18
Plus/Minus: Todd Marcellus +8
PIM: Mark Scott 62
PPG: Jason Bermingham 5
SHG: Todd Marcellus 1
GWG: Jason Bermingham 3
Shots: Dan Gravelle 69
SH Pct: Todd Marcellus 21.7
Shootout G: Todd Marcellus 2
Wins: Rod Branch 7
GAA: Rod Branch 2.38
Saves: Rod Branch 391
Save Pct: Rod Branch .940
Minutes: Rod Branch 629:05
This coming week, the Oilers will play Wednesday in New Mexico before returning home to host the Scorpions on Friday and the Wichita Thunder on Saturday.
Individual game tickets can be purchased at the Oilers ticket office, at Carson Attractions, in the Tulsa Convention Center, or at the Drug Mart locations in Tulsa, Owasso, and Broken Arrow.
Phone orders for game tickets can be made by calling 918-584-2000.
For season ticket information, call the Oilers office at 918-632-7825.
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