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Oilers Welcome Thunder to BOK Center Tonight

January 9, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release


TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

After a 2-1 win over the Thunder in a shootout last night, the Tulsa Oilers return home to the BOK Center in search for their sixth victory over their Central Division frenemies. Nathan Lutz would be the lone scorer for the Oilers in regulation last night. Brady Ramsay shared some blood. Each of the last four games between these two franchises has been determined in either overtime or a shootout. Will the tradition of more than 60 minutes continue tonight?

MINUTE MEN

The Oilers were able to work their way up the ECHL's leading penalty minute record to third with 528 minutes on the season- 109 from just one game. A week ago from today, 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.

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.

Emerson Clark returned to the lineup last night; Tonight will be Kevin Carr's last game out for suspension; Mathieu Gagnon will remain out of the game for six more.

MOOSE ON THE MOVE

Last week, 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 26.80 shots-against per game... Kevin Carr ranks seventh in the ECHL with a 1.95 goals against average and second for penalty minutes at 1259...Tonight the Oilers will host Retro Jersey Night, first 1,000 fans at the door will receive Oilers pennants...

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

Tulsa Oilers vs Wichita Thunder - 7:05 p.m. BOK Center

Watch on ECHL-TV

Listen on Ustream (Rob Loeber)

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

5-1-1-1

TEAM CAPSULES

Tulsa Oilers

Overall: 15-11-2-2 (34 points)

Home: 8-6-2-1

Road: 7-5-0-1

Rank: 3rd in Central Division

Wichita Thunder

Overall: 9-20-1-4 (23 points)

Home: 5-8-1-3

Road: 4-12-0-1

Rank: 4th in Central Division

OILERS LEADERS

Goals: Adam Pleskach - 12

Assists: Dennis Brown - 15

Points: Adam Pleskach - 24

+/-: Dennis Brown +14

PIM: Mathieu Gagnon - 92

THUNDER LEADERS

Goals: Andrew Huff, Kenton Miller - 7

Assists: Joey Sides - 11

Points: Andrew Huff - 15

+/-: Michael Neal, +2

PIM: Erick Lizon - 38

TULSA VS. THUNDER ALL-TIME

Overall: 138-107-27

Home: 74-47-14

Road: 64-60-14

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