Tonight's match up
December 21, 2007 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release
*Nip Of The Dog:* The Tulsa Oilers host the Youngstown SteelHounds tonight, for the second and final time this regular season. The two teams will play in Youngstown January 4^th and 5^th .
*Records: *Oilers are 6-13-2 with 14 points in fourth place in the Northwest Division.
Youngstown is 17-6-1 for 35 points in first place in the Northeast Division.
*Season Series: *This is the second of four meetings between these two teams. Youngstown won the previous meeting 4-3 in Tulsa on November 13^th .
*Recent Action: *The Oilers dropped a 3-1 decision in Bossier-Shreveport on Tuesday, giving up an empty net goal. Youngstown is coming off a 5-2 win at home over Texas last Saturday night.
*Call Ray Stevens: *Warren McCutcheon has equaled the Central Hockey League season high with goals in five straight games this season. Among the other players who have scored goals in five straight games this season is the Oilers Paul Kelly who scored goals in the first five games of the season. McCutcheon has eight goals and six assists on the season.
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*The Streak Part II:* McCutcheon isn't the only Oiler with a notable streak right now. Jeff Christian has notched assists in five straight games, tied with Ryan Held of Mississippi, Kevin Cooper of Bossier-Shreveport and Bruce Richardson of Wichita for the longest current assist streak in the league. In that stretch Christian has six assists. For the season he has four goals and 16 assists.
*Next Up: *The Oilers will host their final home game of 2007 tomorrow night playing Oklahoma City at 7:35 p.m. It will be ugly holiday sweater night with the fan wearing the gaudiest yuletide garment winning an Oilers jersey. Also tomorrow the first 2,500 fans will receive a free key chain courtesy of Green Country Cycle City. Youngstown travels to Bossier-Shreveport for a game tomorrow.
U.S. Cellular Three Stars Recap
Stay until the end of the game for the announcement of the U.S. Cellular Three Stars of the game. You may also get an autographed Oilers stick. The U. S. Cellular Three Stars in the last Oilers Home game were:
1. Ryan Fairbarn (Bossier-Shreveport)
2. Paul Kelly (Oilers)
3.Dale Lupul (Bossier-Shreveport)
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