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Tonight's Match Up

January 29, 2008 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release


*Champs First Visit:* The Tulsa Oilers host the defending Central Hockey League champion Colorado Eagles tonight. It's Colorado's first visit to Tulsa this season.

*Records: *Oilers are 12-23-3 with 27 points in fourth place in the Northwest Division.

Colorado is 24-9-5 for 53 points in second place in the Northwest Division.

*Season Series: *This is the third of five meetings between these two teams this season. Colorado has won the previous two, 6-2 on October 24^th and 7-2 on December 28^th , both in Colorado.

*Recent Action: *The Oilers completed a weekend sweep of Wichita with a 4-1 win in Wichita on Sunday. Colorado is coming off a 4-2 win at Arizona on Saturday.

*Goaltender Shuffle: *Both of these teams have made recent changes in goaltenders. The Oilers signed Guy St. Vincent when they placed Kevin St. Pierre on season ending injured reserve. Clint Chalmers has been given family leave and Brad Best will suit up tonight for the Oilers. The Oilers also acquired goaltender Jeff Van Nynatten from Mississippi today for future considerations. Colorado made a trade with Wichita last night acquiring goaltender Sebastien Laplante in exchange for goalie Marco Emond, forward Mike Lukajic and future considerations.

*Now The Leader: *Jeff Christian scored a goal Sunday, giving him a point in 22 straight games, the longest point scoring streak in the CHL this season. He has 11 goals and 23 assists in that stretch.

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*Another Streak:* Brendon Hodge has scored the game winning goal in two straight games. He has points in five straight games with three goals and five assists (one in each game).

*Next Up: *The Oilers head to South Texas to play Rio Grande Valley Friday at 7:35 and Laredo Saturday at 7:30. Colorado plays at Oklahoma City Friday.

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. The U. S. Cellular Three Stars in the last Oilers Home game were:

1. Brendon Hodge (Oilers)

2. Guy St. Vincent (Oilers)

3. Jon Horrell (Wichita)

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