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Single Game Tickets Are Here

Tulsa Oilers — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:43:25 +0000

The Tulsa Oilers are gearing up for the upcoming Central Hockey League season and to start off the count down, single game tickets go on sale Friday, September 10.
With 33 home games starting on October 15, the Oilers’ season will sure have the opportunity to fit into anyone’s schedule. The tickets prices range from $12-$42 and seating in several areas.
Tickets are available at the BOK Center box office at www.tickets.com or by phone at (866)-7BOK CTR (726-5287). Also, tickets are sold at any area Reasor’s stores.
The Oilers had the second highest point total increase in the CHL last season under head coach Bruce Ramsay, who was in his first season with the Oilers. They will have 33 home games at the BOK Center in the 2010-11 season, starting on Friday October 15th against the Wichita Thunder.
Season tickets for 2010-11 with plans for as low as $26 a month are now available by calling the Oilers office at 918-632-PUCK (7825).

Oilers Add Four To Camp

Tulsa Oilers — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:39:59 +0000

Four more players have signed with the Tulsa Oilers for training camp for the upcoming Central Hockey League season.
Head coach Bruce Ramsay has signed defenseman Trevor Turner, left wings Chris Cloud, and Alec Kirschner and forward Chris Myhro. Ramsay says all four will add to what is shaping up as a very competitive training camp, slated to open October 4th.
Cloud, appeared in 56 games for Amarillo last season, registering eight goals and 13 assists for 21 points. The 5-foot-11, 186 pounder garnered respect that Ramsay appreciates.
“He’s got a lot of grit and in the players best of the best poll last year was voted the second toughest fighter pound for pound in the league,” Ramsay said.
Myhro played college hockey at the University of Connecticut with Oilers defenseman Sean Erickson. The 5-10, 175 pounder played 11 games for Dayton last year in the International Hockey League. Dayton is one of the IHL teams joining the CHL this season.
“Sean talked to me about him, and he has some skill and was good goal scorer in college (36 goals in two and a half seasons at Connecticut),” Ramsay said.
Kirschner, played in three games for the Oilers last season, before finishing the campaign with Flint in the IHL. The 5-10 180 pound 23-year old played for Ramsay with Muskegon in 2008-09, after also finishing his college eligibility with Connecticut.
“He’s still young and has a lot of speed and tenacity and is a very effective penalty killer,” Ramsay said.
“Trevor had an all star college career at New England college and he can give us some size and mobility on the blueline,” Ramsay said of the 6-foot-1, 190 pound Turner.
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Boxing Day Game Moved
The Oilers road game originally scheduled for Sunday December 26th at Bossier-Shreveport has been moved to Tuesday October 19th. The game will start at 6:35 p.m. on October 19th at Bossier-Shreveport’s Century Tel Center.
The Oilers had the second highest point total increase in the CHL last season under Ramsay, who was in his first season with the Oilers. They will have 33 home games at the BOK Center in the 2010-11 season, starting on Friday October 15th against the Wichita Thunder.

Ice Girls Continue To Shine—Cars

Tulsa Oilers — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:23:21 +0000

The Tulsa Oilers Ice Girls will lend a helping hand to VFW post 577 by holding a car wash on Saturday September 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The car wash takes place at Super T Bingo located at the intersection of Admiral and Sheridan Drives.

Oilers Answer Call For Jerry’s Kids

Tulsa Oilers — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:02:28 +0000

The Tulsa Oilers will once again be front and center in the effort to help the local Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy telethon.

Head coach Bruce Ramsay, defenseman Derek Eastman, right wing Dan Riedel, and broadcaster Steve McCall will be answering telephones on Monday September 6th during local cut ins of the nationally televised fund raiser. The Oilers will be answering phones from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. The telethon airs on KOKI TV, Fox 23.

“We always have a great time meeting some of the kids who are fighting MD, and they really are an inspiration to us,” Ramsay, who will be starting his second season as the Oilers coach, and also answered phones last year for the telethon, said. “It really puts it in perspective how lucky we are, and to see the kids faces light up when they meet our players is just incredible.”

The Oilers had the second highest point total increase in the CHL last season under Ramsay, who was in his first season with the Oilers. They will have 33 home games at the BOK Center in the 2010-11 season, starting on Friday October 15th against the Wichita Thunder.

Season tickets for 2010-11 with plans for as low as $26 a month are now available by calling the Oilers office at 918-632-PUCK (7825).

Oilers Announce Affiliation With NHL’s Colorado Avalanche

Tulsa Oilers — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:52:16 +0000

Tulsa Announces Affiliation With Avs

Oilers Also Team With AHL’s Lake Erie Monsters

Photo by: Miesha Dinkins

For the first time since the rebirth of the Central Hockey League in 1992, the Tulsa Oilers are affiliated with a National Hockey League team.

Oilers head coach Bruce Ramsay announced the Oilers have reached an affiliation agreement with the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL and the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League.

“This is a great step forward for our hockey team,” Ramsay said. “Last season we worked with Colorado and Lake Erie on an informal basis and we got goalie Trevor Cann as a result of the relationship and he played great for us. Making this a formal affiliation will only strengthen that bond and will help us overall throughout the hockey operations.”

The Oilers become only the second CHL team to have a formalized NHL affiliation in place for the upcoming season. The Odessa Jackalopes are aligned with NHL’s New York Islanders and AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, although other CHL teams could possibly have affiliations in place by the start of the season.

“We are excited to begin this new affiliation with the Tulsa Oilers,” said David Oliver, the Avalanche’s Director of Player Development and General Manager of the Lake Erie Monsters. “We are confident this organization in Tulsa will provide the right environment for our players in the Central Hockey League. Their leadership group and staff have the necessary resources to support the development of our prospects.”

The Oilers had the second highest point total increase in the CHL last season under head Ramsay, who was in his first season with the Oilers. They will have 33 home games at the BOK Center in the 2010-11 season, starting on Friday October 15th against the Wichita Thunder.

Season tickets for 2010-11 with plans for as low as $26 a month are now available by calling the Oilers office at 918-632-PUCK (7825).

News Conference On Internet

Tulsa Oilers — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:58:11 +0000

Fans who will be unable to attend the Tulsa Oilers news conference on Thursday September 2nd will be able to log on and hear the news as it is announced.

The announcement from the Twisted Tilt Restaurant at the Jenks Riverwalk will be available by logging onto www.tulsaoilers.com and clicking on the listen live link (or going to fan center and clicking the broadcast link). The news conference starts at 2:30 p.m. Central time.

The Oilers had the second highest point total increase in the CHL last season under head coach Bruce Ramsay, who was in his first season with the Oilers. They will have 33 home games at the BOK Center in the 2010-11 season, starting on Friday October 15th against the Wichita Thunder

Season tickets for 2010-11 with plans for as low as $26 a month are now available by calling the Oilers office at 918-632-PUCK (7825).

Oilers To Announce Major Development

Tulsa Oilers — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:10:36 +0000

Saying the Tulsa Oilers are taking a significant step forward, head coach and director of hockey operations Bruce Ramsay will announce a significant development for the team on September 2nd.
Ramsay will make the announcement at the Twisted Tilt sports restaurant, located on the Jenks Riverwalk, Thursday at 2:30 p.m. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.
“This is going to be exciting news for our fans and organization,” Ramsay said. “Anyone who can make it there is going to be happy.”
General manager Taylor Hall and team owner Jeff Lund are also expected to be on hand with Ramsay to make the announcement.
The Oilers had the second highest point total increase in the CHL last season under head coach Bruce Ramsay, who was in his first season with the Oilers. They will have 33 home games at the BOK Center in the 2010-11 season, starting on Friday October 15th against the Wichita Thunder
Season tickets for 2010-11 with plans for as low as $26 a month are now available by calling the Oilers office at 918-632-PUCK (7825).

Foot And Mouth…

Tulsa Oilers — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:35:31 +0000

Tulsa Oilers broadcaster Steve McCall has demonstrated he can move his mouth quickly in his 19 years as a hockey broadcaster, and now he will be trying to do the same with his feet, for a good cause.
McCall and five other Tulsa personalities are taking part in Hospitality House of Tulsa’s inaugural fundraising gala and celebrity dance competition, “A Time to Dance with our Stars”, Saturday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. at Central Center in Centennial Park, 1028 E. 6th Street, Tulsa.
“We’re very excited about this event, and are grateful to have the participation of such amazing celebrities, professional dancers, and supporters, who are joining together to raise funds and awareness for families in medical crisis,” says Toni Moore, Hospitality House President & CEO, “This event is based on Ecclesiastes 3, where we learn there is a time for everything – a time to be born, a time to die, a time to laugh, a time to cry, a time to mourn. Our families at Hospitality House experience many of these times. But on September 11th, it’s time to dance!”
McCall and his partner, Sarah Hamilton, a professional dance instructor of Allstar Ballroom Dance Company, will be performing a waltz. Oiler fans can vote for Hamilton and McCall by texting to 27297 and entering selection number 6 (standard text message rates apply). Everyone who sends a text will receive a free coupon from Arby’s.
Fans can learn more by visiting www.tulsahospitalityhouse.org/events.htm and can view a rehearsal video at http://tiny.cc/8v2tt and clicking the star with the number six on it.
The Oilers had the second highest point total increase in the CHL last season under head coach Bruce Ramsay, who was in his first season with the Oilers. They will have 33 home games at the BOK Center in the 2010-11 season, starting on Friday October 15th against the Wichita Thunder
Season tickets for 2010-11 with plans for as low as $26 a month are now available by calling the Oilers office at 918-632-PUCK (7825).

Gord Nelson, 63, takes ice for Oilers in Alumni Game

Tulsa Oilers — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:38:14 +0000

Former Oiler Garry Unger suited up for Saturday’s game.
BRAD BRUGGER/For the Tulsa World

By DEAN CLARK World Correspondent
Published: 8/29/2010 2:21 AM
Last Modified: 8/29/2010 7:58 AM

The hockey season got off to its unofficial start Saturday night with the third annual Tulsa Oilers Alumni Game before a full house at the Oilers Ice Center.

This year’s headline attraction was Gord Nelson, who played with Tulsa from 1967 to 1971. At 63, Nelson was the oldest player on the ice Saturday (he’s about seven months older than former Oiler player and coach Garry Unger, who played for the third straight year) and the one who traveled the longest distance to participate.

Nelson said he was contacted about a week ago when Tulsa coach Bruce Ramsay asked Todd Nelson, the coach of the new team in Oklahoma City, to play in the game.

Nelson then informed Ramsay that his uncle had played for Tulsa more than 40 years ago.

The Oilers tracked down Gord Nelson in Saskatchewan, and he accepted instantly.

“I spent four fantastic years here, and it was an incredible honor to be asked to come and play in this game,” he said, before detailing a list of fond memories and that he once had lost six teeth in one game while wearing a Tulsa uniform.

Nelson played even though he “hadn’t been on skates in 15 years and had never used the new composite hockey sticks.” He arrived in Tulsa two days ago, gave the skates a tryout on Friday and played full shifts in all three periods.

It was a special night for two other reasons.

It was the first time his wife had seen him play and the first time he had played in a game with his nephew.

Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=409&articleid=20100829_29_B2_CUTLIN805069&archive=yes

Ring The Bell

Tulsa Oilers — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:35:58 +0000

A four year player in the Central Hockey League has signed with the Tulsa Oilers.
Head coach Bruce Ramsay said the Oilers have signed center Gordon Bell, who has played the past two seasons in Amarillo after breaking into the CHL with Oklahoma City in 2006-07.
“Gordon is solid two-way centerman who takes can score the tough goals and be a solid playmaker and take care of our end as well,” Ramsay said.
Bell, 5-foot-11, 185 pounds had a career high 45 points last season on 11 goals and 34 assists in 60 games. Bell is expected to be on hand at the American Airlines alumni game on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Oilers Ice Center, located at 64th and Mingo.
The Oilers also announced former CHL tough guy and fan favorite Curtis Voth will be playing in the American Airlines alumni game. Other former Oilers expected to play include Dan Villeneuve, Chris Dashney, Henry Kuster, Craig Binns, Gord Nelson, and more.
Ramsay (who will also play in the American Airlines game) also said the Oilers have signed rookie forward Jason Weeks who should be in the upcoming training camp starting October 4th.
Weeks, 5-foot-8, 188 pounds is the all time goal scoring leader for Canisius College with 50 goals, and ranks fourth on the school’s all time scoring list with 107 points in 138 games. He also holds the school career record with six shorthanded goals. He got a taste of pro hockey last season notching one assist in two games with Bakersfield of the ECHL.
The Oilers had the second highest point total increase in the CHL last season under head coach Bruce Ramsay, who was in his first season with the Oilers. They will have 33 home games at the BOK Center in the 2010-11 season, starting on Friday October 15th against the Wichita Thunder
Season tickets for 2010-11 with plans for as low as $26 a month are now available by calling the Oilers office at 918-632-PUCK (7825).