Week In Review:   The Oilers just completed a stretch of five games in seven days with four of those games on the road.  The week began with an afternoon contest at Allen on Martin Luther King Day in which the Oilers prevailed 5-4.  Jeff Terminesi recorded three points (1 goal, 2 assists) and Sean Erickson notched the game-winning goal as Tulsa beat Allen for the fourth time in five meetings.  Newly signed netminder Steve Christie stopped 37 of 41 shots to register his first win in an Oiler uniform.

The Oilers returned to home ice Tuesday to face off against Missouri.  Despite putting just 19 shots on goal, the Mavericks scored early and often in a 6-2 victory.  Tulsa is now 0-3 against Missouri this season.

Friday, the Oilers began their tour of Indiana in Fort Wayne for the first of back-to-back games with the Komets.  David Solway and Jay Sprague tallied for Tulsa but the bounces went the way of the home side.  Gerome Giudice’s second period goal was disallowed after the referee ruled the puck was kicked into the net.  On a 5-on-3 powerplay in the third, Michel Beausoleil rang a slap shot off the post and the Oilers failed to come up with the tying goal in a 3-2 setback.

The Oilers bounced back on Saturday night.  Mike Ullrich put Tulsa out front early, Marty Standish scored shorthanded, and the Oilers held on for a hard-fought 2-1 win over the Komets.  The Oilers were outshot 35-21 but Ian Keserich had one of his best outings of the season between the pipes.  The Tulsa goalie made several big stops late in the game to preserve the victory and pick up his 15^th win of the season.

Tulsa and Evansville clashed on Sunday in a wildly entertaining affair that featured 77 shots on goal.  Fresh off the injured reserve list, rookie winger Ryan Cramer tied the game off a two-on-one rush late in the first period.  Luke Lucyk put the Oilers on top 2-1 with a powerplay goal early in the second, a lead that would hold until the final minutes of regulation.  Evansville’s Matt Pierce swatted a rebound past Steve Christie at the 17:04 mark of the third period to send the game to overtime.  With less than ten seconds remaining in the extra frame, a pass from Evansville forward Todd Robinson ricocheted in front of the Oilers net and bounced right to the waiting stick of Jake Obermeyer.  The Icemen defenseman snapped the puck into the net as time expired to give Evansville an unlikely 3-2 win.  Tulsa finished the weekend trip a 1-1-1 record, good for three out of a possible six points.

Slump Busters:  Several Oilers saw lengthy scoring droughts come to an end last week.  Forward Michel Beausoleil, who had gone without a goal since December 13, scored Monday at Allen to break out of his slump.  The game against the Americans was also a productive one for Jeff Terminesi.  The rookie defenseman snapped out of a six-game pointless streak by recording a goal and two helpers in the Oilers win.  Mike Ullrich entered Saturday’s action at Fort Wayne with no goals in his last nine games, but the Calgary native scored just 11 minutes into the first period to end his slump and regain the goal scoring lead among CHL rookies.  Prior to Saturday, Tulsa goalie Ian Keserich was winless in his last three starts.  Keserich stepped up when his team needed it the most with 16 of his 34 saves coming in the third period of the Oilers 2-1 win.

Turnaround For PK Unit:  Through the first five games of January, the Oilers allowed eight goals on 21 opposition powerplays, but over the weekend, Tulsa’s penalty killing unit answered almost every single test.  In Friday and Saturday’s games, the Oilers PK squad shut down all 13 Fort Wayne powerplays and veteran forward Marty Standish recorded a shorthanded goal, the Oilers third of the season.  The Tulsa penalty killers were back at it on Sunday in Evansville and held the Icemen to just one powerplay goal in seven opportunities.

Count on Clarke:  Rookie forward Dylan Clarke continues to be Tulsa’s most consistent performer.  Last week, Clarke added a goal and two assists to push his total to 39 points (15 goals, 24 assists) for the season.  The Belleville, Ontario native is the top rookie scorer in the CHL and is the only Oiler averaging more than a point per game this season.  Clarke, 25, also leads the team with eight multiple-point games and hasn’t gone more than three games all season without recording a point.

400 For Flamminio:  Saturday night in Fort Wayne, veteran defenseman Gio Flamminio played the 400^th regular season game of his seven-year professional career  Except for one season in the ECHL for the Mississippi Sea Wolves, Flamminio has spent his entire career in the Central Hockey League.  The native of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, started his pro career in 2005 and spent two seasons as a member of the Oklahoma City Blazers.  After the brief stint in Mississippi, Flamminio landed in Rapid City where he played three productive seasons on the Rush blue line.  The 27-year old helped the Rush win its first CHL championship in 2010.  Flamminio, in his first season with the Oilers, has 152 career points and has played in 108 playoff games.

Come Skate With the Oilers!:  The Oilers next home game is Sunday, January 29 at 4:05 p.m. against the Laredo Bucks.  After the game, fans are encouraged to head down to ice level to skate with the Oilers players.  Skate rental is available for all ages and it will be a great opportunity for kids to get autographs and pictures with their favorite Oilers.  It’s also a Papa John’s Family Pack Night which means fans can get four tickets to the game and a coupon for a large, one-topping Papa John’s pizza starting as low as $49.  Before the Oilers face the Bucks, police officers and firefighters from the Tulsa and Oklahoma City metro areas will go head-to-head at 1:05 p.m. in the annual Guns N’ Hoses charity hockey game.  Civic pride is on the line as Tulsa takes on Oklahoma City with a portion of the proceeds going to benefit the Chad Peery Foundation.  For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the Oilers office at 918-632-7825.

This entry was posted on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 1:54 pm and is filed under CHL News, News, Oilers News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

EVANSVILLE, IN – The evenly played contest between the Oilers and Icemen seemed destined for a shootout.  Until it wasn’t.  Evansville’s Jake Obermeyer scored as the buzzer sounded to end the overtime period.  Referee Ryan Harrison immediately counted the goal and without the luxury of video replay, the Oilers had no recourse but to accept the decision and head home with a single point in a 3-2 loss.

Thanks to goals from Ryan Cramer in the first period and Luke Lucyk in the second period, Tulsa carried a 2-1 lead late into the third period.  Cramer registered his 12^th of the season on a two-on-one rush with Mike Ullrich late in the opening frame.  For the rookie winger, it was his first goal since returning to the lineup after sitting on the injured reserve list for six games.  Lucyk’s marker came on the powerplay when his slapshot caromed off the end boards and bounced off Evansville netminder Bryan Gillis into the goal.

With 2:56 to play in the third, Brian Bicek’s shot was stopped by Steve Christie but Matt Pierce was there to bury the rebound for the Icemen.  For the fifth time this season, the Oilers were headed to overtime.

Evansville captain Todd Robinson picked up a loose puck in the neutral zone with less than ten seconds remaining in overtime.  The CHL assists leader carried the puck below the Oilers end line and threw it towards the crease where it ricocheted around before squirting out into the low slot.  A charging Obermeyer went down to one knee and blasted a shot past the blocker of Christie as time expired.

The Oilers fell to 18-15-4 overall and finished their weekend tour of Indiana with a 1-1-1 record.  Tulsa retruns to action against the Texas Brahmas on January 27.

This entry was posted on Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 at 10:04 pm and is filed under CHL News, News, Oilers News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

FORT WAYNE, IN – One night after falling to the Komets, the Oilers took an early first period lead and held on for the duration of the contest to pick up a hard-fought 2-1 victory in front of 8,117 at the Fort Wayne Memorial Coliseum.

Mike Ullrich snapped a nine-game stretch without a goal when he deked around a Komets defenseman and beat goaltender Gerry Festa at the 11:10 mark of the first period.  With his 17^th marker of the season, Ullrich re-gained the CHL’s rookie goal lead.

Late in the first period, the Oilers were down a man when Marty Standish scooped up a loose puck in the Fort Wayne zone and zipped a shot past Festa to push the Tulsa lead to 2-0.  It was Standish’s fourth goal of the year, the Oilers third shorthanded tally of the season.

It remained a 2-0 contest until the mid-way point of the third period.  Frankie DeAngelis pulled the Komets within one by burying Stephon Thorne’s pass from behind the net.  Oilers goaltender Ian Keserich faced a barrage of shots over the final 10:45 but stopped them all to register his first victory since December 27.

The Oilers, who had lost six of seven coming into the game, have now won two of their last three road games.  The narrow decision marks the first time all season Tulsa has won a game when scoring two goals or less.

Tulsa travels to Evansville on Sunday evening at 5:00 p.m. for the first meeting of the season with the Icemen.

This entry was posted on Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 at 12:24 am and is filed under CHL News, News, Oilers News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

FORT WAYNE, IN – Gerome Giudice had a goal disallowed in the second period.  Michel Beausoleil rang a shot off the post on a 5-on-3 powerplay in the third period.  Yet again, the bounces went against the Oilers in a 3-2 loss to the Komets on Friday night at Fort Wayne Coliseum.  Tulsa has now lost six of its last seven games overall and six of its last seven road games.

With Fort Wayne up 3-1 early in the third, Jay Sprague received a pretty feed from Giudice and snapped the puck past Nick Boucher to pull the Oilers within a goal.  Tulsa enjoyed a two-man advantage mid-way through the final frame but could only find the iron instead of the mesh as Beausoleil’s slapshot connected with the post.

Oilers defenseman Jeff Terminesi was dealt a double-minor and game misconduct for spearing that forced Tulsa to the penalty kill for several minutes late in the third period.  The Oilers were able to kill off the Komets powerplay but could not find the equalizer before time ran out.

It was the first ever meeting between the two franchises which will clash again tomorrow night for the second game in the back-to-back series.  Tulsa is now 2-7-2 this season against teams from the Turner Conference.

This entry was posted on Saturday, January 21st, 2012 at 1:00 am and is filed under CHL News, News, Oilers News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

TULSA, OK – The Tulsa Oilers picked up a much needed win on Monday in Allen but couldn’t carry the momentum into Tuesday night’s tilt against Missouri.  Despite firing just 19 shots on goal, the Mavericks scored twice in each period en route to a 6-2 victory in front of 3,410 at the BOK Center.

Patrick Shafer provided all the offense for Missouri in the first period with a pair of even strength goals eight minutes apart.

Dylan Clarke pulled the Oilers back within one when he beat Mavs goalie Charlie Effinger on a partial breakaway at 2:30 of the second period.  Tulsa’s comeback bid was dealt a major blow when Dave Pszenyczny scored on a powerplay after the Oilers were caught with too many men on the ice.  Five minutes later, Sebastien Thinel made the Oilers pay for a turnover in their own zone with a wrist shot that trickled under the pad of Steve Christie and across the goal line.

Things went from bad to worse for Tulsa in the third period.  Andrew Courtney and Ed McGrane scored 48 seconds apart to put Missouri up 6-1 and effectively put the game out of reach.  Troy Ofukany added a late marker for the Oilers who fell to the Mavs for the third time this season.

Missouri took five hooking minor and seven penalties overall, but Tulsa was unable to capitalize on any of its powerplay chances.

The Oilers embark on a season-long five game road trip this Friday when they play the first of two in a row against Fort Wayne.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at 1:21 am and is filed under CHL News, News, Oilers News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

$2 Tuesday – January 17 – Oilers vs Missouri Mavericks at 7:05PM – $2 Beer and $2 Soda all game long!!

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Date	Event	Venue
Jan 17 2012 7:05PM	Tulsa Oilers vs Missouri Mavericks	BOK Center Tulsa, OK USA

This entry was posted on Monday, January 16th, 2012 at 7:37 pm and is filed under CHL News, News, Oilers News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

ALLEN, TX – Sean Erickson thought about shooting.  With just over two minutes remaining in the third period, the Oilers defenseman raised his stick but didn’t pull the trigger.  Instead, Erickson slid the puck to an open Jason Weeks who deftly tapped the puck into the net for the go-ahead goal and eventual game-winner in a 5-4 Tulsa win on Monday afternoon at the Allen Event Center.  The victory snaps a four-game losing skid for the Oilers.

Allen led 1-0 after the first period, but the Oilers capitalized on a two-man advantage less than a minute into the second period when Erickson’s wrist shot beat James Reid on the glove side.  Michel Beausoleil broke a ten-game goal scoring drought when he rifled home a slap-shot later in the frame to give Tulsa its first lead of the afternoon.  After Allen responded with its second powerplay goal of the game, Troy Ofukany tipped in a Luke Lucyk offering from the point to send the Oilers into the second intermission with a 3-2 lead.

The Americans surged ahead in the third off of goals by Joshua Hepditch and yet another powerplay tally from Brian McMillin.  Just two minutes later it was Terminesi with the answer.  The Oilers rookie defenseman, who hadn’t scored a point in his last six games, teed up a blast from the point that evened the contest at 4-4.  Weeks’ fifth goal of the season came with 2:16 to play and the Oilers were able to hold on down the stretch to preserve the win.

Steve Christie, making his first start in net for Tulsa, turned aside 37 of the 41 shots he faced to register his first win as an Oiler.  Tulsa has wins over Allen in four of the five meetings this season.

The Oilers are back home tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m. against the Missouri Mavericks.

This entry was posted on Monday, January 16th, 2012 at 5:07 pm and is filed under CHL News, News, Oilers News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

TULSA, OK – A crowd of 10,035 at the BOK Center wasn’t enough to push the Oilers past the Americans on Saturday night.  Despite a packed house, Allen jumped out to a 4-0 lead and cruised to a 5-2 victory.  It was the Americans first win in four meetings against Tulsa this season.

The visitors led 3-0 after the first period thanks to goals from Jeff Martens, Aaron McGill, and Bruce Graham.

Five minutes into the second period, Tyler Ludwig put the Americans up by four and Oilers goalie Ian Keserich was replaced by newcomer Steve Christie.  Tulsa showed a spark when Dylan Clarke put the Oilers on the board with his 14^th goal of the season.  Before the second period was done, Nick Layton tallied for the Americans and pushed the Allen advantage back to four goals.

Luke Lucyk blasted a slap shot past Rejean Beauchemin on an Oilers powerplay mid-way through the third period, but that was all the offense Tulsa could muster.  For the Oilers, it was just their third regulation loss at home this season.

The Oilers and Americans don’t have to wait long to face each other again.  The two clubs will clash in Allen on Monday afternoon at 1:05 p.m.

This entry was posted on Sunday, January 15th, 2012 at 12:09 am and is filed under CHL News, News, Oilers News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Buy Tickets Now for January 14 Game Youth Jersey Night:  Don’t forget, this Saturday is Youth Jersey Night as the Oilers take on the Allen Americans at 7:35pm at the BOK Center.  The first 500 kids (12 & under) through the door will receive a free Oilers jersey.  Show up early because the jerseys will go fast.

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This entry was posted on Friday, January 13th, 2012 at 9:35 am and is filed under CHL News, News, Oilers News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ – Oilers defenseman Jeff Terminesi scored a goal in his first professional All-Star performance as the team of CHL All-Stars defeated the Arizona Sundogs 6-4 on Wednesday night in front of 4,479 at Tim’s Toyota Center.

Terminesi, who has 22 points (5 g, 17 a) for the Oilers this season, started the game on the blue line for the CHL team.  With 36 seconds left in the third period, Terminesi buried a shot into the empty net off of assists by Wichita’s Matt Robinson and Brandon Marino of Quad City.  Terminesi ended the night with a goal, a +2 rating, and four shots on goal.

Marino took home the game’s MVP honors with the game-winning goal and three assists.  Kevin Petovello, who tallied a pair of goals, was named the Sundogs MVP.

The two sides combined for 126 shots and no penalties.  Texas Brahmas’ goaltender Mike Guggenberger earned the win after making 35 saves on 36 shots.

Terminesi and the Oilers return to the BOK Center on Saturday night at 7:35 p.m. to take on the Allen Americans.  Tulsa will travel to Allen on Monday afternoon for a 1:05 p.m. game with the Americans on Martin Luther King Day.

This entry was posted on Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at 11:14 am and is filed under CHL News, News, Oilers News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.