1997-98 Tulsa Oilers Statistics
Central Hockey League (CHL)
Team Record: 34-31 (SO: 0-5) - 73 points
in the CHL's Western Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Ric Seiling (34-31, 5 OTL)
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Attendance: 175,840, Avg. 5,024 in 35 home dates
1997-98 Tulsa Oilers RosterTeam Record: 34-31 (SO: 0-5) - 73 points
in the CHL's Western Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Ric Seiling (34-31, 5 OTL)
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Attendance: 175,840, Avg. 5,024 in 35 home dates
The Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 34 wins and 31 losses, with a 0-5 showing in shootouts for 73 points in the CHL's Western Division.
The Oilers netted 308 goals and surrendered 274. Luc Beausoleil scored 74 goals for Tulsa, while Doug Lawrence contributed 92 assists. Rod Branch earned 24 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.84 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Ric Seiling coached the team. The 1997-98 Tulsa Oilers lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc Beausoleil | RW | 68 | 74 | 53 | 127 | 86 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 273 | 27.1 |
| Doug Lawrence | LW | 67 | 23 | 92 | 115 | 337 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 167 | 13.8 |
| Chris Smith | D | 62 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 131 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 219 | 11.9 |
| Brent Fleetwood | LW | 64 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 124 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 129 | 11.6 |
| Jason Rushton | RW | 45 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 142 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 107 | 18.7 |
| Troy Caley | C | 61 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 19.0 |
| Rhett Dudley | D | 67 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 126 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 171 | 7.6 |
| Clint Black | C | 35 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 55 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 20.7 |
| Mike Berger | D | 63 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 121 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 5.7 |
| Francois Leroux | LW | 33 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 74 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 19.8 |
| Troy MacCormick | LW | 65 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 103 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 13.0 |
| Craig Coxe | C | 25 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 34 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 14.3 |
| Chris Dashney | D | 35 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 30 | -11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 8.5 |
| Carlos Assayag | RW | 40 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 13.4 |
| Joe Eagan | D | 57 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 123 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 3.8 |
| Daniel Villeneuve | D | 55 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 321 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 9.1 |
| Tom Karalis | D | 43 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 171 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 3.0 |
| Ryan Stewart | LW | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17.4 |
| Mike Bajurny | LW | 61 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 224 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 8.6 |
| Jerry Andersson | C | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13.0 |
| Dan Sundberg | D | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 |
| Rod Branch | G | 54 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Wilejto | D | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Chris Gallardi | D | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Chris Simms | C | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Johan Westermark | G | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Magnusson | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Mike Sippel | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Paul McInnis | LW | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 70 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Anastasio | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1176 | 308 | 514 | 822 | 2557 | 131 | 91 | 25 | 34 | 2209 | 13.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Branch | 54 | 3106 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 3.84 | 1904 | 1705 | .895 |
| Johan Westermark | 21 | 1075 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 3.63 | 609 | 544 | .893 |
| Totals | 75 | 4181 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 264 | 3.79 | 2513 | 2249 | .895 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc Beausoleil | RW | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Lawrence | LW | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Smith | D | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brent Fleetwood | LW | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Troy Caley | C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rhett Dudley | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clint Black | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Berger | D | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Francois Leroux | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Troy MacCormick | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carlos Assayag | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Eagan | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daniel Villeneuve | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Karalis | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Stewart | LW | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Bajurny | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rod Branch | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johan Westermark | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sverre Sears | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 65 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
