1996-97 Tulsa Oilers Statistics
Central Hockey League (CHL)
Team Record: 30-32 (SO: 0-4) - 64 points
in the CHL's Western Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Garry Unger (30-32, 4 OTL)
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
1996-97 Tulsa Oilers RosterTeam Record: 30-32 (SO: 0-4) - 64 points
in the CHL's Western Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Garry Unger (30-32, 4 OTL)
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 30 wins and 32 losses, with a 0-4 showing in shootouts for 64 points in the CHL's Western Division.
The Oilers netted 286 goals and surrendered 284. Luc Beausoleil scored 60 goals for Tulsa, while Jason Rushton tallied 30 or more, too. Doug Lawrence contributed 100 assists. Derek Shybunka topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 4.24 goals against average, best among regular goalies.
Garry Unger coached the team. The 1996-97 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Lawrence | LW | 66 | 27 | 100 | 127 | 250 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 153 | 17.6 |
| Luc Beausoleil | RW | 62 | 60 | 35 | 95 | 57 | -3 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 242 | 24.8 |
| Craig Coxe | C | 64 | 29 | 59 | 88 | 95 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 170 | 17.1 |
| Colin Baustad | D/F | 66 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 18 | -12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 203 | 9.9 |
| Jason Rushton | RW | 64 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 341 | -11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 25.7 |
| Chris Smith | D | 66 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 117 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 184 | 7.1 |
| Mike Berger | D | 64 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 68 | -7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 4.3 |
| Bryan Forslund | LW | 55 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 64 | -11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 15.7 |
| Chris Everett | C | 58 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 94 | 10.6 |
| Ryan Harrison | C | 46 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 23 | -11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 14.0 |
| Scott Green | F | 49 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 35 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 8.2 |
| Rhett Dudley | D | 65 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 114 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 6.1 |
| Chris Dashney | D | 66 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 1.1 |
| Martin Duval | RW | 31 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 42 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 13.9 |
| Derek Prue | C | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17.4 |
| Doug Stromback | RW | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.6 |
| Mark Lamontagne | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11.1 | |
| Mike Hiebert | D | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 66 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Mike Carr | R | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 99 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3.2 |
| Joe Sellers | LW | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Joe Eagan | D | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| Tony Vlastelic | C | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18.2 |
| Murray Galbraith | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Rod Branch | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Condon | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Badelt | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 66 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Shane Fisher | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Shybunka | G | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1089 | 286 | 451 | 737 | 1552 | -89 | 76 | 12 | 30 | 2205 | 13.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Condon | 10 | 434 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 4.70 | 227 | 193 | .850 |
| Derek Shybunka | 45 | 2451 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 173 | 4.24 | 1388 | 1215 | .875 |
| Rod Branch | 18 | 1054 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 3.76 | 539 | 473 | .878 |
| Totals | 73 | 3939 | 30 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 273 | 4.16 | 2154 | 1881 | .873 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Lawrence | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luc Beausoleil | RW | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Coxe | C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colin Baustad | D/F | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Rushton | RW | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Smith | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Berger | D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryan Forslund | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Harrison | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Green | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rhett Dudley | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Dashney | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Prue | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Stromback | RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Eagan | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rod Branch | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Derek Shybunka | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 84 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
