When the Tulsa Oilers hired Jason Christie as the 11th head coach in team history (post-1992), they got a number of perks in the deal.  In addition to being a proven winner and developer of top talent one thing stood out as being unique.

He was on the cusp of making ECHL history in becoming the winningest coach.  He was just nine wins away from the title when the puck dropped on the Oilers 2015-16 ECHL season.  Winnign nine games would push him over the top and would pass John Marks for the title.

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The Oilers celebrate a goal in Sunday game with Missouri.

TULSA, OK—December is a busy month for the Tulsa Oilers and this year is no exception. Weekend dates clutter the final month of 2015 and the Oilers have a full dance card.  This week the Oilers hosted a team for the first time and ended a win streak of a familiar rival.

First up for Tulsa this week would be a pair of games with the Idaho Steelheads, a team from the ECHL West Division who, like the Utah Grizzlies the previous week were making their first visit to Tulsa and helped illustrate to Oilers fans that there is life in the ECHL beyond the borders of the Central Division.

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Mike Bloesch, Photo: Erik Campos/TU

As the Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team continues preparations for the Camping World Independence Bowl, Head Coach Philip Montgomery announced Saturday that Mike Bloesch has been promoted to offensive line coach.

Montgomery confirmed that co-offensive coordinators Sterlin Gilbert and Matt Mattox have elected to leave the Golden Hurricane coaching staff and accept coaching positions at the University of Texas. Gilbert coached Tulsa quarterbacks and Mattox the offensive line.

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Phil Brewer(73) and Jordan Kremyr celebrate a goal in the first period on Thursday against Utah.

TULSA, OK—It’s a rare thing for the Tulsa Oilers to play two hockey games in the middle of the week, so for this article the reader gets two (2) recaps for the price of one.  This week and next week the Oilers will play four games spanning the gap between Wednesday and Friday, and for three of those games they will play teams that have never played in Oklahoma before.

First up this week on Wednesday, Tulsa took on a familiar opponent, the Rapid City Rush.  The Oilers have squared off against Rapid City since 2008 when they were members of the old Central Hockey League.  They have met 43 times since then and they were former divisional opponents last year’s merger season when the CHL married the ECHL.

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Navy amassed 469 rushing yards en route to a 44-14 victory Saturday night in front of 22,749 fans at H.A. Chapman Stadium. The Midshipmen took advantage of good field position early in the game to take a 21-0 lead with just under 20 minutes gone off the clock, and then scored 21 second-half points.

Navy improved to 9-1 overall and 7-0 in the American Athletic Conference, and took sole possession of first place in the West Division with Houston’s loss to UConn earlier in the day. The Hurricane fell to 5-6 overall and 2-5 in league play.

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