Tulsa Oilers head coach Bruce Ramsay continues building the 2010-11 team by announcing the signing of three players who played extensively in the Central Hockey League last year. Ramsay has announced he has signed right wing Dan Riedel, left wing Jeff Gumaer both from last year’s Oilers’ team, and forward Chad Costello who played for Corpus Christi last season.
Riedel, joined the Oilers four games into last season and scored a goal in his first game. The 5-foot-9, 177 pounder from Rochester Hills, Mich., appeared in 52 games scoring 18 goals (three game winners) and 23 assists for 41 points.
Gumaer, from Webster Groves, Mo., also scored a goal in his first game with the Oilers at Laredo on December 27th. In his 35 games, the 5-10, 185 pounder had six goals and four assists for 10 points and was +6.
Costello, 5-9, 170 pounds was nearly a point a game player last season for Corpus Christi, with 13 goals and 42 assists for 55 points in 57 games. He was also +10. Although the Oilers didn’t play Corpus Christi last season, he’s hardly a stranger to Ramsay.
In 2008-09, Costello played 65 games for Muskegon in the International Hockey League, when Ramsay was coaching that team. He had 17 goals and 29 assists for 46 points in 65 games.
“Our fans could see the hard work that Dan and Jeff bring to the rink every night, and they’re going to like what they see from Chad, too,” Ramsay said.
The Oilers had the second highest point total increase in the CHL this season under head coach Bruce Ramsay, who was in his first season with the Oilers. They will have 32 home games at the BOK Center in the 2010-11 season.
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