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Andre Marriner was the referee who gave out the highest number of bookings on average last season, but almost 200 fewer cards were shown in total than the previous year. The 2015/16 Premier League season saw 1,186 yellow cards issued and 59 reds, in comparison to 1,361 and 71 in 2014/15.Of referees who took charge of 15 games or more, Marriner averaged a league-high 3.58 yellow cards per game. Michael Oliver (3.53), Anthony Taylor (3.48) and Martin Atkinson (3.44) were not far behind.In terms of red cards, Mike Dean averaged the highest, although he did also oversee more games than anyone else (33).The key thing is he has the big games, said former referee Dermot Gallagher on Sky Sports News HQ. When youre doing 33 games youre doing the high-profile games, which have more pressure, the players react differently because of the stakes. Mike Dean talks with Chelseas Diego Costa (right) and Oscar Dean showed nine red cards, an average of 0.27 per game, putting him ahead of Jonathan Moss (0.24), Neil Swarbrick (0.22) and Marriner (0.21).The referee who showed the fewest number of yellow cards on average was Lee Mason, who issued 56 in 22 games (2.54 average).Robert Madley (2.69) and Roger East (2.92) also issued fewer than three bookings per game on average. Lee Mason issued 56 yellow cards in 22 games Atkinson and East both only sent one player off over the course of the season.Gallagher thinks the decrease in cards overall is a positive.Definitely its good news, he said. It shows that the referees are communicating with the players a lot more.I think the advent of the captains coming in before the game has helped, as the referees can get on their wavelength straight away and use them throughout the game to stop yellow cards escalating. 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Ryan Jensen Jersey . Greece was on the wrong end of a 3-0 rout to Colombia in its first game of the tournament. They surrendered a goal in just the sixth minute of the contest, and despite some promising attacking play, failed to crawl back into the match. Japan, on the other hand, struck first in its match with Ivory Coast, with Keisuke Honda putting his side into the lead in the 16th minute.Igrid Kaveelaars knew.The wife of Edmonton Oilers coach Dallas Eakins could see her husband was ready to return to work shortly after last season ended.A 28th place finish will do that.A week to 10 days go by and my wife said, Youre ready to go back to the rink now, Eakins said, I am. You want to get back in there and get back in the fight.Edmonton hasnt qualified for the playoffs since the 2005-06 season, but Eakins believes there a positives heading into the upcoming campaign.Weve added size, weve added depth and weve added some people who can make plays. You start putting your lineup on the board and these are established NHL players that give you some comfort, Eakins said. With the additions of those players and then with all of our other guys getting another year of experience, its a step in the right direction.Here are some things to keep in mind before Edmontons season begins with game against Calgary on Oct. 9:NOT STATISTICAL ANOMALIES: The debate that has ceaselessly raged between advocates for hockey analytics and those that disbelieve can be distilled to one fundamental question: Are these numbers fact or fiction? In the case of the Oilers, though, the numbers cannot be parsed into anything other than hard evidence of a woefully subpar squad. At the end of the 2013-14 season, the Oilers ranked last in goals-against average (3.26), and were tied for 22nd, 16th and 13th, respectively, in goals per game (2.43), power-play success rate (17 per cent) and penalty-kill success rate (82.1 per cent).NET LOSS: The Oilers employedd a revolving door in goal last season, as Richard Bachman, Ilya Bryzgalov, Devan Dubnyk, Viktor Fasth, Jason Labarbera and Ben Scrivens each stated their case to be Edmontons top goaltender.dddddddddddd. In a combined 90 games with the Oilers, the sextet combined for 29-44-9 record and 2.85 goals-against average.BOLSTERED BACK END: In an attempt to address the defensive decencies, Edmonton traded for--and subsequently signed to a two-year, $9 million deal-Nikita Nikitin, and signed free agents Mark Fayne (four years, $14.5 million) and Keith Aulie (one year, $800,000).FORWARD REFORMATION: General manager Craig MacTavish added forward depth in the off-season by trading for Tampa Bay right wing Teddy Purcell, and signing New York Rangers left wing Benoit Pouliot. Purcell and Pouliot add size a€” both are 6-foot-3 a€” and some offensive production. Purcell recorded 42 points in 81 games, while Pouliot finished with 36 points in 80 games.WHOS ON SECOND?: In a division and conference in which quality depth down the middle is imperative in order to be successful, MacTavish has said second-line centre is a concern for Edmonton. Third overall pick Leon Draisaitl, Mark Arcobello and Anton Lander competed for the job during training camp and preseason, but MacTavish noted the position (has) the most question marks. The onus is going to be on (the) current group of players to show an ability to be competitive for a playoff position. The only is going to be on Arcobello, (Lander) and (Draisaitl) to show theyre ready to play. 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