8 Will Arrive, 1 Will Survive

Published on February 8, 2005 under Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release

With 70 percent of the 2004-2005 Central Hockey League regular season now complete, attention turns towards the post-season, and the quest for the Ray Miron President's Cup as playoff champions. The CHL has today unveiled the playoff logo (viewable at www.centralhockeyleague.com) and slogan; "8 Will Arrive, 1 Will Survive", for the 04-05 post-season.

Four teams from each conference (each division winner plus two wild cards from each conference) will qualify for the playoffs, and the championship will be awarded to the winner of three best-of-seven game series. With under six weeks remaining in regular season action, only the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs in the Northeast have better than a two-point lead in their division race. The Mudbugs, Colorado Eagles and Wichita Thunder are in excellent position to make post-season appearances, with five other clubs currently within seven points of each other battling for the fourth and final playoff position.

The Southern Conference is just as tight, with seven clubs searching for four playoff berths currently entangled within eight points of each other.

The regular season concludes on Sunday March 20th, with the Conference Semi-Finals round opening as early as Wednesday, March 23rd. The Conference Finals series are expected to begin on Friday, April 8th, with the Ray Miron President's Cup Finals getting underway on Friday, April 22nd. Visit the CHL online at www.centralhockeyleague.com for a closer look at playoff positioning and potential matchups for the opening round.

Central Hockey League Standings Through games of 02/07/05

Northwest Division GP W L OTL PTS

Colorado 41 29 06 06 64

Wichita 42 30 10 02 62

New Mexico 42 19 17 06 44

Topeka 44 13 28 03 29

Northeast Division GP W L OTL PTS

Bossier-Shreveport 40 26 10 04 56

Tulsa 43 23 17 03 49

Fort Worth 41 21 15 05 47

Memphis 44 20 22 02 42

Oklahoma City 43 17 18 08 42

Southwest Division GP W L OTL PTS

Lubbock 41 24 15 02 50

San Angelo 43 23 17 03 49

Amarillo 41 21 14 06 48

Odessa 42 16 18 08 40

Southeast Division GP W L OTL PTS

Corpus Christi 42 22 15 05 49

Austin 43 22 18 03 47

Laredo 40 20 18 02 42

Rio Grande Valley 42 11 28 03 25

Central Hockey League Performance of the Week

Wichita center Joe Blaznek came up with an outstanding performance in a crucial Northwest Division match up with Colorado on February 5th. Blaznek scored two power play goals in the opening period, assisted on Paul Esdale's game tying marker with just 57 seconds left to play, then set up Chad Mazurak in overtime to give the Thunder a 4-3 win. The victory, in their last head to head meeting of the regular season, moved Wichita to within two points of Colorado in the race for the Northwest Division title.

Central Hockey League Results – 02-01-05 through 02-07-05 TUE, FEB 01

Lubbock 3 vs New Mexico 2 SO Nolan Graham (LUB), Goal, Assist

Amarillo 4 vs Odessa 3 OT Brent Hughes (AMA), Goal, Assist

Memphis 5 vs San Angelo 1 Tim Plett (MEM), GW Goal, 2 Assists

WED, FEB 02

Rio Grande Valley 3 vs Laredo 5 Steve Simoes (LAR), 2 Goals

THU, FEB 03

Austin 3 vs Bossier-Shreveport 4 Dan Wildfong (BOS), 2 Goals, Assist

San Angelo 4 vs Amarillo 2 Matt Medley (SNG), GW Goal

FRI, FEB 04

Lubbock 2 vs Odessa 0 Lance Leslie (LUB), 35 Saves, Shutout

Bossier-Shreveport 4 vs Corpus Christi 2 Dan Wildfong (BOS), Goal, Assist

Amarillo 3 vs New Mexico 2 Scott Wray (AMA), 2 Goals

Tulsa 1 vs Wichita 5 Jason Duda (WIC), Goal, 3 Assists

Colorado 3 vs Oklahoma City 4 Brad Herauf (OKC), 2 Goals

Fort Worth 6 vs Topeka 4 Jan Jas (FTW), 2 Goals, Assist

Memphis 6 vs Austin 4 Phil Aucoin (MEM), GW Goal, 2 Assists

Rio Grande Valley 2 vs Laredo 6 Lou Dickenson (LAR), Goal, 2 Assists

SAT, FEB 05

Memphis 6 vs Odessa 4 Travis Banga (MEM), Hat-Trick, 2 Assists

Amarillo 2 vs Lubbock 3 OT Anders Strome (LUB), OT GW Goal

San Angelo 2 vs New Mexico 5 Randy Murphy (NMX), 2 Goals

Colorado 3 vs Wichita 4 OT Joe Blaznek (WIC), 2 Goals, 2 Assists

Tulsa 4 vs Oklahoma City 3 SO Todd Paul (TUL), 3 Assists

Fort Worth 2 vs Topeka 3 OT John Nail (TOP), OT GW Goal

Rio Grande Valley 0 vs Austin 3 Matt Barnes (AUS), 36 Saves, Shutout

Corpus Christi 1 vs Laredo 0 Brent Zelenewich (LAR), 27 Saves, Shutout

MON, FEB 07

Odessa 3 vs San Angelo 1 Paul Davies (ODE), GW Goal, Assist

Central Hockey League Leaders Through Games of 02/07/05

Points Team GP PTS

Duda, Jason WIC 42 77
Clayton, Travis WIC 42 70
Parsons, Don MEM 44 69
Pankewicz, Greg COL 36 68
McNabb, John AUS 42 59
Bullock, Greg CRP 42 59
Murphy, Randy NMX 42 56
Baird, Jason CRP 42 55

Goals Team GP G
Parsons, Don MEM 44 42
Beausoleil, Michel OKC 43 31
McNabb, John AUS 42 29
Murphy, Randy NMX 42 28
Clayton, Travis WIC 42 27
Pankewicz, Greg COL 36 27
Multiple Players Tied At 26

Assists Team GP A

Duda, Jason WIC 42 54
Bullock, Greg CRP 42 44
Clayton, Travis WIC 42 43
Pankewicz, Greg COL 36 41
Landmesser, Derek MEM 43 41
Richards, Chris AUS 43 39
Aucoin, Phil MEM 42 35
Bermingham, Jason TUL 43 35


Plus/Minus Team GP +/-

Duda, Jason WIC 42 +32
Pankewicz, Greg COL 36 +32
Williamson, Brad COL 38 +30
Nelson, Riley COL 41 +29
Desrosiers, Matt COL 41 +27
Clayton, Travis WIC 42 +26
Esdale, Paul WIC 39 +25
Sauter, Hardy OKC 43 +23

Penalty Minutes Team GP PIM
Parker, Derek WIC 36 300
Anderson, Dallas AUS 37 267
English, Scott MEM 37 253
Legault, Shawn NMX 41 236
Goetz, Kenny MEM 34 205
Hiebert, James LAR 38 201
Shmyr, Ryan RGV 35 195
Wildfong, Dan BOS 40 192

Rookie Scoring Team GP PTS
Aucoin, Phil MEM 42 54
Lukajic, Mike TOP 44 39
Banga, Travis MEM 25 38
Marsh, Kevin COL 36 36
Joly, Mario TUL 43 36
McIver, Derrick CRP 42 34
Sheppard, Scott BOS 40 33
Smith, Brett BOS 36 33

Goaltender Wins Team GP W
Weiman, Tyler COL 31 24
Reid, Scott SNG 39 22
Ruggiero, Bill TUL 37 22
Leslie, Lance LUB 33 20
Degagne, Shawn AMA 33 19
Carroll, Ken BOS 24 18
Barnes, Matt AUS 31 18
Multiple Players Tied At 16


Goals Against Team GP G.A.A
Weiman, Tyler COL 31 1.62
Carroll, Ken BOS 24 2.22
Flick, Jason WIC 21 2.22
Guerrera, David LAR 21 2.26
Leslie, Lance LUB 33 2.29
Degagne, Shawn AMA 33 2.51
Connors, Sean OKC 25 2.63
Multiple Players Tied At 2.68

Shutouts Team GP SO
Weiman, Tyler COL 31 8
Leslie, Lance LUB 33 3
Barnes, Matt AUS 31 3
Multiple Players Tied At 2

Save % Team GP %
Weiman, Tyler COL 31 .944
Leslie, Lance LUB 33 .928
Flick, Jason WIC 21 .924
Carroll, Ken BOS 24 .920
Barnes, Matt AUS 31 .920
Ruggiero, Bill TUL 37 .919
Degagne, Shawn AMA 33 .918
Multiple Players Tied At .916


CHL Attendance Report
TEAM TOTAL # AVG

Oklahoma City 170,113 22 7,732
Laredo 135,121 22 6,141
Bossier-Shreveport 102,527 19 5,396
Colorado 105,780 20 5,289
Rio Grande Valley 99,205 19 5,221
Tulsa 93,557 20 4,677
Lubbock 88,085 20 4,404
New Mexico 105,274 24 4,386
Fort Worth 83,931 20 4,196
Corpus Christi 76,652 19 4,034
Austin 96,567 25 3,862
Wichita 75,792 20 3,789
Memphis 62,189 19 3,273
Odessa 65,105 20 3,255
Topeka 72,333 23 3,144
Amarillo 65,740 23 2,858
San Angelo 51,161 22 2,325
TOTALS: 1,549,132 357 4,339

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