Bucks Host Ice Rays Sunday In Key Game
March 7, 2009 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Laredo Bucks News Release
LAREDO, TX- The Laredo Bucks will return home Sunday to take on the Corpus Christi Ice Rays on TAMIU Day at the LEC. The first 1,500 fans get a TAMIU Day T-shirt, and all TAMIU students, faculty, staff and alumni can purchase $5 tickets to the game.Call 718-BUCK (2825). The Bucks will wear special St. Paddy's Day Jersey's that will be auctioned off after the game.Game time is 4pm.
Sunday March 8, 2009 (Game 57, Home Game 30)
Corpus Christi (24-28-5, 53pts), Laredo (31-20-5, 67pts), 4pm, LEC
Radio: Imagen 94.1-FM (Pre-game show 3:40pm)
Internet Radio: www.laredobucks.com , or http://rmx.com.mx/_principal.asp?region=5
Internet TV: CHL Network (www.nifty-tv.com/chl)
All-Time Series (Regular Season): Bucks lead series 62-20-3
2008-09: Bucks lead series 7-3-1
Last Meeting: 3/4/09: CRP 4, @LAR 3, SO
The Bucks enter Sunday's game looking to get back on the right track, as they are on a three-game winless streak (0-2-1).
Laredo is looking to hold onto the third seed in the Southern Conference Playoffs, as Rio Grande Valley is just four points back of the Bucks. The Killer Bees are in Arizona Saturday night.
The Bucks slid continued Friday night when the Bucks fell in Odessa 3-1. Laredo took a 1-0 lead in the second period but gave up three straight goals (two in the third period) to fall to 0-3 against the Jackalopes this season.
Brent Cullaton has a two-game goal streak to increase his team-leading point total to 69 (19-50=68). Cullaton is tied for fifth in the CHL in scoring.
After Sunday's game Laredo will head out on a four-game road trip, starting Tuesday morning in Rio Grande Valley.
The Ice Rays are chasing the final playoff spot in the Southern Conference, entering play Sunday in the sixth spot.
Corpus was shutout 3-0 at Texas Friday night, to put the Ice Rays 3-3-1 under new Head Coach Brent Hughes.
Chris Richards leads the Ice Rays in scoring with 68 points (26-42=68).
*Win A Scholarship At Sunday's Bucks Game*
Two lucky fans at this Sunday's Bucks game at the LEC will win an Academic Scholarship to TAMIU this summer.
TAMIU will give away two scholarships at the Bucks game on Sunday to attend an Academic Camp for grades 1-6 at the University this summer, from June 1st-July 2nd.
For more information about the scholarship please contact Jennifer Raines at 956-326-2765, or jraines@tamiu.edu.
The only way you can win the scholarship is to be at Sunday's game, which starts at 4pm.
*Bucks Looking For Off-Ice Officials*
The Bucks are looking for eager off-ice officials to assist with statistics during the 2009 playoffs. If interested please e-mail Zach Sepesi at zachsepesi@yahoo.com.
*Win A Vegas Weekend Or Carnival Cruise From The Bucks!*
The Bucks have announced that fans can win either a Las Vegas Weekend Getaway or a Carnival Cruise, if they purchase a Bucks playoff package.
The Las Vegas Weekend Getaway includes airfare and hotel reservations, courtesy of the Bucks, on dates agreed upon by the winners of the getaway and the Bucks.
The Carnival Cruise winner receives a FREE 4 night cruise leaving from the Port of Galveston, Texas, courtesy of the Bucks, on dates agreed upon by the winners of the cruise and the Bucks.
Winners of either the Las Vegas Weekend or Carnival Cruise may not take a cash equivalent and it is not transferable.
To be eligible to win one of the two great prizes, fans must buy their Bucks playoff package before the first home playoff game. Drawing will be held during the 1st intermission of the 1st playoff game.
Call 718-BUCK (2825) to order your playoff packages now, and to be eligible to win the prizes.
*Credit for playoff games not played, will be applied to the 09-10 season ticket packages.
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