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December 22, 2009 - Central Hockey League (CHL) - Odessa Jackalopes News Release


Power Play Streak: From October 20th to November 29th this season the Odessa Jackalopes scored a power play goal in 17 straight games.

Hat Tricks This Season: Jeff Pierce scored the first hat trick of the season for the Jackalopes at Amarillo on October 23rd. Kenny Bernard netted one on December 13th at Amarillo.

Goal #200, Assist #300, Point #500 for Thinel: Jackalopes forward, Sebastien Thinel, scored the 200th goal of his career on October 30th at Corpus Christi, the 300th assist and 500th points of his pro career with three assists against Bossier-Shreveport on October 24th.

Odessa's Seven-Year Itch: Odessa's 4-1 win over Bossier-Shreveport on November 6th snapped a seven-year losing streak against the Mudbugs. It was Odessa's first win since December 21, 2002 - a 5-3 final.

Hillman Honored by Jackalopes: Prior to Odessa's game against Missouri on October 27th, Mavericks head coach, Scott Hillman, had his name and number entered into the Jackalopes Hall of Fame. Hillman played eight seasons for the Jackalopes. He is the franchise leader in games played (446), second in career assists (260), and second in career points (326).

Franchise Win #400: Odessa's 7-0 win on October 20th over Rio Grande Valley was the 400th regular season win in franchise history.

Thinel, Pierce, Toivonen named to All-League Teams: Three Jacks' players received "All-League" Honors last season. Sebastien Thinel was named to the "All-CHL Team" along with Kevin Ulanski (COL), Riley Nelson (COL), Dale Lupul (BOS), Aaron Schneekloth (COL), and Kevin Beech (MIS). Jeff Pierce and Juha Toivonen were named to the league's "All-Rookie Team" along with Darryl Smith (LAR), Adam Perry (ARZ), Nicholas Dumoulin (RGV), and Dane Marshall (MIS).

Franchise Game #800: Odessa's road game on November 20th was the 800th regular season game played in the franchise history - a 4-3 shootout win at Laredo.

Odessa Jackalopes All Time Record: The Jacks are 418-310-84 through 812 regular season games played as a franchise.

SEASON LEADERS:

Goals - 13, Three players

Assists - 32, D. Leveille

Points - 38, D. Leveille

Penalty Minutes - 64, G. Gruenke

Plus/Minus - +9, A. Dunn/D. Leveille

GAA - 2.12, J. Martin

Save Pct. - 92.4%, J. Martin

CURRENT STREAKS:

Wins - Four

Losses - None

OTL - None

Unbeaten - Four

Winless - None

Goals - Three players, 1 game

Assists - S. Thinel, 2 games

Points - S. Thinel, 2 games

GAME LOG:

10/16 vs. CRP, W 3-2 (SO)

10/17 @ AMA, L 2-1

10/20 vs. RGV, W 7-0

10/23 @ AMA, W 9-4

10/24 vs. BOS, OTL 5-4 (SO)

10/27 vs. MIZ, W 8-1

10/30 @ CRP, W 5-4 (SO)

11/5 @ CRP, W 4-3

11/6 @ BOS, W 4-1

11/7 @ BOS, W 4-1

11/13 vs. RGV, W 5-2

11/14 vs. AMA, W 5-2

11/17 vs. AMA, W 6-5 (SO)

11/19 vs. TEX, L 7-3

11/20 @ LAR, W 4-3 (SO)

11/21 @ RGV, OTL 4-3 (SO)

11/25 @ TEX, W 5-3

11/27 vs. ALN, L 5-4

11/28 vs. RGV, W 3-2 (SO)

11/29 vs. AMA, W 4-3 (OT)

12/4 vs. LAR, W 2-1 (SO)

12/5 @ LAR, L 6-1

12/12 @ COL, OTL 2-1 (SO)

12/13 @ AMA, W 9-2

12/16 @ ARZ, W 4-1

12/18 @ ALN, W 3-2 (OT)

12/19 vs. ALN, W 3-0

12/22 vs. ALN

12/26 vs. ARZ

12/27 vs. ARZ

12/31 vs. TEX

1/1 vs. AMA

1/2 vs. CRP

1/8 @ MIS

1/9 @ WIC

1/15 @ CRP

1/16 @ RGV

1/20 @ ARZ

1/22 @ ARZ

1/23 @ ARZ

1/27 @ RGV

1/29 vs. ARZ

1/30 vs. ARZ

1/31 vs. LAR

2/2 vs. CRP

2/5 vs. COL

2/6 vs. COL

2/12 @ RPD

2/13 @ RPD

2/17 @ ARZ

2/19 @ AMA

2/20 @ TEX

2/26 vs. AMA

2/27 vs. AMA

3/3 @ COL

3/5 vs. CRP

3/6 vs. LAR

3/9 vs. RPD

3/12 @ MIZ

3/13 @ MIZ

3/14 @ AMA

3/17 @ LAR

3/19 vs. LAR

3/20 vs. RPD

TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL HIGHS:

TEAM HIGHS

Goals in a game - 9 @ AMA, 10/23; @ AMA, 12/13

Assists in a game - 17 @ AMA, 10/23

Points in a game - 26 @ AMA, 10/23

+/- in a game - +28 vs. MIZ, 10/27

Power Play Goals in a game - 5 vs. RGV, 10/20

Shorthanded Goals in a game - 2 vs. MIZ, 10/27

Penalties in a game - 13 vs. TEX, 11/19

Penalty Minutes in a game - 40 vs. TEX, 11/19

Shots in a game - 48 vs. AMA, 11/17

Saves in a game - 48 @ CRP, 10/30

INDIVIDUAL HIGHS

Goals in a game - 3, Jeff Pierce @ AMA, 10/23; Kenny Bernard @ AMA, 12/13

Assists in a game - 4, Three times

Points in a game - 5, Sebastien Thinel @ AMA, 12/13

+/- in a game - +4, Alex Dunn vs. MIZ, 10/27

Power Play Goals in a game - Several players, 1

Shorthanded Goals in a game - Kenny Bernard/Kory Karlander, 1 vs. MIZ, 10/27

Penalties in a game - 4, Michael Grenzy

Penalty Minutes in a game - 19, Michael Grenzy

Shots in a game - 8, Mike Ramsay @ AMA, 12/13

Saves in a game - 48, Joel Martin @ CRP, 10/30

SEASON HIGH TEAM STREAKS

Wins - 8, 10/20 - 11/19

Unbeaten - 11, 10/20 - 11/19

Losses - 1, multiple times

Winless - 1, multiple times

SEASON HIGH INDIVIDUAL STREAKS

Goal - Kenny Bernard with 8 games, 10/23 - 11/13

Assists - Phil Plante with 7 games, 10/20 - 11/7

Points - Kenny Bernard with 8 games, 10/23 - 11/13

GAME PREVIEW:

Last Game - Odessa Jackalopes and Allen Americans: Odessa's Joel Martin stopped 37 shots, while Kory Karlander, Jean Bourbeau, and Kenny Bernard each scored to give the Jackalopes a 3-0 shutout win over the Americans on Saturday night. The win swept a home-and-home series between the two teams.

The Last 10: The Odessa Jackalopes and Allen Americans are both 7-2-1 in their last 10 games.

Players to Watch: Kory Karlander has four points (two goals, two assists) in the last four games for Odessa, while Justin Bowers is red hot with 22 points (eight goals, 14 assists) in the last 12 games for Allen.

Beating the Best: This season the Jackalopes are 10-3-3 against teams with a winning percentage over.500.

Balanced Attack: Currently there are nine players on Odessa's roster with 20 or more points this season. The next closest teams are Colorado and Rapid City who each have six players with 20 or more points.

400-Games for Thinel: The next game for Sebastien Thinel will be the 400th of his pro career.

Goal #50 for Van Drunen; Goal #100, Assist #200, Point #300 for Leveille: Dave Van Drunen and Dominic Leveille are approaching milestones for the Jackalopes. Van Drunen is two goals away from 50 in his pro career, while Leveille is two goals away from the 100 mark in his time as a pro. Leveille also has 198 assists in his career and 296 points overall.

Goaltenders Split the Shifts for Odessa: Joel Martin and Juha Toivonen have spent the majority of the season alternating starts for the Jackalopes. October 16th and 17th was the only time this season that a goaltender for Odessa started consecutive games. Joel Martin was in net for those contests, the first two of the season.

Winning Response: The Jackalopes have not lost back-to-back games of any kind this year - not even in overtime or a shootout.

One-Man Band Heroics: Three different times this year, an Odessa Jackalopes player has scored the game-tying and shootout-winning goals in the same game. Collin Circelli did it twice against Corpus Christi on October 16th and at Laredo on November 20th. Brian Swiniarski did it on December 4th vs. Laredo.

Bonus Hockey: Odessa leads the CHL having played in eleven games this season that have needed overtime/shootout to decide a winner, going 8-3 in those games. Nine of the games were decided in shootouts (6-3).

December 22, 2009

TEAM RECORDS:

Most Wins in a Season - 47, 2001-02

Fewest Losses in a Season - 11, 2001-02

Most Overtime Loses in a Season - 12, 2004-05

Most Overtime Games in a Season - 14, 2002-03

Most Shootouts in a Season - 15, 1997-98

Longest Win Streak - 11, 2001-02 and 2008-09

Longest Home Win Streak - 10, 2005-06

Longest Road Win Streak - 10, 2001-02*

Longest Losing Streak - 12, 1997-98

Longest Home Losing Streak - 10, 1997-98

Longest Road Losing Streak - 11, 2003-04

Longest Unbeaten Streak - 18 (17-0-1), 2001-02

Longest Home Unbeaten Streak - 15 (14-0-1), 2001-02

Longest Road Unbeaten Streak - 13 (11-0-2), Over two seasons in 2003

Longest Winless Streak - 12, 1997-98

Longest Home Winless Streak - 10, 1997-98

Longest Road Winless Streak - 11, 2003-04

Most Goals Scored in a Season - 262, 1997-98

Highest Goals per Game Avg. - 4.06, 2008-09

Most Goals Allowed in a Season - 360, 1997-98

Highest Goals Allowed Avg. - 5.22, 1997-98

Fewest Goals Allowed in a Season - 149, 2001-02

Fewest Goals Allowed Avg. - 2.33, 2001-02

Most Goals Scored in a Game - 9, five times

Most Goals Scored in a Period - 6 vs. Waco, 12/9/97

Most Goals Allowed in a Game - 12 at El Paso, 11/21/97

Most Goals Allowed in a Period - 6, twice

Most Saves in a Game - 59, twice

Most Saves in a Period - 28, Michael Tornquist at El Paso 12/7/97

Individual Goals in a Game - 5, Sami Laine vs. Waco 12/9/97

Individual Assists in a Game - 4, several times

Individual Points in a Game - 7, Paul Vincent at Lake Charles 1/7/00 Individual Plus/Minus in a Game - +7, Jacque Rodrigue vs. Central Texas 11/14/98

Most Points in a Season - 97, Sebastien Thinel 2008-09

Most Goals in a Season - 56, Sami Laine 1997-98

Most Assists in a Season - 59, Sebastien Thinel 2008-09

Best Plus/Minus in a Season - +27, Scott Hillman 2001-02

Best Goals Against Avg. in a Season - 2.16, Mike Gorman 2001-02

Best Save Percentage in a Season -.931, Mike Gorman 2001-02

Most Goaltending Wins in a Season - 32, Mike Gorman 2001-02

*CHL Record

JACKALOPES PLAYER NOTES:

- #1 Juha Toivonen began the season winning his first six appearances of this season. He signed a two-way contract with the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the offseason.

- #2 JR Bria picked up his first Odessa point with an assist on October 20th at Amarillo.

- #3 Michael Grenzy picked up his first point in an Odessa uniform with a goal against Amarillo on November 29th.

- #4 Patrick Mbaraga recorded his first Odessa point with an assist on November 20th at Laredo

- #6 Garrett Gruenke recorded the first goal of his pro career on October 23rd at Amarillo.

- #7 Alex Dunn is tied for second among CHL defensemen with 22 points this season - eight goals, 14 assists. Colorado's Aaron Schneekloth leads with 23 points.

- #9 Kenny Bernard had an eight game goal-scoring streak from October 23rd to November 13th this year. He also recorded a second period hat trick at Amarillo on December 13th in a 9-2 win.

- #10 Dominic Leveille's 17 points (three goals, 14 assists) in the first 10 games of 2009-10 is the best start to a season in his pro career.

- #11 Paul Kelly matched his goal total from last season (seven) in just 11 games this season. Last year Kelly recorded seven goals in 26 CHL games between Odessa and Rapid City.

- #16 Collin Circelli has scored the game-tying and game winning goals in the same game twice this season. October 16th vs. Corpus Christi and November 20th at Laredo - both were shootout wins.

- #17 Jeff Pierce recorded the first hat trick of his pro career on October 23rd at Amarillo in a 9-4 win.

- #19 Mike Ramsay has a point in every game this season except nine.

- #20 Jean Bourbeau had 25 points last season, and Odessa was 19-2-1 in games when he registered a point. This year Odessa is 7-1-1. He signed a two-way contract with the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the offseason.

- #23 Brian Swiniarski scored a pair of goals in his season debut against Amarillo on November 29th and again against Laredo on December 4th. He missed the first 19 games of the season due to injury.

- #24 Phil Plante is tied for sixth among CHL defensemen with 20 points (five goals, 15 assists).

- #27 Dave Van Drunen's +21 rating last season is tied for fourth all time in franchise history (Trevor Allman, 2001-2002). Scott Hillman's +27 in 2001-02 is the franchise record.

- #28 Mike Lesperance recorded the first four-point game of his career on October 20th vs. Rio Grande Valley.

- #33 Kory Karlander scored the first shorthanded goal of the season for the Jackalopes on October 27th against Missouri. He has two this season.

- #43 Sebastien Thinel has eight multi-point games this season.

- #49 Joel Martin has been in net for eight of Odessa's nine shootouts this season going 6-2.

OT/SHOOTOUT RECORDS:

Overtime: 15-30

Shootout: 61-57

Combined: 76-87

PLAYOFF RECORDS:

All time: 25-33

Game 1's: 3-9

Game 2's: 4-8

Game 3's: 8-4

Game 4's: 4-5

Game 5's: 2-5

Game 6's: 3-1

Game 7's: 1-1

OT: 6-7

2 OT: 1-1

3 OT: 0-1

Elimination Games: 5-11

PRONUNCIATIONS:

1 - YOO-hah TOY-voh-nen

2 - BREE-uh

3 - GREN-zee

4 - em-BAR-guh

6 - GREEN-kee

10 - LUH-vy-yay

16 - sur-SELL-ee

19 - RAM-zee

20 - ZHON bor-BOH

23 - swin-ee-AR-skee

24 - PLAHNT

27 - van DROO-nin

28 - les-per-AHNS

33 - KAR-lander

43 - tuh-NELL

JACKALOPES AMONG THE CHL TOP 10:

Goals - None

Assists - D. Leveille, 32 (1st in CHL); S. Thinel, 26 (Tied - 3rd)

Points - D. Leveille, 38 (Tied - 4th in CHL); S. Thinel, 33 (Tied - 9th)

Plus/Minus - None

PP Goals - K. Bernard/A. Dunn, 7 (Tied - 2nd in CHL); J. Pierce, 6 (Tied - 5th); C. Circelli, 5 (Tied - 10th)

PP Assists - D. Leveille, 17 (1st in CHL); P. Plante, 11 (Tied - 4th); S. Thinel, 10 (Tied - 9th)

Shorthanded Goals - K. Bernard, 3 (Tied - 2nd); K. Karlander, 2 (Tied - 6th in CHL)

Game Winning Goals - J. Pierce, 6 (1st); C. Circelli, 3 (Tied - 5th)

Minutes - J. Martin, 878:07 (9th in CHL)

Wins - J. Martin, 11 (Tied - 3rd in CHL); J. Toivonen, 9 (Tied - 6th)

Goals Against Avg. - J. Martin, 2.12 (1st in CHL)

Save Percentage - J. Martin,.924 (2nd in CHL)

SPECIAL TEAMS RECORDS:

Best Power Play % in a Season - 22.4%, 2000-01

Most Power Play Goals in a Season - 110, 2008-09

Most Power Play Goals in a Game - 7 vs. Waco 2/26/99

Best Penalty Kill % in a Season - 87.07%, 2001-02

Worst Penalty Kill % in a Season - 73.27%, 1997-98

Most Shorthanded Goals in a Season - 13, 2002-03

Individual Power Play Goals in a Game - 4, Paul Vincent vs. Waco 2/26/99

Individual Power Play Goals in a Season - 21, Sebastien Thinel, 2008-09

Individual Shorthanded Goals in a Season - 5, Dan Lavergne, 1997-98

Individual Shorthanded Goals in a Game - 2, several times

Odessa Jackalopes (20-4-3)

1st, Southern Conference

Allen Americans (17-6-2)

2nd, Southern Conference

Broadcast Info:

102.1 Jack FM, CHL-TV

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP:

The top two teams in the CHL's Southern Conference hook up for their fourth and final meeting of the season. The Jackalopes are 2-1-0 against Allen this season. Two of the three contests have been decided by just a goal. Allen's Bruce Graham leads all skaters in the season series with four points (two goals, two assists). Chris Whitley has been in net for the Americans in all three meetings this season.

SCORING BY PERIOD:

1st Period Goals For: 30 2nd Period Goals For: 44 3rd Period Goals For: 32

1st Period Goals Against: 22 2nd Period Goals Against: 23 3rd Period Goals Against: 26

UPCOMING MILESTONES:

Gillis: 500th win (488)

Karlander: 300th goal (287)

Leveille: 100th goal (98), 200th assist (197), 300th point (295)

Plante: 700th game (683)

Thinel: 400th game (399)

Van Drunen: 50th goal (48), 200th assist (197), 50th point (245)

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