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Texas Dumps Peoria 3-2

March 10, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Texas Stars News Release


Cedar Park, TX - The Texas Stars (36-22-3-4, 79 Points) defeated the Peoria Rivermen (30-27-2-6, 68 Points) 3-2 on Wednesday night in front of 3,909 fans at Cedar Park Center. Stars center Aaron Gagnon broke the 2-2 tie at 5:26 of the third period, leading Texas to its third win against the Rivermen this year. Colton Sceviour and Francis Wathier also scored, as Texas improved to 20-11-1-2 at Cedar Park Center. Texas goalie Brent Krahn (11-2-0) stopped 29 of 31 Rivermen shots in the victory. Peoria goalie Joe Fallon (16-12-1) made 20 saves in the loss. Texas travels to San Antonio to take on the Rampage at 7:00 PM this Friday.

The Rivermen opened the scoring at 9:11 of the first period, taking a 1-0 lead. Peoria defenseman Justin Fletcher received a pass from Lars Eller to the top of the left-wing circle and powered a shot past Texas goalie Brent Krahn on the gloveside. The Stars countered with 2:51 left in the period, tying the game 1-1. Right wing Colton Sceviour scored on a breakaway pass from defenseman Dan Jancevski, sending a backhanded shot through the legs of Peoria goalie Joe Fallon. Sceviour's seventh goal of the season was the team's third shorthanded goal this year.

Peoria went ahead 2-1 with a power-play goal in the second period. Winger Pascal Pelletier sent a backhanded shot into the net after finding a rebound from Derek Armstrong's shot. Pelletier's 13th goal of the year came at 5:21. Texas tied the game 2-2 with a power-play goal just 1:33 later. Winger Francis Wathier scored from behind the goal-line, bouncing the puck off of Fallon's shoulder. Maxime Fortunus and Aaron Gagnon tallied assists on Wathier's 12th goal of the year.

The Stars broke the 2-2 tie at 5:26 of the third period, taking a 3-2 lead. Center Aaron Gagnon found a rebound in front of the Peoria net and sent a shot past Fallon. Defenseman Andrew Hutchinson and Wathier each added an assist on Gagnon's game-winning tally, his 18th goal this season.

The Stars travel to San Antonio to take on the Rampage on Friday, March 12th at 7:00 PM as the State Farm Lone Star Faceoff continues. Texas will host the Rampage in a rematch at home on Saturday, March 13th at 7:00 pm. On Saturday, the first 2,000 fans receive a Texas Stars pet leash. Also, the State Farm Family 4-Pack will be available to fans and includes four tickets, four hotdogs and four sodas for $44.00. The Stars also host the Milwaukee Admirals on Thursday, March 18th at 7:30 PM. On Thursday, fans will have the opportunity to purchase a $20.00 terrace-level ticket, which includes All-You-Can-Eat soda, popcorn, hotdogs, peanuts and nachos. All games can be heard on the Stars flagship station ESPNAustin 104.9 FM "The Horn" or ESPNAustin 1530-AM.

Tickets for any of the Stars 40 regular season home games at Cedar Park Center are on sale, starting as low as $9.00 a seat. Individual game tickets may be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000, by going online at www.ticketmaster.com or by visiting any local Ticketmaster outlet.

Season ticket packages to see the Stars play their Inaugural season at the Cedar Park Center are on sale now, starting as low as $12.00 a seat. For more information on Texas Stars season tickets call (512) GO-STARS (467-8277) or visit www.TexasStarsHockey.com. Anyone interested in purchasing season tickets, suites, group tickets or mini-plans may call the Texas Stars front office.

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