Bucks in Need of Wins, Host Mavs
March 10, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Laredo Bucks News Release
LAREDO, TX- The Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League continue a three-game home stand Friday night when they host the Missouri Mavericks at Laredo Energy Arena.
The Bucks will host a job fair presented by the Laredo chamber of commerce and Staff Connection from 12-4pm in the LEA concourse. It's FREE and open to everyone. Companies from several different industries will be represented and everyone who attends will have a chance to win TWO FREE TICKETS game. Call 718-BUCK (2825) for more information on the job fair.
Friday March 11, 2011: (Game 59, Home Game 30)
Missouri (32-19-6, 70pts) at Laredo (20-30-8, 48pts), 7:30pm, Laredo Energy Arena
Radio: 94.1-FM (7:10pm pregame show)
Listen in LEA: 94.1-FM or 105.3-FM
Online Radio: www.laredobucks.com, OR www.rmx.com.mx, OR http://www.ustream.tv/user/LaredoBucks
TV: CHL-TV (http://chltv.neulion.com/chltv/ )
Live Stats: www.pointstreak.com
All-time series (Regular season): Third meeting: Bucks 0-1-1 vs. Mavericks
2010-11: First meeting
Last meeting: 12/22/10: @MIZZ 6, LAR 5, SO
Next meeting: 3/26/11: MIZZ @ LAR, 7:30pm
The Bucks trail Rio Grande Valley by four points for the final playoff spot in the Berry Conference with eight games remaining. Laredo fell to Arizona 2-1 Tuesday night and the Sundogs passed the Bees in the standings Wednesday with a 4-1 win in Rio Grande Valley. Arizona is at Rio Grande Valley again on Friday before returning to Laredo Saturday night.
The Bucks loss Tuesday to the Sundogs snapped Laredo's three-game home winning streak.
The Bucks are looking for their first-ever win against the Mavericks Friday night as they have lost two one-goal games in their first two meetings last season against the second-year franchise. Last season the Bucks fell to the Mavs at home 1-0 on December 11th, and suffered a 6-5 shootout loss in Missouri on December 22nd.
Missouri has clinched a playoff spot in the Turner Conference and sit just two points out of first-place behind Colorado and Rapid City.
The Mavericks return to Laredo on March 26th.
GRENVILLE HALL OF FAME NIGHT SATURDAY
The Bucks will induct two-time CHL All-Star Chris Grenville as the first member of the Bucks Hall of Fame on March 12th when the Bucks host Arizona at Laredo Energy Arena. The first 1,000 fans to enter the LEA will receive a FREE Chris Grenville Hall of Fame replica plaque.
In October Grenville received the most votes out of all of the Bucks' Legends who were eligible to make the Hall of Fame. The voting was comprised of the Bucks fan vote on Legends Night and Bucks front office staff.
Grenville, with his family on hand, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at a special ceremony during the game that night.
Grenville is one of the greatest players in Laredo Bucks history. Grenville, an original Buck, played three seasons in Laredo from 2002-2004 and 2005-06 and helped lead the franchise to two CHL President's Cup Championships.
BUCKS TO HONOR JAIME J. ZAPATA SATURDAY
The Bucks, along with Crime Stoppers, announced that part of the proceeds from ticket sales to Saturday's (Mar. 12th) game against Arizona will be donated to the Jaime J. Zapata ICE agent scholarship fund.
Special Agent Zapata was killed recently in the line of duty as an agent for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) working in the agency's Mexico City office. He was 32.
The Bucks and Crime Stoppers will honor agent Zapata during Saturday's game with a video tribute on the jumbo tron.
Tickets are on sale now by calling Crime Stoppers' Lisa Peterson at 956-724-1876 or 718-BUCK (2825).
2010-11 BUCKS SEASON TICKETS
Contact your personal Bucks representative or call 718-BUCK (2825) today to get your 2010-11 Bucks season tickets!
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