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Mavericks' Forward Sebastien Thinel Named CHL's Player of the Week

December 31, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Kansas City Mavericks News Release


INDEPENDENCE, Missouri - The Central Hockey League announced Monday that Missouri Mavericks' forward Sebastien Thinel has been named the Oakley Central Hockey League Player of the Week for the period ending December 30, 2012.

Thinel helped his team to points in all three of their games last week scoring four goals with five assists to go along with a +2 plus/minus rating. The St. Jerome, Quebec native's least productive game of the week came on Wednesday in a 4-3 overtime loss in Quad City where he contributed on assist. In his other two games, Thinel had two goals and two assists in each contest which included two goals and an assist in the third period of the Mavs come from behind 5-4 overtime loss in Wichita and the game-winning shorthanded goal in the Mavs 5-3 win over Tulsa on Saturday.

Thinel is the first CHL player this season to hit 50 points (15-3550). The two-time CHL scoring champion leads the league in scoring and is tied for third with his +16 plus/minus rating.

Oakley CHL Player of the Week

Sebastien Thinel, Missouri Mavericks

Position: F

(Weekly Totals)

Games Played: 3

Goals: 4

Assists: 5

Points: 9

Plus/Minus: +2

Oakley CHL Player of the Week Previous Winners

Oct. 22- Jeff Pierce, Missouri Mavericks

Oct. 29- Gary Steffes, Tulsa Oilers

Nov. 5- David Gilbert, Bloomington Blaze

Nov. 12- Kyle Chipchura, Arizona Sundogs

Nov. 19- Phil Fox, Fort Worth Brahmas

Nov. 26- R.G. Flath, Wichita Thunder

Dec. 3- Brad Smyth, Denver Cutthroats

Dec. 10- Andrew Courtney, Missouri Mavericks

Dec. 17- Kevin Young, Wichita Thunder

Dec. 24- Scotty Howes, Allen Americans

Dec. 30- Sebastien Thinel, Missouri Mavericks

The Mavericks host the Tulsa Oilers tonight in the annual New Year's Eve game at 7:05 p.m. Tickets on are sale via Ticketmaster.com, by calling (800) 745-3000 or by heading to the Silverstein Eye Centers Box Office. Parking is always free at Independence Events Center. For more information on the Missouri Mavericks visit www.MissouriMavericks.com.

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