2006 CHL All-Star Game Update

Published on January 18, 2006 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees News Release


Tonight, the best and brightest of the Central Hockey League shine on Hidalgo, Texas, as the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees host the 2006 CHL All-Star Game presented by Obra Homes. Head Coach Terry Ruskowski of the Laredo Bucks leads the Southern Conference squad against Colorado's Chris Stewart and the Northern Conference. This is the ninth all-time CHL All-Star Game, and the second in a row to be played in South Texas (last year's game was at Laredo). The North has won the last two contests, edging the South 14-13 in a shootout last season and 12-9 in 2004.

BROADCAST INFO

RADIO/TV

Radio: CHL All-Star Radio Network; audio stream available at killerbeehockey.com; audio/video stream at chltv.com.

The radio broadcast of the 2006 CHL All-Star Game presented by Obra Homes begins with the pre-game show at 7:15 p.m. Tune in as Rich Bocchini (RGV Killer Bees), Joe Dominey (Laredo Bucks) and Steve Mears (Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs) bring you all the action. The pre-game show will feature interviews with both All-Star Coaches, while the post-game will feature interviews with the MVP of each conference. During the game, the trio will rotate play-by-play, color, and roving reporter duties. Listen for exclusive interviews from the player benches, locker rooms, and the CHL brass.

ALL-STAR INDIVIDUAL NOTES

- A total of 19 players will make their All-Star debuts tonight (nine from the South, 10 from the North). The Southeast Division in which the Killer Bees play is well represented with three Killer Bees, three Laredo Bucks, two Austin Ice Bats and two Corpus Christi Rayz.

- A number of familiar faces grace the lineups of each conference. Travis Clayton (Wichita), Bernie John (Corpus Christi) and Don Parsons make their sixth CHL All Star appearances, while Mark DeSantis plays in his fifth (including the 2001 WPHL game).

- John and Parsons are playing in their sixth consecutive All-Star tilts, while Clayton missed the 2004 and 2001 contest.

- Sebastien Thinel and Derek Landmesser are playing in their fourth consecutive CHL All-Star Game.

- Making their third consecutive All-Star Game appearance are Derek Hahn, Scott Reid, and Greg Pankewicz.

- Colorado's Greg Pankewicz set a CHL All-Star Record last year in Laredo with a five-goal, nine-point performance. His Northern Conference club tied a CHL record last year with 14 goals besting the South in a shootout.

REGULAR-SEASON LEADERS IN THE ALL-STAR GAME

- Out of the CHL's top 18 scorers, 13 are playing in tonight's game (14 if you include Garrett Prosofsky, an All-Star who is not playing tonight). The league's top five scorers (Derek Hahn, Jeff Christian, Joe Blaznek, Sebastien Thinel and Jason Duda) are all in tonight's game.

- Jeff Christian (31), Joe Blaznek (27), Derek Hahn (26) and Sebastien Thinel (23) are the top-four goal scorers in the league. Hahn (41) and Duda (35) lead the league in assists. Christian and Blaznek lead the league in power play (15 each) and game-winning goals (eight and seven).

- Four of the five goalie wins leaders this season are playing tonight -- Paulo Colaiacovo (18), Mike Gorman (16), Evan Lindsay (15) and Sean Connors (15).

- Ken Carroll has the fourth-best GAA (2.40) in the CHL, while Mike Gorman is right behind him (2.45). Gorman in second in save percentage (.928) while Scott Reid is fourth (.922).

- Dominic Leveille and Jim Dahl are first and second in rookie scoring. Dahl is tied for first with 16 goals (along with Austin's Mike Tucciarone), while Leveille leads all rookies with 27 assists. Leveille's eight power play goals are tied for first (with Tucciarone).

- Serge Dube and Bernie John lead all defensemen with 10 goals each, while Derek Landmesser is right behind them with nine. Six of the nine top-scoring defensemen are in tonight's game (Dube, Landmesser, John, Mario Joly, Kahlil Thomas and Mark DeSantis).

REGULAR-SEASON STREAKS LEADERS IN THE ALL-STAR GAME

- Derek Landmesser has assists (six) in five-straight games dating back to Jan. 6.

- Derek Hahn has points (22) in eight-straight games dating back to Dec. 29.

- Jeff Christian's six-game goal streak from Oct. 29-Nov. 11 is a CHL season-high.

- Travis Clayton's 13-game point streak (24 points) from Nov. 16-Dec. 17 is a CHL season-high, as is his 12-game assist streak (19 assists).

HISTORY

- Since the North/South format was adopted for the 2002 CHL All-Star Game, the North has taken three of the four games outscoring the South 39-36. The South's only win was a 10-6 final in 2003 at Oklahoma City.

- Only once has the game gone to a shootout or overtime (last season) and only once have both teams posted double-digit goals (last season, 14-13).

- The CHL and the former West Coast Hockey League played two interlocking All-Star Games (2000, 2001). Each league posted a victory.

- This is the fourth All-Star Game since the CHL and WPHL merged in May, 2001. The CHL has held an All-Star Game since 1998, while the WPHL held All-Star contests from 1997-2001.

- The WPHL format for the 2000 and 2001 All-Star Game was Texas vs. World. Texas won in 2000 with a 10-6 final, but the World rallied in 2001 with a 9-8 shootout victory. The other three WPHL All-Star Games were an East vs. West format. The West won two of the three.

PREVIOUS ALL-STAR RESULTS

CHL

2005 -- at Laredo, North 14, South 13 (SO)

2004 - at New Mexico, North 12, South 9

2003 - South 10, North 6

2002 - North 7, South 4

2001 - CHL 4, WCHL 2

2000 - WCHL 4, CHL 3 (SO)

1999 - West 8, East 4

1998 - East 14, West 10

WPHL

2001 - West 10, east 8

2000 - World 9, Texas 8 (SO)

1999 - Texas 10, World 6

1998 - West 11, East 5

1997 - East 14, West 9

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