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2011 CHL All-Star Game Captains Announced

January 12, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


TEMPE, AZ (January 11, 2011) -The 2011 CHL All-Star Game is set for Wednesday night in Rapid City, South Dakota with the host Rapid City Rush taking on a team of CHL All-Stars and today the co-coaches for the CHL All-Star team, Allen ‚¬â„¢s Dwight Mullins and Missouri ‚¬â„¢s Scott Hillman, announced that Odessa ‚¬â„¢s Sebastien Thinel will be the team ‚¬â„¢s Captain and Tulsa ‚¬â„¢s Derek Eastman and Mississippi ‚¬â„¢s Nathan Lutz will serve as the games alternate captains.

Thinel is the all-star veteran for the CHL team playing in his sixth all-star game. The St. Jerome, Quebec native is the league ‚¬â„¢s leading scorer with 58 points (18-40=58) and was the 2009 CHL Most Valuable Player and the winner of the 2009 CHL Joe Burton Scoring Championship with 97 points (38-59 - ) on the season.

Eastman is in his eighth professional season and his second with the Tulsa Oilers. The defenseman has 25 points (9-16=25) this year already matching his 2009-10 goal total of nine. The St. Paul, Minnesota native was a member of the 2010 All-CHL Team.

Lutz is in his ninth season and first with the Mississippi RiverKings. A majority of the Mistatim, Saskatchewan native ‚¬â„¢s career has been spent in the American Hockey League. His 29 points (8-21=29) are second among all defensemen in the CHL.

Both Eastman and Lutz will be playing in their first CHL All-Star Game.

The game will take place at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Arena with face-off scheduled for 6:35 PM (MST).



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