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All-Star Week is Here

January 19, 2004 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
New Mexico Scorpions News Release


SCORPIONS EVENTS – The final Skate with the Scorpions presented by Blades Sports Center is after Sunday's game against Bossier-Shreveport. Lobo Football Night comes to Tingley on Friday, Jan. 30 when the Scorps host Amarillo. The Scorpions will wear cherry and silver Lobo jerseys that will be auctioned off after the game, and the Lobos football team will be honored between periods. Fans can purchase a grandstand ticket to the Dodge CHL All-Star Game and Lobo Football Night for $16, or $4 off the regular price for each game. The Scorpions will honor the team's all-time leading scorer with Peter Ambroziak Bobblehead Night on Saturday, Jan. 31 vs. Laredo to the first 1,500 fans.

ALL-STAR GAME UPDATE – The 2004 Dodge CHL All-Star Game will be held this Thursday, Jan. 22 at Tingley Coliseum. The skills competition starts at 6 p.m. while the game begins at 7:05 p.m. WWE superstar Shawn Michaels will be signing autographs at the game. Ticket prices range from $11 to $24. The 2004 Dodge CHL All-Star Banquet featuring guest speaker and Hockey Hall of Fame member Phil Esposito will be this Wednesday, Jan. 21 at Santa Ana Star Casino near Bernalillo. Cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m. with the banquet to follow at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 each or $325 for a table of eight and are now on sale to everybody.

SCORPIONS RECAP –

SCORPIONS 7, AMARILLO 3 – The Scorpions exploded offensively in a 7-3 win over Amarillo at home on Friday. Brian Barker scored twice and added an assist while Vladimir Hartinger, Walker McDonald and Clint Wensley each notched a goal and two helpers. Chris Richards and Peter Ambroziak also scored for the Scorpions. Danny Lorenz made 31 saves in goal for New Mexico. All seven Scorpions goals came during the final two periods.

COLORADO 5, SCORPIONS 1 – Colorado took their second straight win over the Scorpions on Saturday with a 5-1 victory. Peter Ambroziak tied the game at 1-1 late in the first period, only to see Brent Thompson score the eventual game-winner with 4.8 seconds left on the power play. Scott Swanson scored in the second period, while Riley Nelson and Karlis Zirnis added goals in the third. Danny Lorenz made 26 saves for the Scorpions.

SCORPIONS MATCH-UPS –

TULSA – The Oilers are mired in an 11-game winless streak (0-8-3), but gave the Scorps two tough battles earlier this season. New Mexico won 5-4 in overtime at home on Nov. 26 and then beat the Oilers 3-2 in a shootout at Tulsa two days later. All-Star Jason Bermingham leads the Oilers in scoring with 23 goals and 49 points. Former Scorpion Todd Marcellus isn't far behind with 40 points (17g-23a). Goalie Rod Branch is 11-11-6 with a 2.81 GAA and .920 save percentage. Butch Kaebel is the Oilers coach for the rest of the season, having taken over after Bruce Garber resigned last month.

LUBBOCK – The Scorpions have won four straight games against the Cotton Kings, who broke a seven-game losing streak with a 6-3 win in Austin on Saturday. The Cotton Kings also play at Corpus Christi tonight and at Laredo tomorrow. All-Star Joe Blaznek is the team's leading scorer with 35 points (14g-21a). Goalie Jeremy Symington (6-11-4, 3.40 GAA) has become the team's mainstay after Mike Brusseau was waived last week. In addition to being the league's second-most penalized team at 27.7 PIM per game, the Cotton Kings are last in allowing 3.84 goals per contest.

BOSSIER-SHREVEPORT – The Mudbugs come to Tingley this weekend as the CHL's hottest team, going 17-2-1 since the beginning of December. Bossier-Shreveport claimed a 2-0 win over the Scorpions on Oct. 25, one of two shutouts on the year for All-Star starting goalie Ken Carroll (17-7-2, 2.22 GAA). His counterpart, Jeff Blair, is 9-1-0 with a 1.47 GAA since coming over from Odessa last month. Chad Spurr leads the Mudbugs in scoring with 18 goals and 47 points. Bossier-Shreveport is the league's second-best defensive team, allowing just 2.24 goals per game. Sunday's visit is the first for the Mudbugs to Tingley Coliseum since a 3-1 Scorpions win on Feb. 23, 2002.

ANOTHER FEATHER IN THE CAP – With a goal in each game this weekend, Peter Ambroziak became the Scorpions' all-time leading goal scorer at 135, passing Sylvain Naud. Ambroziak now owns the team's all-time goals, assists, points and games played marks.

STINGERS – Peter Ambroziak has seven goals in his last nine games... Vladimir Hartinger and Clint Wensley set a new season-high with three points each in Friday's win over Amarillo... Brian Barker and Walker McDonald tied their season highs in that game, also with three points each... The Scorpions play seven of their next nine games at Tingley Coliseum... This weekend is the fourth of seven times this season that the Scorpions play three games in as many nights.

SCORPIONS RESULTS –

19-17-3 record, 41 pts., 4th place, Northwest Division (12-6-1 home, 7-11-2 away)

Friday, Jan. 9 SCORPIONS 7, Amarillo 3 – Barker, McDonald, Wensley, Hartinger – 3 points each

Saturday, Jan. 10 Colorado 5, SCORPIONS 1 – Peter Ambroziak – 1 goal, became team's all-time goal scorer

Home team in CAPS

SCORPS IN ACTION –

Friday, Jan. 23 Scorpions vs. Tulsa Oilers (12-17-9, 33 pts., 5th place, Northwest Div.) – 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 24 Scorpions at Lubbock Cotton Kings (10-21-6, 26 pts., 4th pl., Southwest Div.) – 6:05 p.m. MST

Sunday, Jan. 25 Scorpions vs. Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (26-8-3, 55 pts., 1st pl., Northeast Div.) – 5:05 p.m.

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