Arizona Sundogs Weekly Update
Published on February 13, 2012 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Arizona Sundogs News Release
PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ - The Arizona Sundogs continue their season-long, 11-game road trip through the Midwest this week with their second straight three-in-three weekend. Arizona will visit Missouri, Quad City, and Evansville this week.
Last week's record: 2-1-0
Season overall: 15-25-7, 37 pts - Tied-7th, Berry Conference
-- LAST WEEK'S GAMES - Friday at Bloomington Blaze, 5-4 (SO) Win
Craig Macdonald's hat trick and four point night propelled the Sundogs to a third period comeback and shootout win over the Bloomington Blaze in the only meeting of the season between the two clubs. Kevin Petovello scored the shootout and game-winning goal in round six. Mike Spillane earned his first win of the season in net for the Sundogs.
Saturday at Quad City Mallards, 4-2 Loss
Kyle Hood and Craig Macdonald scored goals just over a minute apart in the third period to close the deficit to 3-2, but Jeremy Boyer added an insurance tally for the Mallards for a 4-2 win on Saturday. The CHL's second leading scorer, Brandon Marino, recorded two assists for Quad City.
Sunday at Quad City Mallards, 5-2 Win
The Sundogs scored four unanswered goals to pull away with a 5-2 win on Sunday afternoon. JP Chabot scored two of the goals for the Sundogs and Mike Spillane stopped 33 shots for his second consecutive win. Chabot, Kyle Hood, and Tyler Butler all finished with two-point games for Arizona.
-- THIS WEEK'S GAMES --
Friday at Missouri Mavericks, 6:05 PM MST
Independence Events Center - Independence, MO
Broadcast info: KDDL 94.3 FM, CHL-TV ( http://chltv.neulion.com)
Saturday at Quad City Mallards, 6:05 PM MST
iWireless Center - Moline, IL
Broadcast info: KDDL 94.3 FM, CHL-TV ( http://chltv.neulion.com)
Sunday at Evansville Icemen, 4:00 PM MST
Ford Center - Evansville, IN
Broadcast info: KDDL 94.3 FM, CHL-TV ( http://chltv.neulion.com)
-- NOTES FOR THE WEEK --
Craig Macdonald is on a three-game goal scoring streak with five goals over that span. Tyler Butler remains hot offensively with 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in the last eight games. Butler is two goals away from 100 in his pro career. Kyle Hood is eight games away from passing Chris Bartolone for the most career games played in franchise history. Arizona and Quad City has split their four meetings so far this season - Saturday's match is the final one this year.
The Arizona Sundogs are the Central Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes. Their sixth season is brought to you by Cliff Castle Casino-Hotel and the team will also host the 2012 CHL All-Star Game in January. Season tickets, mini-plan, and single-game ticket information is now available by calling (928) 759-6600 or visiting arizonasundogs.com.
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