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Blaze Acquire D-Man, Booras Named CHL Player of Month

November 1, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Bloomington Blaze News Release


The Bloomington Blaze, fueled by Mid-Illini Credit Union, have acquired veteran defenseman Steve Makway from the Denver Cutthroats for future considerations and have racked up league honors for the team's leading scorer.

Makway stands 6-5 and weighs 230 pounds, and is in his ninth professional season with most of his time spent in the Central Hockey League.  The native of Trail, British Columbia was fifth in the CHL last season with 185 penalty minutes in 64 games with Evansville.  Makway scored four goals and contributed 38 assists for 42 points and a +7 rating with the IceMen last season.  In four games with the Cutthroats this season, he recorded two assists and two penalty minutes. 

Also on Thursday, the circuit named Jon Booras as the Easton Central Hockey League Player of the Month for October.  Booras leads the Blaze with 10 points (3 goals, 7 assists) in the first four games of the campaign.   Booras leads the Blaze in assists and is tied for the team lead in goals with Travis Granbois and Jesse Dudas.  In his 400th game in a Bloomington sweater on Friday against Wichita, Booras registered two goals and three assists for a five-point night.

The Blaze conclude their season-opening five-game homestand with a visit from the Quad City Mallards on Friday night at 7:05 at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.   Friday is Discount Night presented by Easton, and $5 tickets are available for Friday's game by printing a voucher found on the Blaze Facebook page and presenting the voucher at the time of purchase at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum box office.  Fans may redeem as many as six vouchers for the discounted tickets.

The Mallards visit U.S. Cellular Coliseum on Friday for the first of 18 meetings.  The Blaze were 2-6-2 against Quad City last season, winning once in each rink.  The Mallards are 2-1-0 after opening their season last Friday with a 4-3 overtime win at Tulsa followed by a 4-1 home loss to Tulsa and a 3-2 shootout win over visiting Wichita.  Patrick Levesque leads the Mallards with five points on one goal and four assists while Obi Aduba has scored three times.  Joe Palmer picked up both wins in net with a combined .932 save percentage and a 2.32 goals against average to earn Oakley CHL Goaltender of the Week honors.

The Blaze are a on a three-game winning streak, the longest in team history.  The Blaze are coming off a Friday-Saturday home sweep of Wichita by scores of 6-4 and 3-2.  Pier-Olivier Pelletier took both wins in goal by making 42 saves on Friday with a 46-save effort on Saturday.  He has started all four games, carrying a 3.27 goals against average and a .917 save percentage.  

The Blaze hit the road for the first time this season for rematches with the Mallards at iWireless Center in Moline on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday at 4:05 p.m.  All Blaze games can be heard on WJBC.com and viewed on CHL-TV, with links to both found on the homepage of www.bloomingtonblaze.com.  Fans are invited to watch all Blaze road contests at Gill Street Sports Bar and Restaurant, 3002 Gill Street in Bloomington. Fans who travel with the Blaze can hear the WJBC broadcast on their smartphones or mobile devices by following the same links on the home pages of WJBC.com or www.bloomingtonblaze.com.

Junior Blaze honors:  Goaltender Bobby Cook has been named the Midwest Junior Hockey League Goaltender of the Week.  Cook recorded 46 saves in a win at Rhinelander on Saturday night, improving his record to 4-1-1.  The 20-year-old from Arvada, Colorado holds a 1.86 goals-against average and a .952 save percentage, both of which lead the MWJHL.  In his five appearances this season, Cook has allowed only eight goals.  The Junior Blaze are 7-2-0, good for third place in the MWJHL, and host the Hartland Hounds on Friday at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.  Admission is free to Friday's Junior Blaze game with a ticket to that night's Blaze contest.

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