Bloomington Blaze Weekly

Published on January 21, 2013 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Bloomington Blaze News Release


The Bloomington Blaze, fueled by Mid-Illini Credit Union, bring a four-game winning streak into their final home game until February 9 on Tuesday before departing for a weekend trip to the Lone Star State.

Last week:

Friday, Jan. 18- @Blaze 6, Denver Cutthroats 4

--The Blaze scored a franchise-best five goals in the second period and held on for the win, led by 2 goals and 1 assist from Nicklas Lindberg.

Saturday, Jan. 19- @Blaze 3, Fort Worth Brahmas 1

--An intense game was scoreless until late in the second period on a Matthew Larke goal, with the game-winner coming an unassisted goal by Jon Booras with 6:15 remaining.

This week:

Tuesday, Jan. 22, 7:05 p.m.- Denver Cutthroats at Blaze

--Casey's 8 Gallons Night: Fuel up with at least eight gallons of gasoline at area Casey's General Stores and receive a voucher to get in to Tuesday's game for only $8! Also find the voucher on the home page of www.bloomingtonblaze.com!

Friday, Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m.- Blaze at Fort Worth Brahmas

--The Blaze earned their first-ever win over the Brahmas on Saturday in the only meeting this season.

Saturday, Jan. 26, 7:05 p.m.- Blaze at Allen Americans

--The first-place Americans beat the Blaze 5-4 in a shootout on Nov. 13 in Bloomington.

Streaking: The Blaze are on their longest winning streak since a five-game run that began with the season's second game. It's also the longest current winning streak in the CHL. The Blaze only have two losing streaks this season, two games on Dec. 1 and 6 (Rapid City and Missouri) and three games on Dec. 29 and 31 and Jan. 4 (all Arizona).

Stat sheet, that great sheet: The Blaze lead several team and individual statistical categories. Jon Booras is tied for second in the CHL in scoring with Denver's A.J. Gale with 51 points (18 goals, 33 assists. The Blaze top the league in goals (144), assists (247) and points (391) and have the top power play (26.7 percent). The Blaze are tops in the CHL with 33.4 shots per game but last in shots given up with 35.7.

Travelin' men: The Blaze begin the season's longest road swing, a six-game stretch, after Tuesday's home game. The Blaze make their only visit to Texas this weekend for a Friday game with the Fort Worth Brahmas and a Saturday night contest at league-leading Allen.

After a Tuesday visit to Quad City, the Blaze make their second visit to Denver for games on Feb. 2 and 3, then a Feb. 8 game at Quad City before finally returning home Feb. 9 to face QC.

Junior Blaze update: The Junior Blaze are on a run of their own as they carry a five-game winning streak into games on Friday and Saturday at Rhinelander, Wisconsin. The Junior Blaze swept three home games last weekend over the Holland River Bandits by scores of 4-2, 8-5 and 8-7. The Junior Blaze are 19-10-1 and are in fourth place in the Midwest Junior Hockey League.

Following the Blaze: All Blaze games can be heard on WJBC.com and fans inside U.S. Cellular Coliseum can listen to the WJBC broadcast on 93.7 FM.

Fans are invited to watch all Blaze road games at Gill Street Sports Bar and Restaurant, 3002 Gill St. west of Airport Road in Bloomington. Like the Blaze on Facebook and follow the team on Twitter (BLMBlaze), and remember to check in during games for special social media prizes. Team information can be found at www.bloomingtonblaze.com.

Season, group, and multi-game ticket packages are available by calling the Blaze office at 309-827-7678. For single-game and game day tickets, stop by or call the U.S. Cellular Coliseum box office at 309-434-2679.

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