Bloomington Steals Point in OT Win Vs. 'Bugs
February 24, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs News Release
BOSSIER CITY, LA - Ryan Munce stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced in his Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs debut, but his counterpart Marco Emond was one save better as the Bloomington PrairieThunder snuck past the Mudbugs 2-1 in overtime on the first night of "Pink in the Rink" weekend Thursday at the CenturyTel Center.
Bossier-Shreveport gains one point with the OT loss, moving to 28-21-3 after a game that was delayed 30 minutes due a weather-related power outage at the CTC. Brett Smith scored the lone Mudbugs goal in the third period, while John Snowden netted the overtime winner for Bloomington.
For the third consecutive game, the Mudbugs found themselves in a scoreless tie after one period Thursday. The ¬ËBugs heavily outshot Bloomington by a 17-4 margin in an opening period that featured no goals, no penalties and very few stoppages.
The ¬ËBugs were outshot 13-10 in the middle frame, but successfully killed off four Bloomington powerplays as both goaltenders stepped up to keep the game deadlocked at 0-0 into the third stanza.
Bossier-Shreveport struck quickly on the powerplay early in the third as Jamie Milam ¬â¢s long wrist shot from the point was tipped by Brett Smith and traveled over the blocker of a screened Marco Emond into the net. The ¬ËBugs maintained that lead until the 14:35 mark of the third, when they failed to clear a rebound in front of Munce during a Bloomington powerplay. Bill Bagron then deposited the puck for the PrairieThunder to even the score at one and force an extra session.
The Mudbugs had a powerplay in overtime when Alan Mazur was whistled for tripping, but mustered only one shot and failed to beat Emond. A long point shot by Jon Booras was then stopped by Munce before Snowden tucked in the rebound at 3:48 to give the PrairieThunder a 2-1 victory.
Ryan Munce (0-0-1) looked strong in his Mudbugs debut, making a number of tough saves before suffering the overtime defeat. Marco Emond (22-11-1) ended the night with 33 stops as Bossier-Shreveport outshot Bloomington 34-31 and both goaltenders were among the game ¬â¢s "Three Stars". The Mudbugs scored on 1 of 3 powerplay chances, while the PrairieThunder were 1 for 5.
"Pink in the Rink" weekend presented by Edible Arrangements continues at 10:00 am Saturday morning with the first-ever "Bugs 4 Jugs" 5K Walk in the CenturyTel Center parking lot and concludes with Saturday Night ¬â¢s 7:05 pm game against the rival Texas Brahmas. One dollar from every single game and group ticket sold for the game will be donated to the Northwest Louisiana affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the ¬ËBugs pink specialty jerseys and signed sticks will be auctioned off to the fans in a live post-game auction as well.
For more information on tickets to Saturday ¬â¢s game or to register for the walk on Saturday morning, call the Mudbugs office at 752-BUGS. Individual tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster at 318-741-9700, online at www.ticketmaster.com or at the CenturyTel Center main box office. Visit www.mudbugshockey.com for more information about "Pink in the Rink" and all the latest team news.
Season and group tickets are on sale by calling 318-752-BUGS (2847) or by visiting our website at www.mudbugshockey.com.
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