Booras earns weekly team honor
Published on February 26, 2007 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Bloomington PrairieThunder News Release
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Bloomington PrairieThunder forward Jon Booras has been named the Lone Star Restaurant "Player of the Week" for the third time this season for his performance in four games last week.
Booras scored three goals and added an assist to raise his season-point total to 25. He has 12 goals and 13 assists. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound Booras has scored a goal in the last three games, including a short-handed effort on Friday against Chicago. He scored the game-winning goal in Sunday's 5-3 victory over Quad City.
Booras' play was instrumental in the PrairieThunder posting a 2-1-1 record last week to move within eight points of a berth in the United Hockey League playoffs.
The PrairieThunder, which has a 3-1-1 record over its last five games, returns to action Wednesday in a 6:05 p.m. game against Eastern Conference foe Elmira, the team Bloomington is chasing for the playoff berth.
The PrairieThunder returns home for a key two-game series with Western Conference rival Chicago on Friday and Saturday at 7:05 p.m. at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. Bloomington trails the Hounds by three points in the Western Conference standings.
Tickets for all PrairieThunder games can be obtained by clicking on the team's Web site at www.prairiethunderhockey.com or by calling the box office at 309-434-2679. Tickets are priced at $10, $12, $15 and $20.
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