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Broadcasters & Support Crew Named for Dodge 2004 All-Star Game

January 6, 2004 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


The Central Hockey League has today announced the support crew for the Dodge 2004 CHL All-Star Game, scheduled for January 22nd, 2004 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The support crew includes the All-Star broadcast team, equipment managers, trainers and on-ice officials for the showcase event.

Heading up the All-Star broadcast team is Suffern, New York native Mike Sheehan of the host New Mexico Scorpions. A 1997 graduate of Syracuse University with degrees in both Broadcast Journalism and Political Science, Sheehan is in his second year as Director of Communications and Voice of the New Mexico Scorpions and his seventh season in professional hockey.

Also named to the broadcast crew were Denis J. Puska of the Amarillo Gorillas and Steve Mears of the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs. Puska is in his third season with Amarillo, and began his broadcasting career at the age of 14. A graduate of Fanshawe College's School of Broadcast Journalism in London, Ontario, Puska has called games in the United States, Canada, Russia, Finland and Sweden. Mears is in his second year with Bossier-Shreveport following three seasons as the Voice of the Bowling Green State University Falcons of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mears graduated from BGSU with a degree in Telecommunications.

Assisting the Northern Conference All-Stars are trainer George Bullock and equipment manager Billy Welker from Bossier-Shreveport, while the Southern Conference welcomes Laredo's Booby Moore as trainer and Derek Craft as equipment manager.

Named today to officiate the 2004 CHL All-Star Game are referee Steve Cruickshank, along with linesman Moe Leblanc and Scott Topping. Cruickshank is in his ninth professional season and worked the deciding fifth game of the President's Cup Finals last year, while Leblanc and Topping are both in their second year in the Central Hockey League and have received several American Hockey League officiating assignments this season.

Also announced today was the naming of George W. Wyatt Sports Photography as official photographer of the 2004 CHL All-Star Game. Wyatt will be in attendance at all All-Star related functions, and will have photographs from the various events and All-Star Game itself available for purchase online at www.swpsports.com following the contest.

Pointstreak Performance of the Week

Corpus Christi goaltender Rob Garrick and his teammates visited Oklahoma City New Year's Eve having lost the first six games of a nine game road trip. Behind Garrick's 43 save performance, the Razy pulled off a 3-2 shootout victory over the Blazers. Oklahoma City outshot Corpus Christi by a margin of nearly two to one (45 to 29), but Garrick's heroics allowed forward Nick Udovicic to seal the victory with his game winning goal in the shootout.

CHL Team Notes – Through 01/05/04

Amarillo Gorillas
Gorillas boast CHL's second best road power play unit at 21.0 %, but are only converting 13.5 % on home ice.

Austin Ice Bats
Ice Bats have a +14 goal differential on home ice this season, but –24 differential away from the Bat Cave.

Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Riding five game winning streak, already have separate six and seven game winning streaks this season.

Colorado Eagles
Eagles have recorded seventeen consecutive sellouts (5,211) to open the Budweiser Events Center.

Corpus Christi Rayz
Completed season high nine game road trip with record of 1-8-0, play four of next six at home.

Fort Worth Brahmas
Brahmas are 7-4-2 in 13 games since Al Sims took over as Head Coach on December 5th.

Indianapolis Ice
The Ice has power play goals in four consecutive games and ranks second overall in the CHL (20.0%).

Laredo Bucks
Bucks have yet to lose back-to-back home games in regulation through 49 career home games.

Lubbock Cotton Kings
With an assist January 3rd, C Jan Melichercic is now the Cotton Kings career points leader with 198.

Memphis RiverKings
Forward Don Parsons has 5 goals and 9 points in 6 games since Mark Richards took over as Coach 12/23.

New Mexico Scorpions
F Peter Ambroziak set a new franchise record January 4th, playing in his 233rd game as a Scorpion.

Odessa Jackalopes
Winless (0-4-0) to begin season high stretch of nine consecutive games away from home ice.

Oklahoma City Blazers
Blazers shut out back to back games in Colorado (6-0) and New Mexico (1-0 SO) despite 64 shots.

Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
Host the CHL's top two teams this weekend, as Laredo and Bossier-Shreveport visit Dodge Arena.

San Angelo Saints
Outscored 40-29 in seconds periods this season, but outscoring opposition 68-58 in first and third.

Tulsa Oilers
Struggling through six game winless skid, 1-6-0 under interim Head Coach Butch Kaebel.

Wichita Thunder
Travis Clayton closing in on milestones, with 198 career goals, 298 career assists and 496 career points.



Central Hockey League Stories from January 6, 2004


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