Bucks Add Rookie Pair To All-Star Game

December 29, 2006 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Laredo Bucks News Release


LAREDO, Texas - The defending CHL President's Cup Champion Laredo Bucks announced today that rookie forwards Bobby Chaumont and Chris Korchinski have been added to the roster for the CHL Southern Conference All-Star team. The remainder of the playing rosters for the 2007 Dodge Central Hockey League All-Star Game in Bossier-Shreveport, Louisiana on Wednesday, January 17th, have been set, as determined by the respective conference All-Star Coaches in conjunction with the CHL's Hockey Operations Department and are listed below. Laredo returns home on Sunday against the Killer Bees in the Westwind Homes Tuxes and Pucks New Years Eve Celebration. The first 2,500 fans will get a hockey puck keychain courtesy of Westwind Homes plus there will be fireworks after the game presented by Lack's Furniture. Fans can get the Laredo Morning Times Family Four Pack, which includes four tickets, four hot dogs, and four sodas (a $100 value) for $48. The Bucks are offering a family four pack of season tickets for the 2006-07 CHL regular season, which works out to just over $7 a seat per game and is a 48 % savings off walkup prices. For more info on 2006-07 Bucks season tickets log onto www.laredobucks.com or call (956) 718-BUCK (2825).

Chaumont and Korchinski join the Southern Conference All-Star roster, along with Odessa's Mike Rutter, Austin's John McNabb, New Mexico's Lance Herauf and Amarillo's Rich Hansen. Arizona's Michael Vernace, Austin's Terry Virtue, Rio Grande Valley's Kurtis Dulle and New Mexico's Rob Guinn have been added as Southern Conference All-Star defensemen, with goaltenders JF Perras (Lubbock) and Brent Zelenewich (Corpus Christi) also named All-Stars.

Starting defensemen Scott Hillman of the Odessa Jackalopes will serve as Captain of the Southern Conference, with Arizona starting forward Brent Kelly and Laredo starting defensemen Adam Rivet named Alternate Captains. Joining the All-Star broadcast team is Corpus Christ's Josh Bogorad, as selected by the CHL.

With 26 points Chaumont, a native of Sudbury, Ontario, is second on the Bucks and second among all CHL rookies. He leads the Bucks with 12 goals and is tied for second among CHL rookies in that department. In addition his 14 assists rank second on the team and is third among rookies. His 10 game point streak earlier in the season is tied for third longest in the CHL this year.

Korchinski, from Rama, Saskatchewan, is fifth on the team with 21 points and tied for sixth among CHL rookies. He is tied for the rookie lead with 82 shots and his 13 assists are tied for fourth among rookies.

Six forwards, four defensemen and three goaltenders (Bossier-Shreveport's Ken Carroll was voted to start in net but will not participate due to injury) have been added to the Northern Conference by Colorado Eagles Coach Chris Stewart, while Laredo's Terry Ruskowski selected six forwards, four defensemen and two goaltenders to join the Southern Conference squad.

Additional Northern Conference forwards now scheduled to participate include Bossier-Shreveport's Dan Wildfong, Rocky Mountain's Mark Wires, Oklahoma City's Garrett Prosofsky, Wichita's Joe Blaznek, Tulsa's Mike Wiggins and Colorado's Chris Hartsburg. Defensemen Paul Esdale (Youngstown), Matt Medley (Tulsa), Brad Williamson (Colorado) and Jason Tessier (Memphis), have been named Northern Conference All-Stars, while netminders Larry Sterling (Memphis), Sebastien Laplante (Wichita) and John Decaro (Bossier-Shreveport) will share the Northern Conference All- Star goaltending duties.

Starting defenseman Derek Landmesser of the Memphis RiverKings has been selected as team Captain for the Northern Conference, with starting forward Riley Nelson from Colorado and Bossier-Shreveport's Wildfong named Alternate Captains. Additionally, Memphis broadcaster Jim Erickson has been selected by the CHL to join the All-Star broadcast team.



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