Bucks Beat Bugs 3-2 In OT In Game Seven, Laredo Wins Series 4-3
April 28, 2004 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Laredo Bucks News Release
LAREDO, Texas â The Laredo Bucks defeated the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 3-2 in sudden death overtime in Game Seven of the 2004 CHL President's Cup Finals on Wednesday night at the Laredo Entertainment Center. Defenseman Dion Hyman scored 8:43 into sudden death overtime to electrify the sellout crowd at the LEC. The Bucks captured the best of seven series four games to three to capture the first championship in franchise history.
In the first period the Mudbugs came out and dominated the early play. Forward Trevor Buchanan scored on the first shot of the game for Bossier 2:16 in for a 1-0 Mudbugs lead. Late in the period the Bucks worked the puck into the Mudbugs zone. Defenseman J.F. David passed to the left circle where defenseman Steve Weidlich hammered a slap shot into the net at 18:00 to tie the game. It was the third of the playoffs for Weidlich. Bossier out shot the Bucks 19-9 in the period.
In the second period both teams had chances, but each goalie stood tall. Mudbugs goalie Ken Carroll stopped Bucks captain Brent Cullaton on a breakaway late in the period, then Bucks goalie David Guerrera robbed Mudbugs forward Forbes MacPherson with 54 second left in a two-on-one.
In the third period the Mudbugs struck first as defenseman Wes Blevins fired a shot from the right wall thru traffic at 6:17 for a 2-1 Bossier lead. The Bucks had a quick answer as 26 seconds later forward James Hiebert fed the pass to the slot where defenseman Serge Dube fired a wrist shot into the net for his first of the playoffs at 6:43 to tie the game 2-2. Guerrera made several outstanding saves on Bossier late in regulation to force overtime.
In overtime the Mudbugs appeared to have won the game three minutes in when a rebound was poked in by forward Jason Campbell, but the whistle was ruled to have blown play dead. At 8:43 of sudden death Dion Hyman teed up a shot from the right point that went into the net and gave the Bucks the President's Cup and made the LEC erupt. FINAL SCORE Laredo 3, Bossier-Shreveport 2 in sudden death.
Guerrera was outstanding as he stopped 40 of 42 shots and captured the CHL Playoff MVP Award. Carroll was remarkable as well, stopping 29 of 32 shots, but took the hard luck loss. Each team was 0-1 on the power play.
BUCKS NOTABLES
* The Bucks are the first team in CHL / WPHL Finals history to rally from a 3-1 deficit to win the Finals.
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