Bucks Look For Win In Home Opener
October 24, 2009 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Laredo Bucks News Release
LAREDO, TX- The Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League will look to improve to 3-1 on the young season tonight when they host the Allen Americans in their home opener at the LEC. Game time is 7:30pm. Group tickets start at just $10, with the first 1,000 fans receiving a FREE Bucks "Believe in Blue" picture frame, Call 718-BUCK (2825).
Saturday October 24, 2009: (Game 4, Home Game 1)
Allen (3-0, 6pts) at Laredo (2-1, 4pts), 7:30pm, Laredo Entertainment Center
All-Time Series: First Meeting Ever
Last season: N/A
Radio: Imagen 94.1-FM (Pre-game show 7:10pm)
Internet Radio: www.laredobucks.com , or http://rmx.com.mx/_principal.asp?region5
Listen in the LEC: 105.3-FM OR Imagen 94.1-FM
Internet TV: CHL-TV (http://chltv.insinc.com/ )
Tickets: Group tickets start at $10 (718-BUCK (2825))
Laredo dropped their first game of the season when they fell 4-2 in Corpus last night. Last night the Bucks failed to lead at the end of the first and second periods for the first time in their first three contests, as they trailed 2-1 after each period.
Laredo had trouble on special teams last night as they were just one-for-eight on the power-play, and allowed two Corpus power-play goals. The Ice Rays entered last night's game 0-for-12 with the man advantage.
The Bucks are 6-1 all-time in home openers, including winning their last three. In Laredo's last two home openers they have won by a combined score of 14-1.
J. P Levassuer is scheduled to make his home debut in net tonight for the Bucks. Levassuer stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Bucks season opener October 16th at Bossier-Shreveport.
Lance Monych (3-36) and Jeff Bes (1-56) lead the Bucks in scoring.
Igor Agarunov is once again a game time decision, but played sparingly in last night's loss in Corpus Christi.
Allen enters tonight 3-0 on their season opening seven-game road trip, and is just one of two CHL teams without a regulation loss (Colorado 2-0-1).
The Americans have only allowed five goals in three games this season, including shuting out Arizona on October 16 and yielding just one goal to Bossier in last night's 2-1 win.
Allen netminder Charlie Effinger is 3-0 with a paltry 1.67 G.A.A and a .946 sv. %.
After going 2-1 on their season-opening three-game road trip the Bucks start a three-game home stand tonight. Laredo will host Amarillo next Friday (Oct 30th) and Rio Grande Valley next Sunday (Nov 1st).
**BUCKS HOME OPENER TONIGHT**
*The Bucks will host their 2009-10 home opener Saturday (Oct 24th) when they host the Allen Americans at the LEC. Saturday also marks the return of tailgating to Bucks games, with the first tailgate cook off starting at 4pm outside the LEC.***
The entire Bucks team will be outfitted in Tuxedos, brought to you buy International Tuxedo, and will enter the LEC at 5pm on a special Red Carpet outside the main entrance. Fans and media are encouraged to arrive early to take pictures and welcome the new Bucks team.
The first tailgate is a Fajita cookoff, with three celebrity judges deciding on the winner. The celebrity Judges are Tim Gutierrez (KGNS Anchor), Chuy Cortez (Imagen 94.1) and J.J Vela (Laredo Heat G.M). The winner will be announced at 6pm.
Fans are encouraged to bring their own grills and cooking equipment.
From 4-6:30pm the LEC will be selling $1 dollar beer outside at the tailgate party, then inside during the game beer will be $2.
Pre-game festivities inside the LEC consist of pyro, the introduction of the entire 2009-10 Laredo Bucks team, and the special ceremonial puck drop.
Tickets for Opening Night are on sale now, with group tickets starting at just $10. Call 718-BUCK (2825) to order now.
Central Hockey League Stories from October 24, 2009
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- Bucks Lose Home Opener In OT 5-4 - Laredo Bucks
- Three Stingrays Rookies Score First Pro Goal in 4-3 OT Win Over Gladiators - Corpus Christi IceRays
- Home opener unsettling as Texas loses 5-3 - Fort Worth Brahmas
- Franck leads Bees past IceRays 2-1 - Corpus Christi IceRays
- RiverKings Sweep Brahmas, Thunder Next - Mississippi RiverKings
- Mavericks Comeback Falls Short in 3-2 Loss to Amarillo - Kansas City Mavericks
- Thunder Falls in Tulsa - Wichita Thunder
- Gorillas hold on, win 3-2 - Amarillo Gorillas
- Jacks Facts - Odessa Jackalopes
- Chris Brooks and Larry Courville featured on Puska on Pucks - OSC Original by Denis Puska
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