Bucks Look To Get Back On Track Tonight In Amarillo
March 13, 2009 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Laredo Bucks News Release
AMARILLO, TX- The Laredo Bucks will continue their four game road trip tonight when they travel to play the Amarillo Gorillas at the Amarillo Civic Center . Game time is 7:05pm.
Friday March 13, 2009 (Game 59, Road Game 29)
Laredo (31-22-5, 67pts) at Amarillo (17-38-3, 37pts), 7:05pm, Amarillo Civic Center
Radio: Imagen 94.1-FM (Pre-game show 6:45pm)
Internet Radio: www.laredobucks.com , or http://rmx.com.mx/_principal.asp?region=5
Internet TV: CHL Network (www.nifty-tv.com/chl)
All-Time Series (Regular Season): Bucks lead series 10-5-2
2008-09: Bucks lead 2-1
Last Meeting: 2/22/09: LAR 5, @AMA 1
The Bucks continue their four-game road trip Friday just two points ahead of Rio Grande Valley for the third seed in the Southern Conference Playoffs. The Bees have a three game weekend, playing twice in Corpus, before playing Sunday at Bossier-Shreveport.
Laredo has struggled as of late going 0-4-1 in their last five games, losing two one-goal games in that stretch. The Bucks fell 2-1 in Rio Tuesday morning.
The Bucks once dominant power-play has struggled in the last couple of weeks. Laredo is just three-for-30 on the man advantage in their last seven games, including 0-for-nine Tuesday against the Killer Bees.
Brent Cullaton leads the Bucks in scoring with 69 points (19-50=69), while Rookie of the Year Finalist Darryl Smith has 65 points (34-31=65).
Amarillo was officially eliminated from playoff contention last week, and enters tonight's game with the worst record in the CHL (17-38-3, 37 points).
The Gorillas have lost four of their last five games.
Sam Ftorek leads Amarillo in scoring (17-39=56). Ftorek is a finalist for Most Outstanding Defenseman.
The Bucks continue their four game road trip Saturday night at the Texas Brahmas.
Laredo will return home for their final two regular season home games when they take on the Texas Brahmas on March 18th-19th at the LEC. March 18 is Taco Palenque Pirata Wednesday, where a family section ticket gets you a FREE PIRATA. March 19 is HEB Dollar Night, where ALL Beer, Soda, and Hot Dogs are just $1! Call 718-BUCK (2825) to order tickets now.
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To be eligible to win one of the two great prizes, fans must buy their Bucks playoff package before the first home playoff game. Drawing will be held during the 1st intermission of the 1st playoff game.
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*Credit for playoff games not played, will be applied to the 09-10 season ticket packages.
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