Bucks Tangle With Bees Tonight
Published on February 16, 2008 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Laredo Bucks News Release
HIDALGO, TX- The Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League will look to win their third straight road game tonight, when they visit the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees at the Dodge Arena. Game time is 7:35pm.
February 16, 2008
Laredo (32-15-3, 67pts, 1st in Southern Conf, 1st in Southeast Div.) at Rio Grande Valley (11-28-7, 29pts, 8th in Southern Conf., 4th in Southeast Div.), Dodge Arena, 7:35pm
Radio: Norteno 1490-AM (Pre-game show 7:15pm)
Internet Radio: www.laredobucks.com (Sportsjuice)
TV: CHL Network (www.nifty-tv.com/chl)
All-time series (Regular Season)
Bucks lead series 40-15-5
2007-08: Bucks lead series 7-1
Last Meeting: Feb. 12: LAR 4, @RGV 2
The Bucks come into tonight's game looking to finish off their three game road trip with a perfect 3-0 record, and beat the Killer Bees for the second time in five days.
Last night Laredo doubled up Corpus Christi 6-3, with Jeff Bes notching his third hat trick of the season, while adding an assist in the win. Chris Korchinski scored two goals, and added an assist for Laredo.
The Bucks scored four special teams goals last night (three power-play, one short handed) to upend the Rayz, and to keep their Southern Conference lead over Arizona at eight points (67 to 59).
With his four points last night, Bes becomes the first CHL-player to reach 80 points this season (36-46=82), and now holds a four point lead on Arizona's Alex Leavitt in the league scoring race.
With his two assists last night, Andrew Desjardins moved back to third in the CHL rookie scoring race with 45 points (16-29=45), sitting three points behind the leader (Mark Kolanos, 24-24=48).
The Killer Bees enter tonight having snapped their six game winless streak last night with a 5-2 win in Austin. Rio had five different goal scoreres in the win, with Dennis Maxwell scoring once and adding an assist to lead the Killer Bees.
Rob Voltera leads the Bees in scoring (22-27=49), with Travis Banga right behind him (18-30=48).
The Bucks will be back in action Thursday February 21st when they host the Odessa Jackalopes at the LEC on Taco Palenque Fiesta Night. The first 2,000 fans will receive Thunder Stix Courtesy of Taco Palenque. There will also be Pinatas, baloons, and a Mariachi band at the game. Group tickets start at just $10, with individual tickets starting at $12.75. Call 718-BUCK (2825), visit all ticketmaster outlets, or go to the LEC box office to order your tickets today.
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