Bucks Travel To Hive Tonight To Take On Bees
November 30, 2007 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Laredo Bucks News Release
HIDALGO, TX- The Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League will look to extend their win streak to four games tonight as they travel to take on division rival Rio Grande Valley at the Dodge Arena. Game time is set for 7:35pm.
November 30, 2007
Laredo (14-3-1, 29pts, 1st in Southeast Div., 1st in Southern Conf.) at Rio Grande Valley (7-7-2, 16pts, 2nd in Southeast Div., T-4th Southern Conft.), 7:35pm, Dodge Arena
Radio: Norteno 1490am (Pre-game show 7:15pm)
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Laredo will have a busy weekend, as they will play three games in three nights against fellow Southern Conference opponents. After traveling to Rio tonight the Bucks will host Corpus Christi Saturday night at 7:30pm, and Odessa Sunday at 4pm.
The Bucks improved to 4-0 against the Killer Bees this season with a 5-0 shutout win Tuesday night at the LEC. Dustin Traylen picked up his third shutout of the season, setting aside all 25 Bees shots. Traylen is now one shutout away from tying the Bucks single-season record of four, set by David Guerrera in 2003-04. Andrew Desjardins picked up two special teams goals in the win over Rio, one on the power-play, and one shorthanded, with Jeff Bes and Rane Carnegie handing out two assists.
Bes (14-20-34) is first in the CHL in scoring (34 points), and goals scored (14), while Chris Korchinski (9-15-24) is eighth in the league in scoring with 24 points. Captain Serge Dube (5-13=18) is tied for the top spot in the league in defenseman scoring with 18 points.
Rio comes into tonight 13 points behind Laredo in the Southeast Division, having won four of their last six games, and three straight at home. In the loss to the Bucks Tuesday night David Lemanowicz made 33 saves in net.
The Bees are led in scoring by Dennis Maxwell (7-13=20), with Travis Banga (5-12=17) and Rob Voltera (8-9=17) each picking up 17 points on the season.
After tonight the Bucks and Bees will meet eight more times, three in Laredo and five in Hidalgo.
**Bucks Notes**
*So far this season the Bucks have not lost in regulation to a Southern Conference opponent, going 14-0-1, including 8-0 within the Southeast Division.
* With a short-handed goal Tuesday night, the Bucks are now tied atop the Central Hockey League with New Mexico scoring seven short-handed goals this season.
*In 12 road games this season, the Bucks have scored 37 goals, second in the CHL to Youngstown who has tallied 53 road goals in 14 games.
* Since starting 6-0 on the road this season, the Bucks are 0-2-1 in their last three road games.
* When the Bucks are leading after two periods this season they are 11-0-1, conversely when they trail after two periods they are 1-3.
* With goals in the last two games against New Mexico and Rio Grande Valley, Jeff Genovy has scored goals in back-to back games for the first time in his professional career. It was also the first time he has recorded a point in two straight games since January 12th and 13th of 2007.
*The Bucks are 3-0 this season when they have three games in three nights.
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