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CHL Honors Former Commissioner, Hockey Pioneer Bud Poile

Published on January 27, 2005 under Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


The Central Hockey League today announced that the CHL regular-season

champions each year will receive the "Bud Poile Governors' Cup Trophy" in

honor of Poile's significant lifelong contributions to the sport of hockey.

Norman "Bud" Poile, a 1990 inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame and

commissioner of the Central Hockey League for eight seasons, passed away

earlier this month in Vancouver.

"We are cognizant of both the historical legacy that Mr. Poile has left behind

and the many people within our league and industry that he touched during his

Hall of fame career," said CHL President Brad Treliving. "We felt it appropriate

to honor Mr. Poile's service with annual recognition on our regular-season championship trophy." The Governors' Cup previously was "Presented annually to the Central Hockey League Regular Season Champions in honor of member team Governors."

A veteran of World War II, Poile excelled in numerous capacities during his lifetime of service to the game of hockey. Poile spent eight seasons in the National Hockey League as a player, and was a member of the Stanley Cup Champion Toronto Maple Leafs in 1947. He served as commissioner of both the Central (1976-1984) and International (1984-1989) Hockey Leagues and was the first general manager of both the Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver Canucks NHL franchises. He also coached for 13 seasons in the Western Hockey League, with Edmonton and San Francisco. In 1989, he was honored by the National Hockey League, receiving the Lester Patrick Award outstanding service to hockey in the United States. A year later, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

"My father devoted much of his career to expanding the footprint of hockey throughout North America, and was truly proud of his accomplishments with the Central Hockey League," said son David Poile, general manager of the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators. "The impact of pioneers like my father can still be seen today in the regard of the CHL and the hockey traditions forged in places like Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Wichita and Fort Worth. It is a touching honor for our family to have the CHL's regular-season championship trophy renamed in his memory."

Central Hockey League Standings Through games of 01/26/05 Northwest Division GP W L OTL PTS

Colorado 37 27 05 05 59

Wichita 37 25 10 02 52

New Mexico 36 18 14 04 40

Topeka 40 12 25 03 27

Northeast Division GP W L OTL PTS

Bossier-Shreveport 36 22 10 04 48

Tulsa 39 21 15 03 45

Fort Worth 37 20 13 04 44

Oklahoma City 39 14 18 07 35

Memphis 39 16 21 02 34

Southwest Division GP W L OTL PTS

San Angelo 37 21 13 03 45

Lubbock 35 19 14 02 40

Amarillo 35 18 13 04 40

Odessa 35 14 14 07 35

Southeast Division GP W L OTL PTS

Corpus Christi 37 19 13 05 43

Austin 37 19 16 02 40

Laredo 35 18 15 02 38

Rio Grande Valley 37 11 24 02 24

Central Hockey League Performance of the Week

Trailing visiting Corpus Christi by a goal twice in the third period of Austin's 5-4 overtime win on January 20th, Ice Bats All-Star John McNabb tied the game on both occasions. McNabb scored a power play goal midway through the period to knot the score at 3-3, then came through with a shorthanded marker with 2:55 to play to force overtime, allowing Kris Knoblauch to score the game winning goal in the extra period. McNabb has 25 goals on the season (including three shorthanded), tied for fifth place in the Central Hockey League.

Central Hockey League Results – 01-18-05 through 01-26-05

TUE, JAN 18

Fort Worth 5 vs Tulsa 6 SO Doug Pirnak (TUL), 2 Goals

WED, JAN 19

New Mexico 1 vs Colorado 9 Brad Williamson (COL), Goal, 4 Assists

Odessa 5 vs Memphis 2 Sebastien Thinel (ODE), Goal, 2 Assists

Wichita 3 vs Topeka 4 Kevin Harris (TOP), Goal, Assist

THU, JAN 20

Odessa 1 vs Bossier-Shreveport 2 SO Ryan Manitowich (BOS), SO GW Goal

Tulsa 3 vs Oklahoma City 5 Michel Beausoleil (OKC), Goal, Assist

Laredo 3 vs Rio Grande Valley 1 Steve Weidlich (LAR), 2 Assists

Corpus Christi 4 vs Austin 5 OT John McNabb (AUS), 2 Goals, Assist

FRI, JAN 21

Wichita 2 vs Colorado 3 Greg Pankewicz (COL), 2 Goals, Assist

Austin 2 vs Corpus Christi 5 Dave Gilmore (CRP), 2 Goals, Assist

Fort Worth 3 vs New Mexico 1 Chad Woollard (FTW), Goal, Assist

Oklahoma City 2 vs Amarillo 3 Dan Donnette (AMA), Goal, Assist

Lubbock 3 vs Laredo 2 SO Anders Strome (LUB), 2 Goals

San Angelo 3 vs Rio Grande Valley 2 Dan Carney (SNG), GW Goal

Memphis 3 vs Tulsa 6 Mario Joly (TUL), Goal, 3 Assists

Bossier-Shreveport 4 vs Topeka 1 Brett Smith (BOS), Goal, Assist

SAT, JAN 22

Fort Worth 0 vs Colorado 2 Paulo Colaiacovo (COL), 28 Saves, Shutout

Rio Grande Valley 3 vs Corpus Christi 5 Derrick McIver (CRP), Goal, Assist

Amarillo 1 vs New Mexico 2 Mike Oliveira (NMX), GW Goal, Assist

Lubbock 4 vs San Angelo 6 Bret Dececco (SNG), 2 Goals, 2 Assists

Topeka 2 vs Tulsa 3 OT Dan Gravelle (TUL), OT GW Goal

Odessa 3 vs Oklahoma City 5 Michel Beausoleil (OKC), 2 Goals, Assist

Laredo 3 vs Austin 5 Chris Richards (AUS), 2 Goals, 2 Assists

SUN, JAN 23

Bossier-Shreveport 3 vs Memphis 8 Don Parsons (MEM), Hat-Trick, 2 Assists

San Angelo 4 vs Lubbock 0 Michael Dilorenzo (SNG), 23 Saves, Shutout

TUE, JAN 25

Tulsa 5 vs Topeka 3 Mario Joly (TUL), Goal, 2 Assists

Corpus Christi 3 vs Oklahoma City 4 (SO) Garrett Prosofsky (OKC), SO GW Goal

WED, JAN 26

Austin 5 vs Laredo 6 Scott Kelman (LAR), 2 Goals

Central Hockey League Leaders Through Games of 01/25/05

Points Team GP PTS

Duda, Jason WIC 37 68
Clayton, Travis WIC 37 65
Pankewicz, Greg COL 32 65
Parsons, Don MEM 39 58
Bullock, Greg CRP 37 55
Woollard, Chad FTW 37 50
Murphy, Randy NMX 36 49
Multiple Players Tied At 48

Goals Team GP G
Parsons, Don MEM 39 35
Beausoleil, Michel OKC 39 28
Clayton, Travis WIC 37 26
Woollard, Chad FTW 37 26
Pankewicz, Greg COL 32 25
Nelson, Riley COL 37 23
Baird, Jason CRP 37 23
McNabb, John AUS 35 23

Assists Team GP A

Duda, Jason WIC 37 48
Bullock, Greg CRP 37 41
Pankewicz, Greg COL 32 40
Clayton, Travis WIC 37 39
Landmesser, Derek MEM 39 33
Bermingham, Jason TUL 39 32
Richards, Chris AUS 36 31
Paquet, Martin FTW 37 30


Plus/Minus Team GP +/-

Pankewicz, Greg COL 32 +29
Williamson, Brad COL 34 +28
Duda, Jason WIC 37 +25
Nelson, Riley COL 37 +25
Desrosiers, Matt COL 37 +25
Esdale, Paul WIC 34 +21
Clayton, Travis WIC 37 +20
Tobler, Ryan COL 31 +18

Penalty Minutes Team GP PIM
Parker, Derek WIC 31 262
English, Scott MEM 32 231
Legault, Shawn NMX 35 214
Anderson, Dallas AUS 30 204
Hiebert, James LAR 32 181
Goetz, Kenny MEM 29 180
Wildfong, Dan BOS 36 167
Joly, Mario TUL 39 159

Rookie Scoring Team GP PTS
Aucoin, Phil MEM 37 45
Lukajic, Mike TOP 40 35
Joly, Mario TUL 39 34
Marsh, Kevin COL 32 32
Sheppard, Scott BOS 36 31
Paiement, Adam LAR 31 31
Smith, Brett BOS 32 31
McIver, Derrick CRP 37 28

Goaltender Wins Team GP W
Weiman, Tyler COL 29 23
Ruggiero, Bill TUL 33 20
Reid, Scott SNG 34 20
Degagne, Shawn AMA 27 16
Multiple Players Tied At 15


Goals Against Team GP G.A.A
Weiman, Tyler COL 29 1.60
Guerrera, David LAR 18 2.20
Symington, Jeremy LAR 17 2.27
Carroll, Ken BOS 21 2.31
Leslie, Lance LUB 27 2.33
Murphy, Dan FTW 29 2.45
Degagne, Shawn AMA 27 2.49
Flick, Jason WIC 16 2.50

Shutouts Team GP SO
Weiman, Tyler COL 29 7
Reid, Scott SNG 34 2
Degagne, Shawn AMA 27 2
Leslie, Lance LUB 27 2
Murphy, Dan FTW 29 2
Barnes, Matt AUS 25 2
Guerrera, David LAR 18 2
Multiple Players Tied At 1

Save % Team GP %
Weiman, Tyler COL 29 .945
Leslie, Lance LUB 27 .926
Symington, Jeremy LAR 17 .921
Ruggiero, Bill TUL 33 .919
Carroll, Ken BOS 21 .919
Barnes, Matt AUS 25 .919
Degagne, Shawn AMA 27 .918
Zelenewich, Brent CRP 23 .917


CHL Attendance Report

TEAM TOTAL # AVG

Oklahoma City 152,156 20 7,607
Laredo 117,578 19 6,188
Colorado 105,780 20 5,289
Rio Grande Valley 99,205 19 5,221
Bossier-Shreveport 81,053 16 5,065
Tulsa 80,728 18 4,484
Lubbock 74,029 17 4,354
Fort Worth 83,931 20 4,196
New Mexico 79,305 19 4,173
Corpus Christi 68,749 17 4,044
Austin 82,525 21 3,929
Wichita 64,535 17 3,796
Odessa 49,406 15 3,293
Memphis 53,819 17 3,165
Topeka 57,102 19 3,005
Amarillo 61,004 21 2,904
San Angelo 43,968 19 2,314
TOTALS: 1,354,873 314 4,314

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