CHL names players of the week
March 8, 2004 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release
Wichita center Travis Clayton and New Mexico netminder Miguel Beaudry have been selected by the Central Hockey League as the weekly award recipients for Week 21 of the CHL season. Clayton led the surging Thunder to three consecutive wins to earn Bauer/Nike CHL Player of the Week recognition, while Beaudry was named Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week after posting a pair of shutouts and three victories for the Scorpions.
Wichita's Clayton had multiple points in each of three Thunder wins the past week, including a pair of two goal performances. In a 4-1 home victory March 3rd over Oklahoma City, Clayton scored twice, including his second shorthanded goal of the campaign. On March 5th the veteran center recorded three assists in Wichita's 4-2 win over visiting Amarillo, then capped his week with another two goal (including the overtime game winner) outing March 7th in a 4-3 home victory against Laredo. Clayton's seven-point week moved him into 10th in the CHL scoring race with 73 points on the season.
New Mexico rookie goaltender Beaudry was outstanding in three victories for the Scorpions, making 120 saves on 121 shots. He allowed a single goal against in a 2-1 shootout win over visiting Tulsa on March 2nd, then posted back to back home shutouts over Fort Worth (6-0) and Oklahoma City (4-0), combining for 86 saves in the process. Beaudry's shutout streak has now extended to 162:26, leaving him in position to break the CHL's all time record with another 59 minutes and 36 seconds of shutout hockey. He'll get his chance Tuesday evening when the Scorpions visit Odessa to begin a season-ending four game road trip that also includes stops in Amarillo, San Angelo and Oklahoma City.
Bauer/Nike CHL Player of the Week â Week 21
Travis Clayton, Wichita Thunder
Position: Center
Height: 5-08
Weight: 180
Date of Birth: March 09, 1976
Hometown: Paradise Hill, Saskatchewan
Weekly Totals: Season Totals:
Games Played: 3 Games Played: 60
Goals: 4 Goals: 26
Assists: 3 Assists: 47
Points: 7 Points: 73
Plus/Minus: +5 Plus/Minus: +9
Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week â Week 21
Miguel Beaudry, New Mexico Scorpions
Position: Goaltender
Height: 5-10
Weight: 185
Date of Birth: May 29, 1982
Hometown: Verner, Ontario
Weekly Totals: Season Totals:
Games Played: 3 Games Played: 35
Shots: 121 Shots: 1141
Saves: 120 Saves: 1047
W/L/OTL: 3-0-0 W/L/OTL: 14-16-2
Shutouts: 2 Shutouts: 3
Save %: 99.2 Save %: 91.8
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