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CHL Playoff Races Intensify

February 22, 2005 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


Entering the final fifth of the 2004-2005 Central Hockey League regular season, league parity is at an all-time high, with 15 of 17 clubs remaining in contention to earn one of eight available post-season invitations to the Ray Miron President's Cup Playoffs.

The Colorado Eagles, with a single win in their remaining 12 games, will become the first CHL team to lock up playoff position, with the Wichita Thunder and Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs also closing in on post-season berths. The Thunder currently have a healthy 15-point lead in the race for one of two available wild card slots in the Northern Conference, while the Mudbugs hold an 11-point advantage in the Northeast Division race. Five teams (Tulsa, New Mexico, Fort Worth, Oklahoma City and Memphis) are separated by just seven points in the battle for the second Northern Conference wild card berth.

In the Southern Conference, playoff position is just as tenuous, with five teams within four points of each other atop the conference standings. The San Angelo Saints hold a mere two-point lead over both Lubbock and Amarillo in the Southwest Division, while a single point separates Corpus Christi and Austin in the Southeast. Needing strong finishes to qualify for the playoffs are Odessa (10 points out of playoff position) and defending champion Laredo, currently trailing a playoff spot by eight points.

Each of the four CHL division winners will be seeded first or second in their respective conference, and each playoff series will be played in a best-of-seven games format.

Central Hockey League Standings Through games of 02/21/05

Northwest Division GP W L OTL PTS

Colorado 48 35 07 06 76

Wichita 47 33 12 02 68

New Mexico 48 23 19 06 52

Topeka 49 14 31 04 32

Northeast Division GP W L OTL PTS

Bossier-Shreveport 47 30 13 04 64

Tulsa 49 25 21 03 53

Fort Worth 47 23 19 05 51

Oklahoma City 48 20 19 09 49

Memphis 49 22 25 02 46

Southwest Division GP W L OTL PTS

San Angelo 49 27 18 04 58

Lubbock 46 27 17 02 56

Amarillo 47 24 15 08 56

Odessa 47 19 20 08 46

Southeast Division GP W L OTL PTS

Corpus Christi 49 24 18 07 55

Austin 49 25 20 04 54

Laredo 47 23 22 02 48

Rio Grande Valley 48 13 32 03 29

Central Hockey League Performance of the Week

With his Amarillo club in the middle of an intense Southern Conference playoff race, Gorillas alternate captain Dave Rattray stepped to the forefront on Friday, February 18th in a 4-1 road victory at Amarillo. Rattray scored twice in the first period and once in the third to record his first professional hat-trick, and also assisted on Amarillo's other goal for a four point night. The Edmonton, Alberta native now has 12 goals on the season, including game winners against Odessa, Colorado and New Mexico.

Central Hockey League Results – 02-15-05 through 02-21-05

TUE, FEB 15

Wichita 1 vs Oklahoma City 4 Brad Herauf (OKC), Goal, Assist

Corpus Christi 1 vs Bossier-Shreveport 0 Josh Blackburn (CRP), 32 Saves, Shutout

San Angelo 3 vs Lubbock 4 SO Jason Maxwell, Anders Strome (LUB), 2 Goals Each

Colorado 4 vs Tulsa 2 Matt Desrosiers (COL), Goal, Assist

Laredo 4 vs Rio Grande Valley 2 Brent Cullaton (LAR), 2 Goals

WED, FEB 16

Lubbock 3 vs Corpus Christi 0 Shawn Conschafter (LUB), 37 Saves, Shutout

THU, FEB 17

Topeka 4 vs Memphis 1 Dallas Flaman (TOP), 2 Goals, Assist

FRI, FEB 18

Amarillo 4 vs Odessa 1 Dave Rattray (AMA), Hat-Trick, Assist

Topeka 1 vs Bossier-Shreveport 3 Shane Palahicky (BOS), GW Goal

Wichita 5 vs Corpus Christi 3 Travis Clayton (WIC), 2 Goals, Assist

Colorado 5 vs Memphis 2 Karlis Zirnis (COL), Goal, 2 Assists

San Angelo 3 vs Fort Worth 1 Chris Robertson (SNG), GW Goal

New Mexico 1 vs Laredo 4 James Hiebert (LAR), 2 Goals

Tulsa 6 vs Oklahoma City 3 Dallas Steward, Jason Bermingham (TUL), 2 Goals Each

Rio Grande Valley 4 vs Austin 6 John McNabb (AUS), 2 Goals, Assist

SAT, FEB 19

New Mexico 4 vs Rio Grande Valley 2 Mike Oliveira (NMX), Hat-Trick

Colorado 1 vs Memphis 4 Travis Banga (MEM), 2 Goals

Laredo 0 vs Odessa 3 Derek Dolson (ODE), 21 Saves, Shutout

Tulsa 0 vs Lubbock 4 Anders Strome (LUB), 4 Goals

San Angelo 3 vs Amarillo 2 SO Bret Dececco (SNG), SO GW Goal, Assist

Topeka 4 vs Oklahoma City 5 Michel Beausoleil, Garret Cameron (OKC), 2 Goals Each

Bossier-Shreveport 2 vs Fort Worth 3 Joey Bastien (FTW), GW Goal, Assist

Wichita 4 vs Austin 5 Chris Richards (AUS), 4 Assists

SUN, FEB 20

Colorado 5 vs Bossier-Shreveport 2 Greg Pankewicz (COL), Hat-Trick

New Mexico 2 vs Corpus Christi 1 SO Randy Murphy (NMX), SO GW Goal, Assist

Austin 5 vs Rio Grande Valley 3 Jeff Neufeld (AUS), 2 Goals, Assist

Laredo 2 vs Amarillo 4 Derek Hahn (AMA), Goal, Assist

Central Hockey League Leaders Through Games of 02/21/05

Points Team GP PTS

Duda, Jason WIC 47 83

Clayton, Travis WIC 47 78

Pankewicz, Greg COL 43 75

Parsons, Don MEM 49 73

McNabb, John AUS 48 65

Bullock, Greg CRP 49 65

Nelson, Riley COL 48 63

Multiple Players Tied At 61

Goals Team GP G Parsons, Don MEM 49 44

Beausoleil, Michel OKC 48 35

McNabb, John AUS 48 34

Woollard, Chad FTW 47 32

Strome, Anders LUB 46 31

Clayton, Travis WIC 47 30

Pankewicz, Greg COL 43 30

Multiple Players Tied At 29

Assists Team GP A

Duda, Jason WIC 47 56

Clayton, Travis WIC 47 48

Bullock, Greg CRP 49 48

Pankewicz, Greg COL 43 45

Richards, Chris AUS 48 44

Landmesser, Derek MEM 48 44

Aucoin, Phil MEM 47 38

Hahn, Derek AMA 47 38

Plus/Minus Team GP +/-

Williamson, Brad COL 45 +35

Duda, Jason WIC 47 +33

Nelson, Riley COL 48 +33

Pankewicz, Greg COL 43 +32

Desrosiers, Matt COL 45 +32

Clayton, Travis WIC 47 +29

Esdale, Paul WIC 44 +28

Zirnis, Karlis COL 47 +27

Penalty Minutes Team GP PIM Parker, Derek WIC 41 332

Anderson, Dallas AUS 43 304

English, Scott MEM 42 279

Legault, Shawn NMX 44 261

Goetz, Kenny MEM 38 230

Wildfong, Dan BOS 47 226

Shmyr, Ryan RGV 41 222

Hiebert, James LAR 45 213

Rookie Scoring Team GP PTS Aucoin, Phil MEM 47 59

Lukajic, Mike TOP 49 43

Marsh, Kevin COL 43 43

Banga, Travis MEM 30 43

Sheppard, Scott BOS 47 39

McIver, Derrick CRP 49 37

Paiement, Adam LAR 42 37

Smith, Brett BOS 43 37

Goaltender Wins Team GP W Weiman, Tyler COL 36 28

Reid, Scott SNG 45 26

Ruggiero, Bill TUL 42 24

Carroll, Ken BOS 30 22

Leslie, Lance LUB 37 22

Degagne, Shawn AMA 38 20

Barnes, Matt AUS 36 20

Beaudry, Miguel NMX 44 20

Goals Against Team GP G.A.A Weiman, Tyler COL 36 1.70

Dolson, Derek ODE 19 1.88

Carroll, Ken BOS 30 2.11

Leslie, Lance LUB 37 2.30

Guerrera, David LAR 25 2.31

Flick, Jason WIC 26 2.45

Degagne, Shawn AMA 38 2.56

Symington, Jeremy LAR 25 2.60

Shutouts Team GP SO Weiman, Tyler COL 36 8

Carroll, Ken BOS 30 3

Leslie, Lance LUB 37 3

Barnes, Matt AUS 36 3

Multiple Players Tied At 2

Save % Team GP % Weiman, Tyler COL 36 .942

Dolson, Derek ODE 19 .937

Leslie, Lance LUB 37 .927

Carroll, Ken BOS 30 .924

Zelenewich, Brent CRP 30 .919

Degagne, Shawn AMA 38 .917

Flick, Jason WIC 26 .917

Multiple Players Tied At .916

CHL Attendance Report

TEAM TOTAL # AVG

Oklahoma City 218,044 27 8,075

Laredo 145,822 24 6,075

Bossier-Shreveport 128,109 24 5,337

Colorado 121,647 23 5,289

Rio Grande Valley 123,884 24 5,161

Tulsa 101,275 22 4,603

Fort Worth 108,736 24 4,530

Lubbock 103,131 23 4,483

New Mexico 105,274 24 4,386

Corpus Christi 96,004 24 4,000

Wichita 85,304 22 3,877

Austin 108,453 28 3,873

Memphis 73,206 22 3,327

Odessa 72,457 22 3,293

Topeka 74,014 24 3,083

Amarillo 73,118 25 2,924

San Angelo 58,796 25 2,351

TOTALS: 1,797,274 407 4,415



Central Hockey League Stories from February 22, 2005


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