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CHL Ray Miron President\'s Cup Tour Begins Friday

Published on February 17, 2004 under Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


The Central Hockey League has today announced plans for a tour of various CHL arenas of the Ray Miron President's Cup championship trophy, presented annually to the CHL's post-season champion. The trophy will be displayed prominently at eight of the CHL's 17 venues over the next month at CHL games. A collection of limited edition sports memorabilia will also be on display in conjunction with the Cup Tour, with all items available through auction. The Cup will also make several special appearances at local team sponsors and team events during the 24-day tour of CHL cities, designed to promote the upcoming CHL post-season.

The Ray Miron President's Cup is a sterling silver trophy with a black base standing 28.5 inches tall and weighing 19.5 pounds, and honors both CHL founder Ray Miron, recently named a recipient of the NHL's Lester Patrick trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States, and original Western Professional Hockey League President Rick Kozuback, who now serves as President/CEO of Global Entertainment Corporation, operator of the CHL. The trophy was named in May of 2001 following the CHL and WPHL merger.

CHL fans will be encouraged to get their photographs taken with the Ray Miron President's Cup at all locations. During the trip, the Cup will travel nearly 7,000 miles round trip from the CHL front office in Phoenix, Arizona. The Cup Tour begins this Friday in Oklahoma City, where the Blazers host the Amarillo Gorillas, and concludes March 13th in Laredo, as the Bucks entertain the Austin Ice Bats.

2004 Ray Miron President's Cup Tour Game Schedule

Date Host Team Game
Fri, Feb. 20th Oklahoma City Blazers vs Amarillo
Sat, Feb. 21st Oklahoma City Blazers vs Wichita
Fri, Feb. 27th Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees vs Corpus Christi
Sat, Feb. 28th Austin Ice Bats vs Corpus Christi
Wed, Mar. 3rd Colorado Eagles vs Tulsa
Fri, Mar. 5th Memphis RiverKings vs Laredo
Sat, Mar. 6th Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs vs Memphis
Fri, Mar. 12th Corpus Christi Rayz vs Austin
Sat, Mar. 13th Laredo Bucks vs Austin

The Central Hockey League is nearing the conclusion of its 12th season of play, with 17 current member teams (including the expansion Colorado Eagles and Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees) in eight states. The CHL continues to lead all "AA" professional hockey leagues in North America with a per-game average attendance of 4,367 through 431 games played.

Pointstreak Performance of the Week

Rio Grande Valley left winger Matic Kralj helped the Killer Bees open up a 9-point lead on Southeast Division rival Austin with an outstanding performance in a crucial 4-1 home ice win over the Ice Bats. After trailing 1-0 early in the first period, Kralj scored power play goals in both the first and second periods, then set up Andrew Taylor's power play marker in the third frame. Kralj's pair of goals gives him 14 on the season, approaching his career high of 17 set last season as a member of the Lubbock Cotton Kings.

CHL Team Notes – Through 02/16/04

Amarillo Gorillas
Have recorded CHL-low 38 major penalties, 21-2-2 when leading after two periods of play.

Austin Ice Bats
0-4-1 when playing in Rio Grande Valley's Dodge Arena, only four goals scored in five losses.

Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Defeated visiting Fort Worth 3-1 on February 15th to win 15th consecutive contest on home ice.

Colorado Eagles
Have played in front of 26 consecutive home sellouts (5,211) to begin play at Budweiser Events Center.

Corpus Christi Rayz
Won February 13th and 14 at Odessa and Austin, first consecutive road wins of the season.

Fort Worth Brahmas
Center Aaron Davis has 23 points (12 goals, 11 assists) in 23 home games this season.

Indianapolis Ice
Begin season high 10-game road trip (22 days) with visit to NE leading Bossier-Shreveport.

Laredo Bucks
C Jeff Bes needs a single point to become first CHL player this season to reach 100-point mark.

Lubbock Cotton Kings
Recorded first 3-game win streak of the season February 12th with 4-3 SO win over New Mexico.

Memphis RiverKings
RiverKings are 17-0-0 when leading after two periods of play, 5-17-1 when trailing.

New Mexico Scorpions
Scorpions are 1-5-1 in month of February, six points out of playoff position.

Odessa Jackalopes
Goaltender Mike Gorman is 7-1-0 (1.96 GAA) at home, and 1-8-0 (3.48 GAA) on road.

Oklahoma City Blazers
Blazers are 76-49-16 all time vs Tulsa, but only 6-11-2 in last two season versus Oilers.

Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
Goaltender Jeff Levy is 4-1-0 in February, GAA of 1.19, save percentage of .957.

San Angelo Saints
Passed Amarillo for Southwest Division lead over weekend, had trailed since November 26th.

Tulsa Oilers
Left winger Dan Gravelle has 20 points (11 goals, 9 assists) in last ten contests.

Wichita Thunder
7-1-0 in the last eight games, two points out of playoff position in Northern Conference.

CHL Attendance Report

TEAM TOTAL # AVG
Oklahoma City 206,913 24 8,621
Laredo 161,574 26 6,214
Colorado 135,486 26 5,211
Rio Grande Valley 129,249 26 4,971
Indianapolis 138,978 30 4,632
Lubbock 113,857 25 4,554
New Mexico 112,204 26 4,315
Bossier-Shreveport 103,029 24 4,292
Tulsa 96,278 23 4,186
Austin 113,568 28 4,056
Wichita 99,232 26 3,816
Memphis 93,277 25 3,731
Fort Worth 89,009 24 3,708
Amarillo 74,569 23 3,242
Odessa 77,617 24 3,234
Corpus Christi 72,035 24 3,001
San Angelo 65,316 27 2,419
CHL TOTALS: 1,882,191 431 4,367

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