Cotton Kings Final Weekly Release for 01-02 Season
Published on March 19, 2002 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Lubbock Cotton Kings News Release
LUBBOCK COTTON KINGS 2001-02 WEEKLY RELEASE FINAL 2001-2002 SEASON RELEASE
THE FAT LADY HAS SUNG
The Cotton Kings season has come to an end, and the Cotton Kings just missed the playoffs, posting a final record of 30-23-11. The âKings finished the season sitting in third place of the Southwest Division and fifth place in the Southern Conference (top four conference teams make playoffs). Lubbock's 71 standing points would have qualified them for the third seed in the Northern Conference playoffs, but as mentioned earlier, the Cotton Kings are in the Southern Conference. It is the first time in franchise history Lubbock has failed to make it to the postseason, and only the second time Bill McDonald has not coached a team to the playoffs in his eleven years of coaching at the professional level. The sore spot for the âKings, during the season, was injuries and shootouts. Lubbock only played 3 games with a full healthy roster, and the âKings 11 overtime losses ranked as the second most in the CHL season. Nine of the overtime losses were shootout losses, which led the CHL.
âKING OF THE WEEK
Neil Savary has been named as the final Cotton Kings player of the week, for his efforts on March 11 â 17th. The third year âKing produced a 1.67 GAA with a 2-1-0 record in three games. He only allowed 5 goals in 3 games, stopping 90 of 95 shots in the combined three games. Savary wrapped up a career high season, finishing ranked 8th in CHL goaltending, with a 2.84 GAA.
POSTSEASON PLAY
The following is the first round match-ups around the CHL: Northern Conference Southern Conference (1) Memphis vs (4) Fort Worth (1) Odessa vs (4) El Paso (2) Oklahoma City vs (3) Fort Worth (2) Austin vs (3) San Antonio
The Cotton Kings finished with a 12-14-7 record against playoff teams during the regular season
ONE LAST TIME
The Cotton Kings players and front office staff will have their last function of the season together Wednesday, as the Cotton Kings battle for final bragging rights amongst each other over a round of golf at Meadowbrook Golf Course beginning at 1 PM. This will probably be the final time this season that players will be accessible for interviews, so media members are encouraged to come out.
WEEK IN REVIEW
Tue. Mar. 12 3-1 W @ New Mexico Top Star: LUB-Neil Savary stopped 36 of 37 shots Fri. Mar. 15 3-1 W @ Amarillo Top Star: LUB-Neil Savary stopped 39 of 40 shots Sat. Mar. 16 5-1 W vs Amarillo Top Star: LUB-Walker McDonald 3 pts (2g,1a) Sun. Mar. 17 1-3 L vs Odessa Top Star: ODE-Jeff Ambrosio 3 pts (1g,2a)
FINAL TEAM LEADERS
POINTS: Blaz Emersic / Jan Melichercik 63 GOALS: Blaz Emersic / Dave MacIntyre 29 ASSISTS: Cosmo Dupaul 46 PENALTY MINUTES: Paul Fioroni 224 PLUS/MINUS: Cosmo Dupaul +26 POINTS BY DEFENSEMAN: Barry McKinlay 58 (2nd in CHL) ROOKIE SCORING: Anthony Donskov 21 pts SHOTS: Blaz Emersic 198 SHOOTING PERCENTAGE: Dave MacInytre / Jan Melichercik 16.7 GAA: Lance Leslie 2.81 WINS: Lance Leslie 16 SAVES: Neil Savary 903 SAVE PERCENTAGE: Neil Savary 91.1%
Central Hockey League Stories from March 19, 2002
- Regular Season Concludes, Playoffs Begin Wednesday - CHL
- BRAHMAS WEEKLY - Fort Worth Brahmas
- Cotton Kings Final Weekly Release for 01-02 Season - Lubbock Cotton Kings
- ICE CLOSES OUT DIFFICULT SEASON ON A WINNING NOTE - Indianapolis Ice
- Parsons Named CHL Most Valuable Player - CHL
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
