D-Man Butler Named to Northern Conference All-Star Team
December 31, 2007 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rocky Mountain Rage News Release
Broomfield, Colo. - Rocky Mountain Rage assistant captain Tyler Butler was named one of 12 reserves that will skate for the Northern Conference All-Star Team in the CHL All-Star Game at Broomfield Event Center on Jan. 16. The Northern Conference starters were announced on Friday, and yesterday, the rest of the squad was unveiled as determined by Rage head coach Tracy Egeland, the North's head coach, and the CHL's hockey operations department.
Butler, whose teammates Brent Cullaton and Scott Wray will both be in the starting line-up for the Northern Conference, is currently the second leading scorer among CHL defensemen with 30 points (9g-21a). The fifth-year pro also owns the league's second longest point-scoring streak this season, a 16-game run during which he totaled 24 points (8g-16a) from Nov. 9 - Dec. 22. This will be Butler's second appearance in a CHL All-Star Game. He was also tabbed to represent the Southern Conference in 2004-05 as a member of the Amarillo Gorillas.
"Tyler's kind of flown under the radar since he's been out of the league for the past couple of seasons," said Egeland. "But he was a big part of two teams that reached the Southern Conference Finals in Amarillo, and he's had as much to do with our success in the first half as anyone else on our team this year."
2008 CHL Northern Conference All-Star Reserves
Position - Player, Team (Appearance - Note)
Forward - Aaron Davis, Mississippi (1st - second on RiverKings with 14 goals and 28 points)
Forward - Daniel Pegoraro, Bossier-Shreveport (1st - second on Mudbugs with 23 points and is a +10)
Forward - Chris Richards, Youngstown (5th - second on Hounds with 33 points)
Forward - Petr Pohl, Youngstown (1st - leads Hounds with 34 points and a +13)
Forward - Warren McCutcheon, Tulsa (1st - has 11 goals in just 18 games)
Forward - Ryan Watson, Oklahoma City (1st - second on Blazers with 29 points)
Defenseman - Daniel Tetrault, Wichita (5th - will be playing in 5th all-star game with third different team)
Defenseman - Tyler Butler, Rocky Mountain (2nd - second among defensemen with 30 points)
Defenseman - Justin Kinnunen, Texas (1st - leads Brahmas defensemen with 14 points and a +8)
Defenseman - Derek Landmesser, Mississippi (6th - most all-star appearances of any player in the game)
Goaltender - John DeCaro, Bossier-Shreveport (1st - 10-4-2 record with a league-best five shutouts)
Goaltender - Sebastien Centomo, Mississippi (1st - 2-6-1 record with a .920 save%)
Rocky Mountain plays its first game of 2008 on Thursday, Jan. 3, when the Amarillo Gorillas visit Broomfield Event Center.
Tickets for the 7:05 p.m. start are on sale now with prices ranging from $18-$43 per seat (parking included). Fans can purchase tickets at Broomfield Event Center's box office or through Ticketmaster by logging-on to www.Ticketmaster.com, calling (303) 830-TIXS, or visiting any Ticketmaster retail outlet. Season tickets, mini-packs, and group plans are also still available by calling 303-439-RAGE.
The Rage will host the 2008 CHL All-Star festivities on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 15 and 16, at Broomfield Event Center. The All-Star Banquet, which is open to the public, will be held on the 15th. The banquet features the introduction of the two All-Star Teams plus a performance by Denver resident and 2005 Last Comic Standing winner Josh Blue. The All-Star Game will be played on the 16th, when the Northern and Southern Conferences will square-off in a battle for supremacy between the most talented players in the league.
To purchase tickets to both All-Star events, please visit www.rockymountainrage.com or www.Ticketmaster.com.
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