Eagles/Sundogs Power Surge Voted Performance of the Week
Published on December 23, 2008 under Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release
The Central Hockey League (CHL) announced today that the CHL record-tying 10 combined power play goals in the Arizona/Colorado game on December 13th has been voted the winner of the CHL Performance of the Week for Week Nine. The Eagles won the Ray Miron President's Cup rematch by a final score of 7-5.
The Sundogs/Eagles power play exhibition received 36% of the 624 votes cast. Coming in second place was Mike Gorman's (AMA) 48 save performance in a Gorillas victory in Colorado on December 12th which received 37% of the votes.
Each team went 5 for 12 on the man advantage with Joel Irving (ARZ), Adam Perry (ARZ) and Ryan Tobler (COL) each scoring a pair of power play goals for their respective teams. The first nine goals of the game were scored on the power play.
The nominees for the CHL Performance of the Week for week 10 of the season (Dec. 15-21) are as follows:
-Rapid City's three-goal third period in 3-2 win versus Rocky Mountain on Dec. 16
-OKC's 3-2 shootout win over Colorado in the Northern Conference battle on Dec. 17
-Corpus Christi's Kris Tebbs making 31 saves in the IceRays 2-1 win over Odessa ending the Jacks 11-game win streak on Dec. 18
-Wichita's Tim Boron making 53 saves in a 2-1 win over Mississippi on Dec. 19
-Laredo's Darryl Smith scoring the game winning goal with 16 seconds remaining in the Bucks 5-4 win over Corpus Christi on Dec. 20
Fans can vote for the winner through Monday, December 29th with the winner being announced on Tuesday, December 30th.
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