First Place PrairieThunder Defeat Memphis RiverKings 5-4 on Tuesday Morning
Published on January 25, 2011 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Bloomington PrairieThunder News Release
The first place Bloomington PrairieThunder rallied from a 3-1 first period deficit to defeat the Mississippi based Memphis RiverKings 5-4 during a special Tuesday morning elementary school game at the Desoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi. The PrairieThunder improved to 23-13-2 on the year and remain on top of the Central Hockey League's Turner (Northern) Conference. The RiverKings fall to 20-20-1 and are in sixth place in the CHL's Berry (Southern) Conference.
The PrairieThunder won their third in a row and fourth in their last five contests. Bloomington's goals came from Alan Mazur (his 2nd), Chris Cloud (his 1st), Brodie Sheahan (6th), John Snowden (11th), and Ryan McLeod (6th / 1st in Bloomington). McLeod's lamp lighter was the game winner at 9:25 of the third period. Jon Booras added two assists and goaltender Marco Emond won his league leading 18th game stopping 19 of 23 RiverKings shots.Veteran Chris Richards scored two goals for the RiverKings.
Bloomington remains on the road this week against the Mississippi based Memphis RiverKings. The teams will play games on Friday and Saturday night, January 28th & 29th at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi. Bloomington's next home game is Tuesday, February 1st against the Quad City Mallards. That will be the re-scheduled game which was moved from March 18th for the Sugarland Concert.
Friday, January 28th: AT Memphis RiverKings (7:05pm)
DeSoto Civic Center, Southaven, Mississippi
Radio: WJBC-AM (1230), WJBC-FM (93.7), WJBC.com, CHL-TV
Watch the game at BlueLine Nightclub, 602 N. Main Street
Saturday, January 29th: AT Memphis RiverKings (7:05pm)
DeSoto Civic Center, Southaven, Mississippi
Radio: WEZC-FM (95.9), WJBC.com, CHL-TV
Watch the game at BlueLine Nightclub, 602 N. Main Street
Next PrairieThunder Home Game: Tuesday, February 1st @ 7:05pm vs. Quad City Mallards @ U.S. Cellular Coliseum
(Re-scheduled game from March 18th, changed due to the Sugarland concert)
PrairieThunder Tickets
Bloomington PrairieThunder single game tickets are on sale at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum Box Office. Tickets are on sale at the Coliseum Box Office Monday through Friday from 11am to 5:30pm and on weekends when there are events in the Coliseum. PrairieThunder single game tickets are also available by going to the U.S. Cellular Coliseum website: http://www.uscellularcoliseum.com/events/all/ and click on Tickets & Seating. And for Prairie Thunder season tickets and group sales information, please call the PrairieThunder at 309-585-0507 or go to our website: www.prairiethunderhockey.com.
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