Fort Worth Brahmas Slapshot
January 23, 2004 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Fort Worth Brahmas News Release
WHAT: Fort Worth Brahmas at Odessa Jackalopes
WHEN: Friday, January 23, 2004, 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, Texas
RADIO: None; follow all the action in real time at www.pointstreak.com
TV: Watch the game live on www.chltv.com
2003-04 RECORDS:
Fort Worth: 12-21-6, 30 pts.; 4th Northeast Division Odessa: 13-25-2, 28 pts.; 3rd Southwest Division
COACHES: Fort Worth â Al Sims; Odessa â Don McKee
SETTING THE STAGE: The Fort Worth Brahmas will open the post All Star portion of their 2003-2004 CHL schedule tonight with a road game in Odessa...This will be the second and final meeting of the season between the Brahmas and the Jacks...Odessa defeated Fort Worth 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003 in a game that was also played in Odessa...The Jacks do not come to Fort Worth this season, marking the second CHL season in a row that Odessa has not visited Cowtown.
FORT WORTH NOTES: Fort Worth has won three out their last four games played and six out of their last ten...The Brahmas had a three game winning streak snapped in their last game, a 3-2 home loss to Oklahoma City this past Saturday, Jan. 17...Chad Woollard, Fort Worth's leading scorer with 32 points (14G/18A) will return to the Fort Worth lineup tonight after missing the Brahmas last two games because of a CHL issued suspension...Goaltender Brent Belecki is expected to start tonight for Fort Worth, his second consecutive start for the team since coming over in a trade with the Corpus Christi Rayz last Friday...Center Aaron Davis has scored at least one point in 6 out of his last 7 games for the Brahmas...Second year forward Justin Williams has a goal, three assists, and is playing at a team high +4 in his last five games for the Brahmas.
ODESSA NOTES: The Jacks are hoping that the second half of their season goes better than the first did...Odessa is currently on a season high nine game losing streak, as the Jacks have not won since Sat., Dec. 27 when they beat the Brahmas 3-2 in a shootout...The Jacks have made two trades this week to shake things up, sending goaltender Mark Cairns to Wichita for future considerations and acquiring former Brahmas forward Ben Gorewich and d-man Jeff Alcombrack from New Mexico in exchange for d-man Pat Stachniak...Gorewich and Alcombrack are expected to play tonight for Odessa...Tonight's game will be the first of a five game homestand for the Jacks...Odessa forward Danny Williams is the older sibling of the Brahmas' Justin Williams...Danny Williams scored the game winning shootout goal the first time Fort Worth and Odessa met this season.
NEXT UP FOR THE BRAHMAS: Fort Worth will have a rare Saturday night off tomorrow night before heading to Austin this Sunday, January 25, to take on the Ice Bats in a Sunday matinee at the Travis County Expo Center...Game time will be 3:00 p.m...The game will be broadcast by the Brahmas, with the pregame show beginning at 2:45 p.m. on KTFW 1460 AM.
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