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November 3, 2006 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees News Release


The Bees and Cotton Kings face off in a home and home series. The clubs get on the bus after the game and race each other to Hidalgo. Rio is 3-1 and has won three in a row after dropping the season-opener to Arizona 6-3. The Kings won their first two games, then fell to Odessa and Arizona in one-goal losses.

RADIO/TV

Radio: Jammin 104.9/953 FM (Rich Bocchini)

Internet: Live Audio at killerbeehockey.com; audio/video stream at chltv.com

TV: none

RECENT BEES RESULTS

AWAY HOME DATE

Arizona 6 Rio Grande Valley 3 Fri, Oct 20

Arizona 1 Rio Grande Valley 2 Sat, Oct 21

Corpus Christi 2 Rio Grande Valley 5 Fri, Oct 27

Rio Grande Valley 4 Laredo 2 Sat, Oct 28

TEAM VS. TEAM

ALL TIME SERIES

Rio is 3-5-0-1 entering the series (1-2-0-0 at home, 2-1-0-1 on the road).

SEASON SERIES

This home-and-home is the only meeting scheduled during the regular season.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

November 10 -- 7:35 PM Laredo Bucks

November 11 -- 7:35 PM Austin Ice Bats

November 17 -- 7:35 PM New Mexico Scorpions

November 18 -- 7:35 PM Arizona Sundogs

November 22 -- 7:35 pm Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs

TONIGHT'S OPPONENT

Lubbock's 2-0 start this season was the best in franchise history. They fell to 2-2 with losses at Odessa on Saturday and at home vs. Arizona Tuesday morning. The Kings were up 2-0 entering the third period, only to se Arizona fire off a shorthanded, power play and even strength goal to win the game...Each week a member of the Cotton Kings is selected as the "Wienerschnitzel Top Dog of the Week" for their performance in the previous week's games, and veteran forward Bobby Brown is this week's top dog. The third-year King registered six points in two games on the week with a trio of goals and assists...Defenseman Stacey Bauman is the only defenseman in the CHL with a shorthanded goal...Saturday, the Cotton Kings tied a franchise record with four power play goals, as they went 4 for 11 in the contest.

NOTES OF THE NIGHT

- Bees goalie Mathieu Blanchard was named the Oakley CHL Goalie of the Week for the (Oct. 20-23) after earning a win in his first pro start.

- Two of the Bees three wins have occurred when they score first.

- The Bees tied a franchise record with three power play goals vs. Corpus Christi on Oct. 27. It's happened three other times, the last being a 3-for-5 night on Dec. 28, 2004 vs. Laredo.

- Jonathan Robert notched a pair of goals in his first pro game. Both he and Blanchard were teammates at the University of Ottawa.

- Jason Cirone was named Captain by Head Coach Paul Fixter and Assistant Coach Sean Gillam. Dennis Maxwell was named full time alternate captain, while Bill Newson and Kurtis Dulle were named rotating alternates.

- The Bees saw seven players dress/appear in their first regular season pro games on opening night; Cummings, Casey, Bickel, Blanchette, Robert, Mathieu, Blanchard.

TEAM LEADERS

Killer Bees Opponent

Points Newson, Reynolds (5) Brown (7)

Goals Reynolds (4) Brown (4)

Assists Newson (3) Nosan (5)

PP Goals Newson (2) Brown (2)

SH Goals Reynolds (1) Brown, Watson, Bauman (1)

GW Goals Reynolds (2) Watson, Lacasse (1)

PIM Maxwell (15) McBrien (19)

Shots Reynolds (19) Weisgerber (15)

+ / - Reynolds (+3) Brown (+3)

KILLER BEES SCORING STREAKS

Goals --

Assists - Olauson (1-2-3) and Maxwell (0-4-4) have assists in two straight.

Points - Olauson has points in three games (1-2-3).

KILLER BEES TEAM NOTES

FAST START

This is the third time the Bees enter their fifth game of the season with a 3-1 record. Last year, the team beat Lubbock on opening night, lost to Lubbock the night after that, then beat OKC and Austin on the road before coming home to beat Laredo and improve to 4-1. In 2004-05, the Bees opened the season with a loss at Austin, then came home and rattled off wins against Laredo, Austin and Corpus Christi to improve to 3-1.

49 SHOTS ON OPENING NIGHT

The Bees tested Arizona's Kris Mayotte with 49 shots on opening night but surprisingly did not set a CHL early high-water mark. Oklahoma City poured 50 shots on Bossier-Shreveport on Oct. 20 en route to a 5-3 win. Goalie John Decaro made 49 saves, as the 50th shot was an empty-net goal.

BEES RANK SIXTH IN CHL COACHES POLL

The Killer Bees were sixth in the first CHL coaches poll released Thursday. Youngstown, OKC and Arizona were the top three, followed by Wichita, Colorado and the Bees.

TRANSACTIONS - 10/27/06, F Ted Bickel waived, F Mark O'Leary added to roster

KILLER BEES GOALIE NOTES

Van NyNatten

- Earned first pro win with 24 saves in second pro start at Laredo on October 28.

- Teammate and roommate of Killer Bee Ryan Carrigan at Niagara from 2003-05

- Ranks first on CHA chart in career wins and minutes

- Made an NCAA season-high 59 saves in a 7-1 loss at Minnesota on Jan. 7, 2006

Blanchard

- Earned a 2-1 win with 24 saves in his first pro start (Oct. 21 vs. Arizona)

- Graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in Human Kinetics in 2006

KILLER BEES PLAYER NOTES

DULLE RIFLES 13 SHOTS ON OPENING WEEKEND

Kurtis Dulle had 10 shots on goal in Friday's season-opening loss and was held off the score sheet. He put three shots on Arizona netminder Kris Mayotte on Saturday and collected a goal and an assist. The 10 shots is tied with Oklahoma City's Marty Standish for a CHL season high.

Percentage of team's goals

Reynolds - .285

Percentage of team's points

Reynolds - .147

Newson - .147

SPECIAL TEAMS

POWER PLAY

- The Bees have scored 57% of their goals on the power play.

- They tied a franchise record with three power play goals on Oct. 27.

- The team has at least one PPG in all four games this season.

PENALTY KILL

- The Bees allowed four power play goals on opening night (4-for-9) and went 1-for-5 Saturday.

- The lone goal on Saturday Oct. 21 vs. Arizona came on a 5-on-3...

- The Bees held Corpus Christi to one PPG on 10 chances on Oct. 27 and held Laredo scoreless on seven chances Oct. 28.

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