Killer Bees game notes

Published on November 10, 2006 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees News Release


This is the second meeting of the season between the Bees and the Bucks, and the first at Dodge Arena. The Bees have dropped two in a row while the Bucks have won two in a row. Rio is 2-2 at home; the Bucks are 3-1 on the road. They defeated Austin 6-5 in overtime last Friday (Bobby Chaumont had the game-winner) and edged Odessa 4-3 at home Saturday. The Bees dropped both games of a home-and-home with Lubbock last weekend.

NEXT GAMES

RGV -- The Bees host Austin tomorrow. The Bats were winless in five games before upending Corpus Christi 5-2 last night. The 'Bats host Bossier tonight.

LAR - The Bucks host Bossier tomorrow night. The Bugs have won two in a row entering tonight's action.

RADIO/TV

Radio: Jammin' 104.9/95.3 FM (Rich Bocchini)

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

TV: none

TEAM VS. TEAM

ALL TIME SERIES

Rio is 15-22-1-1 (11-9-0-0 at home, 4-13-1-1 on the road).

SEASON SERIES

Rio is 1-0 vs. Laredo...Matt Reynolds had a pair of goals as the Bees edged the Bucks 4-2 on Oct. 28 at the LEC...The teams next meet Nov. 28 at Laredo...Overall, the Bees and Bucks square off 14 times this season (7 home, 7 road).

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

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

With last weekend's 2-0-0 record, the Buck moved into first place in the Southeast division. The Bucks beat Austin 6-5 in overtime on the road on Friday, then returned home and beat Odessa 4-3 on Saturday night. Bucks forward Leo Thomas had a penalty shot in the third period on 11/04 against Odessa, but was unsuccessful. It was the fourth penalty shot in franchise history. The Bucks are now 2-for-4, having missed the last two. Brent Cullaton was successful on 12/06/03 vs. COL and Chris Grenville was also successful on 02/28/04 at FTW. James Hiebert missed against COR on 12/28/05...The Bucks are 9 for their last 31 (29.0 %) on the power play over the last four games...Laredo set several season highs on 11/03 in a 6-5 overtime win over Austin. The Bucks scored a season high six goals and set a season high with four power play goals.

NOTES OF THE NIGHT

- The Bees set a season high with 22 shots in the third period last Saturday. They outshot Lubbock by 13 (22-9). The Bees largest shot margin over an opponent this season is 17; they outgunned Arizona 21-4 in the third period on opening night.

- The Bees are 3-0 when leading after two periods and 0-3 when trailing after two.

- 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.

KILLER BEES SCORING STREAKS

Reynolds - points in 4 (4-4-8), assists in 2 (4)

Newson - points in 2 (1-1-2)

Carrigan - points in 2 (1-1-2)

Cirone - assists in 2 (3)

Lovell - points in 2 (1-1-2)

TEAM LEADERS

Killer Bees Opponent

Points Reynolds (10) Rivet (9)

Goals Reynolds (5) Dube (4)

Assists Reynolds, Cirone (5) Rivet (8)

PP Goals Newson, Reynolds (3) Korchinski (3)

SH Goals Reynolds (1) Kouba (1)

GW Goals Reynolds (2) Several (1)

PIM Maxwell (19) Lawson (33)

Shots Reynolds (27) Rivet (24)

+ / - Several (+1) Elliott (+4)

KILLER BEES TEAM NOTES

EVEN-STRENGTH GOALS AT A PREMIUM

The Bees have scored just 10 even-strength goals in 18 periods this season. In all, 11 of the team's 21 goals have come via the power play.

FAST START

This season marks the third time the Bees entered 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.

TRANSACTIONS

11/09/06 ADD Voltera, Rob (RW) signed contract

11/06/06 DEL Faris, Mark (RW) waived

10/27/06 ADD OLeary, Mark (LW) signed contract

10/27/06 DEL Bickel, Ted (F) waived

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

O' LEARY, CASEY AND MATHIEU NET FIRST PRO GOALS

Mark O'Leary, Joe Casey and Max Mathieu each netted their first pro goals Nov. 4 vs. Lubbock. O'Leary has not officially been credited yet - he tipped home a Ryan Carrigan shot to open the scoring. The scoring change is pending with the CHL.

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.

ROBERT NETS TWO IN FIRST PRO GAME

Jonathan Robert scored twice in his pro debut (Oct. 20 vs. Arizona)

Percentage of team's goals

Reynolds - .238

Newson - .142

Percentage of team's assists

Reynolds, Cirone - .147

Percentage of team's points

Reynolds - .181

Newson, Olauson, Cirone - .109

SPECIAL TEAMS

POWER PLAY

- The Bees have scored 52.3% 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 every game this season.

PENALTY KILL

- The Bees allowed four power play goals on opening night (4-for-9).

- The lone goal on Saturday Oct. 21 vs. Arizona came on a 5-on-3...the lone PPG last night came via the 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.

- Opponents are 2-for-19 on the PP in the last three games.

OVERTIME AND SHOOTOUTS

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