Killer Bees Weekly Notes

Published on February 17, 2004 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees News Release


FROM THE HUNTED TO THE HUNTER

The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees had a near perfect weekend this past weekend and gained five out of a possible six standing-points by going 2-0-1 on the week. Austin lost all three of their games on the week, and the Bees extended their lead over the Bats to nine standing-points. The Bees have now placed themselves in a scenario where they could chase down the Southern Conference's third ranked team, which right now is the Amarillo Gorillas. The Bees are just eight standing-points behind the Gorillas heading into the week.

FANTASTIC FEBRUARY

The Killer Bees are 5-1-1 in the month of February, which is the best February record of any Southern Conference squad. The Bees are led in the month's play by Roger Holeczy, who has 2 goals and 6 assists for 8 points, but the goal production has been very spread out. 11 different Bees have tallied goals during the month, 9 have produced more than 1, and 15 players have obtained at least a point during the month. On the defensive side, the Killer Bees have held their opponents to just 11 goals in the month, as Jeff Levy has a 1.19 GAA during the month and a 95.7% save percentage. Jacque Vezina has a 1.92 GAA during the month as well. Only two players are in the minus column in the plus/minus and they are only listed as -1.

BEE OF THE WEEK

This week's "Bee of the Week" award, for their role in the previous week's games, goes out to St. Jerome, Quebec native Jason Tessier. The talented defenseman had 2 goals and 2 assists in three games for four points on the weekend. His two goals were tallied Saturday night in Laredo, as Tessier became the first Killer Bee to tally two power play goals in one game. He contributed 2 assists Sunday to earn the game's number three star. Tessier leads Bees defensemen with 28 points on the season.

SCHEDULE SEEMS FAMILIAR

The Bees will have a three-in-three weekend coming up this weekend which is almost identical to what the Bees faced in the first week of February. In that week, the Bees played in a three-in-three that was two contests against Corpus, with an Austin match-up sandwiched in between, like this week's thee-in-three, with the only difference is the Bees play two of the three games this weekend on home ice. The Bees went 2-1-0 in that three-in-three. The Bees still face Corpus Christi five times this season and complete the season series with Austin on Friday.

BEES GOT STYLE

The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees Booster Club is hosting their 1st annual Killer Bees Style Show at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, February 29th at the Dodge Arena. Tickets for the event are $20 and can be purchased at any of the Dodge Arena ticket outlets or at www.dodgearena.com. Entertainment will be provided by Tim Perez, The Lone Moondog, and All that Dance of Edinburg. Door prizes are also available, including a 3-day 2-night getaway package to South Padre Island. The "Island Fantasy" themed event will feature local female celebrities as models by coordinator Monica Trevino, and will feature Killer Bees players modeling the latest fashion wear by Al's Formal Wear, Corona's Formal Clothiers, Ferrioni's, Glitz & Glamour, Pac Sun, Stein Mart, The Buckle, The Pro Shop and Trappings. For more information, contact Monica Trevino at 655-4814.

WEEK IN REVIEW

Fri. Feb. 13 2-1 W (so) vs. Laredo Bucks

Top Star: RGV-Jeff Levy (22 of 23 saves)

Sat. Feb. 14 4-5 OTL (so) @ Laredo Bucks

Top Star: LAR-James Hiebert 3 goals

Sun. Feb. 15 4-1 W vs. Austin Ice Bats

Top Star: RGV-Matic Kralj 3 pts. (2g,1a)

WEEK AHEAD

Thu. Feb. 19 7:05 @ Corpus Christi Rayz Radio: XERT 1170 AM TV: CHLTV.COM

Notes: The Bees and Rayz battle for the tenth time this season and the fifth time at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, where the Bees are 2-1-1 this season. Bees all-star Bill Newson leads the series in scoring with 11 points off of 6 goals and 5 assists. The Rayz are led in the series by Jay Woodcroft, who has 3 goals and 6 assists for 9 points. The Bees have outscored the Rayz 10-5 in the third periods of play this season.

Fri. Feb. 20 7:30 vs. Austin Ice Bats Radio: XERT 1170 AM

Notes: Austin will have one more attempt this season to grab their first win at the Dodge Arena and try to make up some ground on the Bees second place lead. The Bees, 5-0-0 against Austin at the Dodge this season, are also led in the series offensively by Bill Newson, who has10 points off of 6 goals and 4 assists. Bats rookie Brent Hughes continues to lead Austin in the series with 7 points (4g,3a). This is the final meeting between the two teams during the regular season.

Sat. Feb. 21 7:30 vs. Corpus Christi Rayz Radio: XERT 1170 AM

Notes: Rio Grande Valley closes out the weekend and their three-in-three week hosting Corpus Christi. This will be the Rayz sixth trip to Hidalgo this season, where they are 2-4-0 and winless in their last 4 trips. The Bees are 5-3-0 when playing the last game of a three-in-three set. KRGV Newschannel 5 will be presenting Rally Towels to the first 1,000 fans in attendance.

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