Killer Bees Weekly Notes

Published on March 7, 2005 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees News Release


RIO GRANDE VALLEY KILLER BEES

2004-05 WEEKLY RELEASE

FOR THE WEEK OF Mar 7th - Mar 13th

ROADSHOWS COME TO A CLOSE

The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees have spent five of the last six weeks (since January 24th) on the road with multi-overnight stays around the CHL in those weeks, including 12 of the last 18 days on the road, but now the Bees have five of their final six games at home with the only road trip remaining consisting of a day-trip to Corpus Christi (3/17). Just because the Bees are home does not mean they get an ample time to gain any rest. Tuesday the Bees open a three game homestand by hosting the Odessa Jackalopes, which also closes out a busy four games in five nights span that saw the Bees travel over 1,000 miles to kickoff the span in Memphis last Friday. The Bees will follow Tuesday's game with a pair of divisional match-ups as they host the Austin Ice Bats on Friday and the Corpus Christi Rayz Saturday. The Bees remaining five games are all against teams that are in playoff contention.

THE BEE IS STILL THE BEST OF THE BEST

The Central Hockey League announced its results from the 2004/2005 Best of the Best Poll Sunday and the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees found themselves among two categories. For a second consecutive season, the Killer Bees were honored as having the Best Logo in the CHL. The logo was designed by GLS Graphics out of Lubbock, Texas, and it beat out the Laredo Bucks logo. Ryan Shmyr received the Bees lone individual honor, as he ranked as the third "Best Fighter" and ranking as the best in the Southern Conference. The annual poll is conducted by CHL head coaches, players, and PR/broadcasting directors, and lists the top three results of 38 voting categories. The categories focus on everything from player abilities to best league facilities and even best fans. The ballots were collected and tabulated by Roy Lang of the Shreveport Times.

THIS WEEK'S "INSIDE THE NUMBERS"

11-18-2 - Record- The Bees are one of only two teams (Topeka) in the CHL that has a losing record when out-shooting their opponents. The Bees have out-shot their opponents in five consecutive games.

85-45 - Shots on Goal - The Bees out-shot the Memphis RiverKings 45-20 on Friday night and 40-25 Saturday night to combine for a 85-45 shots on goal advantage in the two games. Unfortunately, the Bees lost by a combined total of 11-5, losing 6-2 on Friday and 5-3 on Saturday.

220:55 - Shutout Sequence - Troy Linna's goal Sunday in Bossier-Shreveport ended a span of 220-minutes and 55-seconds against the Mudbugs which they had not scored a goal against them.

BEE OF THE WEEK

This week's Killer Bees "Bee of the Week," for their performance in last week's games is issued for a second consecutive time to forward Joe Guenther. The "G-UENiT," who tallied five goals in the Bees three games over the previous week, had an assist Friday and a pair of goals Saturday (both games in Memphis) to co-lead the Bees in scoring for the week with 3 points. Guenther's pair of goals on Saturday placed him as the team's leader with 20 goals. The Buffalo native was unable to gain a point Sunday in Bossier City, ending a five-game point streak.

HIGH NOTES

With the regular season coming to a close on March 19th, we take a look at some of the individual accomplishments that some of the Bees have strived towards and are currently aiming towards: Joe Guenther has notched a career high in goals (20)... Darcy Smith has a career high in points (10)... Jason Hawes is having a career best season with 9 goals and 19 assists for 28 points... Bill Newson is two points away from a second consecutive 50-point season... Ryan Shmyr is 16 penalty minutes away from 262 penalty minutes, which would be a Bees single season high.

WEEK IN REVIEW

Fri. Mar. 4 2-6 L @ Memphis RiverKings Top Star: MEM-Don Parsons (2g,3a,5 pts)

Sat. Mar. 5 3-5 L @ Memphis RiverKings Top Star: MEM-Phil Aucoin (1g,1a 2pts)

Sun. Mar. 6 2-1 W @ Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Top Star: RGV-Bill Newson (2a)

PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Tue: 10 - 10:30 AM Thurs: 10 - 11 AM Fri-Sat: 10 - 10:30 AM

WEEK AHEAD

Tue. Mar. 8 7:30 pm vs. Odessa Jackalopes Radio: ESPN Radio 1240 AM TV: CHLTV.COM

Notes: The Killer Bees will be hosting the Odessa Jackalopes for the second time this season and the fourth time all-time. The Bees, who are 3-0-0 all-time at the Dodge Arena against the Jackalopes, hold a 4-2-0 all-time series record and are looking for a season series sweep with a 2-0-0 series record this season heading into the game. Odessa's Sebastien Thinel leads the all-time series with 9 points (3g,6a) and there are several Jackalopes with just one point this season against the Bees. The Bees have several players leading the all-time series with 6 points and are led this season in the series by Troy Linna, who has a goal and an assist for two points. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive megaphones sponsored by KRGV Newschannel 5.

Fri. Mar. 11 7:30 pm vs. Austin Ice Bats Radio: ESPN Radio 1240 AM TV: CHLTV.COM

Notes: Rio Grande Valley will host the Austin Ice Bats for the fourth of five eventual visits this season (Bees are 2-1-0 this season against Austin at the Dodge Arena). The contest will be the 21st meeting all-time between the two teams and the ninth this season (of ten). Austin holds a 10-9-1 all-time advantage in the series and had won five straight this season until the Bees notched a franchise high 7 goals in a 7-2 win on February 25th. The Bees are led by Bill Newson in the all-time series with 19 points (7g,12a), while Jason Tessier leads the season series for the Bees with 8 points (1g,7a). Austin's all-time leaders against the Bees is John McNabb (7g,6a,13pts), who also leads the season series with those same numbers. Thundersticks will be given away to the first 2,000 fans in attendance thanks to Aaron's Sales and Lease.

Sat. Mar. 12 7:30 pm vs. Corpus Christi Rayz Radio: ESPN Radio 1240 AM TV: Televisa (Ch.9/19)

Notes: The Bees close out the week by opening a two game home-and-home series against the Corpus Christi Rayz that will conclude on March 17th. It will be the tenth of 11 meetings this season and the 24th meeting all-time between the two teams. Both teams have winning records in the all-time series, with the Killer Bees holding a 10-8-5 record and the Rayz grasping a 13-8-2 series record. Most of the games in the season series have been close, as four of the nine meetings have been decided in overtime and six of the nine games have resulted in a one goal differential. Bill Newson leads the season series for the Bees with 10 points (5g,5a) and is the all-time series leader with 28 points (15g,13a). Corpus Christi has Greg Bullock with 15 points (6g,9a) to co-lead the season series against the Bees and serving as the Rayz all-time leader against the Bees with the same stats. Both teams have winning records at the oppositions home, as Corpus Christi is 7-4-1 all-time at the Dodge Arena, while the Bees are 5-4-2 in Corpus Christi. It will be Fiesta Night at the Dodge Arena and the Bees will be wearing special commemorative jerseys, which will be auctioned off after the game. Pucks will be presented to the first 1,000 fans in attendance, thanks to InterNational Bank.

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