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Laredo Bucks Weekly Update

January 26, 2007 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Laredo Bucks News Release


LAREDO, Texas - The Laredo Bucks went 3-0-1 this past week. The Bucks beat Austin on the road 3-1 on Friday, and then fell 4-3 in a shootout at home to Wichita at the LEC on Saturday. Tuesday Laredo went on the road and beat the expansion Rocky Mountain Rage 5-1, then beat Colorado 3-1 on Wednesday. The Bucks have won four of their last five games, recording a standings point in all five and going 4-0-1. Laredo is a Southern Conference best 26-9-3 with 55 points and they lead the Southeast Division by ten points. The Bucks are currently on a six game road trip. Laredo returns home on Friday, February 9th, against the Arizona Sundogs. The Bucks are offering season tickets starting at $125 dollars. For more info call (956)-718-BUCK (2825).

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS

- The Bucks are currently on a six game road trip. Laredo returns home on Friday, February 9th, against the Arizona Sundogs. The Bucks are offering season tickets starting at $125 dollars. For more info call (956)-718-BUCK (2825).

BUCKS OVERALL RECORD: 26-9-3 ( 55 Points, 1st in SE Division )-----Won Two

BUCKS HOME RECORD: 14-4-3-----Winless Two

BUCKS ROAD RECORD: 12-5-0-----Won Six

BUCKS VERSUS UPCOMING OPPONENTS

- CORPUS CHRISTI RAYZ -

2006-07 REGULAR SEASON: Laredo is 4-1-0 against the Rayz in 2006-07. The Bucks beat the Rayz 4-2 on 10/21 at the American Bank Center in the season opener for each team. The Rayz beat the Bucks 5-3 at the LEC on 10/31. Laredo beat the Rayz 3-2 on 12/03 with three third period goals. On 12/06 Laredo beat Corpus 2-1 in overtime on a goal by Jeff Bes at the LEC. On 12/22 the Bucks beat the Rayz 5-4 in overtime on a goal by Adam Rivet at the LEC. This is the sixth of 13 meetings this season.

2005-06 REGULAR SEASON: Laredo went 10-2-1 against Corpus in 05-06. The Bucks were 6-1-1 at the LEC and 4-1-0 in Corpus. Overall the Bucks outscored the Rayz 48-24.

All-time: The Bucks are 42-12-1 all-time against Corpus Christi, outscoring the Rayz 228-125. The Bucks are 24-4-1 at the LEC against Corpus.

- NEW MEXICO SCORPIONS -

2006-07 REGULAR SEASON: The Bucks beat the Scorpions 4-1 at the LEC on 11/15.

2005-06 REGULAR SEASON: Did not play.

All-time: The Bucks are 4-0-2 all-time against the Scorpions, including 3-0-0 at the LEC.

STREAK SAVER

- The Bucks beat the Colorado Eagles 3-1 on 01/24. With the win the Bucks stopped the Eagles 19 game home winning streak, two shy of the Bucks CHL record of 21 straight at home in the 2003-04 season.

BUCKS P.K. WORK

- The Bucks have now turned aside 96 of the last 108 (88.9 %) over the last 19 games. Laredo went 5-5 on the penalty kill against the CHL's #1 power play unit COL on 01/24 in a 3-1 win.

POWER PLAY COMING AROUND

- The Bucks have scored at least one power play goal in each of the last five games, including multiple power play goals in each of the last two games.

HOT STRETCH

- Laredo has won 12 of their last 14 games and 17 of their last 21.

SEASON HIGH

- The Bucks have won six straight on the road to extend a season high string. Laredo is 28-12-5 in their last 45 regular season road games dating back to 05-06. The Bucks are 12-5-0 on the road in 06-07.

ELITE GROUP

- The Bucks have won 26 games this season. The only CHL teams with more wins are Colorado with 29, and Memphis with 27.

EARLY POP

- Laredo has scored first in 15 of the last 19 games. The Bucks are 17-4-0 when they score first as opposed to 9-5-3 when the opponent scores first.

LONG TRIP - SHORT TRIP

- The Bucks made a 25 hour trip (longest of the season) up to Broomfield to play Rocky Mountain, then followed it with an hour trip (shortest of the season) to Fort Collins to play Colorado, then came 25 hours back home on the bus.

HOW LOW CAN YOU GO

- Laredo is 10-0-0 this season when allowing one goal or less and 21-1-0 when allowing two goals or less.

MULTI GOAL MOJO

- The Bucks are 16-0-1 this season when they have a player score two goals or more in a game. Forward Bobby Chaumont had two goals on 01/23 at RMR.

SEASON HIGH SHOTS

- The Bucks fired a season high 49 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss to WIC on 01/20. Laredo had 48 shots on 01/23 at RMR in a 5-1 win.

SEASON HIGH PART DEUX

- Laredo had a season high 23 shots in the 2nd period in a 5-1 win at RMR on 01/23. That eclipsed the previous high of 21 in the 2nd period on 12/01 vs. AUS.

WIDE SHOT MARGIN

- The Bucks out shot Wichita 49-15 on 01/20. The 34 shots disparity was the widest of the season. The previous was a 30 shot disparity against Arizona on 01/12.

SEASON LOW

- The Bucks held WIC to 15 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss on 01/20, matching the season low against ARZ on 01/12.

TOUGH LOSS PART TWO

- The Bucks took a 3-1 lead into the third period on 01/20 against WIC, but fell 4-3 in a shootout. This was the second time this season the Bucks have failed to win when leading after two periods. They allowed two goals in the last minute of regulation and lost 4-3 in overtime to OKC on 11/24. Laredo is now 16-0-2 when leading after two periods this season.

BUCKS WEEKLY GAME RECAPS

- 01/24/06 - WEDNESDAY - @ COLORADO - The defending CHL President's Cup Champion Laredo Bucks rode a spectacular effort by goalie Eric Marvin as they beat the Colorado Eagles 3-1 at the Budweiser Events Center in front of a sellout crowd of 5,289 fans on Wednesday night. Marvin stopped 31 of 32 shots as the Bucks ended the Eagles 19 game home win streak, two shy of Laredo's CHL record of 21 straight on home ice back in 2003-04. The Bucks have won four of their last five games, recording a standings point in all five and going 4-0-1. Laredo is a Southern Conference best 26-9-3 with 55 points and they lead the Southeast Division by ten points. Marvin was brilliant in the win improving to 14-3-3. Marco Emond, the former Buck, played well stopping 21 of 23 shots, but fell to 20-4-0. FINAL SCORE Laredo 3, Colorado 1.

Shots Laredo 24 COL 32

PP Laredo 2-7 COL 0-5

- 01/23/06 - TUESDAY - @ ROCKY MOUNTAIN - The defending CHL President's Cup Champion Laredo Bucks beat the Rocky Mountain Rage 5-1 at the Broomfield Events Center in front 3,415 fans. Forward Bobby Chaumont scored a pair of goals as Laredo led from start to finish. The Bucks have recorded a standings point in four straight games and 12 of their last 13. Laredo is a Southern Conference best 25-9-3 with 53 points and they lead the Southeast Division by eight points. Kevin Reiter was solid in net stopping 25 of 26 shots and improving to 7-2-0. David Guerrera, the former Buck, allowed five goals on 23 shots in 30:38 and took the loss to fall to 8-15-3. Trevor Cunning stopped all 25 shots in 29:22 of work, but did not factor in the decision. FINAL SCORE Laredo 5, Rocky Mountain 1.

Shots Laredo 48 RMR 26

PP Laredo 2-6 RMR 0-5

- 01/20/06 - SATURDAY - vs. WICHITA - The defending CHL President's Cup Champion Laredo Bucks fell 4-3 in a shootout to the visiting Wichita Thunder in front of 5,559 fans at the LEC on Saturday night. Thunder goalie Sebastien Laplante was tremendous in net as he kept his team in the game and keyed the comeback victory for the visitors. The Bucks have scored a standings point in three straight games and 11 of their last 12. Laredo is a Southern Conference best 24-9-3 with 51 points and they lead the Southeast Division by eight points. Eric Marvin stopped 16 of 19 shots, and three of four in the shootout, but fell to 13-4-3. Sebastien Laplante was fabulous stopping 46 of 49 shots, then all five in the shootout to get the win and improve to 11-8-3. FINAL SCORE Wichita 4, Laredo 3 in a shootout.

Shots Laredo 49 WIC 15

PP Laredo 1-8 WIC 2-6

- 01/19/06 - FRIDAY - @ AUSTIN - The defending CHL President's Cup Champion Laredo Bucks got a pair of goals from forward Jeff Bes as they beat the Austin Ice Bats 3-1 at the Chaparral Ice Center on Friday night. Goalie Kevin Reiter was outstanding as the Bucks won for the tenth time in eleven games, and 15th time in the last 18. Laredo is a Southern Conference best 24-9-2 with 50 points and they lead the Southeast Division by nine points. Reiter was rock solid in net stopping 33 of 34 shots and improving to 6-2-0. Tony Quesada played well, allowing two goals on 31 shots, but fell to 0-2-0. FINAL SCORE Laredo 3, Austin 1.

Shots Laredo 32 AUS 34

PP Laredo 1-7 AUS 0-13

2006-07 BUCKS SINGLE GAME TICKETS ON SALE

- Single game tickets for the Bucks start at $14.95. Of the 32 home games, 25 will take place on either a Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Game times will remain the same for the 2006-07 season. Weekday games begin at 7 p.m., while Friday and Saturday night games are at 7:30 p.m. Sunday games will be at 4 p.m.

BECOME A BUCKS CORPORATE PARTNER

- Your company can become a vital part of the Laredo Bucks family by reaching our fans with your business message. To create a customized advertising package for your company, contact Summer Barrera at (956) 523-7723 or sbarrera@laredobucks.com.

BUCKS IN THE COMMUNITY

- To schedule an appearance by a Bucks player, coach, or member of the front office staff call Traci Melendez at (956) 718-BUCK (2825) or email her at tmelendez@laredobucks.com.

POST-GAME SKATES

- There will be post-game skates at the LEC following Friday, Saturday and Sunday games. The only exceptions will be if there is a post-game jersey auction, there will not be a post-game skate.

BUCKS ON THE AIR

- Listen to every Bucks game, home and away, on Norteno 1490. You can also hear the Bucks online at www.laredobucks.com.



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