Laredo Bucks Weekly Update

Published on March 22, 2007 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Laredo Bucks News Release


LAREDO, Texas - The Laredo Bucks went 2-1-0 this past week. The Bucks shutout the Austin Ice Bats on Friday at home. Saturday Laredo dropped a hard fought 3-2 game to the Memphis RiverKings in their regular season home finale at the LEC. Sunday the Bucks went on the road and beat Austin 2-1. With the win the Bucks tied a franchise record with their 21st road win of the season as Laredo improved their Southern Conference best record to 41-16-5. The Bucks finish the regular season on the road in Rio Grande Valley on Friday and Corpus Christi on Saturday. Laredo Bucks playoff tickets are now available. The Bucks open the first round of the CHL Playoffs at the LEC on Friday, March 30th, and Saturday, March 31st, against an opponent still to be determined. For more info call (956)-718-BUCK (2825).

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS

- The Bucks open the first round of the CHL Playoffs at the LEC on Friday, March 30th, and Saturday, March 31st, against an opponent still to be determined.

BUCKS OVERALL RECORD: 41-16-5 ( 87 Points, 1st in SE Division )-----Won One

BUCKS HOME RECORD: 20-9-3-----Lost One

BUCKS ROAD RECORD: 21-7-2-----Won One --- Points in 17 of last 19 (15-2-2)

BUCKS VERSUS UPCOMING OPPONENTS

- RIO GRANDE VALLEY KILLER BEES -

2006-07: REGULAR SEASON: Laredo is 9-3-1 against RGV. The Killer Bees defeated the Bucks 4-2 on 10/28 at the LEC. The Bucks rallied from an early 2-0 deficit and beat the Killer Bees 5-2 on 11/10 at the Dodge Arena as Igor Agarunov scored a pair of goals. Laredo fell 2-1 to Rio Grande Valley on 12/09 at the Dodge Arena. On 12/10 the Bucks hammered the Killer Bees 9-4 at the LEC. The Bucks beat the Killer Bees 3-1 on 12/23 at the LEC. On 12/29 Bucks forward Bobby Chaumont scored a pair of goals, including the game winner in a 3-2 shootout Laredo victory at the Dodge Arena. The Bucks got goals from six different players as they beat the Killer Bees 6-2 on 12/30 at the Dodge Arena. On 12/31 forward Chris Korchinski scored two goals, and the Bucks were 3-7 on the power play as they beat RGV 4-2 at the LEC. Forward Chris Korchinski scored :55 into sudden death overtime to beat the Killer Bees 3-2 at the LEC on 01/07. The Bucks beat the Killer Bees 4-1 at the Dodge Arena on 01/14 as forward Ladislav Kouba had a pair of goals. Laredo fell 3-2 in overtime at Rio Grande Valley on 02/10. On 03/02 the Bucks beat the Killer Bees 5-3 at the LEC as they tied a franchise record with five first period goals.

2005-06: REGULAR SEASON: The Bucks went 8-4-2 against the Killer Bees in the 05-06 regular season.

2006 Post-Season: The Bucks defeated the Killer Bees four games to two in the first round of the CHL Playoffs. Bucks forward Jeff Bes ended the series with a Game Six OT winner at the Dodge Arena.

All-time: Laredo is 33-12-5 against the Killer Bees, outscoring Rio Grande Valley 186-120. The Bucks are 13-9-4 all-time at the Dodge, and 20-3-1 all-time at the LEC. The teams met in the first round of the 2004 CHL playoffs with the Bucks sweeping the Killer Bees three games to none and again in the first round in 2006 with the Bucks winning four games to two.

- CORPUS CHRISTI TAYZ -

2006-07 REGULAR SEASON: Laredo is 7-4-1 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. Kevin Reiter stopped 33 of 34 shots on 01/27 in a 2-1 victory for the Bucks at Corpus Christi. On 01/28 the Bucks blew a 4-1 lead with seven minutes to play and fell 5-4 in a shootout. The Rayz beat the Bucks 3-1 at the LEC on 02/11. Corpus Christi beat the Bucks 6-1 at the LEC on 02/14. Laredo beat the Rayz 4-3 on the road on 02/24. The Bucks rallied for a 2-1 overtime victory on 03/04 at Corpus Christi as forward Serge Dube scored the game winner. On 03/11 the Rayz returned the favor with a 2-1 victory over the Bucks at the LEC.

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 45-15-2 all-time against Corpus Christi, outscoring the Rayz 243-146. The Bucks are 24-6-1 at the LEC against Corpus.

CHL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM

- Bucks forward Bobby Chaumont was selected to the CHL All-Rookie team on Wednesday.

RECORD TYING

- The Bucks won their 21st road game of the season 2-1 at AUS on 03/18. It tied the record for most road wins in Bucks franchise history back in 2003-04.

WHAT A ROAD RUN

- Laredo is 37-14-7 in their last 58 regular season road games dating back to 2005-06. The Bucks are a CHL best 21-7-2 on the road in 2006-07.

ROAD--SWEET--ROAD

- The Bucks have points in 17 of the last 19 on the road (15-2-2).

FINISH ON THE ROAD

- The Bucks close the 2006-07 regular season with three road games.

TWO GOALS IS TOUGH TO WIN

- Laredo is 5-15-1 when scoring two goals or less this season. Three of their wins have come against Corpus Christi. Laredo won 2-1 in overtime at home on 12/06, 2-1 in regulation at Corpus Christi on 01/27, and 2-1 in overtime at Corpus Christi on 03/04. The others were 1-0 over COL on 03/09 and 2-1 at AUS on 03/18.

POWER PLAY REPORT

- The Bucks had not scored in four straight games on the power play until going 1-3 on 03/17 vs. MEM. Laredo scored two more power play goals on 03/18 at AUS in six tries. Laredo is 3 for their last 28 on the man advantage and four for their last 36 over the last eight games. Prior to this stretch the Bucks were 18 for their last 52 (34.6 %).

HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?

- Laredo is 17-0-0 this season when allowing one goal or less and 31-2-0 when allowing two goals or less.

LOW CHANCES - The Bucks had only eight combined power play chances in their last three games, until getting six opportunities on 03/18 at AUS.

PENALTY KILL REPORT

- Laredo has stopped 64 of the last 69 (92.8 %) on the penalty kill over the last 14 games.

MULTI GOAL MOJO

- The Bucks are 24-1-1 this season when they have a player score two goals or more in a game. Forward Bobby Chaumont scored two goals on 03/18 at AUS in a 2-1 victory.

BUCKS VS. SOUTHEAST

- Laredo is 14-2-2 on the road against Southeast Division opponents. The Bucks went 12-6-1 at home against the same teams. Overall they are 26-8-3.

TYING A FRANCHISE RECORD

- The Bucks allowed AUS 12 shots in a 4-0 victory on 03/16. It tied a franchise record for least shots allowed in a game, first done on 12/16/03 against COR. The previous season low was 15 to WIC on 01/20.

FOURTH BLANKING

- Laredo shutout AUS 4-0 on 03/16 for their fourth blanking of the season. The Bucks also shutout LUB 4-0 on 02/16, AUS 3-0 on 01/05, and COL 1-0 on 03/09.

WHAT A MARGIN

- The Bucks out shot AUS 49-12 on 03/16. The 37 shot disparity was the largest this season. The previous was 34 (49-15) against WIC on 01/20.

FORTY AGAIN

- The Bucks have won 40 games this season. It is the fourth time in five seasons the Bucks have won 40 or more games. They have won 30 or more in all five years.

SEASON LOW

- The Bucks were shorthanded twice on 03/16 vs. AUS to match a season low. It also happened on 03/13 at BOS and has occurred five times this season.

BUCKS WEEKLY GAME RECAPS

- 03/18/07 - SUNDAY - @ AUSTIN -The defending CHL President's Cup Champion Laredo Bucks got a pair of goals from rookie forward Bobby Chaumont as they beat the Austin Ice Bats 2-1 at the Chaparell Ice Center on Sunday night. The Bucks tied a franchise record with their 21st road win of the season as Laredo remains a Southern Conference best 41-16-5 and they are third in the CHL with 87 total points in the race for the Governors' Cup. Kevin Reiter stopped 26 of 27 shots and got the win to improve to 16-6-1. Miguel Beaudry allowed two goals on 33 shots and fell to 12-12-11. FINAL SCORE Laredo 2, Austin 1.

Shots Laredo 33 AUS 27

PP Laredo 2-6 AUS 0-5

- 03/17/07 - SATURDAY - vs. MEMPHIS -The defending CHL President's Cup Champion Laredo Bucks rallied to tie the game in the third period, before falling 3-2 to the Memphis RiverKings at the LEC on Saturday night in their 2006-07 regular season home finale. Defenseman Adam Rivet scored a pair of goals on St. Patrick's Day as overall Laredo remains a Southern Conference best 40-16-5 and they are third in the CHL with 85 total points in the race for the Governors' Cup. Eric Marvin allowed three goals on 31 shots in 59:00 of work and fell to 20-7-4. Larry Sterling stopped 37 of 39 shots and got his league leading 31st win to improve to 31-9-5. FINAL SCORE Memphis 3, Laredo 2.

Shots Laredo 39 MEM 31

PP Laredo 1-3 MEM 0-3

- 03/16/07 - FRIDAY - vs. AUSTIN -The defending CHL President's Cup Champion Laredo Bucks dominated the Austin Ice Bats by out shooting them 49-12 and cruising to a 4-0 victory on Friday night at the LEC in front of 6,138 loud fans. The Bucks got goals from four different players and matched a franchise record for fewest shots allowed in a game. Overall Laredo is a Southern Conference best 40-15-5 and they are second in the CHL with 85 total points in the race for the Governors' Cup. Kevin Reiter turned aside all 12 shots as he improved to 15-6-1 and posted his second shutout. Miguel Beaudry was terrific stopping 45 of 49 shots, but fell to 12-11-11. FINAL SCORE Laredo 4, Austin 0.

Shots Laredo 49 AUS 12

PP Laredo 0-2 AUS 0-2

2007 BUCKS PLAYOFF TICKETS

- Bucks playoff tickets are now available. For more info call (956)-718-BUCK (2825).

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.

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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