Leveille Records 300th Career Point in 6-5 Win
December 26, 2009 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Odessa Jackalopes News Release
(Odessa, TX) - Dominic Leveille scored a pair of goals and recorded the 300th point of his career as the Odessa Jackalopes held on for a 6-5 win over the Arizona Sundogs at the Ector County Coliseum on Saturday night.
Konrad Reeder scored a pair of third period goals for the Sundogs to record a hat trick in the game, but Juha Toivonen made several key saves down the stretch hold the lead for Odessa, who's record improves to 22-4-3 on the season.
Both teams combined for five goals in the first period. Odessa jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a power play goal by Kory Karlander at 4:10 and an even strength goal from Brian Swiniarski at 5:48. The Sundogs countered with three unanswered goals of their own starting with Konrad Reeder's power play goal at 8:14. Jon Landry tied the game on an odd-man rush at 10:19. Then Torren Delforte made it 3-2 Arizona at 11:57. The Jackalopes trailed entering the intermission.
The Jackalopes took control in the second period with four unanswered goals of their own including a pair from Dominic Leveille. Leveille's first came at 1:11 on a backhand shot from the right circle, then again at 4:40 to make it 4-3 favoring Odessa. Phil Plante made it 5-3 on the power play from a crossing pass in the left circle at 12:59. Kenny Bernard then gave the Jacks a 6-3 lead at the second break.
The Jackalopes and Sundogs wrap up their weekend series on Sunday at 4:05 PM at the Ector County Coliseum. The action can be heard on 102.1 Jack FM.
The Odessa Jackalopes are the Central Hockey League affiliate for the NHL's New York Islanders and the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The team is in the middle of their 13th season in the Permian Basin. Season tickets, mini-plans, and single game tickets are available by calling (432) 552-PUCK or visiting jackalopes.org.
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