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December 20, 2010 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Kansas City Mavericks News Release


WEEK AHEAD

Tuesday, December 21 - Missouri Mavericks vs. Evansville IceMen, 7:05 p.m. CST

Audio: KCWJ - 1030AM or through www.MissouriMavericks.com Video: CHL-TV (www.chltv.neulion.com)

The Mavericks and IceMen clash for the first time in the regular season Tuesday night at Independence Events Center. The teams last met for a pair of exhibition games at the IEC on October 8 and 9 in which the Mavericks won both games by a combined score of 8-3. Evansville currently sits in eighth place in the Turner Conference, but they trail the second-place Mavericks by just eight points. The first 2,000 fans will also receive Carlyle Lewis bobble fists courtesy of Shocking Prices.

Thursday, December 23 - Missouri Mavericks vs. Quad City Mallards, 7:05 p.m. CST

Audio: KCWJ - 1030AM or through www.MissouriMavericks.com Video: CHL-TV (www.chltv.neulion.com)

This is the third meeting of the season between the Mavericks and Mallards and the road team has won the previous two meetings. Quad City is the last team to have beaten the Mavericks in a 4-3 win on December 10. Since that time, the Mavericks have won three straight games while the Mallards have gone 3-1-0. Quad City has scored 16 goals in their last three games (all wins) and only allowed five. Fans are also encouraged to bring new or gently used teddy bears to throw on to the ice after the Mavericks first goal for the team's annual Teddy Bear Toss.

Sunday, December 26 - Missouri Mavericks at Wichita Thunder, 5:05 p.m. CST

Audio: KCWJ - 1030AM or through www.MissouriMavericks.com Video: CHL-TV (www.chltv.neulion.com)

The Mavericks rivalry with the Wichita Thunder renews on Boxing Day. Missouri will play three games in three nights starting on December 26 when they play in Wichita for two games and head to Tulsa for the third. After winning the first game of the season series and improving their record to 11-0 against the Thunder, the Mavericks have lost the last two games. Wichita skated to a 4-3 come-from-behind overtime win in Missouri on November 6 and they beat the Mavericks 3-2 on November 13 in Wichita. All three games have been one-goal games for the Turner Conference rivals.

WEEK IN REVIEW

Weekly Record: 2-0-0 Overall: 13-7-3

Friday, December 17 - Missouri 3 at Colorado 1

The Missouri Mavericks defeated the Colorado Eagles for the first time ever at Budweiser Events Center Friday night, 3-1. Goaltender Robby Nolan stopped 29 of 30 shots and nearly had a shutout and forward Nick Sirota scored a pair of goals for the Mavericks. Missouri improved to 12-7-3 on the season. Forward Riley Nelson scored the lone goal for the Eagles with just 2:06 remaining in regulation.

Saturday, December 18 - Missouri 4 at Colorado 3

The Mavericks completed a weekend sweep over the Colorado Eagles with a 4-3 win Saturday night at Budweiser Events Center. Mavericks' forward Nick Sirota had a shorthanded goal and two assists and Ryan Jardine unlocked a 3-3 tie with the game-winning goal in the third period as the Mavericks improved to 13-7-3 on the season. Missouri jumped over the Eagles in the Turner Conference standings and sit in second place behind the Rapid City Rush.

Promotions & Notes

Steady Nolan - Mavericks goaltender Robby Nolan continued his winning ways this weekend with a pair of wins over the Colorado Eagles. Nolan stopped 29 shots in each of the games and gave up just four goals on 62 shots over the two-game set. He currently leads the CHL in goals-against average at 2.05 and he is 8-2-0 in his last 10 decisions (8-3-2 overall).

Road swing - In their last four road games, the Mavericks are 3-0-1 and have outscored their opponent 14-9 combined. Missouri is now 5-3-1 on the road after starting the season 2-3-0. After the home games this week, the Mavericks will play 17 of their next 28 games on the road through the month of February.

Limiting shots- The Mavericks allow the least shots in the CHL, only allowing 27.3 shots per game.

PP struggles - The Mavericks power play drought has stretched to five games. Missouri is 0-for-26 on the power play in their last five games, and the team ranks last in the CHL on the power play converting on just 13.4% of their chances.

PK scoring - Despite the Mavericks power play struggles; the team's penalty kill unit is scoring goals. Missouri scored two shorthanded goals during the same power play on Saturday night in Colorado and they had one shorthanded tally on Friday night. In the two games over the weekend against Colorado, Missouri scored more goals while the Eagles were on the power play than the Eagles did. Colorado finished 2-for-12 on the power play and the Mavericks scored three shorthanded goals.

Carlyle Lewis Bobble Fists - Come to the Mavericks game on Tuesday, December 21 and the first 2,000 fans will receive Carlyle Lewis bobble fists courtesy of Shocking Prices. It is also the first Price Chopper Two-for-Tuesday in which fans can purchase two tickets for the price of one. Tickets are available at the Box Office or at Ticketmaster.com.

Teddy Bear Toss - The annual Teddy Bear Toss is Thursday, December 23 when the Mavericks host the Mallards. Bring a new or gently used teddy bear and throw it on the ice after the Mavericks first goal. The bears will then be distributed to local charities.

Appearances

Wednesday, December 22

Carlyle Lewis and Mac will be at Shocking Prices in Independence from 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 22

Mike Wakita, Derek Knowles and Mac will be at Price Chopper in Independence (291 Highway & 23rd St.) from 6-7 p.m.

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