CHL Mississippi RiverKings

Mudbugs defeat RiverKings in matinee

Published on November 15, 2005 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Mississippi RiverKings News Release


SOUTHAVEN, MS --- The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs rallied from a 3-1 deficit to register a 6-3 win over the Memphis RiverKings in the Face-Off Field Trip game at the DeSoto Civic Center on Tuesday. Most of the crowd of 5,530 was made up of area third through sixth graders who witnessed the earliest start time, 10 a.m., for a RiverKings game in the team's 14 year history.

Scott Sheppard and Dan Wildfong each scored two goals as the Mudbugs snapped a four-game losing streak and sent Memphis to their second straight loss. The game was a see-saw of scoring runs: three unanswered goals by Memphis and five unanswered by Bossier-Shreveport. The RiverKings scored three straight after Sheppard put the ‘Bugs on the board with power play goal at 5:32. Dorian Anneck started the home team's three goal run with a minute-31 left in the first. He put in a rebound on the power play for his fifth goal of the season and the period ended 1-1.

Memphis scored two more on the power play in the first 5:15 of the second period. Travis Banga's tip-in of a Stephen Margeson shot from the point at 1:39 and Ryan Watson's slap shot at 5:15 gave the RiverKings a 3-1 lead. The two-goal advantage was short-lived, though, as Dan Wildfong scored just 11 seconds later to make it 3-2, followed by Sheppard's second of the game to complete the comeback at 7:23. Blair Manning fed Wildfong on a two on one at 17:03 of the second to put Bossier-Shreveport ahead going into the third period.

Down 4-3 in the third, the RiverKings had some good opportunities to tie the game, but Ryan Manitowich's short-handed goal at 14:24 and Chad Spurr's empty net goal at 19:25 put the game out of reach at 6-3. The teams combined for 26 power play chances with the RiverKings going three for 14 and the Mudbugs going two for 12. Memphis had the shots advantage in the second and third periods 18-13, but was outscored in those periods 5-2.

David Cacciola won in his Bossier-Shreveport debut stopping 24 of 27 shots. Guy St. Vincent took the loss with 28 saves on 33 shots. The loss drops the RiverKings to 3-6-0 on the season.

The RiverKings continue their very busy five-game week with home contests with Forth Worth Thursday and Friday night. Both games face-off at 7:05.

Season tickets, 16 game weekend plans and voucher plans for exciting RiverKings are available For ticket information, call the RiverKings at 662-342-1755 and ask for the ticket department or stop by the DCC during business hours.

Single-game tickets can be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations, by calling 901-525-1515 or at ticketmaster.com.

Don't forget to head to TGI Fridays on Goodman Road after every home game for the "Official RiverKings Post-Game Party."

You can hear all regular-season RiverKings games on Sports 56 WHBQ (AM 560).

The Kevin McClelland Show airs every Tuesday night at 6 on Sports 56 WHBQ (AM 560).

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