Mudbugs Week in Review
November 3, 2003 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs News Release
MEMPHIS POWERS PAST MUDBUGS â On Friday night, the Mudbugs renewed their rivalry with the Memphis RiverKings in the first of twelve meetings this season between the two teams. The RiverKings, thanks to two power play goals, claimed a 2-1 victory in front of 2,664 fans at the DeSoto Civic Center. The Mudbugs opened the scoring with Jim Sprott notching a power play goal at 6:30 on a slap shot from the blue line. The Bugs enjoyed the lead until Jonathan Gagnon tipped a Derek Landmesser shot past Mudbugs goaltender Ken Carroll with 4.7 seconds left in the first period to even the score. After a scoreless second period, Memphis struck again on the power play as Brian Tucker found Derek Landmesser cruising in from the blueline at 1:15 of the third period. The Mudbugs outshot the RiverKings in the third period 10-6 and mounted a solid attack, but Memphis goaltender Shawn Conschafter made all ten saves and earned his second victory of the season. The game featured the debut of Mudbugs rookie forwards Ryan Manitowich and Colin Kendall.
SPECIAL TEAMS BATTLE AGAIN IN 5-3 LOSS â On Saturday, special teams again proved to be a huge factor in the outcome of the Mudbugs' rematch with the RiverKings. With two power play goals and one shorthanded goal, the RiverKings prevailed for the second consecutive evening, 5-3. The RiverKings built a 2-0 lead as Alexandre Mathieu and Jay Neal notched first period goals. Memphis enjoyed the 2-0 lead until the final minute of the first period when Forbes MacPherson cut the deficit in half with his second goal of the season on the power play at 19:11. In the second period, the Mudbugs took control early as Chad Spurr and Chris Brassard hooked up with Craig Soke for the tying goal. Chad Spurr then notched his second of the year with a shorthanded goal at 3:53 to give the Mudbugs their first lead of the night. However, in the third period, Don Parsons and Jay Neal scored to give Memphis the lead they would not relinquish. The game featured 14 fighting majors, including six in the game's final thirty seconds.
MUDBUGS STARS OF THE WEEK Jim Sprott â Scored his first goal of the season on Friday night on top of his solid defensive play
Chad Spurr â 1 goal, 1 assist on Saturday night
Craig Soke â Notched his third goal of the season and first professional fight on Saturday
BERGIN SIGNS IN SWEDEN â Former Mudbugs defenseman Tony Bergin has signed with the Tingsryds AIF professional hockey club in Tingsryds, Sweden. "I just want to thank everyone involved with the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs for five great years," said Bergin. "I've met some incredible people during my Mudbugs career from teammates to coaches to fans. Now I'm looking forward to moving on with my career and I'm really excited to be going to play in Sweden." Bergin leaves the Mudbugs as the team's second all-time leading scorer among defensemen with 165 points (63 goals, 102 assists) and third all-time leader in games played at 299.
MUDBUGS IN THE COMMUNITY
November 5 â Benton Elementary School â Jason Campbell and Dru Burgess will be speaking with students at 12:30 p.m..
November 5 â Bass Pro Shop (Bossier) â Jim Sprott and Dan Wildfong will be signing autographs at 6:00 p.m.
THIS WEEK â The Mudbugs will take on the Northeast Division rival Fort Worth Brahmas on Thursday November 6th at 7:05 p.m. at the CenturyTel Center. Tickets are available by calling Ticketmaster at 318-741-9700 or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com. The Bugs will then have Friday off before traveling to Fort Worth to meet the Brahmas at the Fort Worth Convention Center on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Last year, the Mudbugs went 5-1-1 against Fort Worth, including a 7-2 win on January 21st and an 8-1 win on February 2nd.
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