Mudbugs Week in Review
November 17, 2003 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs News Release
BUGS BATTLE BACK VS. INDY â Ryan Manitowich continued his impressive play at the CenturyTel Center and David Oliver picked a good time to score his first goal of the season as the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs fought back from a late 1-0 deficit to defeat the Indianapolis Ice, 2-1 on Tuesday night. After a scoreless first period, Jared Dumba chipped a loose puck off of Ken Carroll and into the back of the Mudbugs' net at 4:41 of the second period for his fourth goal of the season. The Mudbugs, despite numerous scoring opportunities, couldn't crack Ice goaltender Brent Zelenewich with 21 shots through two periods. At 9:51 of the third, Ryan Manitowich scored his fourth goal of the season with a neat move off the boards and a sharp wrist shot from the right circle. Nearly two minutes later, David Oliver scored the game-winner on a scramble around the Indianapolis crease after a Jason Basile wrist shot from the blue line.
MUDBUGS FIGHT OFF TULSA â On Friday night, the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs earned a 4-3 shootout win over the Tulsa Oilers, despite a late rally by Tulsa to tie the game at the CenturyTel Center. With the win, the Mudbugs improved to 6-3-1 on the season and Ken Carroll recorded his 58th win as a Mudbug, the most for any goaltender in franchise history. David Oliver opened the scoring in the first period by deflecting a Chris Brassard one-timer on the power play for his second goal of the season. Oliver struck again in the second period by crashing the net and chipping a Trevor Buchanan pass over the arm of Tulsa goaltender Rod Branch for his second of the night. In a wild third period, the Mudbugs built a 3-1 lead against Tulsa, but the Oilers got goals from Shawn Scanzano and Jason Bermingham in the final 1:16 of regulation to even the score. In overtime, the Mudbugs were stoned by Branch during a two-man advantage and were forced into a shootout. After seven shootout rounds, Jason Campbell scored the game-winning goal for a 4-3 win.
CORPUS FALLS AS BUGS WIN FIFTH IN A ROW â On Saturday night, the Mudbugs won their fifth game in a row as they defeated the Corpus Christi Rayz 4-2, in front of 5,372 fans at the CenturyTel Center. Five minutes into the contest, Chris Brassard took a Craig Soke pass in on goal and beat Rayz goaltender Brent Belecki with a backhander to open the scoring. Corpus Christi's Ed McGrane tied the game just one minute later, but Brassard answered with his second goal of the night at 6:23 of the second period. In the third period, Chad Spurr notched his third point of the game with a breakaway goal, assisted by Brassard, to give the Mudbugs a two-goal lead. Rayz veteran Brad Wingfield scored a power play tally in the third, but Colin Kendall answered it with his first professional goal at 12:11 to give the Mudbugs the 4-2 win. Ken Carroll made 30 saves to earn his seventh win of the year.
MUDBUGS STARS OF THE WEEK
Ken Carroll â 3 wins, including his 58th as a Mudbug to pass Kevin St. Pierre
David Oliver â Game-winner on Tuesday vs. Indy, plus two against Tulsa
Chris Brassard â Three-point game on Saturday in 4-2 win over Corpus Christi
BUGS TRADE FOREST RIGHTS TO AUSTIN â On Friday, the Mudbugs traded the rights to goaltender Jonathan Forest to the Austin Ice Bats in exchange for goaltender David Haun. Future considerations will also be involved in the exchange on both sides. Forest, 24, spent most of the past two seasons with the Mudbugs and appeared in 41 regular season games from 2001 to 2003. In exchange, the Mudbugs received 25-year-old rookie goaltender David Haun, a native of Solsgirth, Manitoba.
THIS WEEK â On Thursday, the Mudbugs will travel to Memphis to take on the RiverKings for a 7:05 p.m. faceoff. The game will be broadcast on KWKH AM 1130 starting at 6:45 p.m. The team then returns home for a Friday night showdown against the Austin Ice Bats and a huge Saturday rematch against the Memphis RiverKings. Both games are scheduled for 7:05 p.m. faceoffs at the CenturyTel Center. For more information, please call 318-752-2847.
MUDBUGS RECORD THIS WEEK: 3-0-0
OVERALL RECORD: 7-3-1 T-2nd Place in Northeast Division (15 points)
HOME RECORD: 5-0-1
ROAD RECORD: 2-3-0
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