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November 22, 2004 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs News Release
BUGS FALTER VS. TULSA â On Friday night, the Mudbugs struggled against the Tulsa Oilers and suffered their fourth straight home loss, 5-1 at the CenturyTel Center. The loss also ended the Mudbugs' three game winning streak. Dan Gravelle gave the Oilers a 1-0 lead at 14:02 of the first period by redirecting a puck off his skate past goaltender Jeff Blair. Scott Sheppard would answer early in the second period with a nice assist from Dan Wildfong, but Olivier Maltais scored twice later in the middle frame to give Tulsa a 3-1 lead. In the third period, Chris Page and Dallas Steward added insurance for the Oilers who snapped a three-game losing streak and picked up two power play goals on the night. Tulsa outshot the Mudbugs, who had just nine shots on goal through two periods, 29-16 in the contest.
COMPLETE â180' â After a disappointing effort, the Mudbugs responded on Saturday night with a dominant 4-1 win over the Oklahoma City Blazers in front of 6,569 fans at the CenturyTel Center. The victory snapped a four-game home winless streak for the Mudbugs, who improved to 6-4-2 overall this season. Dan Wildfong continued his red hot pace with a power play goal at 8:48 of the first period and rookie defenseman Matt Nicholson scored his first professional goal midway through the second to make it 2-0. The second period explosion would continue with Forbes MacPherson scoring the Mudbugs' first shorthanded goal of the year and then it was Ryan Manitowich scoring on a beautiful move across the slot. Ken Carroll improved to 4-1-0 for the Mudbugs by making 18 saves, including a late breakaway stop on NHL forward Brenden Morrow.
MUDBUGS STARS OF THE WEEK
Dan Wildfong â "Gordie Howe Hat Trick" on Saturday with a goal, assist, and fight vs. Oklahoma City
Jason Basile â Solid defensive work and was plus-four over two games this week
Ken Carroll â Ranks third in the CHL in goals against average at 1.78
"PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN" NIGHT â On Friday night, the Mudbugs will host the Northeast Division rival Fort Worth Brahmas at 7:05 p.m. on "Proud to be an American Night" at the CenturyTel Center. The Mudbugs will be wearing special red, white, and blue USA Liberty jerseys sponsored by Advanced Air Conditioning & Heating. ALL FANS ARE INVITED TO WEAR RED, WHITE, AND BLUE FOR THE GAME. On Saturday night, "Bridges to Beauty" invites all fans to watch the Mudbugs battle the Memphis RiverKings at 7:05 p.m. at the CenturyTel Center. The first 1,000 fans will receive a Mudbugs game puck courtesy of Tim Miller Trucking.
MUDBUGS MARINE T-SHIRTS ON SALE NOW â The Mudbugs have officially begun their special Marine t-shirt drive and all proceeds of the sales will be used to purchase phone calling cards for the Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines stationed in Iraq. The specialty shirts, designed by Jerry Harris Originals in Bossier City, feature the traditional Mudbug wearing a camouflage outfit with a green background and the slogan "No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy" on the back. The cost of the t-shirts will be $15 and can be purchased, with cash only, at the Mudbugs front offices this week.
MUDBUGS IN THE COMMUNITY
December 8th â Longview Regional Medical Center â Mudbugs players will be visiting the children's ward at Longview Regional in Longview, TX.
POWER PLAY WITH SCOTT MUSCUTT OFF FOR TWO WEEKS â Due to the Mudbugs' upcoming road trips to Memphis and Colorado, "Power Play with Scott Muscutt" will not return until Tuesday December 7th. The Mudbugs' radio show takes place live at the Sundance Cantina at Boomtown Casino.
THIS WEEK â On Tuesday, the Mudbugs will travel to Memphis to meet the RiverKings for the third time this season. Then on Friday night, the Mudbugs will host the Fort Worth Brahmas at 7:05 p.m. at the CenturyTel Center on "Proud to be an American" Night. On Saturday, the Memphis RiverKings come to Bossier City for another 7:05 p.m. faceoff. All three games can be heard on KWKH AM 1130.
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