Mudbugs Weekly
Published on November 29, 2004 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs News Release
MEMPHIS STUFFED 3-1 â On Tuesday night, the Mudbugs earned their fifth straight road win with a solid defensive effort in a 3-1 victory over the Memphis RiverKings. Memphis appeared to be off and running in the first period with a goal on their first shot of the game just 36 seconds in as Allan Carr picked up a loose puck in front of goaltender Ken Carroll and scored his sixth of the season. But Ryan Manitowich would answer for Bossier-Shreveport at 10:38 with a breakaway goal to tie the game at 1-1. After a scoreless second period, the Mudbugs capitalized on a giveaway by Memphis goaltender David Lemanowicz behind the goal and Brett Smith fired the puck into a vacated Memphis net for his second goal of the season. Chris Brassard would end the contest with an empty-net tally to seal the 3-1 win.
KENNY'S NIGHT VS. FT. WORTH â Ken Carroll made 21 saves and earned his 100th professional victory on Friday night as the Mudbugs defeated the Fort Worth Brahmas 4-0 in front of 4,772 fans at the CenturyTel Center. Both teams battled in a scoreless tie until 2:55 of the second period when Chris Brassard skated in on a breakaway and lifted a shot over Brahmas goaltender Larry Sterling for his fifth goal of the season. The Mudbugs then took control of the game in the third period as Dan Wildfong took a Forbes MacPherson pass at 4:41 and one-timed a shot past Sterling for his team-leading 11th goal of the year. Ryan Manitowich and Brett Smith would then score just twenty seconds apart later in the period for a 4-0 lead.
RIVERKINGS WITH A STUNNER â With an overtime goal from Phil Aucoin and 37 saves from J.F. Racine, the Memphis RiverKings stunned the Mudbugs and the CenturyTel Center crowd of 5,871 on Saturday night with a 4-3 win. The overtime loss ended the Mudbugs' three-game winning streak and dropped their overall record to 8-4-3 this season. With Memphis up 1-0 after the first period, the Mudbugs took control of the game in the second frame as Jason Basile scored two goals and gave his team a 3-2 edge after forty minutes. Bossier-Shreveport shut down the RiverKings for the first 19 minutes of the third period, but Memphis tied the game late with a power play goal at 19:18 and ended the contest in overtime as Phil Aucoin rushed through the Mudbugs defense and scored the game-winning goal.
MUDBUGS STARS OF THE WEEK Ken Carroll â Posted 119 consecutive minutes of shutout hockey against Fort Worth and Memphis
Chris Brassard â Four points in two games against Memphis this week
Ryan Manitowich â Teamed up with Brett Smith and Brassard and scored two goals on the Mudbugs' newest line
CARROLL REACHES 100 WINS â With his 21-save shutout on Friday night, Ken Carroll recorded the 100th victory of his professional career. The Mudbugs' all-time winningest goaltender needed just 168 career games to accomplish the milestone and 83 of the 100 wins have come with Bossier-Shreveport.
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 trip 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 The Mudbugs make the 1,113 mile trip to Colorado to take on the Colorado Eagles in two games on Wednesday and Friday nights at 8:05 p.m. CST. The team's longest road trip of the year then takes them to New Mexico where they will meet the Scorpions for an 8:05 p.m. CST faceoff on Saturday night at Tingley Coliseum.
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