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January 31, 2005 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Corpus Christi IceRays News Release


WHAT A NIGHT! – In front of the largest crowd in franchise history, the Mudbugs stunned the Laredo Bucks with three late goals to claim a 4-3 win on an incredible Friday night at the CenturyTel Center. Steve Simoes of Laredo quieted the sellout crowd of 12,430 just 1:45 into the game to make it 1-0 Bucks, but Chris Brassard responded on the power play two minutes later with a one-timer from the left circle. Laredo's power play then went to work to build their lead as Mark Wires and Jeff Bes made it 3-1. The Bucks would work on another power play opportunity later in the frame, but Dan Wildfong energized the record crowd with a shorthanded goal at 9:25 to give the Mudbugs the momentum in the contest. With just 2:21 remaining in the third period, Shane Palahicky found a loose puck in the slot and wristed it past Bucks goaltender David Guerrera for the equalizer. That would set the stage for Dan Wildfong and the game-winning goal from the bottom of the right circle and a quick shot over the shoulder of Guerrera with just twenty seconds left in regulation to send the Mudbugs fans into a frenzy.

SHOOTOUT SHUTOUT FOR CARROLL – Ken Carroll stopped 27 shots plus four in a shootout as the Mudbugs defeated the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees 1-0 on Saturday night at the CenturyTel Center. The win was the Mudbugs' tenth in a row on home ice and improved their overall record to 24-10-4 this season. The game remained scoreless after sixty minutes of regulation time, despite each team working on power play chances and also trading shorthanded opportunities. Neither team could crack the two netminders and the game went into overtime at 0-0. With 1:08 left in OT, the Mudbugs were called for having too many skaters on the ice but Rio Grande Valley failed to score on the power play chance at the end of overtime. In the shootout, Scott Sheppard scored in the first round and Chris Brassard finished the Killer Bees in Round 4 after Ken Carroll made four impressive saves on Rio Grande Valley shooters.

MUDBUGS STARS OF THE WEEK

Dan Wildfong – Scored the dramatic game-winning goal on Friday for a 4-3 win over Laredo

Ken Carroll – Notched his 15th career shutout on Saturday to improve to 17-5-1 overall this season

Wes Blevins – Recorded three assists on Friday night versus Laredo and continued his solid defensive work

LARGEST CROWD IN TEAM HISTORY – Friday's sellout crowd of 12,430 at the CenturyTel Center was the largest crowd in Mudbugs history and the largest single-game crowd in the Central Hockey League this season.

MUSCUTT COACHES 300TH GAME – Also on Friday, Head Coach Scott Muscutt became the 11th head coach in CHL/WPHL history to reach 300 games behind the bench.

MUDBUGS IN THE COMMUNITY February 2nd – Groundhog Day with Clawed – Team mascots Clawed and Lil' Bugger will take part in a Groundhog Day celebration at the water fountain area of the Shreveport River District at 10:00 a.m.

February 5th – Mardi Gras Parade – Mudbugs players and staff will ride on the Krewe of Gemini float during the Mardi Gras Parade in Shreveport on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

POWER PLAY WITH SCOTT MUSCUTT TUESDAY! – Tuesday at Boomtown Casino, "Power Play with Scott Muscutt" will take place at the Sundance Cantina at 6:00 p.m. Each show, hosted by Mudbugs broadcaster Steve Mears, features various hockey guests, questions from the audience, and live Mudbugs prize giveaways.

SCHEDULE CHANGES THIS WEEK – On Thursday night, the Mudbugs will host the Austin Ice Bats at 7:05 p.m. in a game that was originally scheduled to be against the Corpus Christi Rayz. Current ticketholders can bring their original February 3rd tickets to the game for admission. Then on Friday, the Mudbugs will travel to Corpus Christi for a 7:05 p.m. faceoff against the Corpus Christi Rayz at the American Bank Center. The game will be broadcast on KWKH AM 1130. The Mudbugs will then have Saturday off, as the home date originally scheduled has been moved to February 15th against Corpus Christi. For more information on upcoming Mudbugs events, please call 318-752-BUGS.



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