Mudbugs Weekly
Published on February 9, 2005 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs News Release
MORE THIRD PERIOD MAGIC â On Thursday night, the Mudbugs put together another impressive third period comeback as they scored three unanswered goals in a 4-3 win over the Austin Ice Bats at the CenturyTel Center. Austin would build their lead as Chris Richards scored their league-leading 11th shorthanded goal and Jeff Neufeld scored later in the second period to make it 3-1 Ice Bats. But similar to last week's game against Laredo, the Mudbugs mounted a comeback with Dan Wildfong scoring at 5:35 of the third period and then assisting on Jason Basile's seventh goal of the season to become the Mudbugs' all-time leading scorer. Then with 3:56 left in regulation, Wildfong circled around the Austin zone, walked down the slot, and beat Ice Bats goaltender Matt Barnes with a wrist shot to the top corner for the game-winning goal.
BUGS OUTLAST CORPUS CHRISTI â On Friday night, the Mudbugs defeated the Corpus Christi Rayz for the second time this season at the American Bank Center, 4-2 thanks to 28 saves from Ken Carroll and two points each from Dan Wildfong and Craig Soke. Despite trailing 3-0, Corpus Christi refused to quit early in the third period as Derek McIver and Ryan Carter scored to cut the Mudbugs' lead to just one goal. But while working on a five-minute power play chance, Ryan Manitowich found a loose puck in the slot and beat Rayz goaltender Josh Blackburn for a big insurance goal. Ken Carroll took care of the rest with 16 third period saves for his 18th win of the year.
CARROLL, MACPHERSON LEAD THE WAY â Forbes MacPherson scored two goals and Ken Carroll made 23 saves as the Mudbugs defeated the Topeka Tarantulas 3-1 on a snowy Tuesday night in Topeka, Kansas. The win was the Mudbugs' fifth in a row and improved their overall first place record to 27-10-4. Craig Soke gave the Mudbugs a 1-0 lead early in the first period on a nice pass from MacPherson and a turnaround shot past Topeka goaltender David St. Germain for his eighth goal of the season. In the second period, MacPherson scored on a breakaway but Tarantulas rookie Mike Lukajic scored on the power play to cut the Mudbugs' lead to one goal. Three minutes later, MacPherson circled around the Topeka net and wristed a shot past St. Germain for his second goal of the night and a 3-1 Mudbugs advantage.
MUDBUGS STARS OF THE WEEK Dan Wildfong â Five goals and three assists in the last five games
Ken Carroll â Has now won six straight starts and is second in the CHL with a 2.17 goals against average
Craig Soke â Goals and multi-point efforts in each of the last two games
WILDFONG TAKES THE ALL-TIME LEAD â With his assist on Thursday against the Austin Ice Bats, Dan Wildfong became the Mudbugs' all-time leading scorer in franchise history as he surpassed Trevor Buchanan with 363 points.
MUDBUGS IN THE COMMUNITY March 16th â Tony Roma's Tip-A-Bug Night â Mudbugs players will be serving dinner at Tony Roma's in Shreveport and all tips collected will benefit the American Diabetes Association.
POWER PLAY WITH SCOTT MUSCUTT OFF THIS MONTH â The Mudbugs' radio coaches' show "Power Play with Scott Muscutt" will not be held for the rest of the month due to various Mudbugs games on Tuesday nights, but will return to Boomtown Casino on Tuesday March 1st. Each show, hosted by Mudbugs broadcaster Steve Mears, features various hockey guests, questions from the audience, and live Mudbugs prize giveaways.
FOUR-GAME HOMESTAND BEGINS THIS WEEK â On Friday night, the Mudbugs will host the New Mexico Scorpions at 7:05 p.m. at the CenturyTel Center and the first 1,000 fans into the building will receive a free Mudbugs puck courtesy of Bodenheimer, Jones, Szwak, and Winchell Attorneys at Law. Then on Saturday, the Mudbugs will take on the Memphis RiverKings for the 11th and final time this season at 7:05 p.m. at the CenturyTel Center as Bridges to Beauty on Youree Drive invites all fans to the last game between two of the CHL's biggest rivals. For more information on upcoming Mudbugs events, please call 318-752-BUGS.
Central Hockey League Stories from February 9, 2005
- Mudbugs Weekly - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
- Ice Bats Put Road Record to Test - Austin Ice Bats
- Weiman named January Goaltender of the Month - Colorado Eagles
- Bucks Raise Almost $7000 For Fallen Soldier - Laredo Bucks
- Sher-Wood CHL Player& Goaltender of the Month Announced - CHL
- Olive Branch children, teacher get first-hand hockey experience - Mississippi RiverKings
- Blaznek named CHL Player of the Month - Wichita Thunder
- Rayz begin 13th straight week in first place - Corpus Christi IceRays
- RiverKings news and notes - Mississippi RiverKings
- Oilers drill Brahmas, 7-4 - Fort Worth Brahmas
- Mudbugs Freeze Tarantulas - Topeka Tarantulas
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