Mudbugs Weekly
March 7, 2005 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs News Release
THUNDERSTRUCK AGAIN â With two goals from Travis Clayton and 21 saves from goaltender Jamie Vandespyker, the Wichita Thunder defeated the Mudbugs for the fourth time this season 3-1 at the Kansas Coliseum. After a scoreless first period, Clayton jammed a puck past Ken Carroll at 6:22 of the second period for his 33rd goal of the season. In the third period, a Wichita dump-in hit a seam in the boards and kicked out in front of a vacated Mudbugs net. Mike Carter slammed home the gift goal at 9:35 for a 2-0 Thunder lead, but the Mudbugs would respond. David Oliver scored on the power play for Bossier-Shreveport, but Clayton added his second goal just 1:05 later for a 3-1 Thunder lead. In a penalty-filled contest, the Mudbugs killed 10 shorthanded situations, but fell to 0-4-0 against the Thunder this season.
BLAIR HANDLES THE BRAHMAS â On Saturday night, the Mudbugs defeated the Fort Worth Brahmas 2-0 as goaltender Jeff Blair made 26 saves for his sixth career shutout in front of 5,571 fans at the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum in Fort Worth, TX. After a scoreless first period in which both teams traded chances, Jason Basile fired a rocket shot past Brahmas goaltender Larry Sterling at 16:19 of the second period for his eighth goal of the season and a 1-0 Mudbugs lead. The Mudbugs would look for insurance in the third period with a two-man advantage midway through the frame but failed to score. Blair would continue his perfect play down to the game's final minutes with the Mudbugs shorthanded and received insurance when Chris Brassard fired a puck the full length of the ice into the empty net for his 27th goal of the year.
STUNG BY THE BEES â On Sunday evening, the Mudbugs were held to just 16 shots on goal in a 2-1 loss against the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees at the CenturyTel Center. The loss was the Mudbugs' first ever against the second-year franchise and dropped their overall record to 33-16-4 this season. They remain one win away from clinching their second consecutive Northeast Division title. The Killer Bees struck in the first period with goals from Troy Linna and Jason Hawes. After a scoreless second period, the Mudbugs began to threaten in the third period, but failed to beat Bees goaltender Jeff Levy until Craig Soke scored from the slot on a two-man advantage power play goal with the goaltender pulled at 19:40. But the Killer Bees were able to hang on to defeat the Mudbugs for the first time in five meetings over the last two seasons.
MUDBUGS STARS OF THE WEEK
Jeff Blair â Earned his sixth career shutout, all with the Mudbugs, on Saturday at Fort Worth
David Oliver â Led the Mudbugs in several hard-hitting games plus chipped in his sixth goal of the season on Friday
Jason Basile â Solid defensive work all week and the game-winning goal on Saturday
LEAGUE POLL: MUSCUTT, WILDFONG "THE BEST" â On Sunday, the Central Hockey League released the results of its annual "Best of the Best" poll and the Mudbugs were well-represented in the voting of various categories by CHL players, coaches, and broadcasters. For the second straight season, Head Coach Scott Muscutt was named "Best Coach" and his team was voted "Hardest Working Team" in the CHL. Also, Dan Wildfong was voted "Best Leader" and the Mudbugs' Booster Club was voted as the best of its kind in the league.
MUDBUGS IN THE COMMUNITY
Thursday March 17th â St. Marks Cathedral School â Mudbugs players will be reading to students at 1:00 p.m.
Thursday March 17th â Rusheon Middle School â Mudbugs players will be speaking to 6th graders at 2:00 p.m.
POWER PLAY WITH SCOTT MUSCUTT TUESDAY! â On Tuesday, the Mudbugs' radio show "Power Play with Scott Muscutt" will take place at the Sundance Cantina at Boomtown Casino. The show, hosted by broadcaster Steve Mears, takes place at 6:00 p.m. and features various hockey guests, questions from the audience, and Mudbugs prize giveaways.
ROAD TRIP THIS WEEK! â This week, the Mudbugs take off on a three-games-in-three-nights road trip starting Thursday at Odessa. On Friday, the Mudbugs meet Amarillo for the first time this season and Saturday they travel to Tulsa. All games will be broadcast on KWKH AM 1130. For more information, please call 318-752-BUGS.
Central Hockey League Stories from March 7, 2005
- Mudbugs Weekly - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
- Rough week keeps Rayz in third place - Corpus Christi IceRays
- Scorpions need wins as season winds down - New Mexico Scorpions
- Kids golf challenge tomorrow - Corpus Christi IceRays
- Killer Bees Weekly Notes - Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
- Parsons and RiverKings among âBest of the Bestâ - Mississippi RiverKings
- CHL Best Of The Best Awards, Cullaton Named Best Skater - Laredo Bucks
- You Wear It Well - Tulsa Oilers
- Gorillas back in action with week with two games - Amarillo Gorillas
- Gorillas employee recognized as CHL Employee of the Month - Amarillo Gorillas
- Gorillas receive great results in Best-of-the-Best Poll - Amarillo Gorillas
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