Mudbugs Weekly

Published on November 16, 2009 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs News Release


LAST WEEK

Friday, November 13 at Mississippi DeSoto Civic Center L 4-1

GAME NOTES: The Mudbugs lost on the road for the first time this season Friday night in Mississippi. The RiverKings went up 2-0 with a pair of first-period powerplay goals and built the lead to 3-0 heading into the third period. Matt Cook scored the 'Bugs only goal as they finished 0 for 6 on the powerplay in a 4-1 defeat.

Saturday, November 14 vs. Rapid City CenturyTel Center W 3-2 (SO)

GAME NOTES: Bossier-Shreveport rallied from a 2-0 first period deficit to knock off Rapid City 3-2 in a shootout Saturday night, earning its first home victory of the season. After the Rush had taken a 2-0 lead in the first, Brett Smith scored twice in the last six minutes of the second period to tie the game at two. The Mudbugs got shootout goals from Joe Blaznek, Simon Mangos and Smith to outscore Rapid City 3-1 in the shootout and get their first home win of the year. Ken Carroll made 34 saves and stopped three of four Rush shooters to get his first victory of the season as well.

THIS WEEK

Thursday, November 19 vs. Mississippi CenturyTel Center 7:05 pm

GAME NOTES: Bossier-Shreveport will look to start its first home winning streak of the season on Thursday night, hosting Mississippi in the first game of a home-and-home series this week. The 'Bugs have already played in Southaven, Mississippi twice this year, but this week will mark the RiverKings' first visit to Bossier City this season. The Mudbugs are 1-1 against Mississippi so far this year, beating them 2-1 on Halloween and then losing 4-1 last Friday night.

Friday, November 20 at Mississippi DeSoto Civic Center 7:05 pm

GAME NOTES: The Mudbugs and RiverKings will finish off a home-and-home series this week with their fourth meeting of the season Friday night at the DCC. It will be Bossier-Shreveport's third tilt against Mississippi in their last four games. Another weekend home-and-home series between the teams will come up on the 11th and 12th of December.

WEEKLY NOTES

The Trends

Finally End After the Mudbugs started undefeated on the road and winless at home through their first nine games of this year, both of those odd streaks finally came to an end last weekend for the club. Mississippi put an end to Bossier-Shreveport's four-game road winning streak Friday night with a 4-1 win at the DeSoto Civic Center. The 'Bugs then followed up with their first home victory of the season Saturday night against Rapid City, coming from behind to beat the Rush 3-2 in a shootout. The Mudbugs were the last team in the CHL to win a home game and the second-to-last club to lose away from home (Colorado won its only road contest so far this year).

Banged Up 'Bugs

The Mudbugs played last weekend without six regular forwards who missed both games due to injury and were without the services of defenseman Dale Lupul on Saturday. Tyrel Lucas and Joe Ori are still on the 30-day injured reserve list, while Justin Aikins, Jeff Kyrzakos and Joe Zappala were all placed on the 14-day IR last week. Shawn Limpright is not on IR, but was out for the weekend's action. Lupul left Friday night's game in Mississippi late in the second period and did not dress for Saturday's game at home.

Rookie Reinforcements

Two rookie forwards signed by the Mudbugs last week made their debuts with the club and immediately had an impact last weekend. Matt Cook scored Bossier-Shreveport's only goal Friday night in his first game as a Mudbug, while Adam Krug chipped in an assist during Saturday's victory. Cook, who played NCAA hockey at Union College, was waived by Texas last Monday after playing two games with the Brahmas and signed by the Mudbugs just days later. Krug started the season in training camp with Milwaukee of the AHL before eventually being released. He led the Nation in scoring at Adrian College (NCAA Division III) two years ago and ranked fifth last season.

Muscutt Ties Stewart

Now in his tenth season behind the Mudbugs bench, Head Coach Scott Muscutt coached his 590th career game Saturday Rapid City. That ties him with former Huntsville Channel Cats and Colorado Eagles bench boss Chris Stewart for third on the CHL's All-time games coached list. Only Doug Sauter (918) and Bill McDonald (626) have coached more games in the league. Muscutt is already the third-winningest Coach in CHL/WPHL history (362 victories) and ranks fourth in winning percentage (.662%) with a career record of 362-171-57.

St. Croix Enters the 600 Club

Veteran defenseman Chris St. Croix hit a significant career milestone on Saturday, playing in his 600th professional game. St. Croix, who is in his 11th pro season, has played in the AHL, ECHL and in Germany before coming to the CHL this season. The 6-3, 205-pound blueliner has recorded exactly 250 points (65g, 185a) and 505 penalty minutes in his career. Travis Clayton (783) and Joe Blazek (664) are the only other current Mudbugs with at least 600 games of pro experience.

Loose Pucks

The 'Bugs are 5-1-0 in one-goal games this season... The Mudbugs are approaching 800 regular season games in the history of the franchise, entering this week with 796... Bossier-Shreveport is the only team in the CHL who has not had a shorthanded goal scored for or against in any game so far this season...

TICKET INFORMATION: Season tickets, mini-plans and group packages for the 2009-10 season of Mudbugs hockey are available at the team office: 2000 CenturyTel Center Drive, Bossier City, LA 71112. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Individual game tickets can be purchased at the CenturyTel Center box office between 9:30 am and 4:30 pm Monday - Friday, by calling Ticketmaster at (318) 741-9700, or online at Ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit www.mudbugshockey.com or call the team office at (318) 752-2847.

MUDBUGS RADIO: Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs games, both home and away, are broadcast live on "The Home of the Legends" AM 1130 KWKH and News Radio 710 AM KEEL in Shreveport. Both stations provide free online streaming online at www.kwkhonline.com and www.710keel.com.

CHL TV: New for 2009-10 is the latest version of CHL-TV, powered by Insinc Netcasting. Fans will have the chance to watch all 480 of the CHL's regular season schedule with a $5.95 pay-per-view price. Packages are available as well that give fans the chance to order a month at a time or the entire season. All game archives are offered to catch up on the games you missed for just $3.95. Visit http://chltv.insinc.com for more information.

Season and group tickets are on sale by calling 318-752-BUGS (2847) or by visiting our website at www.mudbugshockey.com.

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