CHL Mississippi RiverKings

Nine Game Winning Streak Matches Second Longest in Team History

Published on January 20, 2007 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Mississippi RiverKings News Release


SOUTHAVEN, MS --- Goalie Kevin Schieve (SHEE vee) registered a shutout in his first game in a RiverKings jersey while Jason Sessa and Ryan Held each scored two goals as Memphis finished off a two game sweep of the Odessa Jackalopes 6-0 on Saturday afternoon at the DeSoto Civic Center. The RiverKings have now won nine straight games and are now 26-6-3. Their lead is guaranteed to remain at least 10 points in the Northeast Division. Next up, the RiverKings host Bossier-Shreveport in the annual Face Off Field Trip game Tuesday at 10am.

The RiverKings defense suffocated the Odessa attack all night long, holding them to just 16 shots on net and a zero for seven performance on the power play. The only goal the RiverKings and Schieve would need was scored by Jason Sessa at 6:37 of the first period and, before the first period was over, Ryan Held and Bobby Gates had also scored to make it a 3-0 lead.

Held and Banga each scored in the second with Sessa capping the game with his second of the the night and 18th of the season at 14:01 of the third period. Banga's goal marked his 21st of the season. For Held, he now has seven with Gates' goal representing his second of the campaign.

Similar to the night before when 11 of the team's 14 skaters registered a point the 5-4 win over the Jackalopes, Saturday's game saw the RiverKings receive at least one point from 12 of their 15 skaters. Sessa added an assist to his pair of goals for a three point game. Brad Wanchulak, Tyler McGregor and Phil Aucoin each assisted on two goals as well.

Schieve stopped all 16 shots he faced for his first professional shutout. He signed with the RiverKings last week after starting the season with Wheeling in the ECHL. Schieve was the first RiverKings goalie to start a game other than Larry Sterling since November 3, a string of 28 straight starts for the all-star netminder.

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