PrairieThunder this Week
December 7, 2010 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Bloomington PrairieThunder News Release
The Bloomington PrairieThunder begin the week tied for fifth place in the CHL's Turner (Northern) Conference with a record of 10-6-1, although the PThunder has games in hand on everyone in the conference except for Fort Wayne. Bloomington plays two games at home this week as the team prepares to play eleven of their next thirteen between now and January 7th on home ice at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.
Last weekend in Indiana, the PrairieThunder posted a perfect four point trip by winning Friday night in Fort Wayne 5-3 over the Komets and by defeating the Evansville IceMen 3-2 in overtime on Saturday night. In Friday's game, it was the second straight win for Bloomington in Fort Wayne. Last year in six trips to play the Komets, Fort Wayne won five of the meetings.
This Week's Schedule
Tuesday (12/7): 10am-12noon: Practice @ U.S. Cellular Coliseum
Wednesday (12/8): 10am-12noon: Practice @ U.S. Cellular Coliseum
Thursday (12/9): 10am-12noon: Practice @ U.S. Cellular Coliseum
Friday (12/10): 10am-11am: Game Day Skate / Home Game vs. Dayton (7:05pm)
Saturday (12/11): 10am-11am: Game Day Skate / Home Game vs. Quad City (7:05pm)
This Week's Games (Home Games @ U.S. Cellular Coliseum)
Friday, December 10th: 7:05pm vs. Dayton Gems
Promotion: "Teddy Bear Toss"
Bring a new teddy bear to the game and when the PrairieThunder
score their first goal throw it onto the ice. All bears collected will
benefit "Toys for Tots"
It's the third meeting of the year against the Gems of Dayton. Dayton has won the first two games of the season series by scores of 4-2 on October 30 th in Bloomington and 4-3 in Dayton on November 27th. Dayton begins the week tied for second place in the Turner Conference with a record of 11-6-1. The Gems will play Thursday night at home against Rapid City before heading to Bloomington. Veteran Chris Lipsett leads Dayton in scoring with 8 goals & 10 assists for 18 points in 18 games. Goaltender Jeff Jakaitis is among the top twine tenders in the CHL with a 2.50 goals against average and a 93.0% save percentage.
Saturday, December 11th: 7:05pm vs. Quad City Mallards
Promotion: Annual "Guns & Hoses Night"
See Bloomington Police & Fire play at 3pm and the PrairieThunder
at 7pm for only $14. Proceeds benefit Illinois Special Olympics.
"Guns & Hoses" jersey auction after the PrairieThunder game.
The fourth meeting of the year against the Mallards. Quad City leads the season series 2-1 but Bloomington won the last meeting 4-3 on November 26th in Moline, Illinois. Quad City begins the week in eighth place in the Turner Conference with a record of 9-10-0. The Mallards start the week in Independence, Missouri against the Missouri Mavericks before heading east to Bloomington. Mike McLean leads all Mallards in scoring with 21 points (8 goals & 13 assists). Former PrairieThunder Zac Pearson leads Quad City in goals with 10. Saturday's game will possibly feature David Brown vs. David Brown. David Brown, the Mallards goaltender is 4-6-0 on the season with a 3.08 goals against average. David Brown, the Bloomington defenseman, will be playing in his second game since joining the team this week from the Odessa Jackalopes.
PrairieThunder Fans: Ask about the new D.P. Dough "Thunderzone" at the Coliseum Box Office. Tickets start as low as $8.00 (walk-up ticket sales only).
PrairieThunder Notes
Forward Jason Dale is still the Bloomington scoring leader with 15 points (6 goals & 9 assists).....John Snowden is the team leader in goals scored (7) and game winning goals (5).....Bill Bagron is the assists leader with 10.....Goaltender Marco Emond has won 9 games and has posted a 2.52 goals against average and a 90.9% save percentage.....To make room for new defensemen David Brown and Pierre-Olivier Beaulieu, who were acquired late last week from Odessa, Bloomington released forwards Kevin Fukala and Anthony Ciraulo on Sunday.....The PrairieThunder is 4-2 in their last six games.
PThunder Profile: #1 Marco Emond
- Nickname is "E" - Has a 9 year old daughter named Joelle and one sister - Was a diehard Quebec Nordiques fan - Loves coffee - Put on his first pair of skates at age 3 - Hockey hero was Wayne Gretzky - Hobbies outside of hockey include movies, video games, and reading - Favorite television show is "Sons of Anarchy" - Favorite movies are "The Game" and "The Book of Eli" - Favorite actor is Denzel Washington - Loves the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL - Favorite band is Pink Floyd - Favorite meal is steak - His first job was working in a restaurant - Involved in the Hockey Ministries - If he didn't play hockey he would own a business - On road trips he likes to read and surf the internet -
Career Achievements:
- UHL Elmira Jackals MVP and Most consistent Award
- 1996-97 Junior President's Cup
- 2004 CHL Governor's Cup
- 2004 CHL President's Cup
- 2007 CHL President's Cup
- 2008 CHL President's Cup
Marco Emond
Goalie
Born Nov 20 1977 -- Valleyfield, PQ
Height 5.10 -- Weight 195 -- Shoots L
Season Team Lge GP Min GA EN SO GAA W L T Svs Pct
-------------------- 1998-99 Topeka Scarecrows CHL 5 219 17 1 0 4.66 0 2 1 98 0.852
1998-99 Chesapeake Icebreakers ECHL 2 43 2 1 0 2.82 0 1 0 27 0.931
1999-00 Jackson Bandits ECHL 18 827 49 1 0 3.55 4 7 2 433 0.898
2000-01 Monroe Moccasins WPHL 13 694 40 1 0 3.46 7 6 0 340 0.895
2000-01 Jackson Bandits ECHL 4 182 10 0 0 3.29 3 0 0 92 0.902
2001-02 New Haven Knights UHL 24 1352 60 3 0 2.66 13 7 2 596 0.909
2002-03 Elmira Jackals UHL 56 3119 160 2 2 3.08 33 15 3 1594 0.909
2002-03 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 1 5 1 0 0 11.25 0 0 0 2 0.667
2003-04 San Antonio Rampage AHL 1 15 1 0 0 4.07 0 0 0 9 0.900
2003-04 Laredo Bucks CHL 29 1711 60 0 3 2.10 22 4 3 726 0.924
2004-05 Flint Generals UHL 34 1928 87 2 3 2.71 14 13 4 889 0.911
2005-06 Tulsa Oilers CHL 40 2285 132 0 0 3.47 21 17 1 1286 0.907
2006-07 Colorado Eagles CHL 38 2170 92 0 2 2.54 28 8 0 1049 0.919
2007-08 Arizona Sundogs CHL 9 506 38 0 0 4.50 5 3 0 277 0.879
2007-08 Colorado Eagles CHL 16 961 52 0 0 3.25 13 3 0 484 0.903
2008-09 Arizona Sundogs CHL 40 2339 144 0 2 3.69 17 17 4 1189 0.892
2009-10 Tulsa Oilers CHL 7 354 25 0 0 4.23 3 2 1 173 0.874
PrairieThunder Tickets
Bloomington PrairieThunder single game tickets are on sale at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum Box Office. Tickets are on sale at the Coliseum Box Office Monday through Friday from 11am to 5:30pm and on weekends when there are events in the Coliseum. PrairieThunder single game tickets are also available by going to the U.S. Cellular Coliseum website: http://www.uscellularcoliseum.com/events/all/ and click on Tickets & Seating. And for Prairie Thunder season tickets and group sales information, please call the PrairieThunder at 309-585-0507 or go to our website: www.prairiethunderhockey.com.
Central Hockey League Stories from December 7, 2010
- Rush Drop First Game of Road Trip 4-1 - Rapid City Rush
- Jackalopes Top Sundogs in 5-3 Win - Odessa Jackalopes
- Odessa Deals Arizona First Regulation Loss in Nine Road Games, 5-3 - Arizona Sundogs
- Point Earned Down South in 3-2 OT Loss - Fort Worth Brahmas
- Bucks Beat Brahmas in OT - Laredo Bucks
- Szuper Earns Oakley CHL Goaltender of the Week Honors for Second Time in Three Weeks - Arizona Sundogs
- Oakley CHL Goaltender of the Week Announced - CHL
- PrairieThunder this Week - Bloomington PrairieThunder
- Gems Receiving National Recognition in Hockey Realm - Dayton Gems
- CHL 'Oakley Three Stars' for November Announced - CHL
- Gems Announce Watch Parties for Road Games - Dayton Gems
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