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RiverKings power play leads way to fourth straight win

November 9, 2006 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Mississippi RiverKings News Release


SOUTHAVEN --- The Memphis RiverKings scored four power play goals en route to winning their fourth in a row 5-2 over the Wichita Thunder Thursday night at the DeSoto Civic Center. The RiverKings improved to 6-1-2 on the season and will next play Saturday night at Corpus Christi at 8:05.

The RiverKings started early as Travis Banga snaked one around Thunder goalie Dan Giffin after an offensive zone face off 2:03 into the game. It was Banga's fifth and it gave the RiverKings a 1-0 lead. The squad would then convert on their next three power play chances in the first period. Ryan Campbell scored his team high 6th goal off a Darrell Stoddard rebound at 8:25. That was followed by Louis Dumont taking a feed from Jason Sessa at 11:09 for his third of the season.

After a Wichita goal made it 4-2, Derek Landmessser connected on his second of the season at 15:57 of the first to complete a four goal first period that saw the RiverKings go three for three on the power play. They finished the game four for eight with the man advantage while holding Wichita to one for nine.

The two teams exchanged goals in the second. The Thunder's Ryan McLean made it 4-2 at 9:53, but Jason Sessa put the RiverKings lead back at three with another power play one timer from the left wing at 15:39.

The RiverKing defense limited Wichita to 20 shots on goal while putting 32 on the Wichita net. Larry Sterling stopped 18 shots and improved to 5-0-2. Dan Giffin started the game in net for Wichita, but was pulled after Landmesser's goal in the first. Sebastien Laplante played the final 44 minutes and made 14 saves on 15 shots.

Prior to the game, the RiverKings announced that they had placed forward Sheldon Wenzel on the 45 Day IR and had signed forward Ryan Olynyk. Olynyk, a former Wichita Thunder winger, made his RiverKings debut Thursday night.

The RiverKings are off Friday before facing the Corpus Christi Rayz Saturday night at 8:05 at the American Bank Center in Corpus.

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Don't miss the next Kevin McClelland Show on Wednesday, November 8 LIVE from Beef O' Brady's in Southaven from 6-7 on Sports 56 WHBQ.

RiverKings Single-Game Tickets for all 2006-2007 home games are on sale now at the DeSoto Civic Center box office and at all TicketMaster locations.

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS: Thursday, November 9-WMC Channel 5 RiverKings CheerStix to first 1,500 fans; Friday, November 17 --- Sportsman's Warehouse Hunting Vests to first 1,500 fans; Saturday, November 18 ---DAC Duffle Bag to first 1,500 fans

After every RiverKings home game, the party heads to the new Buffalo Wild Wings on Airways in Southaven, the official Post Game Hang-Out of the RiverKings.

Season tickets for the 2006-2007 season are available now and start as low as $240. Call 662-342-1755 and reserve your seat at the DeSoto Civic Center for all the action.



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