CHL Mississippi RiverKings

RiverKings Weekly Update

November 23, 2005 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Mississippi RiverKings News Release


COMING UP

Memphis RiverKings (6-6-0, 12pts, 4th NE Div) @ Lubbock Cotton Kings (7-6-1, 15pts, Tie 1st SW Div)

Friday, November 25, 2005 7:05

Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (6,700)

Radio: Sports 56 WHBQ (AM 560)

Webcast: www.riverkings.com (Click "listen live")

Memphis RiverKings (6-6-0, 12pts, 4th NE Div) @ Austin Ice Bats (5-8-0, 10pts, 4th SE Div)

Saturday, November 26, 2005 7:30

Travis County Expo Center (7,000)

Radio: Sports 56 WHBQ (AM 560)

Webcast: www.riverkings.com (Click "listen live")

WEEK IN REVIEW (3 games / 3-0)

Thursday, November 17 RiverKings 3 Fort Worth 2 @ DCC

Derek Landmesser had a goal and an assist, Travis Banga scored the game winner and Miguel Beaudry stopped 25 shots including a game-saver down the stretch to help RverKings to a win over the Brahmas Thursday. Memphis snapped a brief two game losing streak and, in the process, handed Fort Worth it's first road loss of the season. The game didn't start well for the RiverKings, though, as Derek Seal scored on the Brahmas first shot of the game at 2:09 of the first. The RiverKings came back with a power play goal from Landmesser, his fifth of the season, at 11:16 of the first to tie the game going into the intermission. The RiverKings owned the second period by out-shooting the visitors 12-4 and outscoring them 2-0. Darrell Stoddard scored his third of season as he tipped in a Ryan Campbell shot at 8:13 and Banga's goal came off a nice feed from behind the net from Ken Goetz at 12:52 to make it 3-1. The third period was scoreless until Corey Stillman swatted in a rebound in front of the net at the 8:02 mark to tighten the score at 3-2. Beaudry's lead-preserving save came on a rebound after a break away by Stillman. On the put back attempt by the Brahmas, Beaudry was on his belly and reached up to spear the puck as it was seemingly headed for the back of the net.

Friday, November 18 RiverKings 4 Fort Worth 3 @ DCC

Ryan Campbell scored a pair of goals and Miguel Beaudry made 41 saves to lead the Memphis RiverKings to their second straight win over the Brahmas. The win moved the RiverKings to within one game of the .500 mark at 5-6-0 and also sent Fort Worth to their third straight defeat. Ryan Watson got the scoring going early with a power play goal at 1:57 of the first period on the power play. It would be the first of three power play goals and four special teams goals for the RiverKings. It was also just the fourth time in the 11 games that the RiverKings have scored first. Fort Worth would come back later in the period with the equalizer from Wes Mason at 15:22. For the second straight night, Memphis outscored the Brahmas by two in the second period. Campbell's first of the night came shorthanded at 2:58. Campbell stole the puck at his blue line and won the race the other way to beat rookie netminder Keni Gibson for a 2-1 lead. Less than six minutes later, Campbell struck again, this time on the power play. After Travis Banga added his third goal in three games and his sixth of the season at 17:40 of the second, Memphis had built a 4-2 and, much like last night's 3-2 win, would be able to withstand a Fort Worth uprising in the third to hold on for 4-3 win. The RiverKings went three for five on the power play while the Brahmas went one for 11. Beaudry won his second straight with a 41 save performance.

Saturday, November 19 RiverKings 2 Bossier-Shreveport 1 @ Bossier City

Guy St Vincent made 32 saves and the RiverKings killed 12 of Bossier-Shreveport's 13 power play chances to pick up a 2-1 win. After allowing the first goal of the game at 3:41 of the first period to Brett Smith, St. Vincent was impenetrable as Memphis won their third in a row and moved back to .500 at 6-6-0. With the game 1-0 and on the power play, Travis Banga's acrobatic, between the legs feed to Ryan Watson at 13:59 of first period tied the game. It was Watson's fourth of the season and the first period would end in a 1-all tie. The lone goal of the second period, and the final goal of the game for that matter, came on a Don Parsons one timer on a strong-side feed from Derek Landmesser late in the period at 19:04. It was Parsons' team-leading eighth of the season and sent the game into the third period at 2-1. That is when the Memphis penalty kill and St. Vincent took center stage. The RiverKings had to kill four penalties in the third as they clung to the fragile one goal lead on the road.

RIVERKINGS HERE AND THERE

By going 3-0 against teams ahead of them in the Northeast Division over the weekend, the RiverKings have improved to 5-3 within the division are 4 points behind the first place Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs. With 4 points separating first and fourth place, the Northeast Division is the tightest in the CHL.

RiverKings Defenseman Peter Robertson has 6 assists in the last four games including multi-assist games on 11/15 vs Bossier-Shreveport and 11/18 vs Fort Worth.

Center Travis Banga has a 5 game point streak and has at least 1 point in 10 of the 12 games this season. He has also scored 3 goals in the last 4 games.

D-man Derek Landmesser leads all CHL defensemen with 20 points (5g/15a). He is also sixth in overall scoring. He has at least 1 assist in 11 of the 12 games this season.

Forward Ryan Watson has a goal in each of the last 2 games and has 3 goals in the last 4 games.

Forward Dorian Anneck is 5 points away from the 500 point plateau for his career.

Guy St Vincent set a career low by allowing just 1 goal against the Mudbugs on Saturday. His previous low for goals against in a game was 2. He did that 4 times in his rookie season last year with New Mexico.

The RiverKings' over-all power play is third in the league at 19.8%. Their home power play is the best in the CHL at 23.9%. The over-all penalty kill ranks fifth in the league at 86.8%. Their road penalty kill percentage of 91.3 is number one in the CHL.

THE STAT

23 for 25 (92%)...The RiverKings penalty kill from the last three games, all wins.

COACH'S SHOW QUOTE

"Yes, we have three wins in a row, but that doesn't change my thought process on what this team still needs and where we have to go from here." Head Coach Kevin McClelland The Kevin McClelland Show airs every Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock on Sports 56-WHBQ

RADIO SHOW ON THE ROAD NEXT WEEK

With the team on the road next week, the Kevin McClelland Show will not be at O'Charley's on Goodman Road in Southaven this Tuesday as it has been the last five weeks. The show will originate from Colorado on Tuesday, 11/29 and then return to O'Charley's on 12/6. When the show is at O'Charley's, RiverKings fans are encouraged to come out to listen to the show, ask an on-air question of the coach and mingle with players.



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