Saints Week in Review

Published on January 19, 2004 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
San Angelo Saints News Release


Coming Up This Week – The Saints play two home games this week with match-ups against Lubbock on Friday night and Corpus Christi on Saturday.

Upcoming Promotions – Friday is Military Night at the San Angelo Coliseum. Anyone with a military ID can get mid-zone tickets for $6. The first 1,000 fans through the doors on Friday will receive free Saints seat cushions from Shannon Medical Center and there is a Post-Game Party with the players at Logan's Roadhouse. Saturday is Scout Night with all Boys and Girls Scouts and their families eligible for $6 mid-zone tickets. The first 2,000 fans through the doors will get free Saints team posters from Coca-Cola and there is an autograph party with the players right after the game.

Streaks – The Saints are currently riding a 6-game home winning streak and have picked up at least one point in their last 7 games (5 wins, 2 OT losses). Chris Minard has an 8-game point-scoring streak (13 pts) – while Tyler Knight has a 6-game streak intact (8 pts). The Saints are 7-1-2 in their last 10 games, and 3-0-2 in their last 5 games.

Week In Review – The Saints went 0-0-1 this week with an over-time road loss to Fort Worth in their only game of the week.

Jan 16th / San Angelo 3 - Fort Worth 4 (OT) / The Saints fought back from 1-goal deficits three times to send the game to over-time, but the Brahmas scored on a break-away in the extra frame for the 4-3 win. The Brahmas scored on a rebound just 2:16 into the 1st period and their 1-0 lead held until the 15:43 mark of the 2nd period when Chris Minard scored a power-play goal to tie it 1-1. But, less than a minute later the Brahmas got a power-play goal of their own to re-take the lead 2-1. Scott Lega scored on a one-timer from the point with just 4 seconds left in the 2nd period to tie it 2-2 heading into the 3rd period. The Brahmas re-took the lead 3-2 at the 9:48 mark, but Matt Frick tied it less than a minute later and the teams went to over-time tied 3-3. When a bouncing puck eluded the Saints defense at the Brahmas' blue-line, Aaron Davis went on a break-away and scored to secure the win for Fort Worth. Matt Frick has 2 pts (1G, 1A) for the Saints and Brant Nicklin notched 30 saves in defeat.

Player Moves: Dusty Hunter remains on Injured Reserve. Konrad Brand is eligible to come off the injured list this week, but remains questionable. John Jarram also remains on Injured Reserve for an indeterminate amount of time. The Saints were also forced to waive defenseman Chris Shaw for immigration reasons. Forward Kevin Vandewater made his Saints debut this week after missing the first half of the season due to injury.

All-Star Skills Contest – Forward Chris Minard will participate in the Accuracy Shoot-Out at the Comcast All-Star Skills Contest prior to the Dodge CHL All-Star Game on Thursday in Albuquerque, NM. Goaltender Scott Reid will be in net for the Rapid Fire Contest and the Breakaway Relay. Defenseman Derek Booth will participate in the Breakaway Relay. The Skills Contest starts at 6 p.m. with the All-Star Game at 7:30 p.m. (MST). You can listen to the All-Star Game on the New Mexico Scorpions' web-site at www.scorpionshockey.com.

Saints Next 5 Games:

San Angelo v. Lubbock Jan 23rd 7:05 p.m.

San Angelo v. Corpus Christi Jan 24th 7:05 p.m.

San Angelo @ Amarillo Jan 29th 7:10 p.m.

San Angelo v. Laredo Jan 30th 7:05 p.m.

San Angelo v. Lubbock Jan 31st 7:05 p.m.

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