Sher-Wood CHL Player and Goaltender of the Month Announced
February 3, 2006 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release
The Central Hockey League has today announced the recipients of the Sher-Wood CHL Player and Goaltender of the Month awards for January, 2006. Oklahoma City right winger Michel Beausoleil earns Sher-Wood Player of the Month honors after scoring a CHL-high twelve goals during January, while Austin netminder Miguel Beaudry earns selection as the Sher-Wood Goaltender of the Month after posting an exceptional 1.93 goals against average and a .946 save percentage in six games. Both players will receive custom designed leather jackets from Sher-Wood, the official stick, glove, pant and protective equipment supplier to the CHL.
Beausoleil, who finished last season second in the CHL with 45 goals, registered points in 11 of the Blazers 13 games in January, finishing with 12 goals and 22 points. His most prolific outings came in back to back road contests. He scored twice and added an assist in a 5-4 loss in Memphis on January 13th, then scored four times and added an assist in a 5-7 loss in Tulsa the following night. Beausoleil's January production has moved him into the CHL's top ten leaders in both points (54) and goals (24).
Beaudry dropped a 4-3 overtime loss to Rio Grande Valley on January 6th, then recorded five straight wins for the Ice Bats, now winners of their last eight contests. He allowed a total of eight goals against in the five consecutive wins, and posted his first shutout of the season on January 26th, making 34 saves in a 1-0 win at Corpus Christi. A 2004-2005 CHL All-Star, Beaudry was acquired from the Memphis RiverKings on December 16th.
Sher-Wood CHL Player of the Month - January/06
Michel Beausoleil - Oklahoma City Blazers
Position: Right Wing
Height: 5-10
Weight: 180
Date of Birth: July 19, 1980
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
January Totals: Season Totals:
Games Played: 13 Games Played: 43
Goals: 12 Goals: 24
Assists: 10 Assists: 30
Points: 22 Points: 54
Plus/Minus: +1 Plus/Minus: -2
Sher-Wood CHL Goaltender of the Month - January/06
Miguel Beaudry - Austin Ice Bats
Position: Goaltender
Height: 5-10
Weight: 190
Date of Birth: May 28, 1982
Hometown: Verner, Ontario
January Totals: Season Totals:
Games Played: 6 Games Played: 22
Shots: 224 Shots: 734
Saves: 212 Saves: 669
W/L/OTL: 5-0-1 W/L/OTL: 11-9-2
Shutouts: 1 Shutouts: 1
Save %: .946 Save %: .911
Central Hockey League Stories from February 3, 2006
- Bats Win Again, 9th Straight in OT - Austin Ice Bats
- Rayz fall to Mudbugs 3-2 - Corpus Christi IceRays
- RiverKings stay perfect against Youngstown - Mississippi RiverKings
- Bats battle back, beat Brahmas 4-3 in OT - Fort Worth Brahmas
- Gorillas Dodge Kings Rally with 2-1 SO win - Lubbock Cotton Kings
- Bucks Swat Bees 4-1, Laredo Takes First Of Three Straight With Rival - Laredo Bucks
- Blazers Bounce Back, Beat Eagles 6-3 - Colorado Eagles
- Darryl Lloyd Earns Call-Up to the American Hockey League and the Cleveland Barons - Youngstown SteelHounds
- Hounds beaten by Memphis - Youngstown SteelHounds
- Sher-Wood CHL Player and Goaltender of the Month Announced - CHL
- CHL Is Movin' On Up - CHL
- RiverKings Make Roster Moves - Mississippi RiverKings
- Cotton Kings Game Night Preview vs. Amarillo - Lubbock Cotton Kings
- Beaudry backstops Bats to 2-1 win over Brahmas - Fort Worth Brahmas
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