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October 31, 2008 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


1- The Odessa Jackalopes are one of just two CHL teams yet to play a home game but that comes to an end on Friday when the Jacks host the undefeated Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees at the 'Jack Shack'. Odessa is 4-1-0 on the season doing quite well away from home. Their eight points are three more than the second place New Mexico Scorpions in the Southwest Division. RGV has not played on the road yet and enters Friday's game with a 3-0 mark. The final CHL team to play at home will be Rapid City who does not open the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Arena until Saturday, November 29th.

2- OKC Blazers goaltender Andy Franck has been the hottest netminder in the league posting a 4-0-2 record with a 1.28 goals against average (second in the CHL) and a .944 save percentage (third in the league). He is coming off a week that saw him go 2-0-2 losing in shootouts to Mississippi (2-1) and Colorado (3-2). He is the reigning Oakley CHL Goaltender of the Week and this week he'll be tested versus Rapid City on Friday and at Corpus Christi on Saturday. Dating back to last season, Franck is 13-0-3 in his last 16 decisions.

3- Former Mississippi RiverKings head coach Kevin McClelland returns to the mid-south for a pair of games this weekend with his new team, the Colorado Eagles. He posted a 100-77-15 record in his three seasons behind the bench for the 'Kings leading them to the post-season in each of his final two seasons there. The Eagles come into the weekend with a 7-0-0 record. The RiverKings, now led by Kevin Kaminski, are 8-6-1 all-time versus the Eagles.

ONE YEAR AGO

The Arizona Sundogs and Amarillo Gorillas met at the Tim's Toyota Center on Halloween last season with the Sundogs winning 6-4 behind a pair of goals from Mark Kolanos and a goal and an assist from Jason Visser. The same two teams meet again this season with Amarillo hosting the festivities instead.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

1.83 The average goals the Amarillo Gorillas score per game despite ranking in the top three with more than 36 shots per game

20 The number of power play goals the Colorado Eagles have scored this season (tops in the league and six more than any other team)

596 The number of goals scored by Robin Bouchard in his minor-pro career, second only to Don Parsons (668) for active players

10 The number of points Odessa's Jeff Pierce has leading all rookies

TIDBITS

-Texas' Jason Deitsch (F) has scored a goal and had an assist in his five games with Houston (AHL) since his call-up

-Former San Angelo forward and current Wilkes-Barre/Scranton player Chris Minard is second in the AHL with 13 points (7-6=13)...Minard scored 75 points in 64 games with San Angelo during the 2003-04 season

-Last season, the Wichita Thunder did not win their first road game until Dec. 22 defeating Rocky Mountain, 4-1...This season, the Rage were the victims once again but it came on Oct. 24 by a 6-3 margin

-Wichita has signed Jonathan Tremblay (27 games in the AHL in his career)

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