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November 3, 2008 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


1- The Oklahoma City Blazers are coming off a perfect 2-0 week and have yet to lose a game in regulation this season going 6-0-2. They currently have a four point lead in the Northeast Division over Bossier-Shreveport. OKC has played in five one-goal games going 3-0-2 in those contests. The Blazers have been doing it with a balanced attack that features five players with six or more points. Simon Lambert leads the way with 11 points (6-5=11) ranking second among all rookies. Another first year player, Jason Murfitt, is second on the team with eight points (1-7=8). OKC is the number one defensive team in the CHL allowing just 14 goals in eight games (1.75 GAA). This week, the Blazers are at home for games versus Texas (4-1-1) on Friday and New Mexico (3-3-1) on Saturday.

2- The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees are the lone perfect team in the CHL sitting atop the Southeast Division with a 5-0-0 record. The Bees have outscored their opponents 21-9 and have taken a pair of games from their long-time rivals in Laredo. The Bucks came into the season with a 45-15-5 all-time record versus the Bees. Goaltending has been a strength for RGV with Wylie Rogers going 4-0 with a 1.57 GAA and a .957 save percentage (best in the league). The Bees will be tested this week with a home game versus Odessa (4-2-1) on Friday and a road game at the aforementioned Bucks (5-3-0) on Saturday.

3- Veteran Travis Clayton was one of the big free agents this past summer and the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs turned out to be the lucky winner of the sweepstakes. Clayton has been steady this season scoring four goals with five assists in six games. The 'Bugs are 5-1-0 this season, partly due to Clayton's strong play. He finishes the month of October as the Three Stars Award winner totaling seven points (two #1 stars and one #2 star). On October 25th, Clayton played in his 700th career CHL game. He currently ranks second on the CHL's All-Time games played list with 702 trailing Joe Burton by six games (708). He is also third in points (843), second in goals (330) and third in assists (513).

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

200 The number of goals scored in Michel Beausoleil's pro career thanks to his two goal night in the Oilers first win of the season on Saturday night

6 The magic number for the Scorps who have hit six goals in four of the team's first seven games (3-1 in those games)

12 The total number of power play goals the Texas Brahmas have in their first six games of the season (4-1-1)...They rank second in the CHL clicking at over 28%

14-2-1 The combined record of the three least penalized teams in the CHL (RGV, TEX and BOS)

9 The number of games in Riley Nelson's (COL) current league-leading point streak that has him amassing 16 points (5-11=16)

TIDBITS

-Mississippi acquired Matt Summers (F) from Laredo as the future considerations in the deal that send Sebastien Centomo (G) to the Bucks...Summers had 35 points in 57 games with Laredo last season and debuted with the RiverKings on Saturday (1A)

-Rocky Mountain is fourth in the CHL averaging more than 34 shots per game but rank 15th in goals averaging just more than two per contest

-Torren Delforte (NMX) leads all rookies with 12 points (6-6=12) and ranks tied for eighth among all players

-Andy Franck (OKC) is 15-0-3 in his last 18 decisions dating back to last season

-Texas' Jason Dietsch had three points (1-2=3) in Houston's win on Friday night versus Providence...He is currently on re-call with the Aeros of the AHL

-Rapid City has outscored the opposition 30-27 through the first seven games of their 14-game road trip...The Rush have earned a point in six of the seven games thus far (2-1-4) and have played in a league-high five one-goal games (tied with Oklahoma City)

-After winning in their season opener 12-3, the Corpus Christi IceRays have dropped five straight games

-Colorado's season opening win streak came to an end on Saturday at Mississippi with a 6-2 loss to the RiverKings...The streak was the best in the Eagles six-year franchise history



Central Hockey League Stories from November 3, 2008


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