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Shots from the Point

Published on November 17, 2008 under Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


1- The Southeast Division is flexing its muscles in the early going showing its strength to a tune of 25-14-4 record with three of its teams posting a win percentage of .667 or higher. Leading the way in the division is the Laredo Bucks with 16 points (8-4-0) followed by Texas with 15 points (7-3-1) and Rio Grande Valley with 14 points (6-1-2). The Killer Bees may be third in the division but they have three games in hand on Laredo and two on Texas. The only team in the division without a .500 record or higher is Corpus Christi who has nine points (4-6-1) but outside the division they have an impressive 4-2-1 record. A big inter-division showdown sits on the schedule this week with Laredo hosting Rio Grande Valley on Thursday in the Laredo Entertainment Center.

2- Bossier-Shreveport forward Travis Clayton tied the CHL record for games played on Saturday night with his 708th game played. The next time the veteran steps on the ice he will break the record set by long-time Oklahoma City forward Joe Burton. Clayton is in his first season with the Mudbugs after playing for the Wichita Thunder in each of the last 11 seasons. The Paradise Hill, Saskatchewan native ranks in the CHL's top three in points, goals and assists. The Mudbugs next game is scheduled for Friday night when they play at the Rocky Mountain Rage.

3- The CHL is blessed with a ton of first-year players that have amazing offensive ability. The chase for the CHL's Rookie of the Year Award should be a fun one to watch throughout the 2008-09 season. Leading the way in rookie scoring is New Mexico's Torren Delforte who has barely had an off-night recording points in nine of the Scorps 13 games. His 17 points (7-10=17) also rank him in the league's overall top 10. Oklahoma City's Simon Lambert is the top goal scorer among rookies and tied for third among all players with nine tallies. He is tied for third among rookies with 14 points (9-5=14). Odessa's Jeff Pierce has 16 points (4-12=16) with the most assists (12) among rookies. Laredo's dynamic rookie duo of Jason Dixon (5-9=14) and Darryl Smith (8-5=13) round out the top five scoring rookies.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

.952 The save percentage of Wichita goaltender Krister Toews last week who stopped 80 of 84 shots...The Thunder went 1-1 on the week and for the season, Toews is 4-3-1.

9 The number of games the opponent has scored the first goal versus Corpus Christi out of 11 chances...In just two games this year have the IceRays found the back of the net first going 1-1-0 in those games

1 The number of points the Southwest Division leading Odessa Jackalopes have earned on home ice this season in four games (0-3-1)...Their road record is the best in the league at 7-1-0 with their 14 road points sitting four more than any other team...The Jacks have a four point lead in the division over both Arizona and New Mexico

10 The number of points the Rapid City Rush have earned thus far on their 14-game road trip to start the season (tied for the longest road trip in CHL history)...The Rush have points in seven of their 11 games so far and have just three road games remaining before their home opener on Saturday, November 29th

TIDBITS

-Arizona rookie Peter Cartwright has five goals in his last six games

-Amarillo's Sam Ftorek is currently on a 10-game point streak tying him for the longest current streak in the CHL...He has four goals and 11 assists over that span and is one game shy of the longest point streak in the league this season (COL's Riley Nelson, 11 games)

-Ken Carroll (BOS) was activated from the injured reserve prior to Saturday's game versus Laredo after missing the previous two weeks...Ryan Mior was placed on the injured reserve to make room for Carroll

-Amarillo's Mike Gorman knocked off his old team, the Odessa Jackalopes, on Friday night making 30 saves in the 6-2 win

-New Mexico is 0-4-1 in their last five home games

-Aaron Schneekloth is 10th on the Colorado Eagles all-time points list (118 points) and needs just three more to leapfrog both Seth Leonard and Chris Hartsburg

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Central Hockey League Stories from November 17, 2008


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