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Shots from the Point

Published on November 21, 2008 under Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


1- The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (8-3-1) continue their five-game road trip that has them 0-1-1 thus far with a pair of games this weekend versus teams from the Northwest Division, the Rocky Mountain Rage (3-7-1) and the Colorado Eagles (11-2-0). During Friday's game with the Rage, Mudbugs forward Travis Clayton will break the CHL record for games played by suiting up for his 709th regular season CHL game. The feat will break the old mark set by long-time Oklahoma City Blazer forward Joe Burton. Clayton entered this season ranking in the CHL's top three in games played, points, goals and assists. Clayton has six goals and seven assists this season in 11 games with the Mudbugs who are five points behind the Oklahoma City Blazers for first place in the Northeast Division.

2- The Texas Brahmas (7-3-1) have been on fire lately winning each of their last three games. No team has made better in-season acquisitions than Dan Wildfong's bunch. In late October, Scott Sheppard and Grant Jacobsen were re-signed. The Brahmas then inked defenseman Eric Lundberg and 30-goal scorer Jordan Cameron in early November. The latest coup is getting forward Jason Deitsch back from the AHL's Houston Aeros. Deitsch has seven points (2-5=7) in 10 games with the Aeros (the AHL affiliate of the Minnesota Wild). Texas plays at Wichita on Friday, home to Tulsa on Saturday and then at Oklahoma City on Sunday.

3- The defending Ray Miron President's Cup Champion Arizona Sundogs travel to Rio Rancho, New Mexico this weekend for a pair of games versus the New Mexico Scorpions. The two teams are off to sub-500 starts with each club looking to build some momentum. Each team has won a game this season versus the other with both games taking place in Arizona. The clubs have built quite a rivalry over the past two seasons with each team dismissing the other in a playoff series (NMX won in 2007 and ARZ won in 2008). The two teams have played 28 games in their history with Arizona holding a 15-13-0 record. Craig Macdonald has scored three goals this season versus the Sundogs and has 12 goals in his career versus Arizona.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

600 The number of pro games that Rio Grande Valley's Ryan Shmyr has played in after last night's game in Laredo...He has played in 185 career games with the Killer Bees scoring 34 goals with 32 assists and 779 penalty minutes

29-16-2 The combined record of the teams that the Mudbugs are facing on their current five-game road trip...Thus far they are 0-1-1 with games at Rocky Mountain, Colorado and Texas remaining on the journey

2 The number of game winning goals that Colorado's Brett Hammond has scored this season netting the game deciding goal in each of the team's last two wins...Hammond has four goals and five assists on the season

3 The number of shorthanded goals that Mississippi's Louis Dumont has scored this season leading the CHL...Dumont is tops on the RiverKings with 14 points (6-8=14)

.500 The league-leading shooting percentage of Grant Jacobsen who has netted five goals on 10 shots this season

0-4-1 The Odessa Jackalopes home record this season despite leading the Southwest Division with 15 points...The Jacks are 7-1 on the road this season but will look for their first home win tonight when they host the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees

TIDBITS

-Jeff Bes' point streak is currently at 11 games with last night's assist in the Bucks 4-2 win vs. RGV...The streak is tied for the longest in the CHL this season (COL's Riley Nelson had an 11-gaame streak to start the season and AMA's Sam Ftorek is currently on an 11-game streak)

-Amarillo's Sam Ftorek is currently on a 11-game point streak tying him for the longest current streak in the CHL...He has four goals and 13 assists over that span and is tied for the longest point streak in the league this season (COL's Riley Nelson, 11 games)

-OKC's heavily-used Andy Franck got his first night off last night when Doug Groenestege started his first game of the season in the Blazers 3-2 win vs. Amarillo...Franck leads the league with nine wins, a 1.56 GAA and is second with a .937 save percentage...Former Amarillo star Bill Vandermeer scored the game winning goal in last night's win versus his old team

-Konrad Reeder scored an insurance goal in Wednesday's 3-1 win by Colorado over his former team, the New Mexico Scorpions...Reeder (a 100-point player a year ago with the Scorpions) has four goals and eight assists in 12 games with the Eagles this season

-Chris Brassard, Dale Lupul and Ken Carroll have all recently been placed on the 14-day injured reserve by the Mudbugs

THIS DATE IN CHL HISTORY (November 21, 2004)

Travis Clayton scored the game winning goal in a 3-1 Wichita victory over the Oklahoma City Blazers. Clayton finished that season with a career best 93 points to go along with 39 goals and a +38 plus/minus rating.

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