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Shots From The Point

Published on November 30, 2009 under Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


Battle of the North

The Tulsa Oilers (12-4-1, 25 points), who sit in first place in the Northern Conference, are set to take on the team on their heels when they face the Colorado Eagles (11-3-1, 23 points) on Tuesday night. The Oilers are an impressive 8-0-1 at home (the only CHL team without a regulation loss on home ice) and are tied with the Eagles for the most goals scored amongst teams in the North. The Eagles are an impressive 4-1-0 on the road winning each of their last three away from home allowing just four total goals during those wins. A win for the Eagles would put them in a tie with the Oilers for the conference's top spot with two fewer games played.

Like a Fine Wine

As Jeff Christian continues to add a wealth of experience to his resume, he hasn't stopped producing. The veteran Maverick recently added 500 professional goals to his list of accomplishments. The month of November was a good one for Christian as he notched a point in every game totaling 16 points (4-12=16) in nine games. He also finished the month with a +6 plus/minus rating and had seven power play points (1-6=7). For the season, Christian has six goals and 15 assists.

December 4th Live Action for FREE on CHL-TV

A slew of games are set to take place in the CHL's version of 'Black Friday' as the league, along with INSINC, are offering fans a FREE-for-night on Friday, December 4th for all seven games on the CHL schedule. Set to take the ice is Rio Grande Valley vs. Allen, Amarillo vs. Bossier-Shreveport, Wichita vs. Missouri, Colorado vs. Mississippi, Laredo vs. Odessa, Tulsa vs. Rapid City and Corpus Christi vs. Texas. Fans can access the games at http://chltv.insinc.com and use the code 'chltv'.

Not Monkeying Around

The Colorado Eagles offense has been on fire lately scoring 20 goals over their last three games. Last Wednesday, the Eagles set a new franchise record with 10 goals against the Amarillo Gorillas. It marked the third time in 2009 that the Eagles have scored at least nine goals against the Gorillas. All-time, the Eagles have scored nine or more goals seven times. Each member of Colorado's roster that night scored a point with the exception of goaltender Andrew Penner.

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BY THE NUMBERS

8- The number of games in his last nine starts that RGV goaltender Andy Franck has earned points for his team. The two-time CHL All-Star is 5-1-3 over his last eight decisions allowing 25 goals over that stretch. Franck was named the Oakley CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week of November 23-29. The Bees are in third place in the Southern Conference with a 10-6-3 record.

14- The length of Arizona's Chris Bartolone's goalless streak prior to Saturday night when the veteran scored a PP goal. On the season, Bartolone has two goals and nine assists. His last goal came on October 17th..

17- The number of total points the line of T.J. Caig (1-5=6), Aaron Davis (4-3=7) and Michel Beausoleil (3-1=4) have combined for in their last five games. The trio has eight goals and nine assists over that stretch. Davis has scored a goal in four straight games and has six goals and eight assists in his last nine games.

9- The number of goals that Texas defenseman Kevin McLeod has scored this season leading all defensive players. On Saturday in Allen, McLeod registered his first professional hat trick. McLeod is the only defensive player in the league that leads his club in scoring (9-7=16).

10/17/09- The date of the last game the Jackalopes did not score a PP goal before Saturday's 4-3 OT victory over Amarillo. Odessa went 0 for 10 in a 2-1 loss to Amarillo in the second game of the season and then rebounded for a 5 for 7 the next night in a 7-0 victory over RGV and never looked back as they currently sit with a league-best 31.6% success rate.

SLAP SHOTS

-Tulsa forward Rob Hisey saw his CHL season-best point streak end on Saturday night in Texas. His streak went to 14 games seeing the Sher-Wood CHL Player of the Month for October total 29 points over that streak.

-The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs played in their 800th regular season game last week sitting with a team record of 496-229-76. The 'Bugs are the fifth oldest franchise in today's CHL with only Amarillo, Mississippi, Tulsa and Wichita playing in more regular season games.

-Odessa is 6-2 in games decided in overtime or in shootout this season leading all CHL teams in OT games played. Seven of those eight games have gone to a shootout where they are 5-2. Goaltender Joel Martin is 5-0 in shootouts leading the league in SO wins. Four of the last six games for Odessa have gone to overtime/shootout.

-Entering Saturday's 8-2 victory over Arizona, Eagles defenseman Jim Jackson had three points and was a -2 in nine games played this season. He turned those numbers around with an impressive performance posting one more assist than his total season output (4) and notching a +6 plus/minus rating getting him to a +2 on the season.

-Allen's Nino Musitelli has the longest active point streak in the CHL at 12 games. During his streak, the forward has scored three goals with 10 assists. Only once has he scored more than a point in a game.

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