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December 4, 2009 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


Showdown in the Hills of South Dakota

Arguably two of the top stories in the CHL this season will collide in Rapid City this weekend when the Rush (10-6-1) host the Tulsa Oilers (12-5-1) in a pair of games. Rapid City has won four straight games and are 7-3-0 at home this season creating a great home-ice advantage in just their second season. The Oilers have also done most of their damage at home going just 4-4-0 on the road but already this season have taken great strides under new head coach Bruce Ramsay in one of the biggest turnarounds in the CHL. Last year, the Oilers did not win their 12th game until February 3rd and finished with just 18 victories.

Northern Conference Finals Rematch

The defending Northern Conference Champion Colorado Eagles (12-3-1) visit Mississippi to face the RiverKings (9-9-2) tonight for the first time since the Eagles beat the 'Kings in Game Six of the conference finals last year. During the 08-09 regular season, the RiverKings won four of the five meetings including two of the three games at the DeSoto Civic Center. Colorado comes into tonight's game on a four-game win streak overall and a four-game win streak on the road (5-1 on the season away from home). Colorado Captain Riley Nelson has 12 points (4-8=12) in his last six games and is tied with Tulsa's Rob Hisey for the league lead with 32 points. Defenseman Jim Jackson has been on an unreal tear with seven points (1-6=7) in his last two games. The RiverKings are primed for a run earning points in four of their last five games going 2-1-2 over that stretch. Goaltender Ian Keserich has played well since joining the team going 2-0-1 with a 1.99 GAA and a.938 save percentage.

900 and Still Climbing

Bossier-Shreveport forward Travis Clayton had a night to remember on Tuesday in his team's 6-0 victory over Arizona where he posted a goal and four helpers and in the meantime became just the second CHL player to record 900 points in his CHL career. Clayton is already the all-time leader with 777 games played and his 901 points are 84 behind Joe Burton for the most in league history. Clayton has six goals and six assists on the season but is just now getting hot with four goals and five assists in his last six games.

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-View 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'.

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BY THE NUMBERS

30- The number of career shutouts that Bossier-Shreveport goaltender Ken Carroll has in his CHL career. He is the league's all-time shutout leader adding to that total with his 43-save performance on Tuesday night in the Mudbugs 6-0 win versus Arizona. Carroll is 4-3-0 on the season with a league-best 2.33 goals against average. Carroll is currently in the CHL Chat Room - visit www.centralhockeyleague.com and ask Ken your questions.

5-0- The Missouri Mavericks record this season versus the Wichita Thunder. The two teams are set to meet for the sixth time on Friday night in Missouri where the Mavs are 3-1-0 on home ice. The Mavericks have really shut down the Thunder allowing just six goals in the previous five games played. Missouri's Chad Hinz has five goals and three assists versus Wichita this season.

15- The league leading number of goals that RGV's Jesse Bennefield has scored this season. The recently named Sher-Wood/TPS CHL Player of the Month for November has scored 11 goals in his last 10 games.

85%- The percent of shooters that Odessa goaltender Joel Martin has turned away in his six shootout appearances this season. The first-year Jacks netminder leads the league with five shootout wins and is 8-1-1 overall with a 2.67 GAA.

3/18/2005- The date of the last visit by the Amarillo Gorillas to Bossier-Shreveport. The two teams have not played in the regular season since March 3rd, 2006 in Amarillo. Each team has won nine times in the all-time series.

SLAP SHOTS

-Missouri's Tyler Fleck will pass David Rattray and move into the 10th spot on the CHL's all-time games played list when he suits up tonight versus Wichita. Fleck is currently tied with Rattray with 561 games in the CHL. Before this season, all of Fleck's professional games had been with the Oklahoma City Blazers.

-Corpus Christi goaltender Kevin Nastiuk has been solid with the Rays since signing in November. He has a 4-3-0 record allowing two goals or fewer in five of seven appearances. His save percentage is.926 ranking him second in the CHL and his GAA is 2.41, third in the league. Last night, he made 27 saves in a 6-1 win versus Arizona.

-Two teams with different streaks clash tonight in Allen when the Americans put their three-game win streak on the line versus Rio Grande Valley who enters with a three-game losing streak. The Bees have earned points in six of nine road games this season going 3-3-3 away from the Dodge Arena.

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