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November 1, 2010 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


CHL Headlines for Monday, November 1

Hot at the Top- The two teams currently on top of their respective conferences are also the two teams with the longest active win streaks in the CHL. The Turner Conference leading Colorado Eagles (5-1-0) have rebounded after an opening night loss to Arizona by winning five straight games outscoring their opponents 23-11 over that stretch. The Berry Conference leading Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (7-2-0) have won four straight games and are a perfect 4-0 away from home (the start for the 'Bugs matches the best in team history-through nine games). This week, the Eagles will play a pair of games at Hara Arena versus the Dayton Gems and the Mudbugs will play at Mississippi on Friday night and host Allen on Saturday.

Lucky Three at Three- Three CHL clubs boast modest three-game win streaks - the Wichita Thunder (3-4-0), Dayton Gems (4-1-0) and Quad City Mallards (3-3-0). For the Thunder and Mallards, the streaks are welcomed after tough starts to the season as Wichita lost their first four games and the Flock dropped their first three. The Gems have been consistent all season taking advantage of a season-opening four-game home stand (went 3-1-0), following that up by topping Bloomington on Saturday in their first road game. Prior to Saturday's 4-2 loss, the PrairieThunder had been unbeaten. This week, the teams will see stiff tests with the Gems hosting the Turner Conference leading Colorado Eagles (5-1-0) in a battle for first place in the conference, games on Friday and Saturday, while Wichita hosts Arizona (2-4-0) and travels to Missouri (2-3-1) to face a team they are winless against in 11 tries all-time. For the Mallards, thei r tests feature a game at Evansville (2-3-1) on Friday and back home versus Bloomington (4-1-0) on Saturday.

Getting Familiar: Jacks and Bucks at it Again- The Odessa Jackalopes (2-4-0) and the Laredo Bucks (2-2-1) will meet on Tuesday night for the third straight game but this time the venue changes to the Laredo Energy Arena. The teams split two games in Odessa this past week with Laredo winning 6-1 on Thursday night and the Jackalopes coming out on top 4-2 on Saturday night. For Odessa, the game in Laredo begins a four-game road trip that continues to Rio Grande Valley for a pair of games and concludes in Texas. For Laredo, it will be the first game of a five-game home stand and overall they will play eight of their next nine at home. Laredo's Neil Trimm leads the way in the head-to-head match-up with five points (2-3=5). The Bucks did the unthinkable in the two games keeping the high-powered Jacks offense off the scoreboard when on the power play (0 for 14).

Numbers Game

600 - The number of points Odessa's Sebastien Thinel has scored in his pro career reaching that number on Saturday night with an assist in the Jacks 4-2 win versus Laredo.

2.19- The goals against average for Bossier-Shreveport's John DeCaro in his three plus seasons with the Mudbugs. The 2007 and 2008 CHL Most Outstanding Goaltender got his first start on Saturday and was in mid-season form making 27 saves in his team's 2-1 win at Missouri. DeCaro was seriously injured in the playoffs last season. His CHL career record is 75-27-8.

5- The number of goals allowed by Quad City's David Brown during his current three-game win streak. On the season, Brown is tied for the league lead with a .942 save percentage and his 1.85 goals against average is second in the CHL.

209- The number of PIM's the Mississippi RiverKings (2-4-0) have accumulated over their last two games. The 'Kings lead the CHL with 306 minutes and are averaging 51 per game. In their game at Missouri on Friday night, the teams combined for 300 minutes with each side registering 150 PIMs.

9- The scoring margin of the Allen Americans (6-2-0) in the third period of games this season. Allen has outscored their opposition 15-6 in the final frame compared to being outscored 23-21 in the first two periods combined.

0:01- The time remaining on the clock in the third period when Colorado's Steve Haddon broke a one-all tie with Tulsa pushing his team to a 2-1 win and their fifth straight win overall. Haddon scored both goals for the Eagles in the game.

112- The number of saves that Dayton goaltender Jeff Jakaitis has over his last three games, all wins. The Gems netminder is second in the league with 178 saves and is carrying a 2.80 goals against average.

Slap Shots

-Despite carrying a 0-1-1 record, Missouri goaltender Rob Nolan leads the league with a 1.46 goals against average and is tied for first place with a .942 save percentage. Both of his games have seen him on the short end of a 2-1 decision.

-The Evansville IceMen earn only 18 minutes in penalties per game but have been very sharp when a man down leading the league with a 89.7% success rate on the penalty kill. The IceMen have allowed four PP goals in 39 chances and conversely have scored three SH goals on the season.

-Quad City's Zac Pearson is currently on a five-game goal scoring streak totaling seven goals over that stretch. His five-game streak is tied for the longest in the CHL this season (Colorado's Riley Nelson).

-Laredo's Jeff Bes is just three points away from 1,000 in his pro career and is one goal away from becoming the 21st player to record 200 goals in their CHL career.

-The RGV Killer Bees have scored the game's first goal in six of their seven games thus far posting a 3-2-1 record in those games.

-The Arizona Sundogs will begin a season-long eight-game road trip on Friday in Wichita. The next home game for the 'Dogs will not be until November 24.



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