Spend Your Holiday Weekend with the Bugs

November 26, 2008 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs News Release


BOSSIER CITY, LA - This weekend it's time for a little post-Thanksgiving fun with the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs! The Mudbugs host a pair of home games this weekend at CenturyTel Center against Rio Grande Valley and Texas, so bring the family out to enjoy some exciting CHL hockey this holiday weekend!

Friday night as the Mudbugs host the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees, presented by International Used Truck Center of Shreveport, we will also have our annual "Teddy Bear Toss" to benefit the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots program. Bring any kind of stuffed toy with you to the game to throw onto the ice after the Mudbugs' first goal on Friday night. The toys will then be collected and donated to Toys for Tots to go to needy children this holiday season.

Saturday night as the Mudbugs host the rival Texas Brahmas, the Mudbugs will celebrate Booster Club Night, which is presented by the Mudbug Boilers Booster Club. The booster club has many events planned for the evening, highlighted by Elvis tribute artist Richard Cook, who will be performing live throughout the evening. There will also be an Elvis look-alike contest during the game and an autographed picture of the team with Elvis will be raffled off. The Mudbugs will be wearing specialty jerseys on Saturday which feature the logos of both the Mudbugs and Mudbug Boilers Booster Club. Those specialty game-worn Booster Club jerseys will be auctioned off to the fans immediately after the game. There will also be a public post-game skate on Saturday night.

We will have a giveaway on Saturday night as well, as the first 1,500 fans in the building will receive this year's Mudbugs holiday poster, sponsored by Blazer Construction, Inc. The poster features a team photo of the entire Mudbugs roster taken on the CenturyTel Center steps.

The Mudbugs are also very happy to welcome LifeShare Blood Centers to Saturday night's game for a Blood Drive on the Concourse. Fans coming to watch the Mudbugs and Brahmas will have the opportunity to give blood starting at 6:00 pm when the doors open for the game. The Blood Drive will continue until at least the second intermission of the contest so fans can donate blood throughout the evening.

Prior to Saturday's game will be a great chance to get some holiday shopping done for the Mudbugs fan on your list, as we open up for the Swamp Shack Holiday Open House. Usually you can only get gear from the Swamp Shack on game night, but for one day only, the Swamp Shack will open at 2:00 in the afternoon to give everyone the opportunity to purchase all the newest Mudbugs merchandise this holiday season. Fans can enter the Swamp Shack through the external door from 2:00 until 6:00, when the doors open for the game. Come on by and take care of your holiday shopping for all your favorite Mudbugs fans this Saturday with the Swamp Shack Holiday Open House!

Before coming home for this weekend's games, the Mudbugs will be in North Richland Hills, Texas, on Wednesday night for a 7:05 tilt with the Texas Brahmas to close out a five-game road trip. The game can be heard live on 710 AM KEEL with pregame coverage starting at 6:45 pm and will also be shown online through the CHL Network. Individual tickets for this weekend's games are available through Ticketmaster at 318-741-9700, while group and flex ticket packages are on sale through the Mudbugs office at 318-752-BUGS.



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