Texas Tornado Alert
Published on February 1, 2006 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Texas Tornado News Release
Tornado Continue Cross-Divisional Play as Traverse City North Stars Come to Frisco - For the second consecutive weekend, the Texas Tornado will host an opponent outside their division, as they take on the Traverse City North Stars from the NAHL North Division beginning on Thursday, February 2nd at 7:30pm at the Dr Pepper StarCenter in Frisco. The second game of the series will be two nights later on Saturday, February 4th at 7:30pm. All games can be watched and/or listened to LIVE on the Texas Tornado website at www.tornadohockey.com. Tickets for all home games can be purchases by stopping by or calling the Tornado office at 972-335-9800, or Purchase Tickets Online Now! In between the pair of home games on Friday, February 3rd, the Tornado will travel to Wichita Falls to take on the Wildcats for the first time since a 5-1 win in Wichita Falls on December 10th. Currently, the Tornado sit a top of the NAHL South Division standings with a 29-9-3 record, five points ahead of second place Texarkana. Tornado Notes: Tornado defenseman #21 Rob Blanchette is expected to return to the line-up this weekend; Tornado defenseman #22 Brian Reagan is out 2-3 weeks with an upper body injury; Tornado forward #14 Tom Brooks is out 3-4 weeks with a lower body injury; Tornado defenseman #56 Tyler Ludwig is expected to make his return on February 15th at the Pros vs Prospects II Tornado Charity Classic; #26 Derek Danowski and #3 Lyon Messier were the Tornado nominees this week for the NAHL Player of the Week; Thursday night will be the first ever meeting between the Tornado and the Traverse City North Stars, the Tornado will travel to Traverse City on February 24-25; Two former Texas Tornado players, Josh Sorenson and Erik Elmblad, are on the Traverse City roster.
#28 Karl Sellan and #18 Tom Train are ready for three games this weekend Pros vs. Prospects II Tickets Now on Sale - Tickets for the Pros vs. Prospects II Tornado Charity Classic are now on sale. The game will be held on Wednesday, February 15th at 7:30pm at the Dr Pepper StarCenter in Frisco, matching the two-time defending Junior A National Champion Texas Tornado in a game against a team of former NHL Stars. Ticket prices for the game start at only $15.00 and can be purchased at the Texas Tornado office at the Dr Pepper StarCenter in Frisco, or by calling the Tornado office at 972-335-9800, or Purchase Tickets Online Now!. The former NHL superstars that have been confirmed playing in the game are former Dallas Stars' players: Brett Hull, Guy Carbonneau, Kirk Muller, Dave Gagner, Craig Ludwig, Shayne Corson, Brent Severyn, Shawn Chambers, Grant Ledyard, Mike Lalor, and Bill Huard. It has also been announced that former Dallas Stars forward and 1980 USA Olympic Gold Medal winner Neal Broten will serve as the Head Coach for the Pros team. Other former NHL stars that will be participating will be Rick Zombo and Kelly Chase formerly of the St. Louis Blues. Purchase two or more Pros vs. Prospects tickets and receive 50% off every ticket you purchase to the Texas Tornado vs. Traverse City North Stars home game on Thursday, February 2nd!
Pros vs. Prospects II - February 15th... Ludwig vs. Ludwig
Tony Curtale Show LIVE! Wednesday, February 8th, 8:30pm - Hooters in Frisco - The seventh installment of the Tony Curtale Show will be on Wednesday, February 8th. The show begins at 8:30pm at Hooters in Frisco. Texas Tornado Head Coach and General Manager Tony Curtale will sit down with Texas Tornado Play-by-Play Voice Alex "Cheeks" Kyrias for the half hour show to discuss all matters relating to hockey and the Tornado. The show can be heard live at www.tornadohockey.com, or fans can watch the show live at Hooters in Frisco. Questions for the coach can be emailed ahead of time to: info@tornadohockey.com
Tornado Haunt Spirit with Weekend Sweep - With two more home wins over the Wasilla Spirit this past weekend in Frisco, the Texas Tornado maintained their five-point lead over the Texarkana Bandits atop of the NAHL South Division. Friday night was a workmanlike performance for the Texas Tornado, as they cruised to a 4-1 win over the Wasilla Spirit for their 28th win of the year. The 1st period was all Tornado as they outshot the Spirit 17-5, but the Spirit maintained a scoreless tie thanks to goaltender Andrew Volkening. The 2nd period was all Tornado as they unleashed more offense. First, #18 Tom Train rocketed a one-timer past Volkening on a 5 on 3 power play. #5 Brett Blatchford and #3 Lyon Messier assisted on the play. #11 Ryan Fuller made it 2-0 on another power play goal as he was denied the first shot, but stuck with the rebound to put it past Volkening with assists from #19 Andrew Harrison and #12 Colin Long. The Tornado scored their first even strength goal as #24 Billy Skwarczewski got around the defense and put one over the blocker side of Volkening with assists from linemates #16 Adam Flink and #13 Sean McCauley. The Tornado and goaltender #33 Troy Redmann would lose the shutout in the 3rd after a Wasilla power play goal, but #28 Karl Sellan sealed the game with an empty-net goal. The Tornado used a two-goal 3rd period to sweep the Wasilla Spirit on Saturday night, 3-2. The Tornado jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as #28 Karl Sellan redirected a great pass from #26 Derek Danowski for his 26th goal of the season. Despite the Tornado lead at the end of the 1st period, the Spirit would climb back in the 2nd period. Mike Glaesmer raced in on a breakaway and beat Tornado goaltender #20 Matt DiGirolamo through the legs. Then the Spirit went on the power play and Andy Sternberg roofed a shot off the crossbar and in over DiGirolamo's left shoulder for a 2-1 Spirit lead after two periods. The Tornado used the fresh ice early in the 3rd period to their advantage as #18 Tom Train smashed home a rebound drive from #5 Brett Blatchford and another assist from Danowski. Then with a little over twelve minutes remaining #15 Sean Roadhouse's hustle to the net paid off as he tapped home a rebound drive from linemate #17 Jordan Mowbray for a 3-2 lead. Defenseman #2 Mike Olmstead also assisted on the play. The Tornado killed off a 6 on 4 the final 1:32 of the game, which included several saves from DiGirolamo, for their 29th win of the season.
Blatchford (shooting) and Sellan (right) helped the Tornado sweep!
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Upcoming Texas Tornado Schedule: Thursday, February 2nd vs. Traverse City North Stars, 7:30pm Friday, February 3rd @ Wichita Falls Wildcats, 7:05pm Saturday, February 4th vs. Traverse City North Stars, 7:30pm Friday, February 10th vs. Fairbanks Ice Dogs, 7:30pm Saturday, February 11th vs. Fairbanks Ice Dogs, 7:30pm Wednesday, February 15th vs. Pros/Prospects II Tornado Charity Classic, 7:30pm Wednesday, February 22nd vs. Texarkana Bandits, 7:30pm
North American Hockey League Stories from February 1, 2006
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- Texas Tornado Alert - Texas Tornado
- Chelios Named Olympic Team Captain - U.S. National Team
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