Tonight\'s Game: Tulsa Oilers vs. Laredo Bucks
February 19, 2003 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Laredo Bucks News Release
WELCOME! / BIENVENIDOS! The Oilers are making their first visit to the Laredo Entertainment Center. After this contest, the Bucks have just four home games left and thirteen overall.
2002-2003 Season Series/el serie: first meeting/primer encuentro
OIL WELL: Tulsa has won five of six to regain the top spot in the Central Hockey League's Northwest Division. All-Star Todd Marcellus is leading the Oilers' charge with six goals and eight assists in the last six games. Tulsa started the season 18-2, then went 7-13-5 in a 25-game stretch in December and January. The Oilers are 5-1 in February. Former Buck defenseman Andrew Oke came to Tulsa in a February 3 trade with Wichita. Oke posted five points, +3 and 37 penalty minutes in 19 games with the Bucks. He is +5 with a goal in five games with the Oilers.
GOLDENROD: All-Star goalie Rod Branch tied a CHL record last Thursday with his eighth shutout of the season. Branch and the Oilers blanked Indianapolis 3-0 at the Tulsa Convention Center. Branch tied the league record set by Odessa's Grant Sjerven in the 2000-2001 season.
JERSEY AUCTION: The Bucks' Valentine's Day jerseys are available in a silent auction at tonight's game. The Bucks recorded the first shutout in franchise history with these jerseys on Friday, February 14 vs. New Mexico (2-0).
POWER SERGE: Defenseman Serge Dube has two goals and three assists in the last two games. Dube is ninth among CHL blueliners with 37 points.
NÃMERO UNO: The latest numbers rank XHAS-FM 101.5 ("La Tamaulipeca") number one in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México. All Bucks games air live on 101.5 FM and 1410 AM (XEAS-AM), "La Tamaulipeca" in Nuevo Laredo. Congratulations!
COMING ATTRACTIONS AT THE LAREDO ENTERTAINMENT CENTER Feb. 28 BUCKS VS. EL PASO BUZZARDS
March 2 BUCKS VS. BOSSIER-SHREVEPORT MUDBUGS
March 4 BUCKS VS. AUSTIN ICE BATS
March 12 BUCKS VS. FORT WORTH (last regular-season home game)
March 14 Styx, REO Speedwagon
BUCKS PLAYOFF WATCH
IF THE PLAYOFFS BEGAN TODAY
NORTHERN CONFERENCE MATCHUPS:
#1 Indianapolis vs. #4 Oklahoma City
#2 Tulsa vs. #3 Amarillo
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MATCHUPS:
#1 Austin vs. #4 Corpus Christi
#2 Odessa vs. #3 LAREDO BUCKS
MAGIC NUMBER: Any combination of NINE points gained by the Bucks and lost by Corpus Christi or Lubbock clinches a playoff spot for the Laredo Bucks. Teams receive two points for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss and none for a loss in regulation.
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