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Toronto Coach Pat Quinn, Wichita Center Travis Clayton Join CHL All-Star Festivities

January 4, 2005 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


Pat Quinn, Head Coach of the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs, will be the special guest speaker at the 2005 Central Hockey League All-Star Game on Monday, January 10th, at the Laredo Entertainment Center. Quinn, who has coached the Maple Leafs for the last six years, was the head coach for the Canadian Olympic Hockey Team which captured the 2002 Olympic Gold Medal at the Salt Lake Games, and his past summer led Team Canada to the World Cup of Hockey championship.

Before being named head coach of the Maple Leafs, Quinn spent the previous 11 seasons at the helm of the Vancouver Canucks' hockey operation. Quinn has been selected as a head coach for the NHL All-Star game on four occasions (1981, 2000, 2002, and 2004), was named the Hockey News Coach of the Year on two occasions (1980, 1992) and the Hockey News Executive of the Year in 1992. Quinn was also named the Sporting News Coach of the Year in both 1980 and 1992, and also was a player in the "old" Central Hockey League, participating with Memphis and Tulsa in the late 1960's prior to a 606 playing career in the NHL with Toronto, Vancouver and Atlanta.

"We are very proud to welcome Pat Quinn as our keynote speaker for the 2005 Central Hockey League All-Star Banquet," CHL President Brad Treliving said. "He has experienced tremendous success at every level of the NHL as a player, Coach, General Manager and Team President in addition to his accomplished career on the International stage."

Also announced today was the addition of Wichita center Travis Clayton to the Northern Conference All-Star roster as a special "Presidential Selection". Clayton, co-leading the circuit with 51 points, has been exceptional as of late with 14 points in his last five games for the CHL-leading Thunder.

Northern Conference All-Star Coach Chris Stewart of the Colorado Eagles welcomed the addition of the veteran star. "Travis Clayton is enjoying an outstanding season, and has represented the Wichita Thunder and the Central Hockey League at an extremely high level throughout his career," said Stewart. "I look forward to working with Travis at the All-Star Game as I have always viewed him as Wichita's premier player."

Central Hockey League Standings Through games of 01/03/05

Northwest Division GP W L OTL PTS

Wichita 31 23 07 01 47

Colorado 27 17 05 05 39

New Mexico 28 15 10 03 33

Topeka 32 11 19 02 24

Northeast Division GP W L OTL PTS

Bossier-Shreveport 29 18 08 03 39

Fort Worth 28 15 10 03 33

Tulsa 31 14 14 03 31

Oklahoma City 30 10 15 05 25

Memphis 29 11 17 01 23

Southwest Division GP W L OTL PTS

Lubbock 27 16 09 02 34

San Angelo 28 16 10 02 34

Amarillo 28 12 12 04 28

Odessa 26 11 10 05 27

Southeast Division GP W L OTL PTS

Laredo 27 16 10 01 33

Corpus Christi 28 15 10 03 33

Austin 27 13 12 02 28

Rio Grande Valley 28 09 18 01 19

Central Hockey League Performance of the Week

Lubbock center Jan Melichercik doubled his goal output for the season on New Year's

Day, celebrating the arrival of 2005 with a hat-trick in the Cotton Kings 7-4 home

ice win over Topeka. Melichercik scored a go ahead goal in the second period, then

added two power play markers in the third period. Melichercik's outing helped ensure

his club stayed atop the CHL's Southwest Division, tied with San Angelo with 34 points.

Central Hockey League Results – 12-28-04 through 01-03-05

TUE, DEC 28

Colorado 5 vs Odessa 2 Brad Williamson (COL), 3 Assists

Lubbock 2 vs New Mexico 5 Alexandre Piche (NMX), Goal, 2 Assists

Topeka 2 vs Tulsa 3 SO Todd Marcellus (TUL), SO GW Goal

Amarillo 2 vs San Angelo 3 OT David Silverstone (SNG), OT GW Goal

Laredo 4 vs Rio Grande Valley 6 Joe Guenther (RGV), Hat-Trick

Bossier-Shreveport 3 vs Austin 4 Chris Richards (AUS), Goal, 2 Assists

Oklahoma City 3 vs Fort Worth 4 SO Aaron Davis (FTW), Goal, Assist

WED, DEC 29

Colorado 3 vs Amarillo 0 Tyler Weiman (COL), 31 Saves, Shutout

THU, DEC 30

Odessa 4 vs Lubbock 3 Don Margettie (ODE), Goal, Assist

Oklahoma City 5 vs Memphis 2 Michel Beausoleil (OKC), Hat-Trick

Wichita 2 vs Fort Worth 1 Travis Clayton (WIC), 2 Goals

Corpus Christi 6 vs Rio Grande Valley 2 Greg Bullock (CRP), 2 Goals, Assist

FRI, DEC 31

Topeka 4 vs Oklahoma City 2 John Nail (TOP), GW Goal

Tulsa 4 vs Wichita 5 SO Joe Blaznek (WIC), 2 Goals, 2 Assists

Bossier-Shreveport 5 vs Memphis 4 SO Dan Wildfong (BOS), 2 Goals, Assist

San Angelo 0 vs Odessa 3 Derek Dolson (ODE), 27 Saves, Shutout

New Mexico 1 vs Colorado 5 Ryan Tobler (COL), 2 Goals, Assist

Austin 4 vs Corpus Christi 1 John McNabb (AUS), Hat-Trick

Lubbock 2 vs Amarillo 4 Scott Wray (AMA), Goal, 2 Assists

Rio Grande Valley 0 vs Laredo 1 David Guerrera (LAR), 24 Saves, Shutout

SAT, JAN 01

Corpus Christi 3 vs Odessa 1 Dominic Periard (CRP), 2 Goals

Topeka 4 vs Lubbock 7 Jan Melichercik (LUB), Hat-Trick, Assist

Colorado 4 vs Wichita 5 OT Travis Clayton (WIC), 2 Goals, 2 Assists

Tulsa 5 vs Fort Worth 2 Olivier Maltais (TUL), Hat-Trick

Memphis 1 vs Bossier-Shreveport 3 Brett Smith (BOS), 2 Goals, Assist

Rio Grande Valley 1 vs San Angelo 3 Lyle Steenbergen (BOS), GW Goal, Assist

New Mexico 4 vs Amarillo 3 OT Vladimir Hartinger (NMX), OT GW Goal, Assist

Laredo 2 vs Austin 0 Brent Cullaton (LAR), 2 Goals

SUN, JAN 02

Tulsa 3 vs Bossier-Shreveport 4 SO Jason Basile (BOS), SO GW Goal

MON, JAN 03

Topeka 2 vs Wichita 6 Scott Allison (WIC), 2 Goals

Central Hockey League Leaders Through Games of 01/03/05

Points Team GP PTS

Clayton, Travis WIC 31 51
Duda, Jason WIC 31 51
Woollard, Chad FTW 28 43
Pankewicz, Greg COL 22 41
Paquet, Martin FTW 28 41
Wildfong, Dan BOS 29 39
Bullock, Greg CRP 28 39
Multiple Players Tied At 38

Goals Team GP G
Woollard, Chad FTW 28 23
Parsons, Don MEM 29 22
Beausoleil, Michel OKC 30 22
Clayton, Travis WIC 31 20
Wildfong, Dan BOS 29 18
Nelson, Riley COL 27 18
Multiple Players Tied At 17

Assists Team GP A

Duda, Jason WIC 31 35
Clayton, Travis WIC 31 31
Paquet, Martin FTW 28 27
Bullock, Greg CRP 28 26
Pankewicz, Greg COL 22 24
Cullaton, Brent LAR 27 24
Landmesser, Derek MEM 29 23
Multiple Players Tied At 22


Plus/Minus Team GP +/-

Duda, Jason WIC 31 +20
Williamson, Brad COL 25 +20
Nelson, Riley COL 27 +19
Clayton, Travis WIC 31 +18
Pankewicz, Greg COL 22 +18
Desrosiers, Matt COL 27 +18
Cullaton, Brent LAR 27 +17
Esdale, Paul WIC 28 +16

Penalty Minutes Team GP PIM
Parker, Derek WIC 25 203
English, Scott MEM 23 199
Hiebert, James LAR 26 159
Anderson, Dallas AUS 21 147
Joly, Mario TUL 31 142
Wildfong, Dan BOS 29 138
Legault, Shawn NMX 28 138
Goetz, Kenny MEM 24 136

Rookie Scoring Team GP PTS
Aucoin, Phil MEM 27 30
Lukajic, Mike TOP 32 29
Marsh, Kevin COL 27 29
Paiement, Adam LAR 24 26
Smith, Brett BOS 25 25
Sheppard, Scott BOS 29 24
McIver, Derrick CRP 28 21
McKay, Ken CRP 22 21

Goaltender Wins Team GP W
Reid, Scott SNG 27 16
Weiman, Tyler COL 21 15
Vandespyker, Jamie WIC 22 15
Ruggiero, Bill TUL 26 14
Leslie, Lance LUB 22 13
Multiple Players Tied At 12


Goals Against Team GP G.A.A
Weiman, Tyler COL 21 1.63
Guerrera, David LAR 14 2.03
Carroll, Ken BOS 17 2.22
Flick, Jason WIC 12 2.27
Symington, Jeremy LAR 14 2.34
Vandespyker, Jamie WIC 22 2.39
Leslie, Lance LUB 22 2.41
Murphy, Dan FTW 23 2.45

Shutouts Team GP SO
Weiman, Tyler COL 21 5
Reid, Scott SNG 27 2
Leslie, Lance LUB 22 2
Murphy, Dan FTW 23 2
Barnes, Matt AUS 21 2
Guerrera, David LAR 14 2
Multiple Players Tied At 1

Save % Team GP %
Weiman, Tyler COL 21 .943
Leslie, Lance LUB 22 .924
Flick, Jason WIC 12 .924
Carroll, Ken BOS 17 .923
Barnes, Matt AUS 21 .923
Zelenewich, Brent CRP 17 .923
Ruggiero, Bill TUL 26 .920
Symington, Jeremy LAR 14 .920


CHL Attendance Report

Team Total Games Average
Oklahoma City 99,532 13 7,656
Laredo 93,233 15 6,215
Rio Grande Valley 70,069 13 5,389
Colorado 79,335 15 5,289
Bossier-Shreveport 71,434 14 5,102
Lubbock 57,439 13 4,418
Tulsa 65,697 15 4,379
Corpus Christi 46,448 11 4,222
Fort Worth 63,308 15 4,220
New Mexico 57,334 14 4,095
Wichita 57,641 15 3,842
Austin 56,552 15 3,770
Odessa 49,406 15 3,293
Memphis 38,132 12 3,177
Topeka 49,674 16 3,104
Amarillo 47,448 17 2,791
San Angelo 34,779 14 2,484
TOTALS: 1,037,461 242 4,287



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