Travis Clayton Wins CHL Performance of the Week
Published on December 2, 2008 under Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release
The Central Hockey League (CHL) announced today that Bossier-Shreveport's Travis Clayton has been voted the winner of the CHL Performance of the Week for Week Six after setting the CHL record for games played by playing in his 709th career CHL game. The historic game came in at 5-2 Mudbugs win at Rocky Mountain on November 21st, 2008.
The record night for the Paradise Hill, Saskatchewan native earned 51% of the vote garnering 704 of the 1394 votes cast. Oklahoma City's five power play goals in their 7-3 win over Texas on November 23rd was a distant second receiving 252 votes.
Clayton had played each of his previous 11 seasons with the Wichita Thunder before signing with Bossier-Shreveport during the off-season. He has totaled six goals and eight assists in 17 games with the Mudbugs.
The nominees for the CHL Performance of the Week for week seven of the season (Nov. 24-30) are as follows: -Mississippi's three-goal third period comeback in win at Laredo on November 25th -Texas' David Cacciola making 41 saves in 2-1 shootout win versus Bossier-Shreveport on November 26th -Oklahoma City's Cam Doull's two-goal night in 2-1 win at Texas on November 28th -Rocky Mountain's Aaron Davis scoring a hat trick in Rage's 5-4 win at Amarillo on November 28th -Rapid City's Miguel Beaudry making 41 saves in Rush's home opener shutout win versus Colorado on November 29th
Fans can vote for the winner through Monday, December 8th with the winner being announced on Tuesday, December 9th.
CHL's Hat Tricks for Kids The CHL and Infinity Pro Sports have partnered for the 2008-09 season for a new program called Hat Tricks for Kids. Infinity Pro Sports will donate $25.00 for every hat trick scored throughout the CHL regular season. Fans are also able to donate money to the program that will donate all proceeds to The Hoffen Foundation (www.hoffenfoundation.org). To follow the Hat Trick's Tote Board and see how much money has been donated to date or to donate money yourself visit www.hattricksforkids.org.
About the CHL The CHL will be entering its 17th season of play this fall, with 16 member teams across nine states. The CHL saw more than 2.3 million fans attend games during the 2007-08 season and has led North American professional âAA' hockey leagues in average attendance for six of the past seven seasons. In 2009, the CHL will welcome Independence, Missouri and Allen, Texas as expansion teams for the 2009-10 season. The CHL is administered by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation (AMEX: GEE), a company engaged in sports management, multi-purpose events and entertainment center and related real estate development, facility and venue management and marketing, and venue ticketing. For more information about the CHL visit the league's website at www.centralhockeyleague.com.
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