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| PLAYER | GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
| Limpright |
60 |
18 |
35 |
53 |
| Blaznek |
64 |
23 |
27 |
50 |
| Clayton |
60 |
18 |
32 |
50 |
| Kyrzakos |
54 |
22 |
24 |
46 |
| Smith |
62 |
14 |
31 |
45 |
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PLAYER | TTL |
| +/- | Rutherford | +26 |
| PPG | Clayton | 9 |
| SHG | Smith | 3 |
| GWG | Two with | 4 |
| PIM | Pszenyczny | 134 |
| Shots | Blaznek| 217 |
| GAA | Carroll | 2.61 |
| Wins | DeCaro | 24 |
| SO | Two with | 2 |
| SV% | Carroll | .920 |
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CHL '09-10 Leaders
| CAT |
TM |
Name |
TTL |
| G |
COL |
Ulanski |
34 |
| A |
ODE |
Thinel |
75 |
| PTS |
COL |
Ulanski |
109 |
| SH |
ODE |
Ramsay |
287 |
| +/- |
COL |
Ulanski |
+45 |
| W |
ODE |
Martin |
27 |
| SO |
ODE |
4 with |
3 |
| GAA |
ODE |
Martin |
2.50 |
| SV% |
CCR |
Nastiuk |
.921 |
CHL Playoff Race
| TEAM |
W |
L |
OL |
PTS |
GR |
| BPT |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| COL |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| DAY |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| EIM |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| FWK |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| MMR |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| QCM |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| RCR |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| WIC |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| TEAM |
W |
L |
OL |
PTS |
GR |
| AME |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| ASD |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| BOS |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| LAR |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| MRK |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| ODE |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| RGV |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| TEX |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
| TUL |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
66 |
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z=Conference Champion
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Posted by: Sabrbug on Apr 01, 2006
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05-06 Mudbugs (Season Roster)
41-15-8 90pts Northeast Division Champions Northern Conference Champions
Scott Sheppard led team in goals despite playing only 38 games he scored 38 goals. Not bad eh? Blair Manning led team in points with 76pts and had a career best 61assists.Brett Smith 5 shorthanded goals helped break team record with a total of 13. Four different players had 6 game winning goals this season.
Kenny Carroll won Goalie of the Year with a 20-7-4 record 2.31gaa .921spct. In February Kenny was unbeatable going a perfect 8-0 and winning Goalie of the Month. Craig Minard led team in plus/minus with a +26. Next up for Mudbugs another best of 7 with Thunder.
Mudbugs start rookie netminder David Cacciola in Game 1. After falling behind 2-zip in 1st period Dale Lupul's 1st playoff goal on pp midway thru the 2nd period cuts lead in half. Then 40 seconds into the 3rd period Brassard ties game with a huge shorthanded goal. Mudbugs take game one in Wichita as Soupy nets winner 7 minutes into the extra session to complete a great road comeback.advantage MUDBUGS!!
David Cacciola starts again in game two another defensive war. Brett Smith scores his 1st playoff goal to tie game 1-1. After 60 minutes it was still 1-1. Thunder PK unit killed off a 5 on 3 for 2 minutes then a 3 minute pp to keep Bugs from going up 2 games to none.Bugs PK unit was strong as well killing 12pp before #13 proved to be unlucky as Ryan McLean scored 55 seconds into 2nd OT for 2-1 win and tying the series.
1st was the theme of Game 3.Chris Brassard scored on the Bugs 1st shot of the game in their 1st home game of the playoffs.Scott Sheppard's 1st playoff goal came on pp in 2nd period.Manny added another for 3-0 lead after 2nd period. Blair Manning completed the scoring with an empty net shorthanded goal late.
David Cacciola made his 1st playoff shutout making 42 saves and Mudbugs take 2-1 lead in series.Mudbugs PK unit killed off all 12 penalties including a 5 minute boarding call. Wichita was shutout for the 1st time all year.
How bout those Mudbugs!
Soupy gets Bugs started in game 4 and Brett Smith adds pp goal for 2-0 lead after 1st period. Joe Blaznek finally gets one past Cacciola on pp just over a minute into 3rd period. Thunder on another pp midway thru period when Chad Spurr intercepts pass at the point and races in for Mudbugs 3rd shorthanded goal of series slamming the door on Thunder comeback. Brett Smith's empty net goal with 33 seconds left completes 4-1 win. Cacciola was super making 36 saves.
Game 5 Sunday evening Mudbugs were slapping rubber from every angle possible built 2-1 lead in 1st period with record 26 shots on goal. The relentless purple & teal ran Laplante in 3rd period leading 6-2 getting a pair of goals from Scott Sheppard,Brett Smith,and Chad Spurr. Thunder made a last push scoring a shorthanded goal by Lizotte then Wiebe got a pp goal with 7 minutes left to cut lead to 6-4. Manning ends game with empty net goal for a 7-4 win.For the 2nd time in 3 years Mudbugs take series 4 games to 1. Bugs going to Conference Finals for the 7th time in their 9yr history.
Mudbugs head west to meet the defending CHL Champion & Two time Governor Cup Champion Colorado Eagles for the Northern Confence Championship.
April 18,2006 after 9 days off Mudbugs play Eagles in game one in Colorado. Mudbugs playoff hockey live on tv for the 1st time ever on the Altitude network.Dale Lupul scores 90 seconds after Chad Spurr's pp goal to give Bugs 2-0 lead after 1st period. Eagles answer with 2 in the 2nd to tie game. The Mudbugs take Eagles into double OT. After 97 shots on goal combined and 90 minutes of play Riley Nelson scores to end longest game in Eagles history defeating Bugs 3-2. Mudbugs had 52 of those 97 shots.
The two CHL heavyweights trade 2pp goals,Scott Sheppard & Brett Smith scored for Mudbugs. Late in 2nd period Capt. Dan Wildfong deflects puck past Paulo to give Bugs their 3rd lead of the game 3-2. Eagles pull goalie on pp giving them a 6-4 advantage with just over a minute but couldn't break thru the IRONMAN. Bugs WIN 3-2 and tie series at 1 each.
Eagles grab their 1st lead of the series in 1st period 1-0. Two minutes into the 2nd period Soupy erases it with a pp goal. Brassard goal waved off because of incidental contact but minutes later Manitowich wrister gives Mudbugs 2-1 lead. Blair Manning adds a pp goal and Bugs end 2nd leading 3-1. Shane Palahicky scores on empty net with 26 seconds left as Bugs pluck Eagles in the Swamp 4-1. Cacciola number one star saving 40 of 41 shots in his 22nd straight start...IRONMAN.
Game 4 no pp goals for either team. Manitowich gives Bugs lead in 2nd period. Brassard slaps another in for a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes of hockey. David Cacciola stones Larson pointblank for the save of the series. Tobler steals Ironman's shutout with 4 minutes left but Mudbugs wouldn't be denied winning 2-1. Eagles lose 3rd straight playoff game for the 1st time in their 3 yr history.Mudbugs improve to 5-0 at home.
Game 5 Mudbugs get pp goal from Dale Lupul in 1st period & Scott Shepperd slams in rebound in 2nd period for 2-0 lead after 40 minutes. Eagles get on the board with 12 minutes & change remaining but nothing else would pass the IRONMAN as Mudbugs win again 2-1 knocking out the defending Champs in just 5 games. Eagles led ONLY once in 5 games total domination by the underdog Mudbugs. Mudbugs make Finals for 5th time in 9 years.
April 28,2006 two years to the day of that controversial game 7 loss Mudbugs meet Bucks again for President Cup this time in game one. Unlike two years ago the Bucks won this game with Jeff Bes scoring a hat trick as Mudbugs fall 4-2. Jason Basile & Shane Pallahicky score for Bugs. The loss was their 1st road loss in regulation in 2006.
Kenny Carroll gets the start in game 2 and just 18 seconds in Blair Manning scores to give Bugs 1-0 lead. Bucks tie game with a 5 on 3 pp goal by Hiebert at 6:28 of 2nd period. Bucks break the tie late in 3rd with another pp goal from Jeff Bes. Cullaton adds an empty net goal with 5 seconds left to give Bucks a 3-1 win and 2-0 lead in series.
Game 3 in CTC Scott Shepperd scores in 1st period. Mudbugs hold that lead til 3rd period when Bucks Todd Griffith ties game at 1 with his 1st professional goal. Just 1:57 into OT Jeff Bes finds rebound and puts Bugs into a 3-0 hole beating Ken Carroll giving Bucks 2-1 win.Mudbugs were 0/9 on pp in this game.
May 5,2006 Bucks were anxious to make history tonight in the CTC with a sweep on the table.However the Mudbugs turned the table on them crushing the Bucks with 5 pp goals and 48 shots on goal. The most pp goals allowed ever by Laredo in a playoff game and most shots as well.The Mudbugs exploded for 4 goals in the 3rd period to blow the tied game wide open with a 5-1 win and force another game saturday night at home.Mudbugs goals were scored by Brett Smith 2,Blair Manning,Dale Lupul,and Scott Shepperd.Team Owner John Madden came out before team hit the ice and said "We would see a different team tonight" and the Bucks DID. Play On Mudbugs
Game 5 The Mudbugs were amazing in 1st period out shooting the Bucks 13-3. Chris Brassard's 2nd goal of the period shorthanded with 42 seconds left gave Bugs a 3-0 lead. The Bucks Igor Agarunov scored just over 2 minutes into 2nd period. 3 minutes later Jeff Bes pp goal had cut the lead to 1. The Bugs out shoot the Bucks 17-12 in 2nd period but couldn't increase their 1 goal cushion. Less than a minute into the 3rd Todd Griffith would erase the Bugs lead for good. Finally with 2:05 left Igor Agarunov intercepts pass in Bugs zone and snaps winner past Carroll. Scott Sheppard in low slot sends shot wide with 30 seconds left, Bucks clear the puck,and Brassard is forced to take hooking penalty 14 seconds left end of story & season.Bucks win 4-3.
September 4, 2005
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs officials are unaware of how Hurricane Katrina will affect them but they are worried. The CenturyTel Center in Bossier City has been transformed into a shelter for the hurricane's victims and future events in the 12,000-seat area have been "suspended indefinitely."
October 4, 2005
The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs are officially part of the NHL family after agreeing in principal for an affiliation agreement with the Buffalo Sabres, according to Mudbugs general manager Jason Rent.
October 19, 2005
The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs strengthened their blue line today with the addition of 6-foot-3, 220-pound defenseman Chris Shaw, acquired in a trade with Colorado. The Eagles received the rights to goaltender Jeff Blair.
October 21, 2005
Mudbugs win opener vs. Riverkings 4-3 as Brett Smith scores winner shorthanded with 2:55 left in 2nd period. New goalie Paul Schonfelder wins his 1st game as Mudbug.
October 22, 2005
Mudbugs face their old Coach vs expansion Steelhounds. Schonfelder was shaky in 2nd start allowing 2 goals on 2 shots. Brett Smith scores hat trick with game winner in OT as Mudbugs win 4-3 again. Brett had pp goal and his 2nd shorthanded goal in as many nights. Carroll took over the net minding chores.
October 28, 2005
Mudbugs rebound from shootout loss to Brahmas with a 5-0 win over Bats. Ryan Manitowich nets the hat trick and Kenny Carroll pitches a 27 save shutout.
October 29,2005
Andrew Martin 1st pro start vs. Riverkings in Desoto Civic Center was a little rough falling behind 4-1 in 2nd period .Before Mudbugs rally for 5 unanswered goals and 6-4 road win. Capt. Dan scored 2 goals in 3rd period to knockoff their rivals for 2nd time in as many meetings.
November 2,2005
Scott Sheppard scored the third hat trick of the young season for the Mudbugs as they manhandled the defending champion Colorado Eagles, 6-1, in Loveland, Col. The loss was the Eagles' worst at home in their three-year history. The Mudbugs improved their league-best record to 5-0-1. Mudbugs scored 5 unanswered goals for the 2nd straight game all 5 in 3rd period.
November 4,2005
Mudbugs lose 5-3 to Eagles but Brett Smith nails his 2nd hat trick of the season scoring both Mudbug pp goals and one shorthanded goal.
November 15,2005
Dan Wildfong scores the 2,000th goal in Mudbugs history in 6-3 win in Memphis.
January 7,2006
Mudbugs rally for 3pp goals in 3rd period to beat Riverkings in Memphis 3-2.
January 13,2006
Dan Wildfong’s shorthanded goal with 2 minutes left in 2nd period gives Mudbugs 3-0 lead over Bucks in CTC. Ken Carroll makes 37 saves as Mudbugs beat Bucks 3- zip.
January 18,2006
Bossier-Shreveport awarded 2007 CHL All-Star Game. Mudbugs to use game to celebrate 10th season.
January 21,2006
Dan Wildfong scores the only goal in game as David Cacciola shutouts Memphis 1-0 making 35 saves.
January 27,2006
Despite being outshot 21-6 in 3rd period Mudbugs defeat Odessa 5-4. Chad Spurr scores twice in win.
January 29,2006
Milan Vodrazka scores 2 goals in 4-2 win over Memphis at the CTC.
February 3,2006
Mudbugs score 3pp goals in 2nd period going 3 for 5 for game beating Rayz 3-2 in Corpus.
February 7,2006
Mudbugs rally for 3 goals in 3rd period to down Rayz for the 3rd time in 5 days. Dale Lupul scores winner on a knuckle puck that Scott Reid had no chance on with 50 seconds left in game.
February 10,2006
Mudbugs win 6th straight 4-0 over Jacks at the CTC. Cacciola makes 29 saves in shutout.
February 11,2006
Bucks make their 2nd appearance in the Swamp this season jumping out to 2-0 lead early. Brett Smith scores shorty to cut lead to 2-1 after one. After goals from Manning and Sheppard Mudbugs defeat Bucks for 2nd time this season 3-2.
February 16,2006
Just like the Bucks Lubbock jumps out to early 2-0 lead but 5 unanswered goals later mudbugs roll to their 9th straight win 5-3 over Cottonkings in Lubbock.
February 17,2006
Mark DeSantis ends Mudbugs streak in OT as Gorillas beat Bugs 4-3 in Amarillo.
February 19,2006
Mudbugs break open a can of whoopass in 2nd period scoring 4 goals on their way to 6-2 win over Cottonkings. Chad Spurr has a 4pt game in the beat down.
February 25,2006
Mudbugs sweep 3 game series in Youngstown beating the Hounds in OT 5-4. Chad Spurr scores game winner for his 2nd goal of game.
March 1,2006
Brett Smith scores 2 goals 1 assist as Mudbugs punish the Gorillas 6-1 in the CTC. The Mudbugs win 5th straight game scoring an amazing 27 goals in their last 5 games.
March 11,2006
Scott Sheppard pp goal with 3 minutes left gives Mudbugs 3-2 lead in the 3rd period over OKC. Then Chris Brassard makes the most incredible empty net goal I’ve ever seen. The puck was on edge curved into the empty net for a 4-2 win in the CTC. You had to be there…lol.
March 14,2006
Mudbugs blast Turtles 6-1. David Cacciola made 43 saves in the win just missing another shutout late.
March 18,2006
Mudbugs jump out to 3-0 lead on Oilers. Oilers start quick in 2nd period to cut lead to 3-2 but that’s where rally ended as Bugs score 4 unanswered goals, 2 by Milan Vodrazka to plummett visitors 7-2.
Blair Manning had a 5pt game.
March 23,2006
Memphis starts quick leads 2-0 but 5 unanswered goals 4 by Blair Manning would send Turtles home with another cracked shell as Mudbugs roll 6-3. Blair Manning another 5pt game his 2nd in less than a week becomes 3rd Mudbugs player to score 4 goals in a game. Trevor and Toby are the other two.
March 24,2006
Mudbugs win shootout in Tulsa 3-2 to finish season with 4 game winning streak. Chris Shaw scores in the shootout. Mudbugs finished very strong winning 28 of their last 35 games.
06-07 Mudbugs (Season Roster)
44-14-6 94pts Northeast Division Champions Governor Cup Champions 5-5-1 in the playoffs
Mudbugs celebrate 10th season with best team winning percentage ever .734 winning their 2nd Governor Cup in team history. Mudbugs allowed the fewest goals in the CHL just 155. Cam Abbott played in only 44 games but tied Mudbugs team record for goals by a rookie with 30 and led the team in goals and power play goals with 14. Cam Abbott won the Rookie of the Year in the CHL. Chris Abbott led team in game winning goals with 8 while brother Cam had 7. Chris Brassard led the team in points with 63 scoring 25 goals second to Cam Abbott. Rookie goalie John DeCaro won Goalie of the Year in CHL with a 23-7-4 record posting a 2.20GAA. It was the 2nd straight year a Mudbugs netminder had won the award. Mudbugs had 5 different players scoring 20 or more goals this season. The Bugs won the Northeast Division for the 4th consecutive year. Congrads!
Mudbugs were voted Hardest Working Team in the CHL once again.
The Bugs make the playoffs for the 9th time in 10 years and face the Thunder in the 1st round for the 3rd straight year. Wichita shocks the Mudbugs in game one as Travis Clayton scores pp goal and a shorthanded goal to lead Thunder to 5-1 win in the CTC. Ryan Fairbarn pp goal was the only shot to beat Jon Horrell who saved 36 of 37.
Thunder take the Mudbugs to double OT before Jason Williamson wins it for Bugs 2-1 to tie series. Jon Horrell was super again stopping 55 of 57 Mudbug shots. John DeCaro stopped 37 of 38 Thunder shots to get the win.
Game three in Wichita Jon Horrell continued to frustrate the Bugs stopping 31 of 32 shots as only Jason Basile pp goal could get past the Thunder wall. Thunder take a 2-1 series lead with a 4-1 win.
Thunder jumped out to 2-0 lead in game four but with 8 seconds left in 1st period Dan Wildfong pp goal gave Mudbugs some confidence as Mudbugs scored 6 unanswered goals to chase Horrell from the net in the 3rd period. Mudbugs win wild one 7-5 to tie series again at 2-2.
For the 2nd time in the series Mudbugs & Thunder go into double OT. Ryan Fairbarn scores game winner as Mudbugs take 3-2 series lead back to Bossier with a 3-2 OT win. Kenny Carroll stops 37 of 39 shots in 5 periods of action in Kansas.
Mudbugs eliminate Thunder with a 4-1 win as Cam Abbott scores a couple.
Northern Conference semi-finals Mudbugs face division rival Memphis who are playing in 2nd round despite losing in 7 games to Blazers in 1st round (see Mulligan rule) Don’t get me started don‘t like this rule.
Game 1- Less than 3 minutes into game Dan Wildfong scores shorthanded and Mudbugs lead 1-0. Derek Landmesser pp goal ties game after 1st period 1-1 but 3 unanswered goals in the 2nd period put Mudbugs in 4-1 hole after 40 minutes. Karlis Zirnis 2 goals in the 3rd the latter with 1:52 left in game give Bugs hope. But Mudbugs fall 4-3 as Memphis holds off a frantic attack on the net in the last 30 seconds.
Game 2- Kevin Schieve stops 32 of 33 Mudbug shots and Memphis wins 4-1. Jason Williamson pp goal was the only Mudbug goal. It was the 3rd time in the 2007 playoffs the Bugs were held to a single goal all three coming with the extra man. The Mudbugs would be in a 0-2 hole for only the 3rd time in their history but the first time ever losing back2back home games in the playoffs.
Game 3- Once again on the road in the 1st period down 2-zip Mudbugs get a spark from late pp goal. Ryan Fairbarn scores with 4 seconds left to cut lead to 2-1. Mudbugs explode for 5 unanswered goals to get huge road win 5-2. Chris Brassard & Jason Basile score 2 goals each as Mudbugs get back into series trailing 2-1.
Game 4- Again Mudbugs fall behind 2-0 after 1st period. Ryan Fairbarn pp goal in 2nd period cuts lead to 2-1. Early in the 3rd another pp goal gives Riverkings 3-1 lead. Cam Abbott pulls Bugs to within a goal again. Travis Banga puts Kings up 2 again miday thru 3rd period. Jason Basile answers 30 seconds later to cut lead to 4-3. Cam Abbott scored a game-tying goal with 2 seconds remaining, but had it wiped out as referee Mark Lemelin never saw the puck over the goal line, at least in time, during a mad scramble near the net.
Instead of OT the Riverkings escape with a 3-1 series lead. Huge loss as Mudbugs lose momentum gained in game 3 plus the opportunity to tie series and maybe a frustrated owner.
Game 5- With just under 4 minutes left Dan Wildfong scores to send game into OT tied 2-2. No doubt on this goal. Darrell Stoddard scored the winning goal for Memphis 12:49 in the overtime period to end the Bugs season with a 3rd loss on home ice to Riverkings.
Memphis becomes the only team to beat Mudbugs 3 times in a series on our ice. Tough way to end a great season.
June 6,2006
The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs were named the Central Hockey League's 2006 Franchise of the Year. CHL announces new playoff format where highest seeded loser in 1st round will advance to next round. Dumb gets dumber. Thought it was a publicity stunt but they were serious.
June 26,2006
The Mudbugs announced the re-signing of team captain Dan Wildfong for the 2006-2007 season, which will be his eighth year with the franchise. Wildfong is the Mudbugs' all-time leader in goals, assists, points, and penalty minutes and will become the first player in team history to play in eight Mudbugs seasons.
July 12,2006
The Mudbugs announced the re-signing of goaltender Ken Carroll for the 2006-2007 season, which will be his sixth with the franchise. The reigning "Most Outstanding Goaltender" in the CHL is the Mudbugs' all-time leader in games played by a goaltender (191) and wins (121). In addition to his second career Goaltender of the Year honor last season, Carroll was also selected to his third straight CHL All-Star Game.
August 12,2006
The 2006-07 hockey season for the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs at least half of this season's 18-man roster will include different faces. The recent defectors include Brett Smith, Scott Sheppard, Blair Manning, Ryan Manitowich and Chad Spurr, accounted for more than 120 goals last season.
August 17,2006
The Mudbugs announced the hiring of their new radio play-by-play broadcaster and Director of Media Relations, Justin Scholtes.
September 6,2006
Ryan Fairbarn, a second-year pro, joins the Mudbugs after two seasons with Wichita and Fort Worth of the CHL. The 26-year-old player finished last season with 29 points and 58 penalty minutes. Fairbarn is a native of Bradford, Ontario. Fairbarn is an experienced defenseman that excels on both the power play and penalty kill.
September 12,2006
The Mudbugs announced the trade of veteran defenseman Craig Minard to the Lubbock Cotton Kings in exchange for rookie defenseman Brian Sutherland. He leaves after his best season as a pro, playing in 55 games during the 2005-06 season and reaching his highest point total in his career with 37.
October 4,2006
Mudbugs are excited to announce the signing of former All-Star defenseman Jason Basile. Jason accumulated 27 goals and 46 assists during his four year stint with the Mudbugs. Last year he set a franchise record when he played his 226th consecutive game on January 29th, the fourth longest streak in Central Hockey League history.
October 20,2006
The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs came up just short in their season opener versus the Oklahoma City Blazers, losing 5-3. The Mudbugs were forced to add several players to the roster only 24 hours prior to the game due to immigration holds. Blazers score 4 unanswered goals in the 3rd period to rally past Bugs. The game had 29 power plays 15 for the Mudbugs.
October 26,2006
Mudbugs fall behind Bucks 2-0 after the 1st period but rally behind 5 unanswered goals 4 of those on the power play to blast the CHL Champion Bucks 5-2 in their home opener at the CTC. The Mudbugs improve their record to 1-1-1 with the win.
October 27,2006
Chris Brassard scored the first short handed goal of the year late in the 3rd period to spoil the shutout for Larry Sterling as Mudbugs fall 3-1 in Memphis.
November 3,2006
Mudbugs slow start continued in Tulsa as Oilers beat Bugs
5-2. Oilers were 3 for 17 on the power play. That’s not a misprint 17 pp chances for Oilers. Bugs were 1 for 8.
November 4,2006
Mudbugs hand Thunder their 1st home loss of season 3-2. In the shootout, Forbes MacPherson, Chris Brassard and Dan Wildfong all scored to secure the first shootout victory of the season and the first win for goaltender John DeCaro.
November 9,2006
The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs struck first in their second home game of the year against the Odessa Jackalopes. Daniel Pegoraro picked up his third goal of the year on a text book two-on-one feed from Joe Ori. Kenny Carroll kept the lead for the Bugs, turning aside a breakaway opportunity for Odessa and one-timer right in front of his net.
Ken Carroll would remain brilliant in net as he held Odessa scoreless in the third period and picked up his first shutout of the year. Mudbugs win 2-0 over the Jacks.
November 10,2006
Chris Brassard intercepted a pass while on the penalty kill in the second period. He faked a slapshot on the breakaway and then unloaded a picture perfect shot in the upper left hand corner, giving the Bugs a 3-0 lead. The Ice Bats finally answered on a shorthanded goal of there own. John McNabb beat John DeCaro on a short handed breakaway.
The Mudbugs held Austin scoreless in the third, through 6 power play opportunities including a 5 on 3. Dan Wildfong would score an empty net goal in the final minute as the Bugs earned their third straight victory 4-1 over the Bats.
November 18,2006
Forbes MacPherson scored for the Mudbugs to give the Bugs a shootout lead. Multiple shooters were turned aside before Peter Robertson tied the shootout for the Blazers. The shootout progressed to a seventh round when Joe Ori beat Blazer's goaltender Sean Conners on a forehand deke. Ken Carroll denied Marc Conners to end the game and the Mudbugs picked up the victory 2-1 over the Blazers in the Swamp.
November 24,2006
Jeremy Symington picked up his second straight shutout for the Bees over the Mudbugs. The Killer Bees shutout Mudbugs 3-0 as Bugs suffer first home loss of the season.
December 7,2006
Kenny Carroll picked up his second shutout of the season and is now one shutout short of tying the CHL career record as the Mudbugs blank Thunder 4-0 in the Swamp. Carroll leads the league with a goals against average of 1.72. His save percentage is also the best in the league at .947.
December 9,2006
Forbes MacPherson fed a puck from the corner to Dan Wildfong who's second shot beat Larry Sterling for the game winner. It was the Bugs first OT win of the season as Mudbugs prevail in Memphis 3-2 to improve their record to 10-9-3 still in 3rd place.
December 19,2006
Kenny Carroll tears MCL out for 8 weeks at least. Back on the IR again.:(
December 21,2006
Mudbugs today announced the signing of goaltender Adam Hanna. Good Luck Adam.
December 26,2006
Chris Abbott pp goal ties game 1-1 in the first period and Forbie scores shorthanded goal with just 59 seconds left to give Bugs 2-1 lead after 20 minutes. Memphis tied it up in the third on a power play goal by Travis Banga. Daniel Pegoraro made quick work of a turnover and raced into the attacking zone with Karlis Zirnis. Pegoraro nudged the puck over to Zirnis who tapped it past Memphis goaltender Larry Sterling for the go ahead goal. Daniel Pegoraro tacked on the empty net goal and the Mudbugs skated away with a 4-2 win their 3rd straight over the Turtles.
December 29,2006
Odessa broke the scoreless tie in the second period on the power play when Andrew Davis fired a shot from the right point to beat Mudbugs goaltender Adam Hanna. The Bugs tied it up only minutes later when Jeremy Downs' shot from the left point snaked through traffic to even the game 1-1. It was Downs' first goal of the season.
The game remained tied at one until Jeremy Downs rifled another shot from the left point through traffic, beating Mike Gorman for his second goal of the game and giving the Bugs the one goal lead. The Bugs would get one more goal when Ryan Fairbarn one-timed a shot by Gorman to give the Bugs a two goal edge. Adam Hanna stopped 44 of 45 to earn his first Mudbugs win, a 3-1 victory in Odessa.
December 31,2006
Mudbugs five game winning streak ends New Years eve in Corpus as Rayz stop the Mudbugs 5-4 for a shootout win. Mudbugs start 2007 in 2nd place with a 15-9-5 record.
January 6,2007
The Bugs were first on the board when Forbes MacPherson gained control of a loose puck behind the net and wrapped it around, beating Rayz goaltender Brent Zelenewich. Corpus evened the game moments later when Jason Baird one-timer shot over the shoulder of John DeCaro. The Rayz converted one more time on the power play before the end of the period when Geno Parrish beat DeCaro top shelf. The Mudbugs scored two goals in the second period to reclaim the lead. Chris Gustafson scored on a a slapshot from the point. Forbes MacPherson would later feed a puck from behind the net to Dan Wildfong in the slot who burried it to give the Bugs a 3-2 lead. Corpus Christi evened the game at 3-3 when Derrick MacIver beat John DeCaro, finishing a 3 on 2 break. The Bugs got the goal back only minutes later. Quade Lightbody sent a drive from the point that was redirected by Chris Abbott through the five-hole of Brent Zelenewich. The Bugs held on for the 4-3 victory over the Rayz.
January 17,2007
The Mudbugs host the league All-Star Game for the first time ever. Showing tremendous resilience, the Northern Conference scored five unanswered goals to rally for a 9-6 win.
January 20,2007
John DeCaro stops 30 of 31 shots to complete weekend sweep of Steelhounds as Mudbugs win 2-1. Bugs killed all 14 pp chances to frustrate the Hounds.
January 26,2007
Forbie was first to score for the Bugs as Memphis goaltender Kevin Schieve was caught behind the net. The puck squirted loose in front of the cage, resulting in Forbie's 7th goal of the season. The Bugs tacked on one more power play goal in the period as Chris Brassard picked the upper right corner to give the Mudbugs a 2-1 lead.
The Bugs picked up insurance goals in the third period when Forbes MacPherson deflected a shot five-hole for his second goal of the game. Karlis Zirnis one-timed a pass from Jason Basile by Schieve top shelf, carrying the Bugs to a 4-1 win in the Swamp.
Ryan Fairbarn notched three assists as the Mudbugs were able to snap the RiverKings' ten game winning streak. Don’t that just crack your shell? Dan Wildfong broke Trevor Buchanan's record for the most Mudbug games played with his 467th game.
January 28,2007
Karlis Zirnis broke the scoreless tie fifty seconds into the second period. Zirnis took a lead pass from Brian Sutherland and slipped it past Tony Quesada for the goal.
Ray Smegal evened the game for Austin in the third period, jamming a rebound by John DeCaro. The game progressed to overtime where the Mudbugs hardworking forecheck paid off. The puck jarred loose in front of the net where Forbes MacPherson jammed it in for the game-winning goal. Mudbugs win 2-1.
February 3,2007
Forbes MacPherson was able to bang home a rebound when Memphis goaltender Larry Sterling was caught out of position after a drive from the point. Chris Brassard was called for a roughing penalty after he attempted to drop the gloves with Darryl Stoddard of Memphis. Brassard stormed out of the box after the penalty expired, grabbed a loose puck and beat Larry Sterling on a gorgeous backhand shot. Ryan Campbell spoiled the shutout for John DeCaro, scoring in the final minute of the third period with the goaltender pulled. The Bugs beat Memphis for the second straight night, winning their sixth straight game. Mudbugs pulled within 4 pts of Memphis in the standings, with a 2-1 win at home in front of 7,628 fans.
February 9,2007
Bugs fall to the Steelhounds 5-3. Jason Basile collects 21 penalty minutes from Tom Sterns and gets tossed from game in the 3rd period after a fight as Hounds snap Mudbugs 7 game winning streak.
February 10,2007
Karlis Zirnis stole the a victory away from the Youngstown SteelHounds with a game winning goal with only six seconds left in regulation as Mudbugs win 5-4 to take 2 of 3 in Youngstown. Mudbugs now head west to meet the Colorado Eagles.
February 14,2007
The Mudbugs turned the tables in third period scoring three consecutive goals to secure the win. Chris Gustafson scored 1:10 into the period on a two man advantage. Cam Abbott scored shorthanded to tie the game at 3:14 off a terrific pass from his brother Chris. Chris Abbott's unassisted goal a 7:11 gave the Mudbugs the lead for good. Bossier-Shreveport played terrific defense in their own end, helping Adam Hanna to his fifth win of the season. It was the first time all season the Eagles had surrendered a third period lead. Mudbugs win 4-3 on Valentines Day with great rally in the 3rd period.
February 15,2007
The Rage put together a rally in the second period when Matic Kralj scored two goals only 14 seconds apart to shrink the Bugs lead back to one goal. Adam Hanna was injured after the second goal and replaced by Guy St. Vincent. Ryan Fairbarn ended the scoring drought on a picture perfect shot to tie the game and send it to overtime. It only took 17 seconds in the OT period when Chris Abbott picked up a drop pass firing the puck past David Guerrera for a 6-5 Mudbugs win their third OT win of the season.
February 17,2007
Cam Abbott and Chris Brassard both scored hat tricks as the Mudbugs routed the Colorado Eagles 9-5. Bugs scored 5 goals in the 3rd period and gave the league leading Eagles their worst home loss of the year.
February 24,2007
The Hounds win 3-2 in a shootout. The Hounds snapped another Mudbugs winning streak for the 2nd time this month. It was the first overtime/shootout loss at CenturyTel Center this season for the Mudbugs. However, the Mudbugs picked up a valuable point to tie Memphis for first place in the Northeast Division.
March 2,2007
The Mudbugs poured on the offense on Friday night, beating Tulsa 8-0 and securing a playoff spot in the Northern Conference. John DeCaro secured his first shutout of the season, stopping all 23 shots on goal.
March 9,2007
The Mudbugs out-muscled Youngstown for a full sixty minutes, beating the SteelHounds 3-1 and ending their eight game winning streak. John DeCaro made 38 saves to earn his 20th win of the season. Payback is a well, you know hehehe
March 10,2007
In the third period, Chris and Cam Abbott developed a two-on-one in neutral ice, Chris fed a pass from the left wing that Cam was able to lift up and under the cross bar for the first goal of the game. Ryan Watson answered for Oklahoma City at 16:55, a flurry in front of the net resulted in a rebound that Watson lifted over a sprawling Ken Carroll.
The Bugs needed only one minute and seven seconds into OT as Dan Wildfong froze Conners for the game-winner as Bugs edge Blazers 2-1 for their 400th franchise win.
March 13,2007
Cam and Chris Abbott scored four points each as the Mudbugs routed Laredo 5-1 on Tuesday night at CTC. John DeCaro stopped 35 of 36 shots to help the Mudbugs to their fourth straight win.
March 16,2007
Cam Abbott extended his point streak to ten games when he poked a rebound in at 1:44 in the second period. Karlis Zirnis ripped a one-timer from the right wing on a 3-on-2 to break a personal scoreless streak and put the Bugs up by two. Rio Grande Valley's Rob Voltera put the Bees back within one with his slap shot from the high slot that beat Ken Carroll glove side. Cam Abbott added an empty net goal as the Bugs increased their win streak to five games. Ken Carroll stopped 29 of 30 shots to pick up his 11th win.
March 19,2007
Ken Carroll set a new Mudbugs record for saves in a single game with 57 while Cam Abbott hustled his way to his third hat trick of the season. Mudbugs watched a 5-0 lead get whistled away in the 3rd period as ref Paul Depuydt alias Pootie Tang handed out six :eek 5 on 3 pp chances to the Oilers. The Bugs held on to beat the Tulsa Oilers 6-3.
March 24,2007
John DeCaro stopped all 31 shots he faced in earning his second shutout this season as Mudbugs blank Turtles 2-0 in Memphis.
March 25,2007
The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs exploded for five first period goals in route to a 6-4 victory over the Steelhounds and winning the Governor's Cup for the best regular season record in the CHL. The Mudbugs managed to scored six goals despite being out shot 38-15. The Mudbugs win their 2nd Governor's Cup in the final game of the season and end the season with a 10 game winning streak. The Mudbugs won 29 of their last 35 games. They didn’t lose two games in regulation consecutively in 2007 until the playoffs began.
April 24,2007
The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs announced that goaltender John DeCaro has signed a contract to play with the Mudbugs for the 2007-2008 season. DeCaro just finished a successful rookie campaign that earned him the CHL's award for Most-Outstanding Goaltender for 2006-2007.
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