There’s been quite a few bits of news out of Odessa in the last few days, so I am consolidating a bit and putting them all in one article. View this as a little primer on the season start for the Jacks. Odessa has started strong this season, pulling out of the gates with...
The Amarillo Gorillas took home both weekly league awards in the Central Hockey League this week – the Player and Goaltender of the Week. Forward Joe Guenther was the skater bringing home the honors, with five goals and two assists through three games. Meanwhile, goaltender Mike Brown won the award given to netminders every...
The Nashville Predators were reeling a bit coming into last night’s game against the Stars. The Predators had lost two games in a row; the last, a punishing loss to Edmonton, 6-1. So, I was optimistic for the Stars to finally get a home win for this season. Nashville had denied the Stars that win...
The Laredo Bucks have named defenseman Adam Rivet team captain today. From the press release: *** LAREDO, TX – The Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League announced Thursday that Adam Rivet has been named Team Captain for the 2009-10 season. Rivet takes over the Captaincy from Serge Dube, who retired during the offseason....
The Bucks picked up a goalie with some significant pro experience today. The club announced they had signed former Anaheim Ducks draft pick Jean-Philippe Levasseur for the upcoming season. Levasseur was drafted in the 7th round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, but only saw pre-season action with the big club. He has played...
The Allen Americans have released center Tom Craig to make room for defenseman Brandon Straub, who was assigned to the club by the Texas Stars, the Dallas Stars’ AHL affiliate. The Americans are the Stars’ CHL affiliate. I have hit all the high points of the release, but you can read it for yourself...
A short press release from the Laredo Bucks today, announcing they had parted with two goaltenders: *** LAREDO, TX – The Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League announced Wednesday that they have released rookie goaltenders Dan Spence and Gerry Festa. The Bucks now have 20 players on their roster, which must be trimed...
The Allen Americans dismissed two players today, bringing their roster down to 19 players, which is the quota they had to meet by the league’s deadline of October 15th. They also sent out some reminders about a few upcoming team-sponsored events. Here is their release: *** ALLEN, Texas – The Americans announced the release...
A bit of Bucks news from earlier today – they cut six players, and now have a roster of 23 players. The club needs to part with four more skaters before their season opener on Thursday evening. *** LAREDO, TX- The Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League announced Monday that they have released...
Michael Neal, brother of the Dallas Stars’ promising forward James Neal, was sent from the Texas Stars to the Idaho Steelheads today. The Steelheads are the Stars’ ECHL affiliate. Here is the release: *** (Boise, ID) – The Idaho Steelheads made several roster moves on Monday as the team begins preparations for the regular-season...
