The Texas Brahmas and Allen Americans renewed their cross-town rivalry once again on Saturday night. This time, the two teams reached back to the past and donned Fort Worth Wings and Dallas Blackhawks jerseys for the first game of two entitled the “North Texas Vintage Game Series“. Once again, it took overtime to determine...
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We now know who will be coaching both conferences in the CHL All-Star Game next month, which will be played on January 13th in Laredo, TX. This year’s format pits a South Texas All-Star team, made up of players from Laredo, Corpus Christi and Rio Grande Valley, against an All-Star squad comprised from the...
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Odessa Jackalopes goalie Joel Martin was selected as the CHL Goaltender of the Week today. Martin had two starts last week, winning both and posting a shutout in Saturday’s game against the Allen Americans. The league’s press release is below: *** (Tempe, Arizona) – The Central Hockey League announced today that the recipients for...
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When a team pulls their goalie to get the man-advantage in the final minute or two of a game, it’s usually a last-ditch effort. But, when nothing else is working, it bears out statistically as a prudent move. Odessa Jackalopes head coach Paul Gillis made the decision to do just that Friday night, with...
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The Laredo Bucks earned their franchise’s 300th win last night, as they shutout the Corpus Christi IceRays, 2-0, on the road. Congratulations to the Bucks organization on reaching this significant milestone. Here is the club’s press release: *** CORPUS CHRISTI, TX- The Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League shutout the Corpus Christi Ice...
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The Laredo Bucks added netminder Mark Sibbald to their roster today. Sibbald will take a roster slot vacated by goalie J.P. Levasseur, who was called up to the AHL’s Springfield Falcons earlier this week. Sibbald has played strongly in the SPHL (Southern Professional Hockey League), for the Huntsville Havoc. So far this season for...
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Brett Jaeger of the Texas Brahmas was named the CHL Goaltender of the Week on Monday. Jaeger was 2-0 on the week, stopping 61 of 64 shots with a GAA of 1.44. The league’s press release is below: *** (Tempe, Arizona) – The Central Hockey League announced today that the recipients for the Oakley...
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Goaltender J.P. Levasseur of the Laredo Bucks was called up to the AHL’s Springfield Falcons on Monday morning. Levasseur was the CHL’s goaltender of the month for November, and currently leads the league in GAA (2.31) and is in the top 5 for wins and save percentage. His absence from the Bucks will certainly...
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The Allen Americans faced a team as much like themselves as any they’ve faced so far this season on Friday night. The Tulsa Oilers are a physical, aggressive hockey team, and, as they were on a 4-game losing streak, they came into the Allen Event Center hungry for a win. The Americans handled the...
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For a blog that covers hockey in Texas, I’ll sadly admit that I touch on our very own Dallas Stars only occasionally. There are several reasons for this, not one of them being that I don’t want to talk about them. As most of my friends and family will gladly tell you, I’m a...
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