Chris Kennedy is a new contributor to Big D Hockey and I hope you’ll join me in welcoming him. He has offered to send us some insight and perspective on some of the Texas Stars games this season, and as it’s hard for BDH staff to cover the whole state, it’s something we gladly...
The Americans and the Brahmas are taking their newly-spawned rivalry even deeper, harkening back to an older Metroplex rivarly. Later this month, both teams will don the jerseys of their minor league hockey predecessors, the Dallas Blackhawks and the Fort Worth Wings, and take to the ice in a two-game series. Game 1 is...
The CHL Goaltender of the Week was awarded today, and Corpus Christi IceRays goaltender Kevin Nastiuk was the recipient. Nastiuk stopped 55 of 58 shots last week, giving him nearly a 95% save percentage, and gave his team a chance to win in both games. Nastiuk’s .927 save percentage leads the league this season,...
The Texas Stars announced that right wing Mathieu Beaudoin was named the AHL Player of the Week for last week. Beaudoin had five goals in three games, and was a big part of the T-Stars success last week, as the team was 3-0 on the road. Also up for consideration were Houston Aeros right...
The Allen Americans hadn’t played a game in five days – their last was against the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees on Sunday, November 29th – but they showed no sign of it on Friday. The Americans once again faced the Bees, and once again came out the victors, defeating them 5-2 at the...
The Central Hockey League announced today that Laredo Bucks goaltender Jean-Philippe Levasseur was the recipient of the Sher-Wood/TPS Central Hockey League Goaltender of the Month award. Levasseur had a fantastic month in November – in 8 games, he was in net for only one regulation loss, racking up a 6-1-1 record. The league put...
It’s a busy day for news today! Here’s some roster news out of Laredo – the Bucks have signed forward Curtis Billsten, and also announced that Lance Monych has been placed on the 14-day IR. Please read the following press release: *** LAREDO, TX- The Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League announced Tuesday...
This is a little late notice to give people, but I’ve been meaning to mention this for a couple of days, and I forgot. There’s a great Q&A session with Allen Americans head coach Dwight Mullins tonight, if you live in the DFW area. I can tell you that coach Mullins is really great...
The CHL announced that CHL-TV is offering a free game to anyone who would like to watch one this Friday, December 4, 2009. Hopefully you will all get a chance to give it a watch. Drop me a line via twitter if you do, and let me know what you think about it. Read...
