AUSTIN’S RECORD-SETTING SHORTHANDED EFFORT VOTED BY FANS AS WEEK TWO’S PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK
The Central Hockey League (CHL) announced today that the Austin Ice Bats penalty killers have been voted by the fans as the winner of week two’s Performance of the Week for their outstanding game on October 26th versus the New Mexico Scorpions where they tied a CHL record with three shorthanded goals. The Ice Bats won the game 5-2 with Zech Klann, Henry Kuster and Jason Tessier scoring while a man down.
The Ice Bats penalty killers received 277 votes (31.4%) with the performance of Laredo goaltender Dustin Traylen on October 26th (a 7-0 shutout of Corpus Christi) finishing second, 41 votes behind. In all, 880 votes were received. Austin’s performance will now be automatically considered for the 2007-08 CHL Performance of the Year which will be announced in April, 2008.
The penalty killing of the Ice Bats has been one of their strengths this year leading the CHL with five shorthanded goals scored. Brendan Cook, who did not score in the game on October 26th, leads the team with a pair of shorthanded strikes.
The nominees for the CHL Performance of the Week for week three of the season are as follows:
• Wichita goaltender Sebastien Laplante’s 36 save effort in a 3-0 shutout victory over Oklahoma City on November 3rd
• New Mexico’s 10-goal outburst over the Northwest Division leading Rocky Mountain Rage on November 3rd
• Bossier-Shreveport’s John DeCaro’s 34 save performance versus the Mississippi RiverKings in the ‘Bugs first win of the season on November 3rd
• New Mexico forward Konrad Reeder’s two shorthanded goal effort in a 3-2 shootout win versus Amarillo on November 2nd
• Mississippi goaltender Larry Sterling’s 29 save effort in a shutout win over Bossier-Shreveport on November 2nd
Fans can vote for their choice as the CHL Performance of the Week at www.centralhockeyleague.com.