Mudbugs Ink Clay Plume and Rookie Goalie


Plume and Harvey Boost Mudbugs Defense
 
BOSSIER CITY, LA – The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs of the Central Hockey League improved their defense for the 2010-11 season today with the return of defenseman Clay Plume and the addition of rookie goaltender Jeff Harvey to their roster. The Mudbugs now have five forwards, four defensemen and two goaltenders under contract for the coming year.
 
“We’ve got high hopes for both of these guys this season,” said Head Coach Scott Muscutt. “We traded for ‘Plumer’ last year knowing that he could come in here and improve our D-corps, and I’m very pleased with the job he’s done. Jeff is an experienced rookie goaltender that we started pursuing in the playoffs, and I just keep hearing more and more good things about what he’ll bring to Bossier-Shreveport.”
 
Plume, 27, becomes the fourth “veteran” status player signed by the Mudbugs this offseason, joining forwards Travis Clayton, Shawn Limpright and Brett Smith in that category. The 6-2, 210-pound blueliner helped solidify the Mudbugs defense last season after coming over in a December trade with Rapid City.
 
In 38 regular season appearances with the Mudbugs and another 19 with the Rush last year, Plume scored one goal along with 15 assists while totaling 47 penalty minutes and a +17 rating. The Standoff, Alberta native then posted his first career two-goal game in the playoffs, scoring twice in Game 1 of the Northern Conference Finals. He also chipped in 13 penalty minutes in eight postseason games.
 
“I love the winning attitude around the Mudbugs, and everyone from Coach Muscutt and our player personnel all the way through the ownership, staff and fans has been great to work with,” Plume said. “We have a good group of core guys coming back, and having so many of the same faces in the locker room will help us pick up right where we left off last year. Hopefully the hockey gods give us some luck this year and we can win it all.”
 
Harvey, 27, enters his rookie pro season with plenty of high-level hockey experience. The St. Albert, Alberta native spent the past five seasons playing college hockey at the University of Saskatchewan, where he appeared in 130 games. In his Huskies career, Harvey won a Canada West Championship in 2007, was named a Canada West First or Second Team All-Star on three occasions and won two Adam Kryczka Memorial Trophies after posting the league’s best goals-against average.
 
The 6-0, 180-pound netminder also played four seasons of Major Junior in the Western Hockey League, enjoying a career-best final season with Everett in 2003-04. Harvey was named a WHL Second Team All-Star that year after compiling a 24-15-5 record with a 1.97 GAA and a .926 SV% as the Silvertips advanced to the WHL Championship series. He went on to appear in ten pro games with Rockford of the UHL in 2004-05 before enrolling in college.
 
Mudbugs 2010-2011 season tickets and mini-plans are on sale now, so call 752-BUGS or stop by the team office inside the CenturyTel Center to get yours today! For all the latest Mudbugs offseason news, log on to www.mudbugshockey.com.




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