The Central Hockey League’s highly successful expansion club in Laredo, Texas, will be featured on this Sunday’s CBS Weekend News. Following up on an Associated Press article on the Bucks tremendous inaugural season, CBS sent a crew to Laredo on January 17th, and spent the day with Bucks management, players and fans. Through 22 home games, the Bucks are averaging 6,733 fans per game, and sit second in the CHL’s Southeast Division with 56 points and a record of 26-11-4.

The CBS crew visited the Bucks morning practice and spoke with Coach Terry Ruskowski and several players as they prepared for their contest later in the day against the Lubbock Cotton Kings. In the afternoon, they visited the City of Laredo prior to the game itself, and recorded additional footage with fans as well as game action from the Bucks 3-1 victory.

“The Laredo Bucks have been a model franchise within the CHL since their inception, and we are very pleased to see the club receiving tremendous national exposure in their inaugural season,” said CHL President Brad Treliving. The CBS Weekend News will air at 5:30 CST in Laredo, although air time may differ depending on viewing location. Although not expected to be pre-empted, CBS does reserve the right to alter programming should urgent national or international news take place.