Mar 08 2010
Mudbugs snap streak with 4-1 win
The Mudbugs used three first period goals to propel them to their 34th win, thus clinching them a spot in the 2010 Presidents Cup playoffs with 6 games left in the ‘09-10 campaign. This will be the 7th straight season the team has earned a playoff birth dating back to the 2002-03 season.
Defensemen Jim Jorgenson and Brett Smith each contributed a goal and assist, while James DeLory and Travis Clayton picked up the other pair of Mudbug goals.
Goalie Kenny Carroll frustrated the IceRays throughout, stopping 36 of 37 shots for his 14th win on the season. The win also moved him into a 2nd place tie for the most career wins in Central Hockey League history with 187.
It took a total of 1:54 for the Mudbugs to jump out to a 3-0 lead in the opening period which began at the 8:01 mark when Brett Smith fed a pass to Jim Jorgenson who flipped the biscuit into the basket for his 7th of the season and 2nd as a Mudbug.
Then just :27 later James DeLory, fresh off his pummeling of a Bee the night before, pounced on a rebound to earn his 2nd goal of the season. Jamie Milam and Scott Kalinchuk picked up the helpers.
The Mudbugs widened the gap even further to 3-0 at 9:55 of the period when Brett Smith scored his 13th of the season off a backhand past IceRay goalie Kevin Beech. The assists went to Joe Blaznek and Jim Jorgensen.
The IceRays could only solve the solid netminding put forth by Kenny Carroll with 1 goal on the night. That goal came at 11:49 of the 3rd period, snapping any hopes of a shutout. Then with less a minute left to play, the IceRays vacated the net in favor of an extra attacker. Didn’t work out as Mudbugs Travis Clayton fired the puck in a gaping net for his 17th of the season from Shawn Limpright.
The Mudbugs have now increased their road record to 19-7-4, putting them into a tie for the most road wins with the Odessa Jackalopes who have a 19-7-2 record. That win also puts the Mudbugs into 1st place in the CHL in road points earned at 42. Road warriors indeed.
Next up for the Bugs will be the Mississippi RiverKings in Southaven Mississippi on Saturday night at 7:05pm.
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