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centralhockeyleaguecom NewsPress RoomNewsCHL CoachesCHL Rule BookGuide & Record BookCHL Award WinnersRay Miron Presidents CupCHL Employee of the MonthGroenestege Slams Door on Bucks 12112009 1159 PMMISSOURI BEATS LAREDO IN DEFENSIVE BATTLE 10LAREDO Texas Karl Sellan scored the lone goal with 452 remaining in the game as the Missouri Mavericks beat the Laredo Bucks 10 at Laredo Entertainment Center Friday night The Mavericks handed the Bucks just their second loss in regulation at home in 12 games this season and goaltender Doug Groenestege earned his second shutout stopping all 33 shots faced Groenestege now leads the Central Hockey League (CHL) with his two shutoutsWe knew we would have another close one late in the game and we held on for a different outcome than previous games said Mavericks Head Coach Scott Hillman The first period was the most challenging including a breakaway against us but the guys settled down after that We stressed we couldnt take penalties and we only took a few all game It was a great game all around for every Maverick that stepped on the iceMissouri is now 800 when allowing two or fewer goals this season and the team improved to 9111 overall Sellans power play goal marked the fifth straight game in which the Mavericks have tallied at least one power play goal Groenestege was called upon to make big saves early in the game and the Mavericks goaltender had an answer for every shot stopping all 14 of Laredos shots in the first period Laredos netminder JP Levasseur was just as tough in net stopping all 14 of the Mavericks shots as well It marked just the second time this season the Mavericks went into the first intermission with a scoreless tieIt was more of the same in the second period as Groenestege stopped 11 shots and Levasseur blocked seven to keep the game scoreless It was the first time in Mavericks history that the game remained scoreless after two periodsOver 13 minutes into the third period Missouri earned a power play after Maxime Lincourt was called for interference Sellan scored when he took a centering pass from Simon Watson and onetimed it past Levasseur at 1508 Jeff Christian earned the second assist on the play and the Mavericks held on in the final five minutes for their fourth road win of the seasonMissouri finished 13 on the power play and killed all three of the Bucks power play chances It was the sixth time this season the Mavericks didnt allow a power play goal and the team improved to 600 when going perfect on the penalty kill Back to index Search Archive Browse by Year 20102009200820072006200520042003200220012000Browse by Month January 2010December 2009November 2009October 2009September 2009August 2009July 2009June 2009May 2009April 2009March 2009February 2009January 2...