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Courtesy Bryan Benway,

LAREDO, TX- The Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League host the Northern-Conference leading Colorado Eagles Friday (Jan. 8) in a rematch of the 2005 and 2007 President’s Cup Finals. Game time is 7:30pm. Group tickets start at just $10, call 718-BUCK (2825) to order now! The first 2,000 fans to enter the LEC Friday night will receive a FREE Bucks 2009-10 Program Planner. The Bucks will hold a Health and Fitness Fair during Friday night’s game. Health and Fitness workers and businesses can get ticket deals for the game, call Keith Moore at 523-6593 for more information.

Friday January 8, 2010: (Game 32, Home Game 17)

Colorado (21-6-2, 44pts) at Laredo (14-10-7, 35pts), LEC, 7:30pm

Radio: Imagen 94.1-FM (pre-game show 7:10pm)

Listen in the LEC: 105.3-FM

Online Radio: http://www.facebook.com/l/0f9ae;www.laredobucks.com, or http://www.facebook.com/l/0f9ae;rmx.com.mx/_principal.asp?region=5 

TV: CHL-TV (http://www.facebook.com/l/0f9ae;chltv.insinc.com/) 

All-time series (Regular season): Bucks 5-5 vs. Eagles

2009-10: First meeting

Last Meeting: 12/26/08 @COL 5, LAR 4

The Bucks play for the first time since last Sunday when they beat Texas 4-3 to get back in the win column. Laredo moved to within two points of Texas for third place in the Southern Conference. Mark O’Leary made a major impact in his first game as a Buck picking up a goal and an assist. Adam Rivet scored two points Sunday to pick up his 200th career point.

Despite the win on Sunday the Bucks struggled on the power-play going one-for-nine making them just five-for-41 in their last five contests.

The Bucks host the Eagles Friday night for the first time since January 6, 2008 when Laredo won 5-3. Adam Rivet had four points that night (2-2=4) to lead the Bucks to the win.

Laredo will play twice in Colorado later this month (Jan. 20th & 22nd) to close out their season series.

The Eagles are trying to snap a two-game winless streak (0-1-1) as they play their fourth of a five game road trip Friday night. Colorado is coming off a 5-1 loss at Allen last Friday and a 4-3 overtime loss at Texas last Saturday.

Colorado sits one point ahead of Rapid City for first place in the Northern Conference.

The Bucks will play their final game before the all star break Saturday night when they travel to Corpus Christi.

*2010 CHL ALL STAR GAME JAN. 13TH*

The Bucks will host the 2010 CHL All Star Game Presented By Laredo Energy on Wednesday January 13th at the Laredo Entertainment Center. Doors open at 5:30pm with a limited amount of All Star posters to be given away which the players will autograph in the concourse until 6pm. The first 2,500 fans to enter the arena will receive light up All Star Thunderstix.

The Bucks will team up with Corpus Christi and Rio Grande Valley to form the South Texas All-Star team, and will take on the rest of the CHL All-Stars.

Bucks season ticket holders will receive a FREE ticket to the All-Star Game, while tickets for Corpus Christi and Rio Grande Valley season ticket holders will receive a FREE Pirata.

All other tickets to the game will be just $15. Call 718-BUCK (2825) to buy yours now.

Comedian Jerry Rocha will be the headline entertainer at the 2010 CHL All Star Game Banquet Presented by Laredo Energy on January 12th at the Laredo Entertainment Center. Banquet tickets are $75 each, call 718-BUCK (2825) to order now.

The banquet will start with a cocktail hour from 6-7pm with casino games, a silent auction, live music, a performance from world record holding juggler Albert Lucas and a chance to meet the 2010 CHL All-Star teams. You will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to see Lord Stanley’s Cup, where you can get up close and personal with the Holy Grail of Hockey.

After the cocktail hour the party will then be moved inside the arena for dinner and entertainment featuring Rocha, as well as speeches from the All Star Coaches, Terry Ruskowski and Kevin McClelland.