the bucks also hosted the chl all-star game in the 2004–05 season. the laredo bucks have sent many players to the annual central hockey league all-star game. in the 2002–03 season, laredo sent forwards chris grenville, eric schneider, and defenceman michel periard to oklahoma city to compete in the chl all-star game. chris grenville captured the hardest shot award at the skills competition. the following season (2003–04), laredo sent players patrik nilson, serge dube, jeff bes and brent cullaton. cullaton captained the southern conference team and captured the fastest skater award, while nilson won the accuracy shooting award. coach terry ruskowski and his staff coached the southern conference because the bucks had the best winning percentage at the break. in 2005, laredo sent another three players: adam paiment, jeremy symington and brent cullaton. the north went on to beat the south 14–13 in a shootout. brent cullaton won the fastest skater title for the second time in a row. in 2006, coach ruskowski, forward jeff bes, right wing james hiebert, and defensemen serge dube all earned a spot on the all-star team. jeff bes won the chl southern conference all-star mvp in that year for his four-goal effort. the 2006–07 bucks all-stars were ruskowski, bobby chaumont, chris korchinski, and adam rivet. in the 2007–08 season the bucks had three players voted as starters in the all-star game. jeff bes (3rd), serge dube (3rd), and dustin traylen (1st) represented the bucks. in the 2008–09 season in a strange chl all-star game the bucks had two players called to the all-star game darryl smith and sebastien centomo, darryl smith won the all-star mvp.