Corpus Christi, Texas – The Corpus Christi IceRays will open up a two-game weekend series on the road against the Oklahoma Warriors on Friday and Saturday night in Oklahoma City.
The IceRays are coming off a split at home against the Warriors last weekend, a 4-2 victory on November 10 and a 6-1 loss November 11.
Corpus Christi is 5-10-1, 1 SOL for 14 points and in ninth place in the NAHL South Division.
Oklahoma is 10-5-3, 1 SOL for 24 points and tied for third place with the Amarillo Wranglers.
“What can you say, every weekend is a big weekend for us,” IceRays head coach Sylvain Cloutier said. “We need a split or better.”
Anthony Cafarelli continues to pace Corpus Christi with 10 goals and seven assists for 17 points.
Pierson Sobush has 15 points on six goals and nine assists.
Mathieu Bourgault has 14 points on two goals and a team-high 12 assists.
Drew Sutton leads Oklahoma with 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists).
Kaden Nelson has posted 22 points on nine goals and 13 assists.
“We need to be consistent, disciplined, and compete for 60. Simple,” Cloutier said.
Holm, Parillo named Honorable Mention South Stars of the Week.
NOTES: Holm, Parillo named NAHL Honorable Mention Stars of the Week:
IceRays goaltender Vilgot Holm, and forward Gage Parillo were names honorable mention South Stars of the Week.
Holm collected 28 saves in both the 4-2 victory over Oklahoma on November 10 and in the 6-1 loss to the Warriors on November 11.
Parillo netted his second goal of the season to give the IceRays a 1-0 lead in the first period of the 4-2 win over Oklahoma and added a pair of assists.
IceRays Acquire Griffin Zaske:
The IceRays acquired defenseman Griffin Zaske from the Dansbury Jr. Hat Tricks.
Zaske is a 6-foot-6, 225-pound defenseman who will bring some extra size to the team.
“We brought in Griffin late on Saturday, so he wasn’t able to play, but he’s gotten a full week of practice in and we’re hoping he can bring a little physicality and toughness on the back end,” IceRays assistant coach Phil Oberlin said. “He’s a big body, who skates well, moves the puck well and a great penalty killer, so he brings a lot of different aspects to the game.”
Zaske played in 14 games with the Jr. Hat Tricks season with two goals. He netted one goal and added four assists in 49 games last season. He also amassed 213 penalty minutes.
You can watch this weekend’s games on NAHLTV.com and can also catch them on Brewster Street Radio.
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