PLAYOFF GAME #1
AWAY PLAYOFF GAME #1
AMARILLO BULLS (46-7-7, 99pts, 1ST – South Division & NAHL)
VS.
CORPUS CHRISTI ICERAYS (28-26-6, 62pts, 4TH – South Division)
Amarillo Civic Center – Amarillo, TX
FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013 – 7:00PM
Referee: Jake Brenk Linesmen: William Kingdon & Justin Bell
TONIGHT’S GAME… For the first time since joining the NAHL for the 2010-2011 season the Corpus Christi IceRays will take the ice for a playoff game tonight in Amarillo. Throughout the regular season, the IceRays and Bulls built up a heated rivalry as Corpus Christi handed Amarillo five losses. The Rays’ return to the Civic Center in Amarillo and need to watch out for players like Matt Sieckhaus, Tyler Deresky, and TJ Sarcona, who combined for 34pts against the IceRays in 12 games. As for Corpus Christi, Rudy Sulmonte leads the team against Amarillo with 11pts in 12 games. A backbone for the IceRays is between the pipes as Ben Myers and Hayden Stewart both carry at least a .912 save percentage.
TONIGHT’S BROADCASTS… Listen LIVE to Game 1 tonight beginning at 6:45PM on 91.1FM KSGR, ksgr.org, and ustream.com. Puck drops at 7:00PM. Video is available on fasthockey.com for a small cost.
THE SERIES… This is the 13th meeting between the IceRays and Bulls this year and the first time in this playoff series.
– IceRays record vs. AMA: 5-7-0
PLAYOFF DATES VS. AMARILLO…
– Game 1 – Friday, April 5th @ Amarillo (Amarillo Civic Center)
– Game 2 – Saturday, April 6th @ Amarillo (Amarillo Civic Center)
– Game 3 – Tuesday, April 9th vs. Amarillo (American Bank Center)
– Game 4 – Wednesday, April 10th vs. Amarillo* (American Bank Center)
– Game 5 – Saturday, April 13th @ Amarillo* (Amarillo Civic Center)
(* IF NECESSARY)
PLAYER OF THE WEEK… Rudy Sulmonte earned Player of the Week honors for the South Division and fell just short of Player of the Month scoring 19pts in the month of March.
FINAL SOUTH DIVISION STANDINGS…
|
TEAM |
HOME |
AWAY |
|||||||||
|
60 |
46 |
7 |
7 |
99 |
.825 |
248 |
118 |
1268 |
24-2-4 |
22-5-3 |
|
|
60 |
39 |
14 |
7 |
85 |
.708 |
190 |
146 |
1343 |
16-9-5 |
23-5-2 |
|
|
60 |
36 |
22 |
2 |
74 |
.617 |
219 |
168 |
1123 |
16-13-1 |
20-9-1 |
|
|
60 |
28 |
26 |
6 |
62 |
.517 |
194 |
200 |
1441 |
13-16-1 |
15-10-5 |
|
|
60 |
26 |
30 |
4 |
56 |
.467 |
183 |
200 |
955 |
13-15-2 |
13-15-2 |
|
|
60 |
6 |
51 |
3 |
15 |
.125 |
121 |
309 |
1315 |
2-26-2 |
4-25-1 |
CORPUS CHRISTI’S VS. NAHL:
AMARILLO: 5-7-0
TEXAS: 2-10-0
TOPEKA: 1-3-0
WICHITA FALLS: 2-3-3
ODESSA: 11-1-0
FAIRBANKS: 1-1-2
KENAI RIVER: 4-0-0
(REG SEASON) ICERAYS LEADERS:
GOALS: Rudy Sulmonte – 27
ASSISTS: Rudy Sulmonte – 37
POINTS: Rudy Sulmonte – 68
PLUS/MINUS: Grant Hutton – +14
PENALTY MINUTES: Brandon Berkley – 149min
SHOTS: Rudy Sulmonte – 196
WINS: Hayden Stewart & Ben Myers – 13
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE: Ben Myers – 2.88
SAVE PERCENTAGE: Ben Myers – .913
(PLAYOFFS) ICERAYS LEADERS:
GOALS: NONE –0
ASSISTS: NONE – 0
POINTS: NONE – 0
PLUS/MINUS: NONE – 0
PENALTY MINUTES: NONE – 0
SHOTS: NONE – 0
WINS: NONE – 0
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE: NONE – 0
SAVE PERCENTAGE: NONE – 0
COMMITMENTS
2013-2014
– Beau Walker – Wisconsin-Stevens Point (D3 – NCHA)
– Dmitry Ermakov – Norwich University (D3 – ECAC East)
– Mike Economos – Plymouth State University (D3 – MASCAC)
– Zachary Lindsay – UMass Boston (D3 – ECAC East)
– Ian McGilvrey – Plymouth State University (D3 – MASCAC)
2014-2015
– Matthew Weis – Ohio State University
– Tommaso Bucci – Mercyhurst
ALUMNI REPORT
NCAA D-I…
– Michael Benedict (Niagara University) – (6G, 3A) – 33GP
– Frank Misuraca (U. of Alabama-Huntsville) – (2g, 4a) – 20GP
– Pheonix Copley (Michigan Tech) – (8-15-1, 3.22GAA, .900%) – 24GP
– Mychal Monteith (Mercyhurst) – (0g, 2a) – 20GP
– Colton Saucerman (Northeastern) – (3g, 8a) – 31GP
NCAA D-III…
– Greg Chapman (St. Mary’s U.) – (0g, 1a) – 19GP
– Luc Neitenbach (Worcester State) – (0g, 0a) – 15GP
– Jake Diamond (Wentworth College) – (0g, 0a) – 8GP
– Kevin Crowe (Wentworth College) – (10g, 11a) – 27GP
– Derrek Schartz (Tufts University) – (2g, 1a) – 16GP
– Josh Obregon (Johnson & Wales U.) – (12g, 11a) – 27GP
– Anton Olsson (Lawrence College) – (0-1, 6.00GAA, .838%)
– Navarone Copley (St. Mary’s U.) – (0g, 0a) – 9GP
– Jonathan Sdao (Colby College) – (4g, 4a) – 23GP
USHL…
– Matthew Weis (Green Bay Gamblers) – (12g, 24a) – 54GP
– Danny Fetzer (Chicago Steel) – (6g, 6a) – 48GP
– Roman Uchyn (Des Moines) – (4g, 7a) – 32GP
QMJHL…
– Phil Pietroniro (Shawinigan) – (6g, 5a) – 41GP
OHL…
– Anthony Stolarz (London)
Regular Season – (13-3-2 / 2.29GAA / .920%) – 20GP
Playoff Season – (4-0-0 / 1.57GAA / .946%) – 4GP
UPCOMING PROMOTIONS:
Tuesday , April 9th vs. Amarillo Bulls @ 7:05PM
DOLLAR DOGS – Fans receive $1 hotdogs!
(if necessary) Wednesday, April 10th vs. Amarillo Bulls @ 7:05PM
DOLLAR DRINKS – Get $1 draft beer and soda!
LISTEN TO THE RAYS… All IceRays’ away games will air LIVE on 91.1FM KSGR, ksgr.org, and ustream.com with the voice of the Rays, Rob Lippolis. In addition, all games will be available through the league’s video website, www.fasthockey.com.
