LEAGUE GAME #209
HOME GAME #9
TEAM GAME #21
CORPUS CHRISTI ICERAYS (6-10-4, 16pts, 5TH – South Division)
VS
AMARILLO BULLS (14-3-1, 29pts, 1ST – South Division & NAHL)
American Bank Center – Corpus Christi, TX
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2013 – 7:05PM CST
REFEREE: Jordan Solomon LINESMEN: Steven Schoiber & Chase Wilkinson
TONIGHT’S GAME … The Corpus Christi IceRays return home tonight to the American Bank Center for Stars & Stripes Night as they host the NAHL leading, and defending national champion Amarillo Bulls. The Bulls are 9-1-0 in their last ten games while the IceRays are currently riding a three game losing streak, dropping three of four to the Odessa Jackalopes last week. The ‘Rays have been hit hard with the injury bug as of late and made several roster changes this week leading up to the series with the Bulls. Amarillo is coming off a mid-week sweep of the Lone Star Brahmas while the IceRays look to get back into the win column over the top team in the league.
PLAYERS TO WATCH…
AMARILLO
Matt Sieckhaus – Matt has 2g & 4a in his last five games played.
Collin Delia – 2-0 record, a shutout, and .958 SV% in Amarillo’s last five games played.
CORPUS CHRISTI
Martin Hojbjerg – Has 4g in his last five games for the IceRays.
Ben Myers – Will need to come up big for the IceRays tonight vs. Amarillo.
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST… Listen LIVE tonight beginning at 6:50PM CST on sportsjuice.com, ustream.com, the TuneIn Radio APP, and “LISTEN LIVE” on the IceRays website. Puck drops at 7:05PM CST. PPV Video is available on fasthockey.com! Click the LISTEN LIVE link on www.goicerays.com for more info!
THE SERIES… Tonight’s game is the third of eight meetings between the IceRays and Bulls this season.
– IceRays record vs. AMA: 0-2-0
NEXT FIVE ICERAYS GAMES…
– Sun. November 10th vs. Amarillo – 3:05PM (American Bank Center)
– Fri. November 15th @ Odessa – 7:17PM (Ector County Coliseum)
– Sat. November 16th @ Odessa – 7:17PM (Ector County Coliseum)
– Fri. November 22nd vs. Lone Star – 7:05PM (American Bank Center)
– Sat. November 23rd vs. Lone Star – 7:05PM (American Bank Center)
INJURY BUG… The IceRays will be without (D) Kyle Froese, (F) Malo Ville, (F) Mikkel Hojbjerg, and (F) Brandon Berkley for this weekend’s series against Amarillo.
BIG ROSTER MOVES… The IceRays had big changes this past week trading Eric Purcell to Kenai River in exchange for Brad LeLievre. In addition, the IceRays added (F) Sami Pokka, (D) Jake McNamara, (F) Connor Kelly, and (D) Corey Sikich to the roster while releasing Joe Costello, Frank Dini, and Griffin Leach.
GAME CHANGE!!! Due to an HBO Boxing event at the American Bank Center, tomorrow’s game originally scheduled on Saturday, November 9th game has been MOVED to Sunday, November 10th at 3:05PM.
AROUND THE SOUTH DIVISION…
|
TEAM |
HOME |
AWAY |
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|
18 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
29 |
.806 |
67 |
32 |
469 |
9-1-0 |
5-2-1 |
|
|
19 |
10 |
4 |
5 |
25 |
.658 |
49 |
41 |
355 |
3-3-3 |
7-1-2 |
|
|
18 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
23 |
.639 |
49 |
44 |
447 |
6-4-2 |
4-1-1 |
|
|
20 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
22 |
.550 |
54 |
52 |
361 |
5-2-2 |
5-6-0 |
|
|
20 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
16 |
.400 |
44 |
59 |
377 |
4-2-2 |
2-8-2 |
|
|
22 |
6 |
16 |
0 |
12 |
.273 |
47 |
77 |
376 |
3-6-0 |
3-10-0 |
|
|
17 |
4 |
12 |
1 |
9 |
.265 |
38 |
70 |
373 |
2-5-1 |
2-7-0 |
SOUTH DIVISION MATCHUPS TONIGHT
Lone Star @ Wichita Falls – 7:05PM (Kay Yeager Coliseum)
Odessa @ Rio Grande Valley – 7:05PM (State Farm Arena)
CORPUS CHRISTI’S VS. NAHL:
AMARILLO: 0-2-0
LONE STAR: 2-0-0
TOPEKA: 0-2-0
WICHITA FALLS: 1-0-1
ODESSA: 1-3-0
FAIRBANKS: 1-1-0
KENAI RIVER: 0-0-2
MINOT: 1-0-0
COULEE REGION: 0-1-0
MN WILDERNESS: 0-1-0
PORT HURON: 0-0-1
ICERAYS LEADERS:
GOALS: Martin Hojbjerg – 7
ASSISTS: Tony Roisum & Jake Durflinger – 7
POINTS: Tony Roisum – 12
PLUS/MINUS: Kyle Froese – +5
PENALTY MINUTES: Luke McDiarmid – 49min
SHOTS: Martin Hojbjerg – 55
WINS: Ben Myers – 3
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE: Ben Myers – 2.41
SAVE PERCENTAGE: Ben Myers – .923
COMMITMENTS
2014-2015
– Matthew Weis – Ohio State University
– Tommaso Bucci – Mercyhurst
ALUMNI REPORT
NCAA D-I…
– Perry D’Arrisso – (Clarkson University) – (1g, 0a) – 2GP
– Emil Romig – (University of Denver) – (0g, 0a) – 0GP
– Michael Benedict (Niagara University) – (0g, 0a) – 1GP
– Frank Misuraca (U. of Alabama-Huntsville) – (0g, 2a) –6GP
– Pheonix Copley (Michigan Tech) – (1-5-0, 2.17GAA, .937%) – 6GP
– Mychal Monteith (Mercyhurst) – (0g, 0a) – 8GP
– Colton Saucerman (Northeastern) – (2g, 4a) – 8GP
NCAA D-III…
– Dmitry Ermakov (Norwich University) – (0g, 0a) – 0GP
– Mike Economos (Plymouth State University) – (0g, 1a) – 2GP
– Tommy Dowell (Plymouth State University) – 0g, 0a) – 1GP
– Ian McGilvrey (Plymouth State University) – (1g, 0a) – 2GP
– Zachary Lindsay (UMass Boston) – (0g, 0a) – 0GP
– John Roisum (University of St. Thomas) – (0g, 0a) – 0GP
– Andrew Paras (University of Wisconsin-River Falls) – (0g, 0a) – 0GP
– Tommy Telesca (SUNY Potsdam) (0g, 0a) – 0GP
– Greg Chapman (St. Mary’s U.) – (0g, 0a) – 0GP
– Navarone Copley (St. Mary’s U.) – (0g, 0a) – 0GP
– Luc Neitenbach (Worcester State) – (0g, 0a) – 0GP
– Jake Diamond (Wentworth College) – (0g, 0a) – 0GP
– Kevin Crowe (Wentworth College) – (0g, 0a) – 1GP
– Derrek Schartz (Tufts University) – (0g, 0a) – 0GP
– Josh Obregon (Johnson & Wales U.) – (0g, 2a) – 1GP
– Anton Olsson (Lawrence College) – (0-1-0, 2.97GAA, .914%) – 1GP
– Jonathan Sdao (Colby College) – (0g, 0a) – 0GP
USHL…
– Jalen Schulz (Tri-City) – (0g, 1a) – 12GP
– Hayden Stewart (Dubuque) – (2-2-0, 2.78GAA, .923%) – 4GP
– Ryan Chiasson (Dubuque) – (0g, 0a) – 5GP
– Brandon Smith (Lincoln) – (2g, 4a) – 9GP
– Matthew Weis (Green Bay) – (1g, 6a) –6GP
– Danny Fetzer (Chicago) – (2g, 2a) – 13GP
QMJHL…
– Phil Pietroniro (Val d’Or Foreurs) – (0g, 3a) – 17GP
OHL…
– Anthony Stolarz (London) – (9-2-1 / 2.68GAA / .922%) – 14GP
UPCOMING PROMOTIONS:
TONIGHT, November 8th vs. Amarillo Bulls @ 7:05PM
STARS & STRIPES NIGHT – Presented by Whataburger & First Title
– Post Game Jersey Auction
FROSTY FRIDAY – $1 Beer & Soda
Sunday, November 10th vs. Amarillo Bulls @ 3:05PM
DOLLAR DAY – $1 Popcorn
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