CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – After being swept last weekend on the road, the Corpus Christi IceRays (23-9-3) turn their attention to the El Paso Rhinos (18-15-2) making their first visit to the American Bank Center this Friday and Saturday. The IceRays have suffered losses in three of their last five games and hope to turn their luck around against a Rhinos team they will see for the first time this season. The Rhinos come into the weekend sitting in fourth place in the South Division with 38 points.
BROADCAST / GAME INFORMATION
Puck drop for Friday and Saturday at the American Bank Center is scheduled for 7:35 CT. Single game tickets for each game can be found HERE. Fans can catch the games on NATV or listen on Retro Radio Corpus Christi by downloading the Retro Radio Corpus Christi app on your smartphone and hear the “Voice of the IceRays” Joey Erickson all weekend long. The pregame show on NATV and Retro Radio CC will begin 30 minutes prior to puck drop.
This Saturday, January 18, the IceRays are inviting you to Stinger Ray’s Birthday Party and Carnival Night! Enjoy carnival games, face painting, petting zoo, a bouncy house sponsored by Bully’s Party Rental and much more! A special ticket offer on Saturday features the Family 4 Pack: 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs and 4 sodas for $56. Friday night features beer and popcorn for $6.
SOBUSH SPECTACULAR
IceRays Captain Pierson Sobush has been lighting up the stat sheet for Corpus Christi recently and has launched himself into 16th place among scorers in the NAHL with 38 points. Sobush has 12 points in his five games to begin the new year and leads the entire team with 25 total points since November 22. During that stretch Sobush has collected 12 goals and is just three goals shy from tying his career high set last season. His 21 assists this season matched last year career’s high and comes into the weekend with four straight multi-point efforts.
FLASHBACK
The Rhinos and IceRays have played exactly 20 games against each other since the Rhinos inaugural season in 2021-22. The IceRays have a combined 8-9-3 record in those 20 meetings including a split in the four game season series last year. Corpus Christi scored a power play goal in each of the four games and went a combined 5-for-17. Overall the records at home or on the road are very similar with each side picking up a win at the American Bank Center and El Paso County Coliseum.
