Corpus Christi, Texas – After suffering through a recent lull on the scoresheet, a pair of Corpus Christi IceRays combined for a big weekend in New Mexico.
IceRays forwards Mathieu Bourgault and Stepan Kuznetsov began the weekend getting into the game stat sheet in Friday’s 5-2 loss at the New Mexico Ice Wolves, and the duo paired up again Saturday with some more fireworks in a 3-1 victory.
For their efforts, Bourgault and Kuznetsov were named NAHL Star of the Week Honorable Mention.
Bourgault, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound forward from St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, notched one of the assists with Billy Biedermann on Kuznetsov’s game-tying goal in the third period Friday.
In the second game, Bourgault assisted with Connor Brust on Kuznetsov’s first goal at 18:09 of the first period to give the IceRays a 1-0 lead.
Bourgault would get the lone assist on Kuznetsov’s second goal, which turned out to be the game-winner at 2:18 of the third period.
He finished the weekend with three assists in two games after going four games without a point. He now has nine assists in his last nine games.
“Bourgault has been a force for us since Day 1,” IceRays head coach Sylvain Cloutier said. “It’s nice to see both of them get honorable mentions.”
Kuznetsov, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound forward from Biloxi, Mississippi, had three goals in the two games in New Mexico after going without a goal in five-straight contests. He now has five goals and two assists in his last eight games.
“’Kuzy’ had a great weekend for us,” Cloutier said of Kuznetsov. “We need him to keep going.”
The IceRays will begin a stretch of four-straight home games when they host the Lone Star Brahmas on Friday and Saturday night at the American Bank Center at 7:05 CDT.
The IceRays are excited to also host Pink in the Rink Saturday October 28.
The team is accepting names of cancer survivors to be featured in our pink in the rink game on website, goicerays.com.
You can watch the games on NAHLTV.com and can also catch them on Brewster Street Radio.
For more info on the IceRays visit goicerays.com.
