NAHL Corpus Christi IceRays

Empty Netter Dooms IceRays in 3-1 Loss to Fairbanks

Published on November 17, 2012 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Corpus Christi IceRays News Release


CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - The Fairbanks IceDogs added an empty net goal late in regulation to seal a 3-1 victory in front of 4,711 fans inside the American Bank Center on Stars & Stripes Night.

The scoring started 10:09 into the game while the IceRays were a man up. AJ Jarosz took a pass from the left wins circle and buried it top shelf over the shoulder of Kevin Aldridge for his 4th of the year and a 1-0 IceRays lead.

Fairbanks stormed back in the second period with two goals of their own. Ben Campbell took a drop pass from Jayson Angus in the left circle and wired it top shelf on Hayden Stewart to even the score up at the 5:33 point of the period.

After a Roman Uchyn minor penalty, Fairbanks took the lead for good after the original shot was handled by Stewart, it snuck behind him and was tapped in by Devin Loe for a 2-1 lead with 4:34 left in the second.

Then, late in regulation, Kyle Lee added an empty net goal to secure a 3-1 victory.

Hayden Stewart stopped 27 of 29 shots he faced.

The IceRays are home next weekend as they host the Kenai River Brown Bears on Friday and Saturday night. Puck drops at 7:05PM, coverage begins at 6:50PM with the IceRays Pregame Show on sportsjuice.com, ustream.com, the TuneIn Radio APP, and fasthockey.com.

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