Ice Bats Buzzed By Bees, 3-2
March 1, 2008 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Austin Ice Bats News Release
(Austin, TX) - Coming off one of their biggest wins of the season, it was a slow start on Saturday for the Ice Bats as they hosted the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees at Chaparral Ice Arena. The Bees took advantage of the Bats slow start to jump out to a three goal lead. Austin added two goals in the third, but it was too little, too late as the Bees topped the Bats 3-2.
Only one goal was score in the first period when Mike Tuomi put Rio Grande up 1-0 in the first minute of the game. Robin Big Snake added the assist. That's what the scoreboard read at the end of the opening period.
In the second Rio Grande made it a two goal lead on a Travis Banga goal. Dennis Maxwell added a shorthanded goal, to make the score 3-0, when he picked up the puck on a breakaway after exiting the penalty box. The Ice Bats were still held scoreless as the two teams skated into the second intermission with Rio Grande leading 3-0.
In the third the Ice Bats finally found the scoreboard when RG Flath found the back of the net for his 12th goal of the year. Kurtis Kisio and John Neal tallied the assists. With 58 seconds left Jamie Thompson pulled the Bats within one by scoring his 13th of the season. Jason Tessier and Brendan Cook added the helpers. That was as close as the Bats would get however, and Rio pulled away with a 3-2 win.
The Bats take to the road Sunday for a 3:05 PM puck drop against the Texas Brahmas. The game be heard on 1530 ESPN Austin and espnaustin.com
The Ice Bats are the AA Affiliate for the NHL's Minnesota Wild and the AHL's Houston Aeros (AAA). The team is currently playing its 12th season in Austin. Single game tickets and mini-plans are available by calling 512-927-7825 or visiting icebats.com.
Central Hockey League Stories from March 1, 2008
- Scorpions Stymied By Colorado - New Mexico Scorpions
- Pankewicz's Hat Trick Leads Eagles Into First Place Tie - Colorado Eagles
- Brahmas Edge Mudbugs in Overtime - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
- Brahmas beat 'Bugs in extra period - Fort Worth Brahmas
- Bucks "Rayz" The Roof: Beat Corpus 3-1 - Laredo Bucks
- Rage Lose, 5-4, in Mississippi - Rocky Mountain Rage
- Rayz drop tight one to Bucks 3-1 - Corpus Christi IceRays
- Amarillo Bested by Odessa 6-2 - Amarillo Gorillas
- RiverKings edge Rage 5-4 - Mississippi RiverKings
- Ice Bats Buzzed By Bees, 3-2 - Austin Ice Bats
- Hounds defeat Thunder 6-3 - Youngstown SteelHounds
- Bucks Look To Re-Group Against Rayz Tonight In Final Meeting - Laredo Bucks
- Scorpions Muzzle Sundogs - New Mexico Scorpions
- Brahmas Find Win In Laredo - Fort Worth Brahmas
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
