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IceRays Start New Year with 4-2 Loss at Shreveport

January 3, 2020 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Corpus Christi IceRays News Release


SHREVEPORT, La. - The Corpus Christi IceRays fell to the Shreveport Mudbugs by a 4-2 final Friday inside George's Pond at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum. Shreveport (22-11-0-0, 44 pts.) improved to 8-0 this season against Corpus Christi (13-17-2-3, 31 pts.), increasing its lead for fourth place in the NAHL's South Division to 13 points.

Kyle Schroeder and Erik Bargholtz scored for the IceRays.

Shreveport's Anton Rubtsov ended a scoreless tie with 28.3 seconds left in the first period with a goal out front.

In the second period, Sam Miller scored his Mudbugs-leading 10th goal of the season with a slap shot from the left point, recording a power-play goal at 2:24.

Schroeder responded a few minutes later, following up on his own rebound at 5:29.

Shreveport regained a two-goal advantage with another last-minute goal as Brent Keefer sped in and scored with 43.1 seconds left in the second period.

Tim Khokhlachev gave the Mudbugs their only three-goal lead of the night by chopping in a rebound at 8:16 of the third period.

Bargholtz notched the final goal of the game at 10:54, firing a shot from the right circle off an assist from Corey Clifton, marking Clifton's first NAHL point in his second game.

Shreveport outshot Corpus Christi by a 33-25 margin.

The game was the IceRays' fourth of an eight-in-a-row stretch against the Mudbugs. The two teams rematch Saturday night in Shreveport before wrapping up their season series with a 3-in-3 Jan. 10-12 in Corpus Christi. The IceRays' next home game, Friday, Jan. 10 at 7:05 p.m., is Pro Wrestling Night presented by Bud Light, featuring appearances by wrestling superstars Luke Harper and Sammy Guevara.

Tickets for all 2019-20 IceRays games are on sale at the American Bank Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets. IceRays games, home and away, can be heard live on Sports Radio Corpus Christi 1230 AM-95.1 FM-96.1 FM (KSIX-AM/FM) and mixlr.com/icerays, and can be viewed on HockeyTV (HD iPPV). For more information on the IceRays, or to purchase tickets, visit goicerays.com or call 361-814-PUCK (7825). Stay connected with the IceRays on Facebook (/CorpusChristiIceRays), Twitter (@goicerays) and Instagram (CorpusChristiIceRays).

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