Jam Packed Weekend For Ice Bats
January 18, 2008 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Austin Ice Bats News Release
(Austin, TX) - It's a three game weekend for the Ice Bats who start things tonight in Corpus Christi against the Rayz. Austin trails Corpus by 11 points for the final playoff spot in the South, and this is the first of two meetings in the next five days between the Rayz and Bats.
Saturday, the Ice Bats host Laredo in a first-time event for a CHL franchise. Saturday's game has been sold out to Austin-based National Instruments. The 5:00 game is part of a day long event for the employees and familes of National Instruments.
Sunday, two Vandermeers will be on the ice at Chaparral. Ted Vandermeer's brother Bill will visit Austin along with the rest of the Amarillo Gorillas. It will be the first time the two brothers have ever played against each other. Photos of the two brothers will be taken at the game, and available later for purchase. Stay tuned for more information.
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 January 18, 2008
- Mudbugs Extend Streak, Beat 'Hounds 3-2 - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
- Cullaton's 5 points lead Rage to 6-3 win - Rocky Mountain Rage
- Ice Bats edge Rayz 4-3 in SO - Austin Ice Bats
- Bucks fall in Oklahoma City 3-1 - Laredo Bucks
- Ice Bats need the SO to beat Corpus, 4-3 - Austin Ice Bats
- Rage beat Gorillas 6-3 - Amarillo Gorillas
- RiverKings double Oilers 4-2 - Mississippi RiverKings
- Comeback comes short against Bossier-Shreveport - Youngstown SteelHounds
- Holladay Returns To Scorpions - New Mexico Scorpions
- Rage Kick-off Second Half This Weekend - Rocky Mountain Rage
- Hounds Acquire Two Players - Youngstown SteelHounds
- Sundogs Round Out Top Five in CHL Coaches Poll - Arizona Sundogs
- Rocky Mountain Rage Keep Their Hold on Top of CHL Coaches Poll - CHL
- Gorillas Weekend Preview - Amarillo Gorillas
- Bees Sign Bucchino, Waive Kouba - Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
- Bucks In Oklahoma City Tonight - Laredo Bucks
- Shots from the Point - CHL
- Jam Packed Weekend For Ice Bats - Austin Ice Bats
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