New Mexico Ice Wolves Set Team Record with Five Players and Head Coach Phil Fox Selected for NAHL 2022 Top Prospects
January 25, 2022 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
New Mexico Ice Wolves News Release
Goalie Beni Halasz, Forward Evan Carroll, Defensemen Mitch Becker, Jeff Hutchinson and Joe Prouty All Selected Along with NM Ice Wolves Head Coach Phil Fox Who Was Named South Team Head Coach for the Top Prospects Showcase
The 2022 NAHL Top Prospects Showcase Runs Monday, February 7, 2022 Through Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania
(Albuquerque, NM) Tuesday - The New Mexico Ice Wolves today announced that a team record five players and for the first time ever Head Coach Phil Fox have been selected for the North American Hockey League (NAHL) 2022 Top Prospects Showcase. NM Ice Wolves players selected include goalie Beni Halasz, forward Evan Carroll and defensemen Mitch Becker, Jeff Hutchinson and Joe Prouty along with third year head coach Phil Fox who was named South Team head coach for the showcase.
"This is a tremendous honor for the entire NM Ice Wolves organization and a testament to the hard work and dedication put in by our players, coaching staff and team owner Stan Hubbard," said Phil Fox, NM Ice Wolves Head Coach. "I'm thrilled at the opportunity to coach the South Team at the NAHL Top Prospects Tournament and I'm excited for all of the players involved as the Tournament is one of the most highly scouted events of its kind with NHL and NCAA Division I scouts in attendance."
Halasz, who is from Budapest, Hungary, has been one of the league's top goalies in the 2021-2022 season. Through 27 games played he has a win-loss record of 18-6-0-2 (wins, losses, overtime losses, shootout losses). Halasz has a league best 1.97 GAA (goals against average) and a save percentage of 0.928. Halasz has also recorded three shut outs this season. Forward Evan Carroll from Flint, Michigan has played in 15 games this season and has recorded nine points on four goals and five assists. Carroll's points per game average is among the teams best at 0.60. Carroll has a +- (plus-minus) of +5 this season and he is in his third year in the NAHL.
Defensemen Mitch Becker from Rogers, Minnesota has played in all 36 NM Ice Wolves game this season. Through those 36 games played he has recorded 19 points on five goals and 14 assists. Becker has a point per game average of 0.53. Becker is also among the team leaders with a +- (plus-minus) of +5 this season. Becker is an assistant captain of the 2021-2022 NM Ice Wolves team. Defensemen Jeff Hutchinson from St. Louis, Missouri has recorded 10 points through 29 games played this season. He has two goals and eight assists as well as a points per game average of 0.34. Hutchinson has a game winning goal this season, and a +- of +2 this season. Hutchinson is in his second year with the NM Ice Wolves. Defenseman Joe Prouty from Burnsville, Minnesota has 11 points through 36 games played this season. Prouty and Becker are tied for the team lead in points and have played in every game this season. Prouty has one goal and 10 assists and a points per game average of 0.31. Prouty has a game winning goal, and +- of +1 this season. Prouty is in his third year with the team and has played for the NM Ice Wolves since the inaugural season in 2019-2020.
NM Ice Wolves Head Coach Phil Fox is having his best coaching display yet leading the team to a South Division leading 23-10-1-2 start. Through playing experience of his own and having a veteran led group of players, Fox's success has earned him the opportunity to represent the South Division and lead the South Team as the head coach. He will be assisted by Harry Mahood from the Amarillo Wranglers. The South Team, led by Fox, will play the East Team at 4pm ET on Monday, February 7, 2022. The following day on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, the South Team will play the Central Team at 12:30pm ET. All games will be played at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. The sports complex is the primary training facility for the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. All games will be streamed on HockeyTV .
Members of the press can visit https://www.nmicewolves.com/press to download hi-res photos of the NM Ice Wolves 2022 Top Prospects in the Logos/Images section of the press site.
The NM Ice Wolves continue their season this Friday, January 28 against the El Paso Rhinos at 7:30pm MT and Saturday, January 29 at 6:30pm MT at the Outpost Ice Arenas in Albuquerque, NM. Single game ticket pricing is below. Tickets can be purchased at tickets.nmicewolves.com
Single Game Ticket Pricing:
-First Row Reserved Bleacher Seating - $10
-Reserved Bleacher Seating - $12.50
-Reserved Premium Chairback Seating - $25
There are also limited opportunities still available for full-season or partial-season tickets at the team's ticket website or by contacting the team at tickets@nmicewolves.com. Season ticket holders receive a guaranteed reserved seat for NM Ice Wolves home games in the regular season, priority access to playoff tickets and priority renewal. Season tickets start at $280 for reserved front row bleacher seats, $350 for all other reserved bleacher seats and $700 for reserved stadium chairback seats. Season tickets can be contracted for using a payment plan that is available when finalizing at the website. For accessible and companion seating please contact tickets@nmicewolves.com.
The team has two hospitality suites that are available with catering on a single or multi-game basis. Anyone interested in reserving a suite for a group or special event can contact tickets@nmicewolves.com for more information.
Below is the remaining New Mexico Ice Wolves 2021-2022 home schedule with all times in Mountain Time Zone. All home games will be played at the Outpost Ice Arenas in Albuquerque, NM:
2022 Games
Friday, January 28 vs. El Paso Rhinos at 7:30pm
Saturday, January 29 vs. El Paso Rhinos at 6:30pm
Friday, February 11 vs. Amarillo Wranglers at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 12 vs. Amarillo Wranglers at 6:30pm
Sunday, February 13 vs. Amarillo Wranglers at 2pm
Friday, March 18 vs. Shreveport Mudbugs at 7:30pm
Saturday, March 19 vs. Shreveport Mudbugs at 6:30pm
Friday, April 8 vs. Lone Star Brahmas at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 9 vs. Lone Star Brahmas at 6:30pm
Friday, April 15 vs. Odessa Jackalopes at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 16 vs. Odessa Jackalopes at 6:30pm
The NM Ice Wolves wrapped their 2020-2021 season in mid-May at home after playing most of its games, both home and away, on the road this season in Texas and Louisiana due to strict public health guidelines in New Mexico that prohibited competition and travel for much of the year. The 2020-2021 season also marked two historic firsts for the organization with forward Cole Hanson becoming the first ever NM Ice Wolves player to be named to the All-NAHL 1st Team and the league's All-South Division Team. Nikolai Dulak was honored to be named to the NAHL South Division All-Rookie team and All-NAHL Rookie Second team. Spencer Rudrud, Jack Bayless, Brandon Holt and Owen Parker were all named to and participated in the NAHL Top Prospects tournament in June as part of the league's Robertson Cup championship week in Blaine, MN. Dulak, Holt and Parker all return to the NM Ice Wolves this season.
Stay connected to the NM Ice Wolves and all of the latest team news by following them on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as well as the at the team's website, www.nmicewolves.com and the New Mexico Ice Wolves App®. Other events, including public skating schedules, at the team's home arena can be found at www.outposticearena.com or by following the Outpost Ice Arenas on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
After the team and league ended the 2019-2020 season early, as all major sports leagues did due to COVID-19, with no playoffs the NM Ice Wolves were honored by the entire North American Hockey League as the NAHL Organization of the Year and the NAHL's South Division Organization of the Year. Alex Dominique became the first ever NM Ice Wolves' player named to the NAHL All-South Division Rookie Team and the team's jersey was voted best in the league in a virtual playoff voted on by fans league wide in the first ever NAHL Tournament of Jerseys.
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