Rays' Report: Looking to Bounce Back at Home
February 7, 2012 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Corpus Christi IceRays News Release
Corpus Christi looks to turn things around these next two weeks as they return home for the next four games against Wichita Falls and New Mexico. The IceRays sit just six points in front of fifth place Odessa for the final playoff spot in the NAHL playoffs. This past weekend the IceRays dropped two games to the Topeka Roadrunners.
GAME #1 - 02-01-12: Corpus Christi 3-4 Topeka - The IceRays went down just 13 seconds into the game to the Roadrunners courtesy of Richard Young as he wristed it over the shoulder of Anthony Stolarz for a 1-0 lead. Phil Pietroniro tied the game just 3:40 later on a shot from the point that found its' way past Peter Traber. The Roadrunners scored the next two goals to finish out the first period as Anders Shultz and Brian Christie gave Topeka a 3-1 advantage. Corpus Christi mounted a comeback to tie the game at three a piece in the third period, however, Topeka scored the go ahead goal with 9:02 left in the game to pick up the one goal win.
GAME #2 - 02-02-12: Corpus Christi 2-8 Topeka - Topeka got off to another hot start and proved why they are one of the best in the league taking a 2-0 lead that included a short-handed goal 4:37 into the game. Beau Walker notched a goal assisted by Eric Purcell 12:45 into the period to pull the IceRays within a goal. The Roadrunners scored the next six goals, with Eric Purcell adding a power-play goal for Corpus Christi late in regulation in the 8-2 loss.
UPCOMING PROMOTIONS:
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10TH VS WICHITA FALLS
- Frosty Friday - Half off 20-ounce domestic beer and 24-ounce soda.
- Teen Night - All high school students get in FREE!
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11TH VS WICHITA FALLS
- Caller Times Family Four Pack Night - Get four tickets for just $34!
- Intern Game - Game will be run by the IceRays Interns.
- Kid's Night - Kid's 14 and under get into the game FREE
AROUND THE SOUTH DIVISION:
Team GP W L OTL PTS WPCT GF GA PIM HOME AWAY
xAmarillo 45 34 4 7 75 .833 198 105 1181 16-2-4 18-2-3
Topeka 44 30 12 2 62 .705 151 110 909 17-6-1 13-6-1
Texas 46 28 12 6 62 .674 165 121 926 17-4-3 11-8-3
Corpus Christi 43 20 20 3 43 .500 125 136 967 14-6-2 6-14-1
Odessa 43 16 22 5 37 .430 101 133 844 11-12-1 5-10-4
Wichita Falls 45 15 26 4 34 .378 112 153 844 10-8-1 5-18-3
New Mexico 44 14 28 2 30 .341 126 199 786 9-13-1 5-15-1
CORPUS CHRISTI'S RECORDS AGAINST THE SOUTH :
AMARILLO : 2-3-0
NEW MEXICO: 4-2-0
TEXAS: 5-2-0
TOPEKA: 0-4-0
WICHITA FALLS: 4-5-1
ODESSA: 3-3-0
ICERAYS LEADERS :
GOALS: Eric Purcell - 16
ASSISTS: Beau Walker - 22
POINTS: Beau Walker & AJ Jarosz - 32
PLUS/MINUS: Chris Taff - +6
PENALTY MINUTES: Ladislav Hruska - 96min
SHOTS: Beau Walker - 137
WINS: Anthony Stolarz - 17
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE: Anthony Stolarz, 2.65
SAVE PERCENTAGE: Anthony Stolarz, .922
"Q" TO COACH NAHL SELECTS U18 TEAM... Corpus Christi IceRays coach Justin Quenneville has been selected to coach the 2012 NAHL Selects U18 team alongside Oliver David, the bench boss for Kenai River.
TOP PROSPECTS TOURNEY... Five IceRays have been honored by the NAHL with the opportunity to play in the Top Prospects Tournament. Perry D'Arrisso, Anthony Stolarz, Brandon Smith, Frank Misuraca, and Beau Walker all were selected.
COMMITMENTS
2011-2012
- Anthony Stolarz - University of Nebraska-Omaha
- Brandon Adams - Holy Cross
- Pheonix Copley - Michigan Tech
- Mychal Monteith - Mercyhurst College
- Colton Saucerman - Northeastern University
ALUMNI REPORT
NCAA D-III...
- Luc Neitenbach (Worcester State) - Luc has one goal and one assist
in 14 games as a Freshman.
- Kevin Crowe (Wentworth College) - Kevin is 5th on the team in points
for Wentworth with eight goals and nine assists.
- Derrek Shartz (Tufts University) - As a freshman, Derrek has three
goals and two assists in 20 games.
NCAA D-I...
- Michael Benedict (Niagara University) - Michael has two goals and
four assists in 28 games for the Purple Eagles.
USHL...
- Matthew Weis (Green Bay) - in 13 games, Weis has three goals and
six assists.
- Colton Saucerman (Lincoln) - Saucerman has recorded three goals
and eleven assists for Lincoln in 24 games.
- Pheonix Copley (Tri-City) - In net for Tri-City, Copley has a GAA of
3.14 and save percentage of .905.
WHAT'S ON TAP... Corpus Christi returns to home ice this upcoming weekend as they face the Wichita Falls Wildcats. Fans can listen to all the action with the voice of the IceRays, Rob Lippolis, beginning 15 minutes prior to the games on the Rays flagship station, ESPN Radio 1440AM. The game is available for free online at www.espncorpus.com or on the league's pay-per-view website, www.fasthockey.com . Be sure to get your tickets now by calling the IceRays front office at 361.814.PUCK (7825) or crash the net at www.goicerays.com.
North American Hockey League Stories from February 7, 2012
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- Traber to Harvard - Topeka Pilots
- Jr. K-Wings Weekly - Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings
- Rays' Report: Looking to Bounce Back at Home - Corpus Christi IceRays
- Lutsch Dealt Twice at Deadline, IceRays Get Connor Kingsbury - Corpus Christi IceRays
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