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Rayz return to ESPN Radio 1230AM

October 8, 2007 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Corpus Christi IceRays News Release


The Corpus Christi Rayz and ESPN Radio - 1230AM have agreed to a deal that once again makes ESPN the new radio home of the Corpus Christi Rayz, the team announced on Monday. ESPN Radio will be the primary broadcast home for Rayz regular season games, playoff games as well as a weekly Monday Night "Rayz Round-Up Show" live from Beamer's Restaurant. The first broadcast of the new season will begin at 7:15pm on Friday, October 19th when the Rayz visit the Rio Grande Valley in the season opener. The Rayz and Killer Bees return to the American Bank Center the following night on October 20th for their home opener. Individual tickets are on sale now starting at $12. For more information, call the Rayz at 361.814.PUCK.

The agreement calls for the Rayz to broadcast most of their games - home and away - live and in their entirety on ESPN Radio. As part of the deal, a handful of select games will air on sister station, 1150AM - KCCT. The Rayz will also produce pre-game and post-game shows as part of each game broadcast, as well as Rayz Round-Up, which once again take place live from Beamer's Restaurant on Staples (between Holly and Wooldridge).

"Voice of the Rayz," Josh Bogorad will once again handle the play-by-play duties for the Rayz this season. Bogorad will have the call for his fifth consecutive season of Rayz hockey. In 2005 and 2007 Bogorad was named as part of the CHL All-Star Radio Broadcast team and was named the league's Communications Executive of the Year this summer. He will call all the action for all 64 regular season games plus all playoff games.

ESPN Radio - 1230AM KSIX is the local and national sports leader in Corpus Christi. With programming such as Houston Astros Baseball, the Jim Rome Show, Houston Texans Football, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi Islanders basketball, local sports shows and play-by-play and other nationally syndicated ESPN programming, 1230AM has become the radio home to all Coastal Bend sports fans.

In addition, ESPN Radio 1230AM KSIX will broadcast all Rayz home and road games worldwide via the internet on their website at www.espn1230ksix.com or via the Rayz website at www.ccrayz.com.

The Corpus Christi Rayz will begin their 10th Anniversary season on October 19th and return to the American Bank Center for their home opener on Saturday, October 20th at 7:05pm vs. Rio Grande Valley. The Rayz are proud to be celebrating a decade along the Gulf Coast and invite all of South Texas to join in the fun of the 2007-2008 campaign. Season tickets and corporate packages are currently available through the Rayz office. For more information, please call the Rayz at (361) 814-PUCK.

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