Hitman talks to Joey Erickson Corpus Christi IceRays vs. El Paso Rhinos

Joey Talks about this past weeks game in Louisiana and how Vlad Bryzgalov was named South Division 3rd Star after 51-save showcase. Don't forget stay after Saturday’s game and hit the ice with your favorite IceRays players! FREE Skate with the IceRays presented by RTFC — rental skates included!

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Corpus Cristy's Classic Kids Big ninety three to nine was
going on. Is hit Man with you? And I've got
Joey Erickson from the Corpus Chrissy Ice Rays in the
booth today. Hey, dude, how's it going. I'm doing pretty well.

Speaker 2 (00:10):
It's glad to be back in the coastal Bend and
the boys that are gearing up for a couple hole
games this weekend at the hilly at center. Right.

Speaker 1 (00:16):
It's happening Friday and Saturday, right.

Speaker 2 (00:18):
Correct, seven oh five puck drop both nights. Ceel Passo
rhinos are coming to town. I don't know if there's
any rhinos, and I was gonna.

Speaker 1 (00:24):
Say where are they getting rhinos? Pasa?

Speaker 2 (00:27):
Yeah, that one's an interesting one. But there'll be a
good test for the boys here this weekend.

Speaker 1 (00:31):
Now, just recently, just this past weekend, you guys were
in Louisiana.

Speaker 2 (00:35):
Yeah, Shreefport's a great little town and the mudbugs are
always a good test. The Ice Rays ended up picking
up a win on Saturday to bring back home, which
was nice, and that was capped off by a fifty
one safe performance by Vladislav Briskalov.

Speaker 1 (00:51):
Right, and he got the South Division third Star correct, Yeah,
third Star of the week, So that was a little
nice accolade to add to his Ris golf actually has
a pretty interesting story.

Speaker 2 (01:02):
So his father actually played in the National Hockey League
for over a decade. He actually won a Stanley Cup
with WO Hockey's pinnacle prize. Right, very good netminder. So
he's sort of living with that on his back, the name,
and he's trying to that to some degree. And he
looked incredible in that fifty one save perform. That's a

(01:25):
lot of saves for people that maybe don't know. Usually
you like even a twenty five save performance is a
pretty good night.

Speaker 1 (01:31):
I'm depending, but like to have fifty saves and.

Speaker 2 (01:34):
To shut it down in the shootout, like, that's an
incredible night. So he deserved it.

Speaker 1 (01:38):
So, Okay, it's happening Friday and Saturday. You can get
your tickets right now. Go ice Raise dot com. Yes,
go ice Raise dot com. We have everything on our website.
Wheready get tickets.

Speaker 2 (01:47):
You can go to shop ice Rays online as well
to look at our online store. But everything is right
there for you. We got tickets as low as five dollars.
It's family friendly, active military show a valid idea at
the box office of the Hilliard Center Student IDs as well.
And we're actually bringing back for the first time this
season a postgame skate on Saturday, just on Saturday night,

(02:09):
and this will be reoccurring throughout the year. So Saturday
nights you can skate with the guys that the team
will be on the ice in their in their jerseys
and you get some autographs and you get to chat
with them a bit more.

Speaker 1 (02:20):
Would this mean fun pregame or after this?

Speaker 2 (02:22):
This is gonna be post game, So postgame, but you
have to sign up pre game, not pre game, but
during the game. They're gonna cut off the time at
some point. But you have to register at a table
in the concourse. Okay, so but it is free this year.
It is free. So you get your.

Speaker 1 (02:35):
Skates included and all that good stuff. You'll just find
the table.

Speaker 2 (02:38):
There's gonna be a big sign that says postgame Skate's
presented by r f A TC. Go find that register
and then you can, yeah chat kind of skate with
the guys and test your skills on the ice.

Speaker 1 (02:47):
Yeah, you're never gonna get me, Come on, no, no,
you're never gonna get it. I tried roller skating one
time and I fell flat on my butt and I
was like, nope, never again.

Speaker 2 (02:55):
We'll get you a chair or a bucket that you
can sit on comfission.

Speaker 1 (03:00):
You're right, I need like four or five pillows on
my back and then we'll see what happens there. So
it's happening on Friday and Saturday at Hilliard Center. Get
your tickets now. It's gonna be great. Have you guys
played out passab before any We have not yet this season. Ok,
it'll be intriguing right now.

Speaker 2 (03:17):
Unfortunately, both the teams are sort of at the bottom
of the South Division, but it's still really early.

Speaker 1 (03:22):
We're not even what it's only out not even eight,
not even eight for the season.

Speaker 2 (03:28):
Yeah, there's plenty of time and some big games for
both teams really, so it'd be fun to see the Rhinos.

Speaker 1 (03:34):
So yeah, so make sure you make it on out
to Friday and Saturday. Get your tickets right now, go
iceries dot com and of course at the box office.
Get ready on Saturday where you get to skate with
the guys and much more. Yeah, you can sign up
before during the game, during the game, during the game,
and then and then it'll be happening after the game.
Any of the last words, no certain race, that's it.
All right on the way. We got more classic gets

(03:55):
coming up on Big ninety three to nine