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Seals End Rhinos Season in Thorne Cup Semifinals

Duke Keith — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 04:12:39 +0000

Joshua Mikes notched a hat trick, goalie Filip Orcik stopped 45 of 47 El Paso shots and the Bay Area Seals avenged a first-round loss to the Rhinos with a 7-2 win, vaulting the Seals into the Thorne Cup Finals Easter Sunday in McCall, ID

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Rhinos Exorcise Monsters in 8-3 Win, Head to Thorne Cup Semifinals [PHOTO]

Duke Keith — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:12:58 +0000

Taylor Bargar and Chad Cesarz each scored twice and the Rhinos' special teams contributed half of their eight goals Friday afternoon, as El Paso dominated the Fresno Monsters from start to finish, 8-3.

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Rhinos Overcome Bad Start, Double Bay Area in Thorne Cup Opener, 6-3

Duke Keith — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:36:11 +0000

The El Paso Rhinos overcame a disastrous first period to score five unanswered goals, roaring back to double the Bay Area Seals, 6-3, in their opening game at the Thorne Cup championship tournament in McCall, ID, Thursday night.

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El Paso 4, Boulder 1: Clean Sweep Puts Rhinos in Thorne Cup Championship [PHOTO]

Duke Keith — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 05:00:09 +0000

Austin Hoff scored twice, including the game-winner, as the El Paso Rhinos swept the Boulder Bison out of the Thorne Cup Playoffs with a 4-1 win Saturday night.

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Rhinos 3, Bison 2, 2OT: Morales Scores Winning Goal in Game One Thriller [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 07:21:25 +0000

John Morales scored the game-winner at 4:10 of the second overtime and the El Paso Rhinos won Game One of the Mountain Conference Championship in the Thorne Cup Playoffs, 3-2.

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Rhinos Face Bison with Trip to Thorne Cup Finals on the Line [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:01:37 +0000

In the seven seasons the El Paso Rhinos have been at this game, only once have they failed to advance out of the Western States Hockey League conference playoffs. That was three years ago.

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Rhinos Sweep Knights Out of Thorne Cup Playoffs [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:45:42 +0000

Austin Hoff scored a natural hat trick, including the game-winner, as the El Paso Rhinos swept the Phoenix Knights out of the Thorne Cup Playoffs with a 5-1 win in Game Two of the best-of-three series Saturday night.

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Rhinos Take Game One in Playoff Series with 7-3 Win Over Phoenix [PHOTO]

Duke Keith — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:14:23 +0000

The El Paso Rhinos got goals from seven different players, riding hot starts in the first and second periods to a 7-3 win in Game One of the best-of-three Mountain Conference semifinals.

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El Paso Rhinos Trivia

Lauren — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:47:39 +0000

How many shorthanded goals did El Paso score in the regular season?

Click here to learn the answer.

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El Paso 15, New Mexico 4: Rhinos Pummel Renegades to Finish Regular Season [PHOTO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:28:09 +0000

(RIO RANCHO, NM) -- Brandon Edson, Austin Hoff and Tommy Malkmus all had hat tricks and the El Paso Rhinos ran roughshod over the New Mexico Renegades in the last game of the regular season, 15-4.

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El Paso 9, New Mexico 0: Rhinos Rip Renegades Out of Playoff Picture [PHOTO]

Duke Keith — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 08:10:27 +0000

(RIO RANCHO, NM) -- Rhinos goalie Alex Palumbo turned away all 27 New Mexico Renegades shot to earn his fourth shutout in eight starts and El Paso's special teams were dominant in a 9-0 win that eliminates the Renegades from playoff contention.

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Rhinos 6, Renegades 1: El Paso Dominates in Series Opener [PHOTO]

Duke Keith — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:38:16 +0000

(RIO RANCHO, NM) -- Though the New Mexico Renegades are playing for the playoff lives, the El Paso Rhinos outshot their hosts, 53-24, and dominated throughout for a 6-1 win Friday night. Listen to Saturday's and Sunday's games on 600 ESPN El Paso.

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El Paso Rhinos Dominate Phoenix, Wraps Season Next Weekend on ESPN El Paso [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:45:23 +0000

It wasn't a clean sweep, but Sunday's 7-0 shutout over the Phoenix Knights gave the El Paso Rhinos a lift as they charge into their series with the New Mexico Renegades to finish the regular season this weekend. We'll have the action on 600 ESPN El Paso.

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Barger's Big Finish: Rhinos Beat Bison in Shootout [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:21:59 +0000

The El Paso Rhinos and the Boulder Bison saved the best for last. After Friday's 3-0 Rhinos' win and Saturday's 4-1 Bison victory, Sunday's rubber match promised to be the best of the three-game series. It lived up to the billing, going to the ninth frame of a shootout before Taylor Barger scored on a top-shelf wrister to win it for El Paso.

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Hockey in El Paso: From Minor Pro to Junior A, It's Still a Fun Ride [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:17:17 +0000

The first thing that ran through my mind was, "You want me to do play-by-play for what?!"

Call it a blind date that turned into a 16-year relationship spanning Acts II and III of hockey in the high desert. I wasn't around for Act I in the 1970's (Paul Zimmerman's excellent attached video on El Paso's hockey history shows a little of that). Like most of us here, I didn't know hockey from jalapeños; but I wouldn't trade my experiences calling the fastest game on earth for anything.

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El Paso's Own Mike Rivera's Sick Short-Handed Goal [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:37:47 +0000

The El Paso Rhinos are back in action this weekend against the Boulder Bison. You can listen to the action on 600 ESPN El Paso, but it's even better in person, especially when the Rhinos' team captain, Mike Rivera, is from right here in El Paso. It also helps that Mike is pretty good, too, as you can see.

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Rhinos Blank Stampede, 4-0, Go On to Sweep Series [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:08:26 +0000

What do you get when you combine some speedy skaters, solid defense and a line brawl? Highlights of the El Paso Rhinos shutting out the Cheyenne Stampede, 4-0, in the second game of the teams' three-game series. The Rhinos held the Stampede scoreless for over 149 minutes through the series.

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Rhinos Come Back to Beat Stampede [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:58:17 +0000

Andrew Bradford scored twice, including notching the game-winner early in the third period, as El Paso survived a scare with a 4-2 come-from-behind win over the Cheyenne Stampede. Check out the video highlights from the game courtesy of the Rhinos and Southwest Video & Media and listen in again tonight at 7:30 and Sunday at 10:30 a.m. as we'll have the call on 600 ESPN El Paso.

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Haiku for You: Random Observations from a Rhinos Road Trip [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:20:42 +0000

It's nice to stretch my legs a bit after an all-night bus ride to Dallas as we get ready to bring you some Rhinos hockey for the first time this season. That said, after a few minutes staring at my mall food, I felt the need to contribute something rather than merely feeding at the trough of humanity here at the Grapevine Mills Mall.

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El Pasoan Mike Rivera Notches Hat Trick, Rhinos Rip Junior Oilers, 8-1 [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 08:09:47 +0000

Maybe El Pasoan and Rhinos' team captain Mike Rivera was relieving a little stress after taking his accounting final at UTEP earlier Friday morning. Whatever it was, his hockey team was the beneficiary of it, as Rivera scored three goals against the Tulsa Junior Oilers and El Paso rolled, 8-1.

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