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Texas Held Up by Rampage in San Antonio

Written by Russell Dowden on . Posted in HOCKEY.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, ended the 2018 calendar year on the wrong end of a 4-2 decision against the San Antonio Rampage. The Rampage continued their home win streak, extending the streak to six games.

The Rampage opened the scoring on a beautiful tip by Ryan Olsen nine minutes into the game. Olsen set up at the left side of the net and waited for Mitch Reinke to launch a shot from the blue line. The effort flew three feet wide of the net before Olson redirected the puck past Philippe Desrosiers. Late in the period, the Rampage scored again as Austin Poganski notched his fifth of the season on a rebound. The goal put San Antonio up 2-0 with 20 seconds left in the period.

Texas responded with a goal early in the second period. Nicholas Caamano pushed the puck out to center ice for the Stars to spring up the ice. Adam Mascherin entered the offensive zone and found Gavin Bayreuther for a partial breakaway. The defenseman collected the puck and took a shot between his own legs, causing a rebound off the pads of Jordan Binnington. Stars forward Joel L’Esperance was there to slam the loose puck home and cut the lead in half. It was one of 19 shots in the period as Texas outshot the Rampage 39-30 in the game.

Unfortunately for the Stars, all their shots came with no result on the scoreboard but two rushes for the Rampage put the game out of reach. Zach Sanford and Connor Bleakley each scored goals 33 seconds apart to extend the lead. Sanford was the trailer on a 2-on-1 and collected a pass from Sam Blais to make it 3-1 while Bleakley’s shot deflected into the net off the Stars defense.

The Stars carried a power play into the third period and wasted no time finding the net. L’Esperance again connected, this time on a one timer from the left circle. Ben Gleason and Justin Dowling set the play up for a blast by the rookie to score his 17th goal of the season.

Countless efforts in the third period would be stopped by Binnington and the Stars were unable to best the netminder even with Desrosiers on the bench for an extra attacker. Texas’ loss to the Rampage places them 5-3-1-0 against San Antonio this year, as the teams will not meet again until March.

Stars Salute Service this weekend.

Written by Russell Dowden on . Posted in TEXAS SPORTS.

Stars Recognize Armed Forces Saturday for Military Appreciation Night

CEDAR PARK, Texas – The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, are pleased to host the team’s Fall Military Appreciation night presented by Re-Bath of Austin this Saturday, Nov. 10 at 7:00 p.m. The Stars will face the San Antonio Rampage for the first time this season when the puck drops at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.

thumb20181109_SAS.pngFans who arrive early to the game will receive a Stars Knit Cap presented by Re-Bath of Austin. The Stars will also be wearing specialty Stars and Stripes Jerseys which will be auctioned off online through DASH Auction. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Texas Stars Foundation. American Flag Themed Mystery Pucks and 10th Anniversary Challenge Coins will be available for purchase for $20 at the Texas Stars Foundation table, located outside section 104 on the concourse.

Saturday will be a Texas Lottery Lucky Row Night where the first Stars player to score wins free scratch tickets for a lucky row of seats at H-E-B Center. Fans can purchase a Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Family Four-Pack on Saturday, offering four tickets, four hot dogs, and four soft drinks for $17 per person.