Capes and Crowns Night” Saturday at Ford Center

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Rapid City Rush (17-22-2-1) vs. Evansville IceMen (15-22-4-1)

Saturday, February 6th – 7:15pm (Capes and Crowns Night)

Ford Center – Evansville, IN

 

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

This Season – Final meeting of two this season.

  • 1/13 – IceMen won 4-2 (in Evansville)

All Time – Second ECHL meeting: Evansville won 4-2 January 13.

  • CHL (2010-12)– Evansville: 2-9-0; Rapid City: 9-2-0

 

UPCOMING HOME GAMES

Sat. 2/6 – Rapid City at Evansville (7:15pm) – Ford Center

Capes and Crowns Night

Tues. 2/9 – Fort Wayne at Evansville (6:15pm) – Ford Center

Fat Tuesday – Mardi Gras 

Fri. 2/12 – Kalamazoo at Evansville (7:15pm) – Ford Center

Youth Backpack Giveaway, presented by Old National Bank

Sun. 2/14 – Cincinnati at Evansville (6:15pm) – Ford Center

Heart Night – Valentine’s Day

 

CAPES AND CROWNS NIGHT

Come to the Ford Center dressed as your favorite prince, princess, or superhero on Saturday! Capes and Crowns Night has been one of the most asked about promotions of the season, as the IceMen host the Rapid City Rush at 7:15pm. Tickets are available at the Ford Center Ticket Office or www.ticketmaster.com. For discounted group tickets, call an IceMen Account Executive at 812-421-GOAL (4625).

 

LONG WINDING ROAD

The Evansville IceMen return home from their longest road trip of the season to take on the Rapid City Rush Saturday at 7:15pm at the Ford Center. The IceMen traveled over 2,600 miles over 11 days and played six games with stops in five cities. Evansville started off the trip with wins over Greenville and Atlanta January 22-23, before falling in overtime 6-5 in Missouri January 26. The IceMen finished off the journey with an injury-plagued roster and dropped the last three games, January 27 in Wichita and January 29-30 in Indianapolis.

 

JANUARY TO REMEMBER

Defenseman Chris Rumble turned January into his best month as a pro. The Buffalo, NY native compiled eight points (four goals, four assists) in nine games for the IceMen, including six of those points on Evansville’s recent road trip. With several injuries to the team’s group of forwards, Rumble was called upon to play up on a wing in four of the nine games, and recorded his first career hat trick January 22 in Evansville’s 6-3 win at Greenville. He was nominated for CCM ECHL Rookie of the Month for the first time in his career.

 

WATCH OUT FOR HIM

Defenseman Andrew Himelson brings a career high four-game point streak with him back to Evansville. The Monroe, NY native recorded assists in each of the last three games, and scored his first IceMen goal January 26 at Missouri. Evansville acquired the third year pro from Greenville in a trade right before training camp and he has appeared in 41 of the team’s 42 games.

 

ROUGH RAPIDS

Rapid City travels to Evansville riding an eight game losing streak, and have dropped nine of their last ten games since January 13, when the IceMen overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Rush 4-2 at the Ford Center. Saturday will be just the second meeting between the two teams since Rapid City joined the ECHL last season. Their previous meeting was March 17, 2012 when both teams were members of the Central Hockey League.

 

DIEUDE-FAUVEL RETURNS WITH THE RUSH

Defenseman Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel returns to the Ford Center for the first time since the IceMen traded the veteran to Rapid City January 20. The Bordeaux, France native recorded one assist in four games for Evansville, but has two goals in his first six games with the Rush.

 

DOMINO’S 4-GAME HAT PACK

Choose any four IceMen home games and get a FREE limited edition IceMen hat and a large 1-topping Domino’s pizza, starting at only $17 per ticket. Call the IceMen front office at 812-421-GOAL (4625) for details.

 

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