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Mister 'No Problem' - an Owen McDade Story

April 15, 2024 - Roanoke's captains Mac Jansen, Josh Nenadal, and Matt O'Dea set up a captain's meeting on a Monday off-day roughly midway through the season. They had a list of items on the makeshift agenda, chatting about the remainder of the regular season, playoff expectations - the usual. There was one additional topic to discuss during that meeting back in January: selecting who should receive the final assistant captain honor for road games. The Rail Yard Dawgs lost their previous assistant captain, Nick Ford, after he signed an in... Full Story

Semifinal Schedule Announced

April 14, 2024 - Roanoke will face Huntsville in the semifinals (Round 2) of the 2024 SPHL President's Cup Playoffs! The Dawgs postseason is sponsored by Haley Toyota of Roanoke. Round two the best of three series with the third game only being played if necessary. If Game Three is not played, ticket and parking purchases will be automatically refunded to the payment method used at time of purchase. Single game tickets and parking passes will go on sale online Sunday, April 14 at 10:00 A.M. Patrons may also visit the box office beginning ... Full Story

'Bolts Eclipse Bulls 4-3 in Overtime, Advance to Semifinals

April 14, 2024 - Pelham, Ala.: The 14-year second-round drought ended for Evansville hockey fans on Saturday night in Pelham, as the Thunderbolts defeated the Birmingham Bulls 4-3 in overtime to advance to the President's Cup Semifinals for the first time in their history, the first series win for Evansville pro hockey since the Evansville IceMen in 2010. Game one against the Peoria Rivermen at Ford Center will be on Wednesday, April 17th at 7:00pm CT, admission free of charge. Only 42 seconds into the game, the Thunderbolts grabbed the f... Full Story

Rivermen Roll Over Pensacola 6-1, Advance To Second Round

April 13, 2024 - PEORIA, IL - Peoria continued to dial up the pressure on Pensacola, and let by Alec Baer (three assists) and JM Piotrowski (one goal, two assists) the Rivermen defeated the Pensacola Ice Flyers 6-1 on Saturday night at Carver Arena. The win marked a series sweep of the Ice Flyers in the first round of the playoffs, enabling the Rivermen to advance to the second round for the third consecutive year in a row. Just like in Game One, Peoria got the lead early in the contest. Renat Dadadzhanov fired a shot from the left point ... Full Story

• Mister 'No Problem' - an Owen McDade Story - Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs (April 15)
  
• Birmingham's Ray Pack Named SPHL Equipment Manager of the Year - Birmingham Bulls (April 15)
  
• Semifinal Schedule Announced - Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs (April 14)
  
• 'Bolts Eclipse Bulls 4-3 in Overtime, Advance to Semifinals - Evansville Thunderbolts (April 14)
  
• SPHL Announces President's Cup Second Round Schedule - (April 13)
  
• Dawgs Announce President's Cup Semifinals Dates Against Huntsville - Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs (April 13)
  
• Rivermen Roll Over Pensacola 6-1, Advance To Second Round - Peoria Rivermen (April 13)
  
• Dawgs Advance In 7-1 Home Beatdown Over Storm In Game Three - Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs (April 13)
  
• Dawgs Come Up Clutch In 3-2 Home Win Over Storm In Game Two - Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs (April 12)
  
• Cahill's Overtime Heroics Lift Rivermen to Game One Victory - Peoria Rivermen (April 11)
  
• Ice Flyers Show Mettle, But Lose Heartbreaker in Game 1 of Playoff Series vs. Peoria - Pensacola Ice Flyers (April 11)
  
• Ruddy's Overtime Goal Lifts 'bolts Over Bulls 2-1, Forces Third Game - Evansville Thunderbolts (April 11)
  
• SPHL Announces Suspension - (April 11)
  
• ThunderBolts Come up Just Short, Fall 5-4 in Birmingham - Evansville Thunderbolts (April 11)
  
• Silent Domination - A Cj Stubbs Story - Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs (April 10)
  
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Quad City Storm - Moline, Illinois
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• Havoc captain Dom Procopio on the road to recovery - NewsBreak - Huntsville (April 16)
  
• havoc playoff matchup - NewsBreak - Huntsville (April 15)
  
• Evansville Thunderbolts offering free game to the public - WEHT (April 14)
  
• SPHL PLAYOFFS: Storm season ends in resounding quarterfinal setback - Quad City Times (April 14)
  
• Rail Yard Dawgs break through in third to keep season alive - Roanoke Times & World News (April 13)
  
• Huntsville Havoc advancing in SPHL playoffs after sweep against Marksmen - WHNT (April 13)
  
• SPHL PLAYOFFS: Two late goals sink Storm - Quad City Times (April 13)
  
• Rail Yard Dawgs' Bremner on Game 2 quarterfinal win over Quad City - Roanoke Times & World News (April 13)
  
• Thunderbolts win overtime thriller to force game 3 versus Birmingham Bulls - WEHT (April 12)
  
• Thunderbolts win playoff match against Birmingham Bulls - WEHT (April 12)
  
• Peoria Rivermen playoff series postponed because of severe weather in Florida - NewsBreak - Peoria (April 11)
  
• Evansville Thunderbolts play to keep post-season alive - WEHT (April 11)
  
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