Killer Bees Hockey

ALLEN – Bruce Graham scored two goals and Jason Deitsch had two assists to lead the Allen Americans to a 4-1 win Sunday over the Killer Bees. The loss knocks the Bees three points behind Tulsa for fourth place in the Berry Conference. The...... Full story

ALLEN — Goalie John Murray made 36 saves to lead the Killer Bees to a 3-0 win Saturday over the Allen Americans. Dan Gendur, Aaron Boogaard and Tomas Klempa scored for the Bees, who were outshot 36-15 but still managed to beat the powerful...... Full story

HIDALGO – In front of a loud season-high crowd of 5,211, former Sharyland standout and St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia dropped the ceremonial first puck. But other than Wylie Rogers’ 35 saves in perhaps his best game as a pro,...... Full story

HIDALGO — The translation provided by a mobile version of Google Translate didn’t quite suit him. So instead of relying on a nonsensical computerized answer to how he likes playing with the Killer Bees, forward Kirill Startsev responded...... Full story

HIDALGO — The Killer Bees are midway through the first season of their new State Farm Arena lease with the City of Hidalgo, one they consider a “partnership.” An 18 percent cut in the team’s per-game arena fees should save...... Full story

LAREDO — Rusty Masters’ second period goal held up as the game-winner Saturday, giving the Laredo Bucks a 3-2 win over the Killer Bees. Masters, Matt R. Pierce and David Inman scored for the Bucks, who swept the teams’ weekend...... Full story

LAREDO 5, BEES 3: At Laredo, the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (17-15-5) fell to the Laredo Bucks (14-22-0) by 5-3 final on Friday night. After trailing by three the Bees rallied to tie the game in the third period but a goal with five seconds left...... Full story

McALLEN — Terry Ruskowski and Serge Dube already knew each other pretty well before this season. Over the next week, they’ll get even more familiar. Last Tuesday’s 4-3 Bees win is the first of four straight for them against...... Full story

HIDALGO – Soft ice, rare goals and late-game clock issues. For most teams, that would be unusual. For the Killer Bees, stuff like that’s pretty much the norm, even if pretty much everything around the franchise has changed in the last...... Full story

HIDALGO — If Aaron Lee’s season included just an AHL call-up that would make this campaign a memorable one. Same goes for a CHL first star of the month honor, an all-star game appearance or becoming the Killer Bees’ leader in games...... Full story

HIDALGO —Killer Bees winger Tomas Klempa on Monday was named the CHL player of the week. In three games, Klempa had three goals, one assist and the game-winning goals in both of the Bees’ wins last weekend over Texas. Klempa’s 28...... Full story

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS — Killer Bees winger Aaron Lee passed Ryan Shmyr and became the franchise’s all-time leader in regular season games played at 224, but the Bees lost 4-2 to the Texas Brahmas. With the loss, the Bees fall into...... Full story

HIDALGO – As the Killer Bees skated off the State Farm Arena ice following their 3-1 win over the Texas Brahmas, the building’s loudspeakers blared "Takin’ Care of Business." Whether or not that was intentional, it was an apt...... Full story

HIDALGO — If the Killer Bees are going to make the playoffs they need to win tight games like Friday’s against the Texas Brahmas. Though it was just the first game after the all-star break, the Bees have to be encouraged with how they...... Full story

HIDALGO — There’s not an official moment when the playoff race starts. For the Killer Bees, though, it starts in earnest Friday when they host Texas to start a three-game series with the Brahmas. Texas (15-11-7) sits third in the Berry...... Full story