El Paso Rhinos advance to playoffs, host free game Saturday
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The El Paso Rhinos have advanced to playoffs and will be hosting a free game on Saturday.
After topping the Oklahoma City Ice Hawks last weekend, the Rhinos’ NA3HL team has advanced to the Fraser Cup Division Finals and will host the Texas RoadRunners on Saturday.
The puck will drop at 7 p.m., and Sunday at 4:30 pm, if necessary.
To thank fans for their continued support throughout the season, El Paso Rhinos will hold the game this weekend for free.
The first 500 fans will receive free cowbells.
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All fans are encouraged to bring noisemakers and make Rhino Country raucous.
The Rhinos enter the series as the higher seed, but the RoadRunners defeated the first seed, Texas Brahmas, in three games last weekend.
The winner of the series will advance to the Fraser Cup Finals tournament in St. Peters, Missouri later this month.
El Paso will head to College Station, on Thursday at 4 pm (MT), for the first game of the best-of-three series.
If necessary, game three will be played in El Paso on Sunday at 4:30 pm. Games are free; tickets are not needed, and doors open an hour before game time.
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