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Wednesday, June 20, 2012  As the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees prepare for a mass exit, a new hockey league is in the works.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees are calling it quits due to increasing travel costs to play rival teams.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  The Rio Grande Valley Killer hockey team had their hot streak come to an end at the hands of the Bloomington Blaze.

Monday, April 16, 2012  Two weeks after Killer Bees coach Terry Ruskowski said he was going to implement some "tweaks" in his hockey team's offense, the Bees are rolling along with their best games of the season.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (20-22-7) fell against the Evansville Icemen (30-13-4) by a 3-1 score on Wednesday night. In a tough game against the Icemen, the Bees registered a lone goal by Tomas Klempa. The first period was a quiet one as both the Killer Bees and the IceMen remained scoreless. The Bees had the best chance of the period as Dan Gendur came in on a shorthanded breakaway but it was turned away by Evansville goalie Bryan Gillis. The IceMen got on the board first at 9:00 into the second period as Malcolm Gwilliam was able to put one past Wylie Rogers while on the power play. Evansville remained in the lead for the rest of the second period. The third period saw another IceMen power play goal made by Sean O’Connor at 11:44 into the period. The Bees were able to come back with one at 14:44 into the third period as Tomas Klempa took a pass in the slot and beat Evansville goaltender, Bryan Gillis, high glove side. Brandon Campos and Dan Gendur earned the assists. After Wylie Rogers was pulled late in the third period, the IceMen secured the win with an empty net goal.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees hadn't had much luck in shootout situations this season, but they came through against Texas and broke a three-game losing streak in the process.

Monday, February 13, 2012  The top team in the Berry Conference of the CHL came calling, and the Killer Bees were no match for the Thunder in Hidalgo.

Monday, January 30, 2012  St. Louis Cardinals and former Sharyland pitcher Jaime Garcia was on hand to drop the first puck, but Laredo had the last word in an overtime win over the Killer Bees in Hidalgo.

Sunday, January 29, 2012  John Murray made 36 saves and the Killer Bees snapped their three-game losing streak with a win over Allen on Saturday night.

Friday, January 27, 2012  The Killer Bees and Bucks play seventeen times in the 2011-2012 season, and the Rio Grande Valley players and coaches have to switch strategies and make adjustments before each of their matchups.

Friday, January 20, 2012  One game with arch-rival Laredo down, three more to go this week for the Killer Bees, and the practices are mirroring the intensity of the series.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  A spectacular shorthanded goal by the Killer Bees jump started the team to a big home win over rival Laredo, their 6th win in 9 games.

Saturday, January 14, 2012  Two goals in the first minute of the second period propelled the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees to a big road win over the Texas Brahmas.

Saturday, January 07, 2012  Despite an unlikely goal from the team enforcer, the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees watched their three-game win streak evaporate after a Rapid City shot found the net with only 16 seconds remaining in overtime.

Monday, December 26, 2011