About the Writer

Rich Bocchini has been the play-by-play voice of Killer Bees hockey since 2005. He'll try to keep you up to date with an inside look at the team from a PR standpoint without getting himself in hot water with the coaching staff.

Recent News

• WEISGERBER OFFICIALLY SIGNS WITH KILLER BEES
• KILLER BEES MAKE FRONT OFFICE MOVES; REILLY TO AHL
• KILLER BEES WELCOME BACK FRANCHISE PIM LEADER SHMYR
• KILLER BEES MEDIA ADVISORY
• BEES ACQUIRE SPEEDY WINGER BENNEFIELD
• KILLER BEES ADD PROLIFIC VETERAN SCORER BOUCHARD
• KILLER BEES 2008-09 SCHEDULE INCLUDES 24 HOME FRIDAY/SATURDAY GAMES
• HOW THE TUOMI DEAL WORKED
• KILLER BEES INTRODUCE CHRIS BROOKS AS HEAD COACH
• KILLER BEES TO INTRODUCE NEW HEAD COACH THIS MONDAY

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Read These

• Adam Dunivan - Loveland Reporter Herald
• Brian Sandalow - McAllen Monitor - Bees Beat Writer
• Greg Rajan - Corpus Christi Caller Times - Must-read for all things CHL

Archive for June, 2008

KILLER BEES TO SUPPORT BORSHEIM FUND WITH AUCTION

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Dear Fans,
First off, I need to know if you want hockey to start now as bad as I do. I was ready in May but my shoulder had other ideas. I’m still recovering from surgery in April and will be rehabbing for most of the summer. Hopefully your summer is going as well […]

VOLTERA TO RETURN FOR THIRD SEASON WITH KILLER BEES

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

(June 23, 2008) CLICK HERE FOR PDF VERSION WITH FULL STATS
HIDALGO, TEXAS — The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the Central Hockey League (CHL) today announced that winger Rob Voltera has signed with the club for the 2008-09 season. The coming season will be his third with the team and 11th as a […]

KILLER BEES EARN FOUR CHL AWARDS, NOMINATED FOR EIGHT

Monday, June 16th, 2008

(June 16, 2008) Hidalgo, Texas — The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees took home four awards and were nominated for eight at the Central Hockey League’s Summer Conference, held last Saturday at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. 
Rio Grande Valley earned three team honors, while team president/owner Troy Nelson was […]

QUICK UPDATE FROM CHL CONFERENCE

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Here’s a quick update from the CHL Summer Conference in Phoenix…
-Rio acquired the rights to veteran goalie Mike Minard from the Rapid City Rush in exchange for future considerations. Minard has AHL experience with Hamilton, Manitoba and St. John’s. He played for New Mexico last season and was 15-12-4.
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=23002
-The league […]

CORPUS IN?

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

Corpus Christi might not be dead yet. Greg Rajan of the Corpus Christi caller times is reporting that the Rayz have a local investor who will complete the purchase of the team this week. That’s good news on a number of fronts. For one, it obviously means the travel for the Killer Bees won’t be […]

CHL GOALIE JOINS U.S. ARMY RESERVE

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

HIDALGO, TEXAS — The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the Central Hockey League (CHL) today announced that David Lemanowicz (luh-MAN-oh-vitch), the team’s goaltender and player/assistant coach during the 2007-08 season, has enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Lemanowicz, a 32-year-old Vancouver native, recently announced his […]

2008-09 CHL LINEUP COMPLETE

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

It’s been a while since posting here. I’ve been waiting for a few things to shake out while devoting 99% of my time to the RGV Dorados. I got this email from the CHL a bit earlier today. The jist of it is that Austin and Corpus Christi are kaput for 2008-09. I think we […]