Author: Michele Hancock

PHOTOS: Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs – 02/08/2025

ROANOKE, Va. – It was the second of a weekend double header at the Berglund Center on Saturday, with the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs facing the Knoxville Ice Bears. Just over 7500 screaming fans cheered their Rail Yard Dawgs to victory with a 4-1 win, to sweep the two-game series. It was another first period […]

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PHOTOS: Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs – 02/07/2025

ROANOKE, Va. – The Knoxville Ice Bears came into Roanoke looking to sweep the weekend against the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs. The Rail Yard Dawgs denied the Ice Bears with a crushing 9-2 victory Friday night. The Rail Yard Dawgs made their intentions clear when Joe Widmar scored in the first two minutes of the […]

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PHOTOS: Fayetteville Marksmen vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs – 01/24/2025

ROANOKE, Va. – The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs took on the Fayetteville Marksmen Friday night, shutting them out with a 5-0 victory. The first period went almost scoreless, but with roughly three minutes left, Nick Ford netted the puck, with help from Mac Jansen and Gustav Müller. That was all the team needed to turn […]

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PHOTOS: Birmingham Bulls vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs – 01/17-18/2025

ROANOKE, Va. – It was a weekend full of hockey at the Berglund Center. The Birmingham Bulls would split the weekend with the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs. Friday night, it was the Bulls who took the win, 3-2. Saturday night it was the Dawgs with a 2-1 win. Friday night, it was clear that it […]

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PHOTOS: Huntsville Havoc vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs – 01/03-04/2025

ROANOKE, Va. – The Huntsville Havoc were back in Roanoke for a weekend double header. After their loss to the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs the previous weekend, they were looking for some payback. The Havoc split this weekend with the Dawgs, winning Friday night with a score of 4-3. The Dawgs held them off Saturday […]

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PHOTOS: Fayetteville Marksmen vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs – 12/31/2024

ROANOKE, Va. – A season high number of fans gathered in the Berglund Center on New Year’s Eve, 6300+ strong. It was not meant to be, for the Dawgs, as the Fayetteville Marksmen took the shootout win, 5-6. The first period saw both teams evenly matched, with Roanoke’s Carson Gallagher scoring first, early in the […]

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PHOTOS: Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs – 12/28/2024

ROANOKE, Va. – It was “White Out” night at the Berglund Center on Saturday. The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs were decked out in their white uniforms as they took on the Knoxville Ice Bears. The resulting 5-4 win included a couple firsts for the Dawgs. Aidan Girduckis had his first regular season pro goal, and […]

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PHOTOS: Huntsville Havoc vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs – 12/27/2024

ROANOKE, Va. – Fresh off Thursday night’s win in Huntsville, Roanoke outlasted the Havoc on home ice. The overtime win of 4-3, closed out the double header with the first place Huntsville Havoc. In a very physical game, it was Huntsville that scored first. Several calls made by the referees were loudly, and physically contested […]

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PHOTOS: Fayetteville Marksmen vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs – 11/29/2024

ROANOKE, Va. – The Berglund Center was full of joy on Black Friday, with fans celebrating the Star Wars and Stick it to Cancer Night. The Force was with the Rail Yard Dawgs, as they beat the Fayetteville Marksmen, 3-2. Bryce Martin opened the scoring less than a minute into the game, giving the Dawgs […]

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PHOTOS: Macon Mayhem vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 11/27/2024

ROANOKE, Va – Rail Yard Dawgs fans were in the spirit of the Thanksgiving holidays Wednesday night, as they contributed to the Dawgs annual food drive. That spirit boosted the Dawgs to a win over the Macon Mayhem, with a score of 3-2. Macon’s goal tender, Dyson Skinner, was an impenetrable wall, denying the Dawgs […]

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