AMARILLO, Texas – The buses put a lot wear on the tires this past weekend for the Amarillo Bulls and the New Mexico Mustangs. The two teams played 3 games in less than 72 hours, with the Bulls taking … Continue reading
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A bar set too high?
AMARILLO, Texas – “One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can barely achieve though one’s greatest efforts.”– Albert Einstein. For Amarillo Bulls Head Coach Dennis Williams, this might well be his … Continue reading
Economic hard times and vanishing hockey teams
AMARILLO, TX – Everyone in the Texas Panhandle has felt the effects of the economy’s downturn… job reductions, rising gas and food prices and uncertainty in the banking sector to name a few. At a press conference on February 21, … Continue reading
Three square inches
AMARILLO, Texas –– To the casual fan who comes to the arena to sip a brew, inhale a hot dog and enjoy a splendid brouhaha, it’s the goaltenders fault his team won’t earn a point in the standings tonight. Of … Continue reading
Gorillas struggle to find footing on ice
AMARILLO, Texas — On Thanksgiving Day, one could almost hear an audible sigh of relief in the Jungle from Amarillo Gorillas hockey fans when the Civic Center arena crew covered the ice and began parking tractors and combines on the … Continue reading
Are these the Gorillas Amarillo has been looking for?
AMARILLO , Texas — Amarillo’s professional hockey teams, Rattlers or Gorillas, have not been known for jack rabbit starts in the season. In fact, they’ve tended to stutter at the beginning and then claw their way back up at season’s … Continue reading