They knew what they had to do, and they got it done. The IceRays were battling Lake Charles for the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the WPHL's East playoff bracket. Lake Charles lost to Abilene Saturday night, which meant if IceRays won Sunday, they received the bye. Before the game coach told us, from here on out, our destiny was in our own hands. The players took heed of coach Taylor Hall's words and simply took the game away from Abilene.
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Call 814-7825 for information. We had something to play for right up to the final buzzer. That's the way I wanted it. In one of those, if you have a bad period, you can blow the whole series. The extra time will also benefit IceRays forwards Tyler Boucher and Pavel Evstigneev, who are nursing injuries, but should be ready by Saturday.