El Paso Rhinos (NAHL)
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| El Paso Rhinos | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | El Paso, Texas |
| League | North American Hockey League |
| Division | South |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Home arena | County Events Center |
| Colors | Orange, black, gray, white |
| Owner(s) | Cory Herman |
| President | Corey Heon |
| Head coach | Joe Coombs |
| Asst. coach | Josh Brown |
| Affiliate | El Paso Rhinos |
| Website | http://www.elpasorhinos.com |
| Franchise history | |
| 2021–present | El Paso Rhinos |
The El Paso Rhinos are a junior ice hockey organization based in El Paso, Texas. They play their home games at the County Events Center located within the El Paso County Coliseum complex.[1] The Rhinos are members of the Tier II junior North American Hockey League (NAHL).
In 2020, due to the demise of the Western States Hockey League, the EL Paso Rhinos announced that they were joining the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) as an expansion team for the upcoming season.[2] At the same time, their new league's parent organization, the North American Hockey League (NAHL) also approved the addition of the El Paso Rhinos as an expansion franchise.[3] While the original club would continue in the NA3HL, a separate Tier II team of the same name would begin play in 2021.
For their inaugural season, Cory Herman was slated to be the head coach of the Tier II club[4] however, after 15 years behind the bench, Herman stepped down to focus on team operations and hired Anthony Bohn as head coach of the NAHL team in the summer of 2021.[5]
Season-by-season records
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 60 | 15 | 41 | 4 | 34 | 131 | 233 | 1255 | 8th of 8, South 27th of 29, NAHL | Did not qualify |
| 2022–23 | 60 | 18 | 38 | 4 | 40 | 111 | 201 | 1000 | 7th of 8, South 27th of 29, NAHL | Did not qualify |
| 2023–24 | 60 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 82 | 180 | 146 | 1190 | 3rd of 9, South 8th of 32, NAHL | Won Div. Play-In series, 2–1 vs. Oklahoma Warriors Lost Div. Semifinal series, 2–3, vs. Shreveport Mudbugs |
| 2024–25 | 59 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 62 | 168 | 183 | 1342 | 5th of 9, South 20th of 35, NAHL | Lost Div. Play-Inn series, 1–2 vs. New Mexico Ice Wolves |
References
- ↑ "Events Center". El Paso County Coliseum. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ↑ "2020-2021 WSHL Season". WSHL. May 26, 2020. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020.
- ↑ "NAHL team in El Paso, Texas approved for the 2021-22 season". NAHL. June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
- ↑ "Rhinos name Mammel as new Head Coach". NA3HL. June 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Cory Herman Retires to Front Office". El Paso Rhinos. May 13, 2021.
