{"id":454097,"date":"2026-10-02T08:22:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/454097\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T08:22:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:22:27","slug":"el-paso-rhinos-celebrate-20-years-of-hockey-and-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/454097\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso Rhinos celebrate 20 years of hockey and community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>El Paso, Texas (KFOX14)  \u2014 For the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elpasorhinos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> El Paso Rhinos, <\/a>the connection between players and fans extends beyond the action on the ice.<\/p>\n<p>With 2026 marking the organization\u2019s 20th anniversary, Daytime visited as players prepared for practice to learn about the team\u2019s growth, game-night experience and involvement in the community.<\/p>\n<p>Two decades of growth<\/p>\n<p>Corey, identified in the interview as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elpasorhinos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rhinos\u2019<\/a> president and general manager, said he has been doing the work for the better part of 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>He recalled early days that included a circus tent with a diesel heater and walking on sand and dirt. Over time, he said, the organization added improvements that helped shape the facility and experience described in the segment.<\/p>\n<p>Corey said the atmosphere makes the arena an intimidating place for visiting teams to play \u2014 but also a place players enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFan experience here is absolutely incredible,\u201d he said.More than the game<\/p>\n<p>Corey described an effort to keep the experience affordable and entertaining, pointing to T-shirt giveaways, prize giveaways, music and singalongs on the arena\u2019s jumbo screen.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation also highlighted the fast, physical action on the ice and the relationship between the organization and the people who support it.<\/p>\n<p>For Corey, community involvement is part of that relationship. He discussed players participating in charity events and interacting with fans beyond game night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut without the fans, we don\u2019t have the players or the organization,\u201d he said.Giving back beyond the ice<\/p>\n<p>Austin, introduced as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elpasorhinos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rhinos<\/a> player, said he was in his first year with the team and had found a welcoming environment among teammates, fans and the community.<\/p>\n<p>He described community service, skates after games and learn-to-play activities as ways players give back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do our part by giving back to the community,\u201d Austin said.<\/p>\n<p>Those interactions, he explained, help build the atmosphere around the team and strengthen the connection between players and supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the Daytime segment for a closer look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elpasorhinos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rhinos<\/a>\u2019 history, fan experience and community involvement.<\/p>\n<p><p>El Paso Rhinos (Courtesy: KFOX14)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"El Paso, Texas (KFOX14) \u2014 For the El Paso Rhinos, the connection between players and fans extends beyond&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":454098,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-454097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}