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. The Rhinos are members of the Tier II junior North American Hockey League (NAHL).
History 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. 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. 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 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.
Season-by-season records Season GP W L PTS GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs 2021–22 60 15 41 4 34 131 233 1255 8th of 8, South27th of 29, NAHLDid not qualify 2022–23 60 18 38 4 40 111 201 1000 7th of 8, South27th of 29, NAHLDid not qualify 2023–24 60 38 16 6 82 180 146 1190 3rd of 9, South8th of 32, NAHLWon Div. Play-In series, 2–1 vs. Oklahoma WarriorsLost Div. Semifinal series, 2–3, vs. Shreveport Mudbugs 2024–25 59 29 26 4 62 168 183 1342 5th of 9, South20th of 35, NAHLLost Div. Play-Inn series, 1–2 vs. New Mexico Ice Wolves
References
External links Team website El Paso Hockey Association