Austyn Roudebush had a 22-save shutout en route to his 90th career SPHL victory.

The Rail Yard Dawgs extended their win streak to four games on Saturday night.

Ringing in the Holiday season, the Salvation Army of Roanoke is officially launching its Red Kettle Campaign Friday night at the Rail Yard Dawgs game at the Berglund Center.

Roanoke scored two goals in the final period to force overtime.

"We know we fell short last year and there's a sense of that competitiveness," said Rail Yard Dawgs head coach Dan Bremner.

The Rail Yard Dawgs announced Wednesday that the organization would be collaborating with the Red Cross and the “Star City Cares Flood Relief Supply” to help with relief efforts throughout areas impacted by Helene.

The Rail Yard Dawgs are back on home ice for a new season on October 18.

Brendan Pepe leads the team with three playoff goals thus far, highlighting his dynamic skill sets.

Austyn Roudebush made 30 saves in the home playoff victory Saturday night.

Roanoke netted two goals in a span of 31 seconds in the third period.

Tens of thousands of people are expected at the Berglund Center this weekend, leading to traffic and parking troubles.

Playoff hockey is back in the Star City as the Rail Yard Dawgs continue their playoff quest. The Berglund Center is the place to be Friday night for a pivotal game two.

After falling in overtime of game one at Quad City, the Rail Yard Dawgs are eager to get a game two victory.

Quad City outlasted Roanoke 3-2 in overtime.

Brooke and Eric sit down with the 2023 President’s Cup champion coach Dan Bremner to learn the rules of hockey.

The Dawgs clinched a third-place finish for the postseason and their first-ever 70-point season.

Owen McDade recorded a hat trick in the victory Friday night.

The Rail Yard Dawgs joined in the fight against food insecurity in Southwest Virginia on Monday.

Austyn Roudebush stopped 21-of-22 shots in net for the Dawgs.

Roanoke was held scoreless through two periods of play despite 35 shots on goal.

Roanoke went 0-for-2 on the power play.

In lieu of not having an official education day game, the Rail Yard Dawgs held an intersquad scrimmage.

Austyn Roudebush saved 20-of-25 shots faced for Roanoke, while Zane Steeves saved an incredible 57-of-61 shots faced for Knoxville.

Roanoke handled the visiting Mayhem in SPHL action.

The Dawgs got set to ring in the New Year in fashion after toppling Knoxville 5-4 in OT.

SPHL hockey, Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 6, Huntsville Havoc 2.

The intensity was higher between these two rivals than it had been in maybe a year or so.

Roanoke rallied to tie the score at 2, only to have the Havoc score two late goals for the regulation win.

Roanoke played stifling defense in the 4-0 shutout win.

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Roanoke's SPHL franchise won its first ever President's Cup championship but understands a brand new season is on the horizon.

Defending SPHL President's Cup Champions will square off against Evansville four times in the regular season.

The Montreal native helped lead the Roanoke Valley Rebels to a league championship in 1974.

Roanoke Railyard Dawgs fans showed out Saturday for a parade celebrating the team's President's Cup win.

Watch live as the Dawgs make their way back to the Berglund Center for a celebration following the team’s President’s Cup win last Tuesday.

The Rail Yard Dawgs are still on fire after winning the President’s Cup on the ice for the first time in franchise history and city leaders are planning a celebration honoring the team’s achievement.

The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs took home the President’s Cup Tuesday night, making history in the Star City.

The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs have announced their celebratory plans for the President’s Cup win.

For the first time in franchise history, the Rail Yard Dawgs are President’s Cup champions.

The Dawgs President’s Cup series victory is the stuff of legend, with back to back overtime wins after giving up tieing goals late in regulation.

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The Rail Yard Dawgs won the President’s Cup 2-1 in OT Tuesday night.

The Rail yard Dawgs defeated Birmingham 5-4 in overtime to pull within one win of the SPHL title.

The Dawgs are shut out 2-0 in Game 2 of the President's Cup Finals Series.

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The Dawgs dominated late to pull away for a 4-2 opening game win.

Dawgs fall 5-3 in game two loss at Peoria

The Berglund Center will soon be packed full of hockey fans rooting on the Rail Yard Dawgs.

The best-of-three series will start Wednesday night at the Berglund Center.

Roanoke defeated Evansville 4-0

Roanoke won game won at Evansville 4-2

Rail Yard Dawgs face Evansville in first round of SPHL playoffs

Roanoke earns home-ice advantage for its first round matchup in the President's Cup Playoffs against Evansville.

Roanoke will play 2 of its 3 remaining regular season games at home.

Peoria remains the top team in SPHL standings.

Rail Yard Dawgs beat the Ice Bears 7-3.

Roanoke Fire-EMS said the all-clear was given after fire personnel responded to the call for a potential gas leak at the Berglund Center in Roanoke Saturday.

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The Dawgs fall to Pensacola 5-2 on Friday night.

Roanoke was 0-for-4 on the power play, while the Bulls went 1-for-5.

The Dawgs outscore the

The Rail Yard Dawgs dashed Macon by an 8-3 count on Friday night.

Huntville nets 4 goals in the third period to break a 1-1 tie in Roanoke.

The Rail Yard Dawgs set a new mark for longest Franchise win streak on Friday night.

Rail Yard Dawgs score the win on its annual Teddy Bear Toss night!

The Rail Yard Dawgs are off to a great start to this year’s campaign, currently third in the standings, but that’s just one reason to get to the Berglund Center Saturday night.

Roanoke’s Brody Claeys stopped 20-of-22 shots.

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The Rail Yard Dawgs are coming off another historic season where they reached the SPHL President's Cup Championship series.

The Rail Yard Dawgs will call Roanoke home for many years to come.

MaKayla hurt her arm playing hockey earlier this year. It seemed like a common childhood injury at first, but when the bump didn’t go down, her parents found out something was very wrong.

The Rail Yard Dawgs held a 2-0 lead in the second period.

Nick Ford recorded a hat trick, the first playoff hat trick in franchise history.

Roanoke trails the President's Cup finals series 2-0 after a 7-3 loss in Game 2.

The Rail Yard Dawgs controlled play for most of the game, but came up inches short to the Peoria Rivermen in a 3-2 Game One Loss at the Peoria Civic Center on Thursday night. Travis Armstrong and Gehrett Sargis scored for Roanoke.

The Rail Yard Dawgs get the road win and advance to its first ever SPHL President's Cup Final!

After a 5-3 semifinal victory, Roanoke's SPHL team acknowledged the fans of the star city for making the atmosphere difficult for opposing teams.

The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs beat Huntsville 5-3 in the second round of the SPHL President’s Cup Semifinal Thursday night. Goals by Jeff Jones, Brant Sherwood, Nick Ford, and Sean Leonard helped put the Dawgs on top.

Confidence is at an all-time high for Roanoke after knocking off top-seeded Knoxville in the first round.

The Rail Yard Dawgs scored twice within the first 5 minutes of the game.

The Dawgs outshot the Ice Bears 16-4 in the second period.

Roanoke is set to host Knoxville for Game Two on Saturday, April 16 at Berglund Center at 7:05 p.m. EST.

"I think our focus down the stretch has been discipline the whole way," said head coach Dan Bremner.

"Finding some good after tragically losing my son," said Chris Nininger.

Dawgs score twice in second period on their way to a 3-1 victory.

The Rail Yard Dawgs ended Huntsville’s nine-game winning streak, defeating the Havoc 4-2 at Berglund Center on Friday night. With Roanoke’s win and Birmingham’s loss to Knoxville, the Dawgs have clinched a spot in the 2022 President’s Cup Playoffs. Nick Ford, Travis Broughman, Brady Heppner, and Nick DeVito scored for Roanoke.

Roanoke is currently eighth in the SPHL standings.

The Dawgs once again came out strong in the third period, outshooting Fayetteville 12-3 in the final 20 minutes.

Bridget and Chase catch one of their practices and even hit the ice to see who has hidden hockey skills!

Matt O'Dea netted two first period goals in Saturday's victory.

CJ Stubbs scored Roanoke's lone goal in the opening period.

The Rail Yard Dawgs won their fifth home game in a row on New Year’s Eve, bullying the first-place Huntsville Havoc 4-1 at Berglund Center.

The Dawgs fall to the Havoc in a shootout finish for the second straight game.

Nick Ford scored the Dawgs lone goal in the second period.

The Rail Yard Dawgs have their first game on Friday after not being able to play last year because of the pandemic.

The Rail Yard Dawgs are in training camp, preparing for the new SPHL season.

ROANOKE, Va. – The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs have announced that the franchise will opt out of the upcoming 2020-21 season. The organization made the announcement Tuesday, citing the “ongoing COVID-19 conditions that impact statewide restrictions on mass gatherings and events.”“Today is a tough day for the team,” said Rail Yard Dawgs President Mickey Gray. Robyn Schon, general manager of the Berglund Center, hopes fans continue to support the Rail Yard Dawgs. “We regret that we won’t see our beloved Dawgs hit the ice this season, but we understand the challenges and stand behind the organization’s decision. Along with the Rail Yard Dawgs, the Quad City Storm, Peoria Rivermen, Evansville Thunderbolts and Fayetteville Marksmen have opted out.

ROANOKE, Va. Call it a refresher as opposed to a rebranding, but Roanokes minor league hockey club spruced up the only look this team has had since being announced in November of 2015. While the colors remain the same, the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs have upgraded the original logo and redesigned the teams jerseys in advance of the 2020-21 SPHL season. Last season we began kicking around ideas for a new logo, said Rail Yard Dawgs Vice President Alexandra Martin. A local designer, John Comstock of Magnets USA in Vinton, gets and assist on the new look. Comstock has been a devoted fan of the team since their first season.

ROANOKE, Va. With the uncertainty surrounding sports on the daily, Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs President, Mickey Gray, knows anything can change at the drop of a hat. One of those changes has been the usual October start date for the Southern Professional Hockey League. Weve been selling a lot of jerseys, a lot of merchandise, that type of stuff in the summer. The bottom line is, our season ticket holders and sponsors have once again taken care of us. With current phase 3 government regulations, entertainment venues must adhere to social distancing guidelines and can only have 1,000 spectators.

HUNTERSVILLE, NC The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that it is targeting mid-to-late December for the start of the 2020-2021 regular season. Delaying the season was a difficult decision, but I believe it was the responsible thing to do when taking everything into consideration.The 2020-2021 regular season schedule and playoff format will be announced at a later date. About Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) Now entering its 17th season, the Southern Professional Hockey League is comprised of 10 member teams located throughout the southeastern and midwestern United States. Headquartered in Huntersville, North Carolina, the mission of the SPHL is to provide a quality family-friendly entertainment product structured inside an economic model that is viable for small and mid-size markets and arenas. For more information about the SPHL, visit the leagues website at www.thesphl.com.