Aces Announce 2012-2013 Season Schedule

May 30, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Alaska Aces News Release


The two-time defending Brabham Cup Champion Alaska Aces will open next season on the road for just the third time in ECHL franchise history, the club announced Wednesday morning. The Aces and ECHL joined in a league-wide release, announcing the dates for the complete 2012-2013 ECHL regular season. The Aces will begin the season on the road on Friday, October 12 against the Colorado Eagles in Loveland, CO. Alaska will play their home opener the following week on Friday, October 19 when they host the Utah Grizzlies at Sullivan Arena at 7:15pm. The 2012-2013 season is just over four months away. Season tickets and corporate packages are currently available by calling the Aces office at 907.258.ACES. For the most up to date news and information on the Aces, please visit the Alaska Aces Facebook page at www.facebook.com/alaskaaceshockey.

The Aces regular season schedule consists of 72 games - 36 home and 36 road. Alaska will play 28 of the 36 home games next season on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. The 2012-2013 season marks the first time since 2007 that the Aces are beginning the season on the road. For the second straight season the Aces will exclusively play teams from the Western Conference in the regular season. Alaska has eight Western Conference opponents this year, including the expansion San Francisco Bulls, who will make their first trip to Anchorage for a three-game series in late October. The Aces will play the Bulls nine times, making their first and only trip to San Francisco for a three-game set in early March.

Alaska will square-off against the Las Vegas Wranglers nine times in a rematch of the 2012 Conference Finals. The first meeting comes in Las Vegas on November 7 - one of three separate trips Alaska will make to Las Vegas. The Wranglers will make one trip to Alaska for a three-game series from February 22-24.

For the sixth straight season, the Aces will play a game at Sullivan Arena on New Year's Eve, as they host the Eagles. That contest will close a six-game home stand to end 2012, and equals their longest home stand of the season. The longest road trip in the upcoming season is also six games in late November.

The Aces most-frequent opponent is the Utah Grizzlies. The two clubs will square off 14 times this year, three more than any other team. Following that are 11 meetings with Colorado and 10 against the Stockton Thunder. The opponent that Alaska will face the least is the Bakersfield Condors, who they only meet four times, and just once on the road. The Aces will host Utah, Colorado, San Francisco, and Stockton each six times, and Las Vegas, Bakersfield, Ontario, and Idaho each three times. Alaska's season will conclude on Saturday, March 30 in Ontario against the Reign.

As in years past, all Aces home games will be played at Sullivan Arena. Sunday games will begin at 5:05pm, and all other games will begin at 7:15pm. The entire Aces 2012-2013 schedule is listed below:

ALASKA ACES 2012-2013 SCHEDULE

Fri, Oct. 12th @ Colorado

Sat, Oct. 13th @ Colorado

Fri, Oct. 19th vs. Utah

Sat, Oct. 20th vs. Utah

Fri, Oct. 26th vs. San Francisco

Sat, Oct. 27th vs. San Francisco

Sun, Oct. 28th vs. San Francisco

Sat, Nov. 3rd @ Stockton

Sun, Nov. 4th @ Stockton

Wed, Nov. 7th @ Las Vegas

Fri, Nov. 9th @ Las Vegas

Sat, Nov. 10th @ Las Vegas

Wed, Nov. 14th vs. Colorado

Fri, Nov. 16th vs. Colorado

Sat, Nov. 17th vs. Colorado

Wed, Nov. 21st @ Idaho

Fri, Nov. 23rd @ Utah

Sat, Nov. 24th @ Utah

Wed. Nov. 28th @ Stockton

Fri, Nov. 30th @ Bakersfield

Sat, Dec. 1st @ Ontario

Wed, Dec. 5th vs. Utah

Fri, Dec. 7th vs. Utah

Sat, Dec. 8th vs. Utah

Mon, Dec. 10th vs. Utah

Wed, Dec. 12th @ Idaho

Fri, Dec. 14th @ Utah

Sat, Dec. 15th @ Utah

Wed, Dec. 19th vs. Stockton

Fri, Dec. 21st vs. Stockton

Sat, Dec. 22nd vs. Stockton

Fri, Dec. 28th vs. Colorado

Sat, Dec. 29th vs. Colorado

Mon, Dec. 31st vs. Colorado

Fri, Jan. 4th @ Stockton

Sat, Jan. 5th @ Ontario

Sun, Jan. 6th @ Ontario

Wed, Jan. 9th vs. Ontario

Fri, Jan. 11th vs. Ontario

Sat, Jan. 12th vs. Ontario

Fri, Jan. 18th @ Idaho

Sat, Jan. 19th @ Idaho

Mon, Jan. 21st @ Las Vegas

Fri, Jan. 25th vs. San Francisco

Sat, Jan. 26th vs. San Francisco

Sun, Jan. 27th vs. San Francisco

Fri, Feb. 1st @ Las Vegas

Sat, Feb. 2nd @ Las Vegas

Fri, Feb. 8th vs. Stockton

Sat, Feb. 9th vs. Stockton

Sun, Feb. 10th vs. Stockton

Fri, Feb. 15th @ Utah

Sat, Feb. 16th @ Utah

Mon, Feb. 18th @ Utah

Wed, Feb. 20th @ Utah

Fri, Feb. 22nd vs. Las Vegas

Sat, Feb. 23rd vs. Las Vegas

Sun, Feb. 24th vs. Las Vegas

Thur, Feb. 28th vs. Bakersfield

Sat, Mar. 2nd vs. Bakersfield

Sun, Mar. 3rd vs. Bakersfield

Wed, Mar. 6th @ San Francisco

Fri, Mar. 8th @ San Francisco

Sat, Mar. 9th @ San Francisco

Wed, Mar. 13th vs. Idaho

Fri, Mar. 15th vs. Idaho

Sat, Mar. 16th vs. Idaho

Wed, Mar. 20th @ Colorado

Fri, Mar. 22nd @ Colorado

Sat, Mar. 23rd @ Colorado

Fri, Mar. 29th @ Ontario

Sat, Mar. 30th @ Ontario

The Alaska Aces will begin the 2012-2013 season on the road and return home on Friday, October 19 at Sullivan Arena. Season ticket and sponsorship packages are currently available through the Aces office at 15th & Gambell. For more information, please call the Aces at 907.258.ACES or visit them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/alaskaaceshockey.



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