ECHL Florida Everblades

'Blades announce 2006-07 schedule

Published on July 17, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades, proud affiliate of the Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes, in conjunction with the ECHL have announced their 2006-07 schedule. As in the past, the Everblades will play a 72-game schedule with 36 home and road dates. The '06-'07 campaign begins on Friday, October 20, 2006 and concludes on Saturday, April 7, 2006.

The Everblades will open their ninth season on home ice with a pair of games against the Texas Wildcatters on Friday & Saturday, October 20 & 21 and will conclude the '06-'07 season also at Germain Arena with two games versus the Augusta Lynx on April 6 & 7.

Highlighting the schedule will be the team's first ever regular season trip to the north. Florida's first road trip of the year is a four-game swing through the state of Ohio where the 'Blades will play three teams for the first time in club history. The northern trip opens on November 1 with a match-up against the Cincinnati Cyclones then moves to Toledo when the Everblades visit the Toledo Sports Arena to face off against the Storm on November 3. The following night, the Everblades head to Dayton to take on the Bombers before concluding the trip back in Cincinnati on November 6.

The Everblades enjoy two five-game home stands as their longest stints at Germain Arena during the year. The first is November 10 - 18, when the Everblades host the Columbia Inferno for three games and the Pensacola Ice Pilots for a pair of contests. The second stand stretches from January 5 - 13 when the Everblades host the Charlotte Checkers for three games, then welcome in the South Carolina Stingrays for two games.

Florida endures a 10-day trip as the team's longest road swing. The trip spans from December 8 through December 17 with games at Pensacola, Gwinnett, Augusta, South Carolina and Columbia.

Other than the four games in Ohio, the Everblades play the remaining 68 games of their schedule against rival opponents. The most games head-to-head will come against rival Pensacola with the teams facing off 11 times. The 'Blades will see Texas, Gwinnett and South Carolina a total of 10 times each, and will face Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta a total of nine times each. A total of 19 games will come against the two teams the Everblades faced in the 2006 Kelly Cup Playoffs (Greenville & Gwinnett).

The overall breakdown of opponents & games for the Everblades is as follows:

Augusta Lynx 9 - (4 home, 5 away)
Charlotte Checkers 9 - (5 home, 4 away)
Cincinnati Cyclones 2 - (2 away)
Columbia Inferno 9 - (5 home, 4 away)
Dayton Bombers 1 - (1 away)
Gwinnett Gladiators 10 - (5 home, 5 away)
Pensacola IcePilots 11 - (6 home, 5 away)
South Carolina Stingrays 10 - (6 home, 4 away)
Texas Wildcatters 10 -(5 home, 5 home)
Toledo Storm 1 - (1 away)

The Everblades will play 14 of their home games on Friday nights, 14 on Saturday nights, 5 on Tuesday, and 3 on Wednesday nights. All Everblades home games begin at 7:30 p.m.

The ECHL welcomes the Cincinnati Cyclones and the Texas Wildcatters back to the ice in 2006-07 and will play 900 games, with 25 teams in 16 states and British Columbia.

The division and conference alignments and the format for the 2007 Kelly Cup Playoffs will be announced following the Preseason Board of Governors Meeting in September.

The ECHL raised its average attendance for the third straight year in 2005-06 drawing 3,934,794 for 900 games which is an average of 4,372 per game, an increase of more than nine percent from 2004-05 and the largest per-game average since 1999-2000.

The Premier 'AA' Hockey League, the ECHL had affiliations with 25 of the 30 teams in the National Hockey League and 21 of the 27 teams in the American Hockey League in 2005-06.

2006-07 Florida Everblades season tickets are available! Reserve your seat for all the exciting action today by calling (239) 948-7825. Visit www.floridaeverblades.com and www.germainarena.com for more information on group ticket packages, pricing and upcoming Germain Arena events.

ALL TIMES EASTERN
ALL DATES & TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE


October
Fri. 20 TEXAS 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 21 TEXAS 7:30 p.m..
Fri. 27 CHARLOTTE 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 28 CHARLOTTE 7:00 p.m.

November
Wed. 1 at Cincinnati TBA
Fri. 3 at Toledo TBA
Sat. 4 at Dayton TBA
Mon. 6 at Cincinnati TBA
Fri. 10 COLUMBIA 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 11 COLUMBIA 7:30 p.m.
Tue. 14 COLUMBIA 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 17 PENSACOLA 7:00 p.m.
Sat. 18 PENSACOLA 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 22 at Columbia TBA
Fri. 24 at Charlotte TBA
Sat. 25 at Charlotte TBA
Tue. 28 TEXAS 7:30 p.m.

December
Fri. 1 TEXAS 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 2 TEXAS 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 8 at Pensacola TBA
Sat. 9 at Pensacola TBA
Sun. 10 at Gwinnett TBA
Fri. 15 at Augusta TBA
Sat. 16 at S. Carolina 7:05 p.m.
Sun. 17 at Columbia TBA
Fri. 22 S. CAROLINA 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 23 S. CAROLINA 7:30 p.m.
Thu. 28 at Texas TBA
Fri. 29 at Texas TBA
Sat. 30 at Texas TBA

January
Fri. 5 CHARLOTTE 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 6 CHARLOTTE 7:30 p.m.
Tue. 9 CHARLOTTE 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 12 S. CAROLINA 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 13 S. CAROLINA 7:00 p.m.
Fri. 19 at Gwinnett TBA
Sat. 20 at Gwinnett TBA
Fri. 26 GWINNETT 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 27 GWINNETT 7:30 p.m.
Tue. 30 at Pensacola TBA

February
Thu. 1 at Augusta TBA
Fri. 2 at Columbia TBA
Sat. 3 at Augusta TBA
Fri. 9 PENSACOLA 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 10 PENSACOLA 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 14 GWINNETT 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 16 at Augusta TBA
Sat. 17 at S. Carolina 7:05 p.m.
Sun. 18 at S. Carolina 3:05 p.m.
Wed. 21 GWINNETT 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 23 GWINNETT 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 24 AUGUSTA 7:30 p.m.
Tue. 27 AUGUSTA 7:30 p.m.

March
Fri. 2 at Augusta TBA
Sat. 3 at Columbia TBA
Sun. 4 at Charlotte TBA
Tue. 6 at Gwinnett TBA
Fri. 9 PENSACOLA 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 10 PENSACOLA 7:30 p.m.
Tue. 13 S. CAROLINA 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 14 S. CAROLINA 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 16 at S. Carolina 7:05 p.m.
Sat. 17 at Charlotte TBA
Sun. 18 at Gwinnett TBA
Fri. 23 COLUMBIA 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 24 COLUMBIA 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 30 at Texas TBA
Sat. 31 at Texas TBA

April
Sun. 1 at Pensacola TBA
Tue. 3 at Pensacola TBA
Fri. 6 AUGUSTA 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 7 AUGUSTA 7:30 p.m.




2006-07 Florida Everblades Schedule Home/Away
ALL TIMES EASTERN
ALL DATES & TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

HOME AWAY

October
Fri. 20 vs. Texas 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 21 vs. Texas 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 27 vs. Charlotte 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 28 vs. Charlotte 7:30 p.m.

November
Fri. 10 vs. Columbia 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 11 vs. Columbia 7:30 p.m.
Tue. 14 vs. Columbia 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 17 vs. Pensacola 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 18 vs. Pensacola 7:30 p.m.
Tue. 28 vs. Texas 7:30 p.m.

December
Fri. 1 vs. Texas 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 2 vs. Texas 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 22 vs. S. Carolina 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 23 vs. S. Carolina 7:30 p.m.

January
Fri. 5 vs. Charlotte 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 6 vs. Charlotte 7:30 p.m.
Tue. 9 vs. Charlotte 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 12 vs. S. Carolina 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 13 vs. S. Carolina 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 26 vs. Gwinnett 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 27 vs. Gwinnett 7:30 p.m.

February
Fri. 9 vs. Pensacola 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 10 vs. Pensacola 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 14 vs. Gwinnett 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 21 vs. Gwinnett 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 23 vs. Gwinnett 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 24 vs. Augusta 7:30 p.m.
Tue. 27 vs. Augusta 7:30 p.m.

March
Fri. 9 vs. Pensacola 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 10 vs. Pensacola 7:30 p.m.
Tue. 13 vs. S. Carolina 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 14 vs. S. Carolina 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 23 vs. Columbia 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 24 vs. Columbia 7:30 p.m.

April
Fri. 6 vs. Augusta 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 7 vs. Augusta 7:30 p.m.

November
Wed. 1 at Cincinnati TBA
Fri. 3 at Toledo TBA
Sat. 4 at Dayton TBA
Mon. 6 at Cincinnati TBA
Wed. 22 at Columbia TBA
Fri. 24 at Charlotte TBA
Sat. 25 at Charlotte TBA

December
Fri. 8 at Pensacola TBA
Sat. 9 at Pensacola TBA
Sun 10 at Gwinnett TBA
Fri. 15 at Augusta TBA
Sat. 16 at S. Carolina 7:05 p.m.
Sun. 17 at Columbia TBA
Thu. 28 at Texas TBA
Fri. 29 at Texas TBA
Sat. 30 at Texas TBA

January
Fri. 19 at Gwinnett TBA
Sat. 20 at Gwinnett TBA
Tue. 30 at Pensacola TBA

February
Thu. 1 at Augusta TBA
Fri. 2 at Columbia TBA
Sat. 3 at Augusta TBA
Fri. 16 at Augusta TBA
Sat. 17 at S. Carolina 7:05 p.m.
Sun. 18 at S. Carolina 3:05 p.m.

March
Fri. 2 at Augusta TBA
Sat. 3 at Columbia TBA
Sun. 4 at Charlotte TBA
Tue. 6 at Gwinnett TBA
Fri. 16 at S. Carolina 7:05 p.m.
Sat. 17 at Charlotte TBA
Sun. 18 at Gwinnett TBA
Fri. 30 at Texas TBA
Sat. 31 at Texas TBA

April
Sun. 1 at Pensacola TBA
Tue. 3 at Pensacola TBA

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