Chl Opens 2009-10 Season On Friday Night
Published on October 15, 2009 under Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release
(Tempe, Arizona) - The Central Hockey League (CHL) will begin its 18th season on Friday, October 16th with seven games on the schedule including a Ray Miron President's Cup Finals re-match between the defending champion Texas Brahmas and the Colorado Eagles. The Brahmas won the Cup last May four games to one over the Eagles.
Other highlights on the opening night schedule feature a 2004, 2006 President's Cup re-match with the Laredo Bucks taking on the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs. The Bucks won both the 04 and 06 Cups by defeating the 'Bugs in the Finals.
The CHL's two expansion clubs get underway on Friday with the Missouri Mavericks facing the Rapid City Rush and the Allen Americans taking on the Arizona Sundogs. Both Missouri and Allen will begin the year on road trips awaiting completion of their new buildings. Allen is set to open at home on November 7th and Missouri's home opener is scheduled for November 13th.
The other three games scheduled for opening night are the Amarillo Gorillas at the Wichita Thunder, the Tulsa Oilers at the Mississippi RiverKings and the Corpus Christi IceRays at the Odessa Jackalopes. The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees are the lone CHL team to not be in action on Friday, they will open at home on Saturday versus the Laredo Bucks.
Fans will be able to watch CHL action this season on the new CHL-TV (powered by Insinc). Games are available on a per game basis as well as with a variety of passes for fans to choose from. Individual games start at $5.95 per game. Friday's games are available for FREE to showcase the new state-of-the-art CHL player and interactive features (just enter the code CHLTV). Visit http://chltv.insinc.com for more information or to watch games. About the CHL The CHL will be entering its 18th season on Friday, October 16, with 15 active member teams across nine states. The CHL saw close to two million fans attend games during the 2008-09 season and has led North American professional 'AA' hockey leagues in average attendance in six of the past eight seasons. The CHL is administered by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation (Global Stock Symbol: GNTP) a company engaged in sports management, multi-purpose events and entertainment center and related real estate development, facility and venue management and marketing, and venue ticketing. For more information about the CHL visit the league's website at www.centralhockeyleague.com .
Central Hockey League Stories from October 15, 2009
- 'Bugs Release Opening Night Roster, Captains - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
- Mudbugs Opening Night Is Tomorrow: 'Bugs Vs. Bucks - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
- Rush Announce Final Roster For 2009-10 - Rapid City Rush
- Sundogs Announce 2009-10 Regular Season Roster; Three Players Awaiting Immigration Approval - Arizona Sundogs
- Sundogs Unveil New White Jersey; First Of Three New Jerseys To Be Introduced - Arizona Sundogs
- Killer Bees Announce Season-Opening Roster - Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
- Chl Opens 2009-10 Season On Friday Night - CHL
- Riverkings Release Opening Night Roster - Mississippi RiverKings
- Eagles Finalize Season-Opening Roster - Colorado Eagles
- Mavericks Set To Begin Inaugural Season - Kansas City Mavericks
- Bucks Name Rivet Team Captain - Laredo Bucks
- Jackalopes Finalize Roster For Opening Night - Odessa Jackalopes
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