CHL releases Brahmas schedule for 2004-2005 season

Published on July 27, 2004 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Fort Worth Brahmas News Release


Fort Worth-Hockey fans in Fort Worth can mark their calendars. The 2004-2005 schedule for the Fort Worth Brahmas was officially released by the Central Hockey League office this afternoon. The Brahmas will begin their fourth season in the CHL on Friday, October 22 at the Century Tel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana against their I-20 rivals, the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs. After three road games to start the season, the Brahmas will host their home opener at the Fort Worth Convention Center on Saturday, October 30, at 7:30 PM against the Mudbugs.

This season, the Brahmas will play a 60 game schedule. The schedule will be split evenly, with 30 games being played on home ice, and 30 games being played on the road. Twenty-seven of the Brahmas' 30 home games this season will be played at their primary arena, the Fort Worth Convention Center. The Brahmas will play three home games this season at the venerable Will Rogers Memorial Center in March of 2005. On Friday, March 4, the Oklahoma City Blazers will come to the "Will." On Saturday, March 5, the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs will be the Brahmas' guest at Will Rogers. Then on Sunday, March 6, Fort Worth will close out their three game set at the historic arena with an afternoon game against the Austin Ice Bats.

All Monday through Saturday Brahmas' home games will begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday home games are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. The only different start time will be on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 when the Brahmas will take on Bossier-Shreveport at 10:30 a.m. That game will be the Brahmas' second annual "Cool School" game, a special school day contest scheduled to allow an entire grade level of students from the Fort Worth ISD to come out and enjoy the game. Last season, over 6,500 Fort Worth ISD fourth grade students were in attendance for the Brahmas "Cool School" game on Tuesday, January 13, 2004.

As usual, a significant portion of the Brahmas games this season will be played against their divisional opponents. Fort Worth will play their four Northeast Division foes—Bossier-Shreveport, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Memphis—a total of 28 times. Bossier-Shreveport is the most frequent opponent on Fort Worth's schedule, as the Brahmas will tackle the ‘Bugs ten times this season (5H/5A). The Brahmas will battle the Oilers (2H/4A), Blazers (4H/2A) and RiverKings (3H/3A) six times apiece.

The Brahmas will have seven games this year against their chief I-35 rival, the Austin Ice Bats. Austin will come to Cowtown for four games. The Brahmas will make the trip down south to Austin on three occasions. The first time that the Brahmas and Bats play this season will be on Friday, November 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Fort Worth Convention Center.

The only CHL team that will not come to Fort Worth this season is the Amarillo Gorillas. The Brahmas will travel to every CHL city this year except Lubbock, Texas, the home of the Cotton Kings.

Fort Worth will face off against the defending CHL champion Laredo Bucks two times this season, on December 11, 2004 at the Laredo Entertainment Center and on March 18, 2005 at the Fort Worth Convention Center.

The Brahmas' home dates will once again be concentrated on the weekend. Of the scheduled 30 home games, 24 of them will be either on a Friday (8), Saturday (10), or Sunday (6). Fort Worth will play five home games on Tuesday nights and the one home game on a Thursday morning. The Brahmas will not be in action in Fort Worth on both Monday and Wednesday.

The Brahmas longest homestand of the season will be from Saturday, October 30 until Tuesday, November 16 when they play seven consecutive games on home ice. Fort Worth's longest extended stretch away from home will be from Tuesday, January 18, 2005 until Friday, February 11, 2005 when they play nine games in a row on the road.

Fort Worth will prep for its eighth season in franchise history with two exhibition games against the Oklahoma City Blazers. On Friday, October 15, 2004, the Brahmas will face the Blazers at 7:35 p.m. at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City. On Saturday, October 16, 2004, the Blazers will play the Brahmas in the metroplex at a location and time to be determined.

Full and half season ticket packages for the Brahmas 2004-2005 home schedule are on sale now. For pricing or additional information, please contact the Brahmas office at (817) 336-4423 or log onto www.brahmas.com.

FORT WORTH BRAHMAS SCHEDULE NOTES:

Team vs. Team:

Vs. Amarillo: 1 (0H/1A) Vs. Austin: 7 (4H/3A)
Vs. Oklahoma City: 6 (4H/2A) Vs. Laredo: 2 (1H/1A)
Vs: Tulsa: 6 (2H/4A) Vs. San Angelo: 3 (1H/2A)
Vs. Wichita: 2 (1H/1A) Vs. Corpus Christi: 2 (1H/1A)
Vs. Bossier-Shreveport: 10 (5H/5A) Vs. Odessa: 4 (2H/2A)
Vs. Memphis: 6 (3H/3A) Vs. Colorado: 2 (1H/1A)
Vs. Topeka: 3 (1H/2A) Vs. Lubbock: 1(1H/0A)
Vs. Rio Grande Valley: 3 (2H/1A) Vs. New Mexico: 2 (1H/1A)






Games vs. Northern Conference: 35

Games vs. Southern Conference: 25

Home Dates By Day of the Week: Mon – 0 Tues – 5 Wed – 0 Thurs – 1
Fri – 8 Sat – 10 Sun – 6


Road Dates By Day of the Week: Mon – 0 Tues – 3 Wed – 1 Thurs – 1
Fri – 12 Sat – 11 Sun – 2


Home Dates By Month: Oct. – 1 Nov – 6 Dec – 7 Jan – 6
Feb – 4 Mar – 6


Road Dates By Month: Oct. – 3 Nov – 5 Dec – 5 Jan – 6
Feb – 7 Mar – 4

Longest Homestand: 7 games (Oct. 30-Nov. 16, 2004)

Longest Road Trip: 9 games (Jan. 18-Feb. 11, 2005)

Longest Distance to a Road Game: 924 miles (to Windsor, Colorado)

Shortest Distance to a Road Game: 188 miles (to Austin, Texas)

Three Games in Three Nights: 8 times

Fort Worth Brahmas – 2004/2005 Central Hockey League Schedule
All Dates and Times Subject to Change, All Times are Home Local

# Day Date Visitor Home Start Time
1 Friday 22-Oct Fort Worth Bossier-Shreveport 7:05 PM
2 Saturday 23-Oct Fort Worth Memphis 7:05 PM
3 Friday 29-Oct Fort Worth Tulsa 7:35 PM
4 Saturday 30-Oct Bossier-Shreveport Fort Worth 7:30 PM
5 Friday 5-Nov Austin Fort Worth 7:30 PM
6 Saturday 6-Nov Lubbock Fort Worth 7:30 PM
7 Friday 12-Nov Corpus Christi Fort Worth 7:30 PM
8 Saturday 13-Nov Memphis Fort Worth 7:30 PM
9 Sunday 14-Nov Memphis Fort Worth 3:00 PM
10 Tuesday 16-Nov Topeka Fort Worth 7:30 PM
11 Friday 19-Nov Fort Worth Odessa 7:00 PM
12 Saturday 20-Nov Fort Worth Amarillo 7:11 PM
13 Thursday 25-Nov Fort Worth Memphis 7:05 PM
14 Friday 26-Nov Fort Worth Bossier-Shreveport 7:05 PM
15 Saturday 27-Nov Fort Worth Oklahoma City 7:35 PM
16 Friday 3-Dec Oklahoma City Fort Worth 7:30 PM
17 Saturday 4-Dec Rio Grande Valley Fort Worth 7:30 PM
18 Sunday 5-Dec Rio Grande Valley Fort Worth 3:00 PM
19 Friday 10-Dec Fort Worth Rio Grande Valley 7:35 PM
20 Saturday 11-Dec Fort Worth Laredo 7:30 PM
21 Tuesday 14-Dec Bossier-Shreveport Fort Worth 10:30 AM
22 Friday 17-Dec Fort Worth Bossier-Shreveport 7:05 PM
23 Saturday 18-Dec Fort Worth Austin 7:35 PM
24 Tuesday 21-Dec Austin Fort Worth 7:30 PM
25 Sunday 26-Dec Fort Worth Bossier-Shreveport 5:05 PM
26 Tuesday 28-Dec Oklahoma City Fort Worth 7:30 PM
27 Thursday 30-Dec Wichita Fort Worth 7:30 PM
28 Saturday 1-Jan Tulsa Fort Worth 6:00 PM
29 Tuesday 4-Jan Memphis Fort Worth 7:30 PM
30 Friday 7-Jan Austin Fort Worth 7:30 PM
31 Saturday 8-Jan Fort Worth Austin 7:35 PM
32 Sunday 9-Jan Oklahoma City Fort Worth 3:00 PM
33 Friday 14-Jan Odessa Fort Worth 7:30 PM
34 Saturday 15-Jan Tulsa Fort Worth 7:30 PM
35 Tuesday 18-Jan Fort Worth Tulsa 7:05 PM
36 Friday 21-Jan Fort Worth New Mexico 7:05 PM
37 Saturday 22-Jan Fort Worth Colorado 7:05 PM
38 Friday 28-Jan Fort Worth Austin 7:35 PM
39 Saturday 29-Jan Fort Worth Corpus Christi 7:05 PM
40 Friday 4-Feb Fort Worth Topeka 7:35 PM
41 Saturday 5-Feb Fort Worth Topeka 7:35 PM
42 Tuesday 8-Feb Fort Worth Tulsa 7:05 PM
43 Friday 11-Feb Fort Worth San Angelo 7:05 PM
44 Saturday 12-Feb New Mexico Fort Worth 7:30 PM
45 Sunday 13-Feb Odessa Fort Worth 3:00 PM
46 Friday 18-Feb San Angelo Fort Worth 7:30 PM
47 Saturday 19-Feb Bossier-Shreveport Fort Worth 7:30 PM
48 Friday 25-Feb Fort Worth Tulsa 7:35 PM
49 Saturday 26-Feb Fort Worth Bossier-Shreveport 7:05 PM
50 Sunday 27-Feb Fort Worth Memphis 3:00 PM
51 Friday 4-Mar Oklahoma City Fort Worth 7:30 PM
52 Saturday 5-Mar Bossier-Shreveport Fort Worth 7:30 PM
53 Sunday 6-Mar Austin Fort Worth 3:00 PM
54 Wednesday 9-Mar Fort Worth Wichita 7:00 PM
55 Friday 11-Mar Fort Worth Oklahoma City 7:35 PM
56 Saturday 12-Mar Fort Worth San Angelo 7:05 PM
57 Tuesday 15-Mar Fort Worth Odessa 7:00 PM
58 Friday 18-Mar Laredo Fort Worth 7:30 PM
59 Saturday 19-Mar Colorado Fort Worth 7:30 PM
60 Sunday 20-Mar Bossier-Shreveport Fort Worth 3:00 PM

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