Crush release 2006 schedule
Published on October 25, 2005 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Colorado Crush News Release
DENVER, Colo. - The 2005 ArenaBowl Champion Colorado Crush released their 2006 regular season schedule today. The Crush kickoff their fourth season in the Arena Football League with contests against their final two playoff opponents from last year.
Colorado opens the season on January 29th when they host the Chicago Rush in a rematch of last year's American Conference Championship Game, in which the Crush claimed a 49-43 overtime victory. The following week, the Crush will travel to Atlanta for the first time in team history to face the Georgia Force in a rematch of ArenaBowl XIX, where kicker Clay Rush connected on a 20-yard field goal as time expired to lift Colorado to their first title. Other games on the schedule include home-and-home series with Central Division foes Chicago, Grand Rapids, and Nashville along with games against all four Western Division teams (Arizona, Los Angeles, San Jose and Utah).
Additional 2006 schedule highlights include: - In Weeks 12 and 13 respectively, the Crush will play the AFL's two new expansion franchises, Kansas City and Utah. The Kansas City-Denver football rivalry now enters the AFL as K.C. joined the League earlier this month and will be stocked with players formerly under contact to the New Orleans VooDoo, who suspended play for the 2006 season because of the effects of Hurricane Katrina. The Utah Blaze begin their first season of play in Salt Lake City under the direction of Dallas Cowboys legend and AFL Hall of Fame Coach Danny White. - Rock vs. Jock 4 - John Elway and the Crush will carry a three-game winning streak into their fourth battle against Jon Bon Jovi and his Philadelphia Soul squad when the Crush travel to the City of Brotherly Love on Sunday, February 26th. - A comprehensive television schedule including both NBC and Fox Sports Net games will be released shortly. - All 18 teams will play 16 regular-season games over 16 weeks. The playoff system has been revised with 12 teams advancing to the postseason (instead of eight in 2005). In each conference, the top two seeds will receive byes the first weekend.
The Colorado Crush are currently accepting deposits for season tickets. The Crush sales staff is available from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (MT) Monday thru Friday at (720) 258-3400.
Colorado Crush 2006 Schedule:
WK. DAY DATE TIME OPPONENT SITE
1 Sun. Jan. 29 1:00 p.m. CHICAGO Pepsi Center
2 Sun. Feb. 5 11:00 a.m. @ Georgia Philips Arena
3 Sun. Feb. 12 1:00 p.m. LAS VEGAS Pepsi Center
4 Sat. Feb. 18 6:00 p.m. @ Nashville Gaylord Center
5 Sun. Feb. 26 11:00 a.m. @ Philadelphia Wachovia Center
6 Sun. March 5 1:00 p.m. GRAND RAPIDS Pepsi Center
7 Fri. March 10 6:30 p.m. @ Chicago Allstate Arena
8 Sun. March 19 4:00 p.m. @ Los Angeles Staples Center
9 Sat. March 25 7:00 p.m. COLUMBUS Pepsi Center
10 Sat. April 1 7:00 p.m. NASHVILLE Pepsi Center
11 Sat. April 8 5:30 p.m. @ Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
12 Sun. April 16 11:00 a.m. @ Kansas City Kemper Arena
13 Fri. April 21 7:00 p.m. UTAH Pepsi Center
14 Fri. April 28 7:00 p.m. ORLANDO Pepsi Center
15 Sat. May 6 8:30 p.m. @ San Jose HP Pavilion
16 Fri. May 12 7:00 p.m. ARIZONA Pepsi Center
AFL PLAYOFFS
Sun. May 21 1:00 p.m. Wild Card Round TBD
Sat-Sun. May 27-28 1:30 p.m. Divisional Round TBD
Sat-Sun. June 3-4 1:00 p.m. Conference Championship Game TBD
Sun. June 11 1:00 p.m. ArenaBowl XX Las Vegas
(All times Mountain)
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