Cutthroats Release Inaugural Season Schedule

August 30, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Denver Cutthroats News Release

DENVER, CO - The Denver Cutthroats will welcome every Central Hockey League team into the historic Denver Coliseum for its inaugural season, as the league released its schedule for the upcoming 2012-13 season today. Of the team's 33 home games, 24 will be played on a Friday or Saturday, including a weekend set against the Missouri Mavericks beginning October 19 at the Coliseum to open up the campaign.

The Cutthroats most common opponent this season will be their geographic rival, the Rapid City Rush. The two teams square off 16 total times this season - eight times each in Denver and South Dakota, including the regular season finale at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center on Saturday, March 23.

All Cutthroats home games will begin at 7:05 PM with the exception of Sunday, March 10 - a 4:05 PM start against Rapid City. The doors for each home game open one hour prior to puck drop.

The CHL also announced the top eight teams will qualify for the Ray Miron Presidents' Cup Playoffs, and three rounds of a best-of-7 series format will determine this year's Presidents' Cup Champion. The higher seeds in each playoff round receive home-ice advantage. In the Presidents' Cup Final the team with the better regular season record earns home-ice advantage.

The Cutthroats enjoy their longest home stretch of the season during December, a six-game stand beginning on December 11 against Rapid City and closing on December 22 when the Arizona Sundogs visit.

The Fish roll into January facing the longest road trip of any team in the CHL this season - a 12-game trek across six states to visit seven teams while the Denver Coliseum hosts the annual National Western and Stock Show. The road trip begins on New Year's Eve at Rapid City and the Cutthroats return home from the 12-game stretch to host the Bloomington Blaze on Friday, February 1.

The Cutthroats follow up the January road trip playing 13 of their next 17 games on Denver Coliseum ice. On Monday, February 18, the Cutthroats face off in a Presidents Day battle against Missouri, a club based in the Kansas City suburb of Independence - the hometown of United States President Harry Truman. The team's final home game of the season takes place against Rapid City on Sunday, March 10.

Other key dates for the inaugural season include a pair of home contests against Arizona to close out a stretch of five consecutive games between the two clubs (November 14 and 16). A weekend home set against the Wichita Thunder, the team with the best regular season record a year ago who also lost in the Presidents' Cup Final (November 30 and December 1). And a weekend visit from the Allen Americans (December 14 and 15), a team who has averaged 42 wins per season over the past three years - more than any other CHL team.

The full schedule is available at http://www.denvercutthroats.com.

ABOUT THE DENVER CUTTHROATS

The Denver Cutthroats are the Central Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Colorado Avalanche. The team drops the puck on their inaugural season on October 19, bringing professional hockey back to the historic Denver Coliseum for the first time since 1989. Season ticket and mini-plan packages are on sale now, and can be purchased by calling (303) 295-FISH (3474). The most up-to-date information can be found at denvercutthroats.com.

Denver Cutthroats 2012-13 Regular Season Schedule

All times Mountain Standard Time.

Dates and Times Subject to Change.

Day Month Date Visitor Home Time

Friday October 19 Missouri Denver 7:05 PM

Saturday October 20 Missouri Denver 7:05 PM

Friday October 26 Denver Rapid City 7:05 PM

Saturday October 27 Rapid City Denver 7:05 PM

Friday November 2 Texas Denver 7:05 PM

Saturday November 3 Texas Denver 7:05 PM

Wednesday November 7 Denver Arizona 6:05 PM

Friday November 9 Denver Arizona 7:05 PM

Saturday November 10 Denver Arizona 7:05 PM

Wednesday November 14 Arizona Denver 7:05 PM

Friday November 16 Arizona Denver 7:05 PM

Saturday November 17 Texas Denver 7:05 PM

Wednesday November 21 Denver Rapid City 6:35 PM

Friday November 23 Denver Rapid City 7:05 PM

Saturday November 24 Rapid City Denver 7:05 PM

Sunday November 25 Rapid City Denver 7:05 PM

Wednesday November 28 Bloomington Denver 7:05 PM

Friday November 30 Wichita Denver 7:05 PM

Saturday December 1 Wichita Denver 7:05 PM

Tuesday December 4 Denver Arizona 6:05 PM

Friday December 7 Denver Allen 6:05 PM

Saturday December 8 Denver Texas 6:05 PM

Tuesday December 11 Rapid City Denver 7:05 PM

Friday December 14 Allen Denver 7:05 PM

Saturday December 15 Allen Denver 7:05 PM

Tuesday December 18 Rapid City Denver 7:05 PM

Friday December 21 Arizona Denver 7:05 PM

Saturday December 22 Arizona Denver 7:05 PM

Wednesday December 26 Denver Rapid City 6:35 PM

Friday December 28 Denver Rapid City 7:05 PM

Saturday December 29 Rapid City Denver 7:05 PM

Monday December 31 Denver Rapid City 7:05 PM

Friday January 4 Denver Quad City 6:05 PM

Saturday January 5 Denver Missouri 6:05 PM

Friday January 11 Denver Arizona 7:05 PM

Saturday January 12 Denver Arizona 7:05 PM

Friday January 18 Denver Bloomington 6:05 PM

Saturday January 19 Denver Quad City 6:05 PM

Tuesday January 22 Denver Bloomington 6:05 PM

Friday January 25 Denver Missouri 6:05 PM

Saturday January 26 Denver Wichita 6:05 PM

Sunday January 27 Denver Wichita 4:05 PM

Tuesday January 29 Denver Tulsa 6:05 PM

Friday February 1 Bloomington Denver 7:05 PM

Saturday February 2 Bloomington Denver 7:05 PM

Tuesday February 5 Arizona Denver 7:05 PM

Friday February 8 Texas Denver 7:05 PM

Saturday February 9 Texas Denver 7:05 PM

Tuesday February 12 Denver Missouri 6:05 PM

Friday February 15 Wichita Denver 7:05 PM

Saturday February 16 Denver Wichita 6:05 PM

Monday February 18 Missouri Denver 7:05 PM

Friday February 22 Quad City Denver 7:05 PM

Saturday February 23 Quad City Denver 7:05 PM

Tuesday February 26 Denver Missouri 6:05 PM

Friday March 1 Tulsa Denver 7:05 PM

Saturday March 2 Tulsa Denver 7:05 PM

Tuesday March 5 Rapid City Denver 7:05 PM

Friday March 8 Denver Wichita 6:05 PM

Sunday March 10 Rapid City Denver 4:05 PM

Friday March 15 Denver Missouri 6:05 PM

Saturday March 16 Denver Bloomington 6:05 PM

Sunday March 17 Denver Bloomington 3:05 PM

Tuesday March 19 Denver Quad City 6:05 PM

Friday March 22 Denver Rapid City 7:05 PM

Saturday March 23 Denver Rapid City 7:05 PM

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Central Hockey League Stories from August 30, 2012

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• Tulsa Oilers Release 2012-13 Schedule - Tulsa Oilers
• Mavericks, CHL Announce 2012-13 Season Schedule - Kansas City Mavericks
• 2012-13 CHL Season Schedule Released - Arizona Sundogs
• Thunder Announces 2012-13 Schedule - Wichita Thunder
• 2012-13 CHL Schedule Released; Season Starts October 19 - CHL
• Cutthroats Release Inaugural Season Schedule - Denver Cutthroats

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