ECHL Announces 2018 Preseason Schedule
September 4, 2018 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL announced on Tuesday its Preseason schedule of 24 games beginning Sept. 30 and continuing through Oct. 7.
The Premier 'AA' Hockey League will open its 31st season with six games on Friday, Oct. 12. Opening weekend continues with 12 games on Saturday, Oct. 13 and three games on Sunday, Oct. 14.
The third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, the ECHL averaged 4,424 fans per game in 2017-18, the 14th consecutive season and the 26th time in the last 28 years that the ECHL has averaged over 4,000 fans.
2018 ECHL Preseason Schedule
Sunday, September 30
Wilfred Laurier University at Brampton 2 p.m. ET
Thursday, October 4
South Carolina at Orlando 12 Noon ET (RDV Sportsplex)
Brampton at Newfoundland 7 p.m. NT (Stephenville Dome - Stephenville, Newfoundland)
Atlanta at Greenville 7 p.m. ET
Friday, October 5
Brampton at Newfoundland 7 p.m. NT (Hodder Memorial Arena - Deer Lake, Newfoundland)
Fort Wayne at Indy 6 p.m. ET
Reading at Adirondack 7 p.m. ET
Greenville at South Carolina 7 p.m. ET (Carolina Ice Palace)
Cincinnati at Wheeling 7:05 p.m. ET
Toledo at Kalamazoo 7:30 p.m. ET
Orlando at Florida 7:30 p.m. ET
Kansas City at Allen 7:30 p.m. CT (Allen Community Ice Rink)
Idaho at Utah 7 p.m. MT
Saturday, October 6
Tulsa at Wichita 4 p.m. CT (Wichita Ice Center)
Kansas City at Allen 4:30 p.m. CT (Allen Community Rink)
Worcester at Maine 7 p.m. ET (The Rinks at Exeter - Exeter, N.H.)
Adirondack at Reading 7 p.m. ET
Orlando at Florida 7 p.m. ET
Kalamazoo at Toledo 7:15 p.m. ET
Indy at Fort Wayne 7:30 p.m. ET
Wheeling at Cincinnati 7:35 p.m. ET
Utah at Idaho 7 p.m. MT
Sunday, October 7
Brampton at Newfoundland 2 p.m. NT (Eastlink Events Centre - Clarenville, Newfoundland)
Maine at Manchester 4:35 p.m. ET (The Rinks at Exeter - Exeter, N.H.)
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