ECHL Preseason Games Begin Wednesday

October 7, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL has announced its composite preseason schedule, consisting of 27 games beginning on Wednesday.

ECHL teams were allowed to begin on-ice sessions on Friday and training camp rosters are available on ECHL.com.

The ECHL welcomes the Phoenix RoadRunners, the Stockton (California) Thunder and the Utah (Salt Lake City) Grizzlies and will play 900 games, beginning October 21 and ending April 8, with 25 teams in 14 states and British Columbia.

The Premier 'AA' Hockey League, the ECHL has affiliations with 25 of the 30 teams in the National Hockey League and there have been 258 players who have gone on to play in the NHL after playing in the ECHL. The ECHL has affiliations with 21 of the 27 teams in the American Hockey League and for the past 16 years there has been an ECHL player on the Calder Cup Champion.

2005 ECHL Preseason Schedule (All Times Local)

October 12
Dayton at Alaska, 7:15 p.m.
Stockton vs. Fresno at Gateway Ice Arena, 7:30 p.m.

October 13
Stockton at Bakersfield, Bakersfield Ice Sports Center, 1 p.m.
Dayton at Alaska, 7:15 p.m.
Greenville at Augusta, Augusta Ice Sports Center, 7 p.m.
Wheeling at Johnstown, Kirk Nevin Arena (Greensburg, Pa.), 7 p.m.
Toledo at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

October 14
Charlotte at Columbia, 7:05 p.m.
Las Vegas at Long Beach, 7:30 p.m., Glacial Gardens (Lakewood, Calif.)
South Carolina at Greenville, 7 p.m.
Gwinnett at Pensacola, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at San Diego, 7:30 p.m., San Diego Ice Arena
Utah at Idaho, 7:30 p.m., Manchester Ice Rink (McCall, Idaho)
Toledo at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

October 15
Columbia at Charlotte, 1 p.m., Pineville Ice House
Augusta at South Carolina, 3 p.m., Carolina Ice Palace (Charleston, S.C.)
Gwinnett at Pensacola, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at San Diego, 5 p.m., San Diego Ice Arena
Youngstown (CHL) at Toledo, 7:35 p.m.
Reading at Trenton, 7:05 p.m., Princeton Sports Complex (Monmouth Junction, N.J.)
Fresno at Bakersfield, 7 p.m.
Johnstown at Wheeling, 7:30 p.m.

October 16
Bakersfield at San Diego, 3:30 p.m., San Diego Ice Arena
Long Beach at Las Vegas, 5:05 p.m.
Stockton at Fresno, 5 p.m., Gateway Ice Arena
Toledo at Dayton, 2 p.m., Kettering (Ohio) Recreation Center
Trenton at Reading, 7:05 p.m., The Body Zone (Wyomissing, Pa.)

ECHL Stories from October 7, 2005

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• ECHL Announces Revised 2005-06 Schedule - Bakersfield Condors
• Thunder, ECHL Announce Schedule Change - Stockton Thunder
• Luke Fulghum Assogned by Toronto - Pensacola Ice Pilots
• Las Vegas Training Camp Roster Swells to 22 - Las Vegas Wranglers
• Condors Announce Training camp Roster - Bakersfield Condors
• Thunder Announces Training Camp Roster - Stockton Thunder
• Titans, ECHL announce revised 2005-2006 schedule - Trenton Devils
• Checkers pick up three from Wolf Pack - Charlotte Checkers
• RoadRunners, ECHL Release Revised 2005-06 Schedule - Phoenix RoadRunners
• Checkers announce final schedule - Charlotte Checkers
• Steelheads announce revised schedule - Idaho Steelheads
• 'Blades sign final two, Training Camp roster set - Florida Everblades
• ECHL Transactions - ECHL
• Ice Pilots Season Opener vs Greenville Friday, October 21 - Pensacola Ice Pilots
• ECHL Preseason Games Begin Wednesday - ECHL
• Grrrowl release revised schedule - Greenville Grrrowl
• Revised Schedule Released - Johnstown Chiefs
• Salmon Kings travel to Powell River to take on the Regals in exhibition - Victoria Salmon Kings
• Storm Announce 2005-06 Schedule Revision - Toledo Walleye
• Hurricanes Change Grizzlies, ECHL Schedules - Utah Grizzlies
• ECHL releases final 05-06 schedule - Augusta Lynx
• Camp Patrick Day 1 - Wheeling Nailers
• Nailers Home Schedule Finalized - Wheeling Nailers
• Condors Get Ready for Open House This Sunday - Bakersfield Condors
• ECHL Releases Revised Schedule - Atlanta Gladiators
• Gulls announce revised schedule - San Diego Gulls
• 2005-06 ECHL Schedule - ECHL
• Royals make slight changes in schedule - Reading Royals
• Naumenko recalled as Bombers open training camp - Dayton Bombers
• Stingrays release revised schedule - South Carolina Stingrays
• Hurricanes cause schedule change for Wranglers - Las Vegas Wranglers
• Everblades release new regular season schedule - Florida Everblades
• ECHL opens 18th season October 21 - ECHL
• WTSR 91.3FM and WBCB 1490AM to air Titan games - Trenton Devils
• Titans announce training camp roster - Trenton Devils
• Gulls announce training camp roster - San Diego Gulls
• ECHL announces hurricane relief program - ECHL
• Texas Wildcatters granted voluntary suspension - San Diego Gulls
• Grizzlies add high scoring rookie Matt Craig - Utah Grizzlies
• Gomez one of four added to Stingrays roster - South Carolina Stingrays
• Kowalski recalled to Lowell - Florida Everblades
• Storm announce training camp schedule - Toledo Walleye
• ECHL teams with Salvation Army for relief campaign - Augusta Lynx
• The boys are back in town - Bakersfield Condors

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