Everblades Release 2007-08 Schedule
Published on July 31, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release
ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades officially announced today their 2007-08 schedule. As in the past, the Everblades will play a 72-game schedule with 36 home and road dates. The '07-'08 campaign begins on Friday, October 19 and concludes on Saturday, April 5.
For the fourth straight year the Everblades open their season at home, beginning their 10th Anniversary season with a pair of games vs. the Mississippi Sea Wolves on Friday & Saturday, October 19 & 20. The Everblades conclude the '07-'08 season at home with a pair of games vs. the Texas Wildcatters on April 4 & 5.
Highlighting the 2007-08 schedule is the Everblades' first ever trip to Alaska to take on the Aces for three games on November 2, 3 & 4. The Aces return the favor by making their first ever trip to South West Florida for a three-game set at Germain Arena on November 28 & 29 and December 1.
The Everblades, as in the past, will play the majority of their games within the division with 66 of 72 games coming against division foes. The Everblades will play 16 of their games against opponents they faced in the 2006 Kelly Cup Playoffs (Charlotte & Texas).
The Everblades enjoy two six-game home stands as their longest stints at Germain Arena during the year. The first is February 8 - 18, when the Everblades host Augusta and Charlotte for three games each. The second ends the regular season from March 26 - April 5 when the Everblades host Gwinnett, Pensacola and Texas.
Florida's longest road trip comes in the form of a six-game trek from February 22 - March 2 with games at Augusta, Charlotte, Pensacola and South Carolina. The second longest trip is the team's first road trip of the season that takes them through Texas and Alaska from October 27 - November 4.
The Everblades six games vs. Alaska during 2007-08 will be the first ever meetings between the teams.
The overall breakdown of opponents & games against for the Everblades is as follows:
Alaska Aces 6- (3 home, 3 away)
Augusta Lynx: 7 - (3 home, 4 away)
Charlotte Checkers 6 - (3 home, 3 away)
Columbia Inferno 7 - (4 home, 3 away)
Gwinnett Gladiators 7 - (3 home, 4 away)
Mississippi Sea Wolves 9 - (5 home, 4 away)
Pensacola Ice Pilots 11 - (5 home, 6 away)
South Carolina Stingrays 9 - (5 home, 4 away)
Texas Wildcatters 10- (5 home, 5 away)
The Everblades will play 13 of their home games on Friday nights, 13 on Saturday nights, 6 on Tuesday nights, 3 on Wednesday nights and one Sunday evening game. All Everblades home games begin at 7:30 p.m.
Opening Day for the ECHL's 20th Anniversary Season will be Oct. 18 when the Johnstown Chiefs host the Wheeling Nailers at Cambria County War Memorial in a rematch of Game 7 from the first-ever ECHL Finals.
Celebrating its 20th Anniversary as the Premier 'AA' Hockey League in 2007-08, the ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in three states and has grown to be a coast-to-coast league that will have 25 teams in 17 states and British Columbia in 2007-08. The 25 teams includes the Mississippi (Biloxi) Sea Wolves, who return after missing two seasons in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the expansion Elmira (N.Y.) Jackals.
The ECHL will play 900 games beginning Oct. 18 and concluding Apr. 5. The conference and division alignments and the format for the 2008 Kelly Cup Playoffs will be determined and approved at a later date by the ECHL Board of Governors.
For the first time since 1998-99 the ECHL had 10 teams that averaged more than 5,000 fans per game in 2006-07 led by Stockton and Florida, who had the two highest average attendances since 2000-01. Thirteen of the 22 returning teams raised their attendance from 2005-06 as the league had 35 sellouts for the fourth year in a row.
The Premier 'AA' Hockey League, the ECHL has affiliations with 25 of the 30 teams in the National Hockey League in 2006-07, marking the 10th consecutive season that the league has had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL.
There have been 329 former ECHL players who have gone on to play in the NHL after playing in the ECHL, including a record 47 in 2005-06 and 26 in 2006-07. There have been 184 former ECHL players who have played their first game in the NHL in the past five seasons and 107 former ECHL players have skated in the NHL this season. More than 100 players under contract to NHL teams have played in the ECHL this season.
Be a part of the Everblades 10th Anniversary season! The 2007-08 season begins on Friday, October 19 when the 'Blades host the Mississippi Sea Wolves at 7:30 p.m. from Germain Arena! Deposits are being taken now for 2007-08 Florida Everblades season tickets! For just $50 per/seat you can reserve your piece of the action for next season! Visit www.floridaeverblades.com and www.germainarena.com for more information on ticket packages, pricing and upcoming Germain Arena events.
SEASON SCHEDULE
October
Fri. 19 MISSISSIPPI 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 20 MISSISSIPPI 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 27 at Texas 8:05 p.m.
Sun. 28 at Texas 5:05 p.m.
November
Fri. 2 at Alaska 11:15 p.m.
Sat. 3 at Alaska 11:15 p.m.
Sun. 4 at Alaska 9:15 p.m.
Fri. 9 COLUMBIA 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 10 COLUMBIA 7:30 p.m.
Tue. 13 at Columbia 7:05 p.m.
Thur. 15 at Augusta 7:05 p.m.
Fri. 16 at Columbia 7:05 p.m.
Sat. 17 at South Carolina 7:05 p.m.
Wed. 21 PENSACOLA 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 23 PENSACOLA 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 24 PENSACOLA 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 28 ALASKA 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 30 ALASKA 7:30 p.m.
December
Sat. 1 ALASKA 7:30 p.m.
Thur. 6 at Gwinnett 7:05 p.m.
Fri. 7 at Gwinnett 7:35 p.m.
Sat. 8 at Columbia 7:05 p.m.
Tue. 11 TEXAS 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 14 TEXAS 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 15 TEXAS 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 21 COLUMBIA 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 22 COLUMBIA 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 28 at Mississippi 8:05 p.m.
Sat. 29 at Pensacola 8:05 p.m.
Sun. 30 at Pensacola 6:05 p.m.
January
Tue. 1 at Mississippi 8:05 p.m.
Fri. 4 S. CAROLINA 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 5 S. CAROLINA 7:30 p.m.
Thurs. 10 at Augusta 7:05 p.m.
Fri. 11 at Augusta 7:35 p.m.
Sat. 12 at Charlotte 7:30 p.m.
Tue. 15 PENSACOLA 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 18 at Mississippi 8:05 p.m.
Sat. 19 at Pensacola 8:05 p.m.
Sun. 20 at Mississippi 6:05 p.m.
Fri. 25 S. CAROLINA 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 26 S. CAROLINA 7:30 p.m.
Tue. 29 S. CAROLINA 7:30 p.m.
Thur. 31 at Texas 8:05 p.m.
February
Fri. 1 at Texas 8:30 p.m.
Sat. 2 at Texas 8:05 p.m.
Fri. 8 AUGUSTA 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 9 AUGUSTA 7:30 p.m.
Tue. 12 AUGUSTA 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 15 CHARLOTTE 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 16 CHARLOTTE 7:30 p.m.
Sun. 17 CHARLOTTE 6:00 p.m.
Fri. 22 at Augusta 7:35 p.m.
Sat. 23 at Charlotte 7:30 p.m.
Sun. 24 at South Carolina 4:00 p.m.
Fri. 29 at Pensacola 8:05 p.m.
March
Sat. 1 at Pensacola 8:05 p.m.
Sun. 2 at Pensacola 6:05 p.m.
Fri. 7 MISSISSIPPI 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 8 MISSISSIPPI 7:30 p.m.
Tue. 11 MISSISSIPPI 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 14 at Columbia 7:05 p.m.
Sat. 15 at South Carolina 7:05 p.m.
Thur. 20 at Gwinnett 7:05 p.m.
Fri. 21 at South Carolina 7:05 p.m.
Sat. 22 at Charlotte 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 26 GWINNETT 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 28 GWINNETT 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 29 GWINNETT 7:30 p.m.
April
Tue. 1 PENSACOLA 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 4 TEXAS 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 5 TEXAS 7:30 p.m.
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