Eye-Q and PG&E Present Falcons Opening Night

September 17, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release


FRESNO, CALIF. - The Fresno Falcons announced today that Eye-Q Vision Care and Pacific Gas and Electric will serve as the presenting sponsors of Opening Night 2008, when the Falcons host their arch-rivals, the Bakersfield Condors, in their return to Selland Arena on Friday, October 24.

Fresno's return to Selland Arena for the first time since the 2002-03 season will serve as a Falcons Hockey Reunion. All former Falcons players have been invited to participate in the opening night festivities. During the game, the Falcons players will wear special opening night jerseys featuring all past Falcons logos. These jerseys will be auctioned off following the game, with all proceeds to benefit the Junior Falcons.

Also on opening night, the Falcons will retire the number 7 jersey of Mike Mathers, the team's all-time leader in games played and goals, who passed away suddenly this summer at the age of 35.

"Like all Falcons fans, I am excited for the return to Selland Arena this season," Falcons CEO John Tull said. "We encourage everyone to join the party on October 24."

The Falcons also announced that individual game tickets for all home games during the 2008-09 season will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 24 at the Selland Arena Box Office, all TicketMaster outlets, by phone at (559) 485-TIXS, and on-line at www.ticketmaster.com.

Season Ticket packages start at just $432, and are still available by calling the Falcons at (559) 485-7825.

Began in 1988-89 with five teams playing in four states, the Premier 'AA' Hockey League has grown into a coast-to-coast league that will have 23 teams in 16 states and British Columbia playing 828 games from Oct. 17, 2008 to Apr. 4, 2009. Eighteen of the 23 teams have played at least five years in their current city.

The third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, the ECHL averaged 4,174 per game last season, marking the fourth year in row and the 16th time in the last 18 years that the league has averaged over 4,000 fans. The league has drawn over four million fans each of the last five years and 11 times in the past 12 seasons.



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