Falcons Announce Changes to Home Schedule
July 21, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release
FRESNO, CALIF. - The Fresno Falcons announced today three changes to the previously released home schedule for the 2008-09 season.
The game originally scheduled for Friday, January 9 against the Alaska Aces has been changed to Monday, January 12 at 7:05 p.m. The Saturday, January 10 match-up against the Phoenix RoadRunners has been shifted to Sunday, November 23 at 7:05 p.m. The Sunday, January 18 game against the Utah Grizzlies will now take place on Monday, January 19, and feature a special 1:05 p.m. start time for a Martin Luther King Day matinee.
The Falcons move from the Save Mart Center offices is complete. The team's offices are now based out of Chukchansi Park. To contact the Falcons, please call (559) 485-7825, or write to the team at 1800 Tulare Street, Fresno, CA 93721.
Opening Night 2008 at Selland Arena is set for Friday, October 24, when the Falcons host their arch-rivals, the Bakersfield Condors, at 7:35 p.m.
Season Ticket packages start at just $432, and are now available by calling the Falcons at (559) 485-7825.
Began in 1988-89 with five teams playing in four states, the Premier âAA' 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.
ECHL Stories from July 21, 2008
- Condors Hockey in running for "Greatest Thing About Bakersfield" - Bakersfield Condors
- Martin first piece of defensive puzzle secured by Aces - Alaska Aces
- Salmon Kings Head To Idaho For Preseason Games - Victoria Salmon Kings
- Steelheads Announce 2008-09 Preseason Games - Idaho Steelheads
- RoadRunners Agree To Terms With Free Agent Desjardins - Phoenix RoadRunners
- Trenton Signs Four Players - Trenton Devils
- Falcons Announce Changes to Home Schedule - Fresno Falcons
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