Falcons Open 11th Season at Providence on Friday
October 14, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
Springfield, MA â The Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League (AHL) will drop the puck on the 2004-05 campaign against the Providence Bruins on Friday evening. The game will officially mark the beginning of a new era as the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning serve as the Falcons' sole National Hockey League affiliate for the first time this season. Game time Friday is 7:05 p.m.
The radio broadcast of the Falcons' season opener will be carried live on KIX 97.9 FM. Marc Shelanski will call the action as he returns for his fifth campaign as the radio voice of the Falcons. The team's second game of the season at Worcester on Saturday evening will not be broadcast on radio. The Falcons' contest at Providence on Sunday will be carried on The ZONE â SportsRadio 640 AM, the regular home of Falcons' hockey, in its entirety following NFL football. Game time Sunday is 4:05 p.m.
Following a fourth consecutive road game on Friday, Oct. 22 versus the Portland Pirates, the Falcons will host their 2004-05 home opener at the Springfield Civic Center against the Worcester IceCats on Saturday, Oct. 23.
With the Lightning in place as the club's NHL affiliate, the Falcons have seen a complete turnover in their roster from last season. The team heads into the new season with a line-up that includes two former members of the NHL All-Rookie Team in right wing Shane Willis (2000-01) and goaltender Jamie Storr (1997-98 and 1998-99). The roster also includes center Craig Darby, who skated two campaigns for the Montreal Canadiens and ranked tied for eighth in AHL scoring last season (21-48-69). Blue liners Terry Virtue, Worcester's all-time leading scorer, and Darren Rumble, who was named the AHL's Best Defenseman in 1997, are also new members of the Falcons. Former Chicago Blackhawks coach and player Dirk Graham enters his first season behind the Springfield bench.
Individual game tickets as well as season ticket packages for the Falcons' 2004-05 season are currently on sale. To order tickets for individual games, please visit the Springfield Civic Center box office or contact by phone at (413) 787-6600 or (800) 639-8602. To purchase season ticket packages or for more information, please contact the Falcons team office at (413) 739-3344.
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