Falcons to Host Thunder in Pair of Pre-Season Games
August 26, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release
FRESNO, CALIF. - The Fresno Falcons announced today that the team will take on the Stockton Thunder in a pair of pre-season games in preparation for the 2008-09 ECHL season.
Both of the pre-season meetings between the two squads will take place at Gateway Ice Center, located at 2473 N. Marks Avenue in Fresno. Games are scheduled for Thursday, October 9, and Saturday, October 11, with face-off set for 7:00 p.m. both nights. Information on admission prices for the pre-season games will be announced in the coming weeks.
Fresno and Stockton meet 10 times during the 2008-09 regular season, including the season opener for both teams on Saturday, October 18 at Stockton.
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.
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