Falcons to Participate in Light the Night Walk
August 5, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release
FRESNO, CALIF. - The Fresno Falcons announced today that CEO John Tull is the corporate chair of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Walk being held on Saturday, October 18 on the campus of Fresno State. Members of the front office staff will be taking part in this year's walk, and the Falcons invite members of the community to join them.
The Light the Night Walk is the Leukemia & Lymphoma's Society annual nationwide evening walk. Walkers carry illuminated balloons to celebrate and commemorate the lives touched by cancer. Funds raised support the Society's mission: cure leukemia, Hodgkin's Disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
"On behalf of the Fresno Falcons and our fans, we are proud to support the tenth anniversary of Light the Night," Tull said. "The Falcons are committed to serving our community and Light the Night is one of those special community events. We encourage other businesses and organizations to support Light the Night this year."
Fans are invited to join the Falcons team for the Light the Night Walk. To register, click on the Light the Night walk link on the Falcons' website at www.fresnofalcons.com, or go directly to the Falcons Light the Night page at http://teams.lightthenight.org/FresnoFalcons.
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 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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