Falcons to play three pre-season games against Hightway 99 rivals
Published on August 29, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno Falcons will play three pre-season games - two against a brand new Highway 99 rival and one against a long-time Central Valley nemesis - on Oct. 12, Oct. 15, and Oct. 16 to help them prepare for the 2005-06 ECHL regular season.
The Falcons will host a pair of pre-season games against the Stockton Thunder at Gateway Ice Center on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 16, at 5 p.m. General admission tickets cost $5 and will be sold at the door for both games. Falcons season ticket holders will receive free admission to the game on the 12th.
Gateway Ice Center, the Falcons' official practice facility, is located at 2473 N. Marks Ave., just west of Highway 99 at the Clinton Exit. For more information regarding the team's two pre-season games in Fresno, please call the Falcons offices at (559) 485-PUCK or Gateway Ice Center at (559) 277-2233.
The two games against their newest Highway 99 rivals are sandwiched around a pre-season tilt on the road against the Bakersfield Condors. The Falcons travel down Highway 99 to Bakersfield to renew a rivalry that is entering its 11th season on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. at Rabobank Arena.
The Falcons are tentatively scheduled to open training camp on Oct. 8, while their first regular season game is Oct. 21 against the Victoria Salmon Kings at Save Mart Center.
Falcons season tickets are currently available. Both full season packages (36 games) and 24-game packages include seats to the 2006 Bud Light ECHL All-Star Game and Skills Competition to be held at Save Mart Center on Jan. 24 and 25. For complete ticket information and an arena map of Save Mart Center, please visit the Falcons website at www.fresnofalcons.com/tickets.html.
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