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Former Bulls Favorite To Be Introduced As Assistant Coach

November 3, 2003 - World Hockey Association-2 (WHA2)
Alabama Slammers News Release

PELHAM, Ala. â The Alabama Slammers of the World Hockey Association 2, announced today that team officials would be holding a media conference on Tuesday to introduce former Birmingham Bulls favorite, Frank Beaton as the franchises Assistant Coach.

A native of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Beaton played for the original Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association in the late 70's, where his physical brand of play won over the hearts of many Birmingham sports fans while establishing Birmingham as a legitimate professional hockey market.

Beaton will be formally introduced as the Teams Assistant Coach during a 2:00 p.m. press conference at the Pelham Civic Complex on Tuesday, November 4th.

The Slammers open their regular season at the Pelham Civic Complex this Friday and Saturday, November 7th and 8th, when they host the Jacksonville Barracudas. Game time each night is 7:05pm. Friday's game features appearances by the world-famous Zooperstars and the Slammers' dance team, plus free Slammers t-shirt for the first 1,000 fans through the gates, courtesy of ABC 33/40, Frito-Lay and CDM. Miss Alabama will make a special appearance on Saturday, when the first 1,000 fans will receive Slammers schedule magnets, courtesy of FOX 6.

Tickets for opening weekend are going fast, reserve yours today at any Ticketmaster outlet, by phone at (205) 715-6000 or on-line at ticketmaster.com. Fans attending the games can also listen to the live play-by-play action on the Slammers' in-house transmitter, set at 89.7FM. John Meissner will call the play-by-play for all 60 games this season, on www.irn.fm.

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