Gorillas On ESPN Radio, Roster Announced
October 16, 2009 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Amarillo Gorillas News Release
Amarillo, TX 10/16/09 - The Amarillo Gorillas and 1440 AM ESPN Radio (KPUR) will join forces in 2009-2010 to carry most Gorillas road game broadcasts.
KPUR will broadcast 29 regular season away games as well as all Brian Pellerin Coach's Shows. KPUR will not carry the first three Friday road games, so the Gorillas are encouraging fans to watch the new CHL-TV on opening night October 16th (free trail night), October 30th at Laredo, and November 13th at Texas.
Cody Eastwood will begin his first season as the Gorillas' Director of Media Relations & Broadcasting and will call all 64 regular season Gorillas games on KPUR and CHL-TV. A native of Houston, Texas, Eastwood has done broadcasting work for the Texas Brahmas of the Central Hockey League, the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League, and the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. An Eagle Scout, Cody has also worked for ESPN Radio in Dallas and Houston, ABC Radio Networks, Fox Sports Southwest, and the Sun Belt Conference. Cody earned his Associate of Arts degree in Spanish from San Jacinto College and his Bachelor's degree in Radio/Television/Film from the University of North Texas.
Forwards: Jake Morissette, Gordon Bell, Jason Chafe, David Nimmo, Joe Guenther, Austin Sutter, Stuart MacRae, Anthony Battaglia, Taylor Guay, and Jason Hill.
Defensemen: Rod Aldoff, Andy Brennan, Andrew Smale, James Jernberg, Dan McNeill, Neil Smith, and Jake Obermeyer.
Goaltenders: Tuomas Lohtander and Mike Brown.
The Gorillas open the regular season Friday, October 16th in Wichita (Watch FREE on CHL-TV), followed by a return to the Amarillo Civic Center for Amarillo's home-opening weekend Saturday, October 17th against the Odessa Jackalopes and Sunday, October 18th versus the Mississippi RiverKings. For more information on season and group show tickets, visit amarillogorillas.com or call 806-242-PUCK (7825).
Single-game tickets on the front row may be purchased for $24 each, row two and up will be sold for $16 a piece, while children ages 15 and under will cost only $8. Fans may log on to amarillogorillas.com and receive an exclusive web-only "$2-OFF" coupon to be presented when purchasing an individual "adult" ticket only.
The AMARILLO GORILLAS are offering unthinkable season seat deals for the 2009-10 season in 'The Jungle'! Purchase your show tickets today by calling (806) 242-PUCK (7825) and receive all the benefits of being a season seat holder.
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