AHL Utah Grizzlies

Grizzlies Announce 2004-05 Schedule

Published on August 10, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release


WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH – The Utah Grizzlies, in conjunction with the American Hockey League (AHL), released their 2004-05 regular season schedule today. The Grizzlies open their regular season and the AHL season on Wednesday, October 13th when they host the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks at the ‘E' Center.

The Grizzlies have 12 different opponents this season with Chicago, Houston, Milwaukee and San Antonio occupying the bulk of the schedule with 10 meetings each. Both Cincinnati and Grand Rapids will oppose the Grizzlies eight (8) times each. The Grizzlies will face two teams for the first time in 2004-05, the Edmonton Roadrunners and the Rochester Americans. The other 10 opponents have some history with the Grizzlies over the course of Utah's three years in the AHL and 10 years as a franchise.

The Grizzlies play 56 of their 80 game schedule within the Western Division, the same amount they played last season. Only eight (8) games this season will come from outside the Western Conference, the Hartford Wolf Pack and the Manchester Monarchs.

This season, Utah will be a part of a special neutral site game in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on Saturday, October 23rd where the Grizzlies will be the home team facing the Los Angeles King's affiliate, Manchester.

The busiest months for the Grizzlies will be December and March (15 games). November, January and February will see the Grizzlies play 11 games each month with 10 games scheduled in April and seven (7) games slated for October. The 10 game month of April marks the busiest final month in Grizzlies history. The Grizzlies will play eight (8) home games in December and March marking the most populated home months. Utah will play 20 of their 40 home games before January.

Utah's longest homestand will be six (6) games, which falls on the schedule on two separate occasions. The first comes November 11th through November 24th and the second runs from March 7th through March 18th. Utah will also host two separate five-game homestands, one in December and one in January.

The Grizzlies will have a season-long eight-game road trip from December 28th-January 16th covering games in Manchester, Hartford, Cincinnati and Rochester. Also on Utah's schedule are one six-game road swing and three separate four-game journeys.

Utah's busiest day of the week is Saturday where they will play 23 games (10 at home). The Grizzlies will play a total of 22 Friday night games (11 at home) and 17 Wednesday night games (12 at home). Last season, the Grizzlies went 6-1 at the ‘E' Center on Wednesday nights.

Utah will host a special afternoon game versus Houston on President's Day (Monday, February 21st) beginning at 2:05 PM. Opening night will see a special 7:35 PM starts time while all other 38 Grizzlies home games will begin at 7:05 PM.

The Grizzlies will play 27 back-to-back series' and just four (4) three-games-in-three night scenarios compared to seven (7) last season.

Season tickets and mini-plans for the 2004-05 season are available by calling (801) 988-7825 (PUCK).

2003-04 SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN
Total Games- 80 Games in:
Home Games- 40 October- 7 (5 home, 2 away)
Away Games- 40 November- 11 (7 home, 4 away)
December- 15 (8 home, 7 away)
Games on: January- 11 (5 home, 6 away)
Monday- 4 (4 home, 0 away) February- 11 (4 home, 7 away)
Tuesday- 5 (2 home, 3 away) March- 15 (8 home, 7 away)
Wednesday- 17 (12 home, 5 away) April- 10 (3 home, 7 away)
Thursday- 3 (1 home, 2 away)
Friday- 22 (11 home, 11 away) Games vs:
Saturday- 23 (10 home, 13 away) West Division- 56 (28 home, 28 away)
Sunday- 6 (0 home, 6 away) North Division- 16 (8 home, 8 away)
Atlantic Division- 8 (4 home, 4 away)
East Division- 0

2003-04 SCHEDULE NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
· The Grizzlies open the season with two straight home games versus Cincinnati and will be the home team during five of their first six games and during 11 of their first 15 games.
· Utah does not see divisional rival Grand Rapids until December 4 but will see the Griffins four times in the final month of the season.
· The Grizzlies will face the defending Calder Cup Champion Milwaukee Admirals 10 times this season with the first meeting coming in Utah on October 29. The Grizzlies first visit to the Bradley Center will be the next night on October 30. Last year, Milwaukee won seven of the 10 meetings between the two clubs.
· The Grizzlies longest home stand is two (2) six-game homestands beginning on November 11 running through November 24 and March 7 through March 18 respectively.
· Utah's longest road trip is eight games beginning on December 28 and lasting until January 16. The Grizzlies will have two contests versus Manchester, Hartford, Cincinnati and Rochester during the trip.








2003-04 DATES TO REMEMBER
October 13 – Season/Home Opener vs. the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
October 16 – First Road Game vs. the San Antonio Rampage at the SBC Center
October 23 – Grizzlies host the Manchester Monarchs at the Staples Center in Los Angeles
October 29 – First 2004-05 match-up with the defending Calder Cup Champion Milwaukee Admirals
November 11 – Grizzlies host the Edmonton Roadrunners in the first-ever meeting between the two teams and begin a six-game homestand
November 24 – San Antonio plays at the ‘E' Center in a special "Night Before Thanksgiving Game"
November 30 – The Chicago Wolves make their first visit to the ‘E' Center
December 4 – The Grizzlies meet division rival Grand Rapids for the first time in the 2004-05 season at the Van Andel Arena
December 6 – The Grizzlies will face the Rochester Americans in the first meeting between the two clubs
December 22 – Join the Grizzlies for a pre-Christmas bash versus San Antonio at the ‘E' Center
December 31 – Utah plays in Hartford on New Year's Eve, a holiday date that has seen Utah win three straight games
January 1 – The Grizzlies ring in the New Year with another match-up against Hartford
January 14 – Utah plays their first-ever game in Rochester as a part of a season-long eight-game road trip
February 4 – The Grizzlies visit Edmonton for the first time in franchise history
February 21 – Houston visits the ‘E' Center for a special afternoon game in celebration of President's Day, face-off is scheduled for 2:05 PM
March 7 – The Grizzlies begin a six (6) game stretch at the ‘E' Center facing Hartford, Cincinnati and Houston twice each
April 9 – Regular season home finale vs. the Grand Rapids Griffins and it's Fan Appreciation Day
April 17 – Regular season finale in the Toyota Center vs. the Houston Aeros

DATE OPPONENT TIME
Wed., Oct. 13 CINCINNATI 7:35 PM
Fri., Oct. 15 CINCINNATI 7:05 PM
Sat., Oct. 16 @ San Antonio 6:00 PM
Wed., Oct. 20 MANCHESTER 7:05 PM
Sat., Oct. 23 MANCHESTER * 7:05 PM
Fri., Oct. 29 MILWAUKEE 7:05 PM
Sat., Oct. 30 @ Milwaukee 6:30 PM
Thu., Nov. 4 @ Manitoba 6:30 PM
Sat., Nov. 6 @ Manitoba 6:30 PM
Thu., Nov. 11 EDMONTON 7:05 PM
Sat., Nov. 13 EDMONTON 7:05 PM
Fri., Nov. 19 MILWAUKEE 7:05 PM
Sat., Nov. 20 MILWAUKEE 7:05 PM
Tue., Nov. 23 SAN ANTONIO 7:05 PM
Wed., Nov. 24 SAN ANTONIO 7:05 PM
Fri., Nov. 26 @ Houston 6:35 PM
Sun, Nov. 28 @ Houston 4:05 PM
Tue., Nov. 30 CHICAGO 7:05 PM
Wed., Dec. 1 CHICAGO 7:05 PM
Fri., Dec. 3 @ Cleveland 5:00 PM
Sat., Dec. 4 @ Grand Rapids 5:30 PM
Mon., Dec. 6 ROCHESTER 7:05 PM
Wed., Dec. 8 ROCHESTER 7:05 PM
Thu., Dec. 9 @ San Antonio 6:00 PM
Fri., Dec. 10 @ San Antonio 6:00 PM
Sun., Dec. 12 @ Chicago 2:00 PM
Wed., Dec. 15 GRAND RAPIDS 7:05 PM
Fri., Dec. 17 GRAND RAPIDS 7:05 PM
Sat., Dec. 18 MILWAUKEE 7:05 PM
Mon., Dec. 20 MILWAUKEE 7:05 PM
Wed., Dec. 22 SAN ANTONIO 7:05 PM
Tue., Dec. 28 @ Manchester 5:05 PM
Fri., Dec. 31 @ Hartford TBD
Sat., Jan. 1 @ Hartford 5:05 PM
Wed., Jan. 5 @ Manchester 5:05 PM
Fri., Jan. 7 @ Cincinnati 5:35 PM
Sat., Jan. 8 @ Cincinnati 5:35 PM
Fri., Jan. 14 @ Rochester 5:35 PM
Sun., Jan. 16 @ Rochester 4:05 PM
Fri., Jan. 21 CLEVELAND 7:05 PM
Sat., Jan. 22 CLEVELAND 7:05 PM
Wed., Jan. 26 CHICAGO 7:05 PM
Fri., Jan. 28 MANITOBA 7:05 PM
Sat., Jan. 29 MANITOBA 7:05 PM
Fri., Feb. 4 @ Edmonton 7:00 PM
Sat., Feb. 5 @ Edmonton 2:00 PM
Tue., Feb. 8 @ Houston 6:05 PM
Wed., Feb. 9 @ Chicago 6:00 PM
Fri., Feb. 11 @ Grand Rapids 5:30 PM
Sat., Feb. 12 @ Milwaukee 12:30 PM
Fri., Feb. 18 SAN ANTONIO 7:05 PM
Sat., Feb. 19 SAN ANTONIO 7:05 PM
Mon., Feb. 21 HOUSTON 2:05 PM
Wed., Feb. 23 HOUSTON 7:05 PM
Sat., Feb. 26 @ Chicago 6:00 PM
Wed., Mar. 2 @ Chicago 6:00 PM
Fri., Mar. 4 @ Milwaukee 6:00 PM
Sat., Mar. 5 @ Cincinnati 5:35 PM
Mon., Mar. 7 HARTFORD 7:05 PM
Wed., Mar. 9 HARTFORD 7:05 PM
Fri., Mar. 11 CINCINNATI 7:05 PM
Sat., Mar. 12 CINCINNATI 7:05 PM
Wed., Mar. 16 HOUSTON 7:05 PM
Fri., Mar. 18 HOUSTON 7:05 PM
Sat., Mar. 19 @ San Antonio 6:00 PM
Sun., Mar. 20 @ San Antonio 3:00 PM
Wed., Mar. 23 @ Houston 6:05 PM
Fri., Mar. 25 CHICAGO 7:05 PM
Sat., Mar. 26 CHICAGO 7:05 PM
Tue., Mar. 29 @ Milwaukee 6:00 PM
Fri., Apr. 1 @ Grand Rapids 5:30 PM
Sat., Apr. 2 @ Grand Rapids 5:30 PM
Sun., Apr. 3 @ Cincinnati 3:05 PM
Wed., Apr. 6 HOUSTON 7:05 PM
Fri., Apr. 8 GRAND RAPIDS 7:05 PM
Sat., Apr. 9 GRAND RAPIDS 7:05 PM
Wed., Apr. 13 @ Cleveland 5:00 PM
Fri., Apr. 15 @ Milwaukee 6:00 PM
Sat., Apr. 16 @ Chicago 6:00 PM
Sun., Apr. 17 @ Houston 4:05 PM

ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME

*Game to be played in the Staples Center in Los Angeles

~All Grizzlies Home Games begin at 7:05 PM except 10/13 (7:35, Opening Night) and 2/21 (2:05, President's Day)
~AHL All-Star Game will be played at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire on Monday, Feb. 14

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