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Grizzlies Announce Preseason Games

August 27, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release


West Valley City, Utah - Utah Grizzlies Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Kevin Colley along with Grizzlies Vice President Jared Youngman today released the team's preseason game schedule.

The Grizzlies will open their home and home weekend with the Idaho Steelheads by hosting them Friday, October 9 at the Eccles Ice Center in Logan, Utah at 7:00 p.m.

"We are excited to be showcasing the Grizzlies in Logan," said Youngman. "They have a loyal and strong hockey following up there and they were very anxious to land a Grizzlies preseason game."

Tickets for the game will be available for $6 and $8 online at www.utahgrizzlies.com after September 14 along with at the Eccles Ice Center in Logan.

The following evening on Saturday, October 10, the Grizzlies will travel to McCall, Idaho for another round with Idaho at the Manchester Ice and Events Centre. It will be Utah's second-ever trip to McCall. They first visited the Steelheads October 13, 2005 in a preseason bout in the city.

Details

Logan, Utah, the home of Utah State University, is approximately 90 miles north of the E-Center and Salt Lake City.

McCall, Idaho is a resort town approximately 100 miles north of the Qwest Arena in Boise.

Logan and McCall are approximately a six and a half hour drive apart from each other.

The Grizzlies open the 2009-2010 regular season Friday, October 16 in Las Vegas with the home opening E-Center weekend being Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 when they will host Idaho.

Utah enters their fifth year in the ECHL and their third-straight season as an affiliate of the New York Islanders. Head Coach Kevin Colley returns to the Utah bench this upcoming season after signing a multi-year contract extension on April 20, 2009. Colley, who at the age of 30 is the youngest coach in the ECHL, led the Grizzlies to the playoffs for the third time in four years during his rookie head coaching campaign.

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