Grrrowl training camp begins on Saturday
October 5, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Grrrowl News Release
GREENVILLE, SC - The Greenville Grrrowl announced today their training camp schedule for 2005-06. The Grrrowl open camp on October 8th, with players reporting for physicals, then hitting the BI-LO Center ice at 11 a.m. for the first time this season.
Fans are encouraged to get a glimpse of this season's Grrrowl squad, as all practices will be open to the public at no charge. Fans can park in the VIP Lot, located off Church Street, for all practices.
Coach John Marks will put the players through "two-a-days" from October 9th through the 11th, as training camp continues at the BI-LO Center. Players will skate at 9:30 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. those days.
On October 12th, the players will skate once, with a practice at 10 a.m.
On October 13th, the Grrrowl will head to the Augusta Ice Sports Center to play the Augusta Lynx at 7 p.m. for a pre-season scrimmage.
The Grrrowl will host a scrimmage the following night, October 14th, as the South Carolina Stingrays head to the BI-LO Center for a 7:05 p.m. exhibition game. There will be no charge for admission, and fans may again park for free in the VIP Lot. While the game will be free to the public, the Grrrowl will be accepting monetary donations to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Training camp will continue on October 16th, and daily practices (usually beginning at 10 a.m.) will last until October 20th, at which time the team will be set and the Grrrowl will finalize preparations for its eighth season in the ECHL. Greenville will open with a road game on October 21st, then host the Charlotte Checkers the following night at the BI-LO Center.
ATTENTION GRRROWL FANS:
New Full Season Grrrowl Tickets, Saturday Plans, Flex Packs, and Top Puppy Packages are all available for the 2005-06 season. For information on any of Greenville's Top Dog Memberships, call 864-467-4777, or visit www.grrrowl.com.
• Discuss this story on the ECHL message board...
ECHL Stories from October 5, 2005
- Rangers, Wolf Pack renew affiliation - Charlotte Checkers
- Another LA Kings draft pick joins Condors - Bakersfield Condors
- Limpright agrees to terms with Las Vegas - Las Vegas Wranglers
- Scooter, PJ back with Storm - Toledo Walleye
- Condors Training Camp Begins This Week - Bakersfield Condors
- Former Atlantic City, Idaho Announcer Simpson Joins Bruins Broadcast Team - ECHL
- Lynx add trio for camp - Augusta Lynx
- Wolf Pack reassigns four to Checkers - Charlotte Checkers
- Lynx release training camp schedule - Augusta Lynx
- Checkers renew affiliations with Rangers and Wolf Pack - Charlotte Checkers
- Grrrowl training camp begins on Saturday - Greenville Grrrowl
- Chiefs owner, All-Star Game commentator Smith joins OLN NHL studio show - Johnstown Chiefs
- Martens to begin season in Grand Rapids - Stockton Thunder
- Steelheads get another forward from Stars - Idaho Steelheads
- Aces Wasilla scrimmage and GCI autograph session - Alaska Aces
- Grizzlies sign two locals - Utah Grizzlies
- Gladiators sign Durno and Pelletier - Atlanta Gladiators
- Gladiators training camp set - Atlanta Gladiators
- Get carded with the Gladiators - Atlanta Gladiators
- Salmon Kings sign a former Cougar - Victoria Salmon Kings
- The Royals will be âAt Your Service' on Wednesday, October 19th at the Classic Cafe - Reading Royals
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
