Hockey, hockey and more hockey
October 4, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Grrrowl News Release
GREENVILLE, S.C. â The Greenville Grrrowl of the East Coast Hockey League will conclude their pre-season schedule with an all-day hockey event starting at 10:00 Saturday morning. Four East Coast Hockey League teams â the Grrrowl, Charlotte Checkers, Greensboro Generals and Roanoke Express â will play a total of six exhibition games in a 4-on-4 format at the BI-LO Center.
"This event is something above and beyond your normal pre-season routine", said ScheerSports Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Carl Scheer. "It's a great way for our fans to see the Grrrowl and three of their East Coast Hockey League rivals tune-up for the regular season. And for just five dollars, it has to be the best entertainment value in town."
The day will include the chance to win tickets to see Michael Bolton in concert at the BI-LO Center, tickets in the ScheerSports luxury suite for a Grrrowl game, and merchandise from the 2002 Kelly Cup Champion Greenville Grrrowl. Players from all four teams will also be available to sign autographs at various times throughout the day. Each team will play three games beginning with Greenville vs. Charlotte in the morning.
10:00 AM Game 1 GREENVILLE GRRROWL vs. Charlotte Checkers
12:00 PM Game 2 Roanoke Express vs. Greensboro Generals
2:00 PM Game 3 Charlotte Checkers vs. Greensboro Generals
4:00 PM Game 4 GREENVILLE GRRROWL vs. Roanoke Express
6:00 PM Game 5 Roanoke Express vs. Charlotte Checkers
8:00 PM Game 6 GREENVILLE GRRROWL vs. Greensboro Generals
Each game will feature three (3) twenty-minute periods with running time in periods one and two, and regulation "stop" time in period three.
General admission tickets are $5.00 and are good for all day entry and re-entry. The Greenville Grrrowl's regular season home-opener against the South Carolina Stingrays is scheduled for Saturday, October 12th at 7:05 PM, and will showcase the raising of the 2002 Kelly Cup Championship banner. Tickets are available at the BI-LO Center Box Office and at all TicketMaster outlets.
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