Ice Bears Challenged by Ice Flyers
April 8, 2018 - SPHL (SPHL)
Knoxville Ice Bears News Release
KNOXVILLE, TENN - The #3 seeded Pensacola Ice Flyers have challenged the #5 seeded Knoxville Ice Bears in the Challenge Round of the 2018 SPHL President's Cup playoffs.
The Ice Bears will travel to Pensacola, Florida on Thursday, April 12th to open the series before returning to Knoxville on Saturday, April 14th for their only home game of the series. Due to scheduling conflicts, the third game of the series, should it be needed, will be played at the Pelham Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Puck drop for Saturday's game will be 7:35pm.
The Ice Bears went 1-3-0 in four meetings with the Ice Flyers this season, taking their only win in a 9-round shootout victory on the last night of the regular season. Pensacola finished the regular season with a 33-16-7 record (73 points), just 7 points ahead of Knoxville's 30-20-6 season.
Tickets for Knoxville's home playoff game will be available on TicketMaster at noon, Monday, April 9th. Tickets for groups of 10 or more will be $4 off face value. Call the Ice Bears ticket office at (865) 525-7825 for more information.
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