IceGators' schedule announced
Published on May 9, 2003 under ECHL (ECHL)
Louisiana IceGators News Release
Lafayette, LA â The East Coast Hockey League announced its 2003-04 schedule Friday, and the Louisiana IceGators open their ninth season at home on Friday, Oct. 17 versus the Mississippi Sea Wolves, one of 13 meetings between the Southwest Division rivals this season. The IceGators and Sea Wolves tied for the division title this past season. This will mark the first time in team history that Louisiana has opened the season at home.
The IceGators will play in the Eastern Division in the newly formed Western Conference. Louisiana will play a total of 15 teams in the 2003-04 season, including 12 games each against division brethren Arkansas, Pensacola and expansion Texas, located in Beaumont. The Wildcatters make their first trip into the Cajundome on Saturday, Nov. 15. The Columbus Cottonmouths will also play in the Eastern Division of the Western Conference, and the IceGators play them five times.
A big highlight on the schedule is a New Year's Eve date against Southern Conference champion Columbia, which is currently in the Kelly Cup Finals against Atlantic City. This will be the first-ever meeting between the Inferno and IceGators, who will meet again in the Palmetto State in March. Fans will get to see a lot of the IceGators early on, with 17 of the team's 36 home games before New Year's Day.
Cajundome fans will get to see three teams that they have never seen before, in addition to the Texas Wildcatters, as Fresno, San Diego and Gwinnett all come into town. Fresno plays at the Cajundome on Sunday, Nov. 9, and San Diego comes into town on Monday, Feb. 16. Gwinnett, formerly the Mobile Mysticks, play back-to-back games on March 27 and 28 at the Cajundome.
The IceGators play 28 of their 36 home games on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, including 12 on Sunday.
Louisiana, which plays two games each at Arkansas and then against the Everblades in Estero, Fla., after its home opener, has another lengthy road trip in March. The IceGators start a nine-game, 14-day road trip in Columbia on March 5. The trek also sees two games in Greenville, one in Gwinnett, one in Charlotte, one in South Carolina, one in Florence (formerly called Pee Dee), and single games each in Mississippi and Texas.
Complete schedule to follow
IceGators' 2003-04 schedule
OCTOBER
Friday, Oct. 17 vs. Mississippi
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ Arkansas
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ Arkansas
Friday, Oct. 24 @ Florida
Saturday, Oct. 25 @ Florida
NOVEMBER
Saturday, Nov. 1 vs. Mississippi
Tuesday, Nov. 4 @ Columbus
Saturday, Nov. 8 @ Texas
Sunday, Nov. 9 vs. Fresno
Wednesday, Nov. 12 @ Arkansas
Friday, Nov. 14 @ Pensacola
Saturday, Nov. 15 vs. Texas
Saturday, Nov. 22 vs. Augusta
Sunday, Nov. 23 vs. Pensacola
Friday, Nov. 28 @ Pensacola
Saturday, Nov. 29 vs. Pensacola
Sunday, Nov. 30 vs. Columbus
DECEMBER
Friday, Dec. 5 vs. Texas
Sunday, Dec. 7 vs. Columbus
Friday, Dec. 12 vs. Texas
Saturday, Dec. 13 @ Mississippi
Thursday, Dec. 18 @ Texas
Friday, Dec. 19 vs. Arkansas
Saturday, Dec. 20 vs. Greenville
Monday, Dec. 22 vs. Greenville
Friday, Dec. 26 @ Pensacola
Saturday, Dec. 27 @ Columbus
Sunday, Dec. 28 vs. Arkansas
Tuesday, Dec. 30 vs. Arkansas
Wednesday, Dec. 31 vs. Columbia
JANUARY
Saturday, Jan. 3 @ Pensacola
Friday, Jan. 9 @ Arkansas
Saturday, Jan. 10 vs. Mississippi
Sunday, Jan. 11 vs. Pensacola
Tuesday, Jan. 13 @ Mississippi
Saturday, Jan. 17 @ Texas
Sunday, Jan. 18 vs. Pensacola
Friday, Jan. 23 @ Mississippi
Saturday, Jan. 24 vs. Arkansas
Sunday, Jan. 25 vs. Florida
Friday, Jan. 30 vs. Texas
Saturday, Jan. 31 vs. Arkansas
FEBRUARY
Saturday, Feb. 7 @ Mississippi
Sunday, Feb. 8 vs. Mississippi
Tuesday, Feb. 10 @ Mississippi
Thursday, Feb. 12 vs. Pensacola
Friday, Feb. 13 @ Texas
Monday, Feb. 16 vs. San Diego
Friday, Feb. 20 @ Arkansas
Sunday, Feb. 22 @ Texas
Tuesday, Feb. 24 @ Arkansas
Friday, Feb. 27 vs. Texas
Saturday, Feb. 28 @ Pensacola
Sunday, Feb. 29 vs. Texas
MARCH
Wednesday, March 3 vs. Mississippi
Friday, March 5 @ Columbia
Saturday, March 6 @ Greenville
Sunday, March 7 @ Greenville
Tuesday, March 9 @ Gwinnett
Friday, March 12 @ Charlotte
Saturday, March 13 @ South Carolina
Sunday, March 14 @ Florence
Tuesday, March 16 @ Mississippi
Thursday, March 18 @ Texas
Friday, March 19 vs. Mississippi
Sunday, March 21 vs. Columbus
Friday, March 26 vs. Arkansas
Saturday, March 27 vs. Gwinnett
Sunday, March 28 vs. Gwinnett
Tuesday, March 30 @ Pensacola
APRIL Thursday, April 1 vs. Pensacola
Saturday, April 3 @ Mississippi
ECHL 2003-2004 ALIGNMENT
EASTERN CONFERENCE (19)
Northern Division (9)
Atlantic City, Cincinnati, Dayton, Johnstown, Peoria, Reading, Toledo, Trenton, Wheeling
Southern Division (10)
Augusta, Charlotte, Columbia, Florence, Florida, Greensboro, Greenville, Gwinnett, Roanoke, South Carolina
WESTERN CONFERENCE (13)
Eastern Division (6)
Arkansas, Columbus, Louisiana, Mississippi, Pensacola, Texas
Western Division (7)
Anchorage, Bakersfield, Fresno, Idaho, Las Vegas, Long Beach, San Diego
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