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Johnstown Chiefs 2008-09 Season Schedule Released

May 1, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Johnstown Chiefs News Release


Johnstown, PA - The Johnstown Chiefs announced, today, their 72-game regular season schedule for the 2008-09 ECHL season. The Chiefs' 21st season in the ECHL features a multitude of exciting match-ups, including six games against teams Johnstown has never played.

The Chiefs season will commence on Friday, October 17 on the road against the Trenton Devils. Sovereign Bank Arena was kind to the Chiefs last year, as evidenced by their 4-1-0 record in that building. The very next night, Saturday, October 18, Johnstown will open their home slate against the Wheeling Nailers. That game will be a rematch of the home, and season, opener exactly one year after the Chiefs began their 20th anniversary season against the Nailers.

The 2008 holiday season will get some added festivities with the Chiefs skating on home ice. On Wednesday, December 31 Johnstown will welcome the Trenton Devils to the War Memorial for the always popular New Year's Eve game. Chiefs fans will be thankful to note that Johnstown will have two home dates on Thanksgiving weekend, as well. Friday, November 28 features a contest against Trenton, while the Cincinnati Cyclones come to town on Saturday, November 29. Also, Johnstown will host the Elmira Jackals two days after Christmas on Saturday, December 27.

In total, the Chiefs will play 64 games against their North Division brethren, and eight against the South Division. Six of the eight against the South Division games will be played against two brand-new opponents.

On Sunday, November 30 the Florida Everblades will make their first appearance at the War Memorial, while the Chiefs will return the favor at Germain Arena with a three-game series from February 25-28. In their second year back in the ECHL after recovering from Hurricane Katrina, the Mississippi Sea Wolves will visit the Chiefs for the first time on Wednesday, January 28 and Friday, January 30. Rounding out the South Division slate is a home match against South Carolina on Friday, February 20, and a visit to Pensacola on February 24.

The South Carolina game is one of the six games that make up the Chiefs' longest home stand of the season from February 13 to February 22. The match-up with Pensacola begins the Chiefs' only road trip outside of the division, and is followed by the three-game set with Florida.

Here is a breakdown of the Chiefs' schedule by days of the week, and home/road games against each opponent:

Home Road

Sunday: 5 Sunday: 5

Monday: 0 Monday: 0

Tuesday: 0 Tuesday: 3

Wednesday: 6 Wednesday: 4

Thursday: 0 Thursday: 1

Friday: 12 Friday: 12

Saturday: 13 Saturday: 11

Opponent Home Away

Wheeling 6 6

Trenton 5 5

Dayton 5 5

Cincinnati 5 5

Reading 5 5

Elmira 6 6

Mississippi 2 0

Florida 1 3

Pensacola 0 1

South Carolina 1 0

2008-09 JOHNSTOWN CHIEFS SCHEDULE:

Friday, October 17, 2008 Johnstown at Trenton

Saturday, October 18, 2008 Wheeling at Johnstown

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Elmira at Johnstown

Friday, October 24, 2008 Dayton at Johnstown

Saturday, October 25, 2008 Johnstown at Reading

Thursday, October 30, 2008 Johnstown at Trenton

Saturday, November 01, 2008 Johnstown at Wheeling

Sunday, November 02, 2008 Johnstown at Dayton

Friday, November 07, 2008 Reading at Johnstown

Saturday, November 08, 2008 Reading at Johnstown

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Wheeling at Johnstown

Friday, November 14, 2008 Trenton at Johnstown

Saturday, November 15, 2008 Johnstown at Dayton

Sunday, November 16, 2008 Johnstown at Dayton

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Johnstown at Cincinnati

Friday, November 21, 2008 Reading at Johnstown

Saturday, November 22, 2008 Trenton at Johnstown

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Johnstown at Wheeling

Friday, November 28, 2008 Trenton at Johnstown

Saturday, November 29, 2008 Cincinnati at Johnstown

Sunday, November 30, 2008 Florida at Johnstown

Wednesday, December 03, 2008 Johnstown at Reading

Friday, December 05, 2008 Cincinnati at Johnstown

Saturday, December 06, 2008 Cincinnati at Johnstown

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Elmira at Johnstown

Friday, December 12, 2008 Johnstown at Trenton

Friday, December 19, 2008 Johnstown at Wheeling

Saturday, December 20, 2008 Wheeling at Johnstown

Friday, December 26, 2008 Johnstown at Elmira

Saturday, December 27, 2008 Elmira at Johnstown

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Johnstown at Reading

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Trenton at Johnstown

Friday, January 02, 2009 Johnstown at Cincinnati

Saturday, January 03, 2009 Johnstown at Cincinnati

Friday, January 09, 2009 Johnstown at Elmira

Saturday, January 10, 2009 Johnstown at Elmira

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Johnstown at Trenton

Friday, January 16, 2009 Elmira at Johnstown

Saturday, January 17, 2009 Dayton at Johnstown

Friday, January 23, 2009 Wheeling at Johnstown

Saturday, January 24, 2009 Johnstown at Trenton

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Mississippi at Johnstown

Friday, January 30, 2009 Mississippi at Johnstown

Saturday, January 31, 2009 Reading at Johnstown

Friday, February 06, 2009 Johnstown at Elmira

Saturday, February 07, 2009 Johnstown at Dayton

Sunday, February 08, 2009 Johnstown at Dayton

Friday, February 13, 2009 Reading at Johnstown

Saturday, February 14, 2009 Trenton at Johnstown

Sunday, February 15, 2009 Wheeling at Johnstown

Friday, February 20, 2009 South Carolina at Johnstown

Saturday, February 21, 2009 Dayton at Johnstown

Sunday, February 22, 2009 Dayton at Johnstown

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Johnstown at Pensacola

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Johnstown at Florida

Friday, February 27, 2009 Johnstown at Florida

Saturday, February 28, 2009 Johnstown at Florida

Wednesday, March 04, 2009 Dayton at Johnstown

Friday, March 06, 2009 Johnstown at Wheeling

Saturday, March 07, 2009 Johnstown at Wheeling

Sunday, March 08, 2009 Elmira at Johnstown

Friday, March 13, 2009 Cincinnati at Johnstown

Saturday, March 14, 2009 Wheeling at Johnstown

Sunday, March 15, 2009 Johnstown at Wheeling

Friday, March 20, 2009 Johnstown at Elmira

Saturday, March 21, 2009 Johnstown at Elmira

Sunday, March 22, 2009 Elmira at Johnstown

Friday, March 27, 2009 Johnstown at Reading

Saturday, March 28, 2009 Cincinnati at Johnstown

Sunday, March 29, 2009 Johnstown at Reading

Friday, April 03, 2009 Johnstown at Cincinnati

Saturday, April 04, 2009 Johnstown at Cincinnati

Season tickets for the 2008-09 Johnstown Chiefs season are available right now, and regular season ticket packages start at just $288.00! The premium Arrowhead Club Packages start at $360.00 and feature numerous benefits including an exclusive Arrowhead Club hooded sweatshirt. For more information on all of the Chiefs' season ticket packages and prices call 814-539-1799, or visit www.johnstownchiefs.com today!

Began in 1988-89 with five teams playing in four states, the Premier 'AA' Hockey League has grown into a coast-to-coast league that will have 24 teams in 16 states and British Columbia playing 864 games from Oct. 17, 2008 to Apr. 4, 2009. Nineteen of the 24 teams have played at least five years in their current city.

The third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, the ECHL averaged 4,174 per game last season, marking the fourth year in row and the 16th time in the last 18 years that the league has averaged over 4,000 fans.

The Premier 'AA' Hockey League welcomed 3,756,191 fans, marking the fifth straight season and the 11th time in the last 12 years that it has exceeded 3.75 million fans. The 51 sold out crowds are the most in the last five seasons and mark the fourth time in the last five years that the ECHL has had at least 40 sellouts.

The conference and division alignments and the format for the 2009 Kelly Cup Playoffs will be determined and approved at a later date by the ECHL Board of Governors.

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