K-Wings 24 Hours Away From Opener
Published on October 18, 2002 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release
Kalamazoo, MI- The Kalamazoo Wings of the United Hockey League are just 24 hours away from dropping the puck for the first time at home this season.
So far this year, the K-Wings are 1-1-0, and hope to improve on that record tonight as they travel to Flint to battle the Generals.
While the K-Wings are focused on their game tonight, their fans are anxiously waiting for tomorrow, as the K-Wings start the home portion of the 2002-2003 season also against Flint.
Game time tomorrow night is set for 7:30 pm, but K-Wing fans will filling the parking lot of Wings Stadium early on Saturday, as they will partake in Kalamazoo Wings Fanfest 2002, which begins at 4 PM.
The fan festival is presented by National Pastime Sports, which is the same group that organized the fanfest for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game this year.
National Pastime Sports will create a hockey theme park in the North Lot of Wings Stadium. The theme park will include interactive exhibits, a free concert, a beer garden, post game player autographs, and a pyrotechnic show before the game.
The interactive exhibits will include hockey trivia, goalie interactive, Zamboni picture area, press box interactive, floor hockey challenge, slap shot interactive, and a hockey clinic area.
All fans that attend the game will receive a K-Wings Pom-Pom attached to a public skating coupon from Wings Stadium. Also, while supplies last fans will receive a 20-ounce bottle of Vanilla Coke courtesy of Coca-Cola.
Tickets for the home opener, as well as all K-Wings home games can be purchased at the Wings Stadium Box Office, or by calling them at (269) 345-5101.
For more information about the K-Wings home opener or K-Wings Fanfest 2002, contact Mike Modugno, Director of Public Relations and Broadcaster at (269) 349-9772. -GET INTO THE GAME -
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