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Lynx, ECHL release 2005-06 schedule

June 20, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Augusta Lynx News Release


A visit from the defending Kelly Cup Champion Trenton Titans, a trip to the ECHL's northwestern limits, plus a bevy of games against regional rivalries all highlight the 2005-06 schedule for the Augusta Lynx.

Augusta will open the year with a pair of games at home on Friday, October 21st against the South Carolina Stingrays and Saturday, October 22nd versus the Gwinnett Gladiators. The Lynx will play the Stingrays and Gladiators ten times this season, the highest head-to-head count of any teams on the schedule this year.

New Lynx bench boss Bob Ferguson will face off against his former club, the Florida Everblades, seven times this year. Guiding the Everblades to then-ECHL records in wins and point over his three-year tenure while becoming the only coach in league history to win back-to-back Coach of the Year awards, Ferguson will first shepherd the Lynx against the Everblades on Friday, November 4th and Saturday the 5th in Florida. The Everblades won't see the ice at the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center until Thursday, December 15th.

Other home schedule highlights include a visit from the Kelly Cup Champion Titans on Saturday, February 11th; a rare sighting of the Wheeling Nailers in Augusta on Wednesday, December 7th; Mississippi's lone voyage to Augusta on Thursday, January 19th; and the first of five home games against Border Cup rivals the Columbia Inferno on Saturday, November 12th.

The road portion of Augusta' schedule will feature an epic journey to both Anchorage, Alaska for a pair of games against the Aces and Victoria, BC for a three-game set with the Salmon Kings. The Lynx will play January 28th and 29th in Alaska and February 1st, 3rd, and 4th in Victoria.

Augusta takes to the road for five straight games after opening weekend, heading to South Carolina (10/28), Greenville (10/29), South Carolina (11/1), and then Florida (11/4, 5). The Lynx will also end the season with four games on the road, starting April 1st in South Carolina, followed by games in Gwinnett (4/4), Greenville (4/7), and then Gwinnett (4/8) to round out the regular season.

As for holiday games, the Lynx will play at home on Veteran's Day (11/11), Valentine's Day (2/14), and St. Patrick's Day (3/17). The Lynx will play on the road on New Year's Eve at Pensacola.

Welcoming the Phoenix Roadrunners, the Stockton Thunder and the Utah Grizzlies, the ECHL will have 27 teams in 16 states and British Columbia playing 972 games.

The division and conference alignments and the format for the 2006 Kelly Cup Playoffs will be announced following the Annual Board of Governors Meeting on June 21-22.

The Premier "AA" Hockey League, the ECHL had affiliations with 23 of the 28 teams in the American Hockey League in 2004-05 and for the 16th consecutive season the Calder Cup Champion had former ECHL players on it. The ECHL had affiliations with 23 of the 30 teams in the National Hockey League and there were more than 100 players who played in the ECHL in 2004-05 who were under contract to NHL team.

Lynx full season ticket packages are now on sale through the team office at 712 Telfair St. in Augusta by calling (706) 724-4ICE, or on line through the team's web site at www.augustalynx.com. Seats are $470 for Preferred Level, $435 for Lower Level, and $340 for Mezzanine Level. Season ticket holders also get fantastic benefits, including guaranteed giveaways, VIP team outings, web site insider access, a free one-year subscription to The Sporting News, and more! Call a Lynx ticket representative today for more information, or to reserve your seat for all the action.

Lynx 2005-06 Schedule (Home games in bold)

October 21 Lynx vs. South Carolina

October 22 Lynx vs. Gwinnett

October 28 Lynx @ South Carolina

October 29 Lynx @ Greenville

November 1 Lynx @ South Carolina

November 4 Lynx @ Florida

November 5 Lynx @ Florida

November 11 Lynx vs. Greenville

November 12 Lynx vs. Columbia

November 15 Lynx @ Gwinnett

November 18 Lynx @ Columbia

November 22 Lynx vs. Texas

November 24 Lynx @ Gwinnett

November 25 Lynx vs. Greenville

November 26 Lynx vs. Charlotte

November 30 Lynx vs. Texas

December 2 Lynx @ Columbia

December 3 Lynx vs. Columbia

December 4 Lynx vs. Greenville

December 7 Lynx vs. Wheeling

December 9 Lynx @ Mississippi

December 10 Lynx @ Texas

December 11 Lynx @ Texas

December 13 Lynx @ Mississippi

December 15 Lynx vs. Florida

December 16 Lynx @ South Carolina

December 17 Lynx vs. Charlotte

December 20 Lynx vs. Gwinnett

December 22 Lynx @ Charlotte

December 27 Lynx vs. Pensacola

December 28 Lynx @ Charlotte

December 30 Lynx vs. South Carolina

December 31 Lynx @ Pensacola

January 3 Lynx @ South Carolina

January 6 Lynx vs. Charlotte

January 7 Lynx vs. South Carolina

January 13 Lynx vs. Columbia

January 14 Lynx vs. Charlotte

January 16 Lynx @ Gwinnett

January 19 Lynx vs. Mississippi

January 20 Lynx vs. Texas

January 21 Lynx vs. Gwinnett

January 28 Lynx @ Alaska

January 29 Lynx @ Alaksa

February 1 Lynx @ Victoria

February 3 Lynx @ Victoria

February 4 Lynx @ Victoria

February 10 Lynx vs. Columbia

February 11 Lynx vs. Trenton

February 14 Lynx vs. Pensacola

February 17 Lynx vs. South Carolina

February 18 Lynx vs. Columbia

February 24 Lynx @ Florida

February 25 Lynx @ Florida

March 3 Lynx @ Columbia

March 8 Lynx vs. Florida

March 10 Lynx @ Greenville

March 11 Lynx @ Greenville

March 12 Lynx vs. Pensacola

March 15 Lynx @ Charlotte

March 17 Lynx vs. South Carolina

March 18 Lynx vs. Greenville

March 19 Lynx @ Charlotte

March 24 Lynx @ Columbia

March 25 Lynx vs. Florida

March 26 Lynx vs. Greenville

March 30 Lynx vs. Gwinnett

March 31 Lynx vs. Gwinnett

April 1 Lynx @ South Carolina

April 4 Lynx @ Gwinnett

April 7 Lynx @ Greenville

April 8 Lynx @ Gwinnett

Lynx Schedule Home and Away

Opponent Day of the Week (Home) Home Away

South Carolina Fri (4), Sat (1) 5 5

Gwinnett Tue (1), Thur (1), Fri (1), Sat (2) 5 5

Greenville Fri (2), Sat (1), Sun (2) 5 4

Florida Wed (1), Thur (1), Sat (1) 3 4

Columbia Fri (2), Sat (3) 5 4

Texas Tues (1), Wed (1), Fri (1) 3 2

Charlotte Fri (1), Sat (3) 4 4

Wheeling Wed (1) 1 0

Mississippi Thur (1) 1 2

Pensacola Tue (2), Sun (1) 3 1

Trenton Sat (1) 1 0

Alaska 0 2

Victoria 0 3

Lynx Schedule Day of the Week

Day of the Week Home Away Total

Monday 0 1 1

Tuesday 4 5 9

Wednesday 3 3 6

Thursday 3 2 5

Friday 11 12 23

Saturday 12 10 22

Sunday 3 3 6

Lynx Schedule by Month

Month Home Away Total

October 2 2 4

November 6 6 12

December 8 9 17

January 7 4 11

February 5 5 10

March 8 6 14

April 0 4 4



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