New Equipment Manager Joins T-Birds

August 17, 2011 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Seattle Thunderbirds News Release

Kent,August 17, 2011 - Seattle Thunderbirds general manager Russ Farwell announced the team has hired Ben Calkins as the T-Birds new equipment manager.

Calkins was the equipment manager for the Stockton Thunder of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) last season.

Calkins, 24, succeeds Jason Berger, who joined the Florida Everblades of the ECHL this summer.

Calkins was an Equipment Assistant for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League for seven years from 1998 to 2005. He earned a double-major at SUNY Plattsburgh, receiving his Bachelor of Science degrees in Business and Supply Chain Management in May 2010. He was a Student Equipment Manager for five seasons, from 2005 to 2010, with SUNY Plattsburgh (NCAA).

T-Birds Training Camp starts August 25 at ShoWare Center in Kent.

The T-Birds will open the 2011-12 regular season against the Everett Silvertips at ShoWare Center on Saturday, September 24, at 7:05pm.

T-Birds single game tickets for the 2011-12 season will go on sale on Wednesday, August 24, at 10 a.m. and can be purchased online online at the T-Birds website and at the ShoWare Center box office. The ShoWare Center Box Office is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday game days at 10 a.m. and Sunday game days at noon.

T-Birds season tickets are currently on sale. Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.

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