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North Stars 2010-11 Schedule Released

July 11, 2010 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Traverse City North Stars News Release


TRAVERSE CITY - A year ago, the Traverse City North Stars helped welcome the Janesville Jets to the North American Hockey League, playing the role of visitor in the franchise's first-ever home opener. This time around the Stars will help break in another new club, kicking off the 2010-11 regular season on Sept. 12 at expansion Chicago.

It won't be the Hitmen's home opener - they'll host Janesville on Sept. 11 - but it allows Traverse City to squeeze in a contest before heading to the annual NAHL Showcase on Sept. 15-18 in suburban Minneapolis. The league released the regular season slate over the weekend, with a robust eight-team NAHL North Division battling it out for four meager playoff spots.

"There'll be little margin for error in a division like this," said Stars head coach/GM Anthony Palumbo. "It's pretty well stacked."

Traverse City, Janesville, and Motor City are the only holdovers from a year ago, when the North Stars skated to a North Division playoff championship and berth in the Robertson Cup tourney. Three-time Robertson Cup champ St. Louis and fellow former Central Division tenants Springfield (Ill.) join the North for 2010-11, while Chicago, Port Huron, and Flint-based Michigan (formerly Marquette) round out the eight-team entry.

"It gives us and certainly our fans a little more variety in our home schedule," Palumbo added. "To get teams like St. Louis and Springfield in our building will be pretty cool."

The Stars will get to face another pair of expansion clubs at the NAHL Showcase in the Corpus Christi Ice Rays and Austin (Mn.) Bruins. They'll also get to square off against Wenatchee - whom Traverse City stunned in the Robertson Cup opener for both clubs last May - and Alaska at the four-day, 26-team event.

North Stars season ticket information will be released in the coming days, with a new-look Centre ICE Arena set to host 27 regular season home dates. A new mezzanine level is being added, along with an elevated party deck.

Traverse City is coming off the best season of its first five NAHL campaigns, sweeping through the North Division playoffs and earning its first-ever berth in the Robertson Cup tourney, finishing third. The club will hold its 2010 training camp at Centre ICE from July 23-25, with veterans, draft picks, tenders, and the top players from the summer tryout circuit will vie for 25 roster spots.

TRAVERSE CITY NORTH STARS 2010-11 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME

SUN SEP 12 at Chicago TBD

WED SEP 15 vs. Corpus Christi* TBD

THU SEP 16 vs. Austin* TBD

FRI SEP 17 vs. Wenatchee* TBD

SAT SEP 18 vs. Alaska* TBD

FRI OCT 8 at Port Huron TBD

SAT OCT 9 at Port Huron TBD

FRI OCT 15 vs. Springfield TBD

SAT OCT 16 vs. Springfield TBD

SUN OCT 17 vs. Springfield TBD

SAT OCT 23 at Janesville TBD

SUN OCT 24 at Janesville TBD

FRI OCT 29 vs. Port Huron TBD

SAT OCT 30 vs. Port Huron TBD

FRI NOV 5 at Michigan TBD

SAT NOV 6 at Michigan TBD

FRI NOV 12 at Springfield TBD

SAT NOV 13 at Springfield TBD

FRI NOV 19 vs. St. Louis TBD

SAT NOV 20 vs. St. Louis TBD

SUN NOV 21 vs. St. Louis TBD

FRI NOV 26 vs. Michigan TBD

SAT NOV 27 vs. Michigan TBD

FRI DEC 3 at Motor City TBD

SAT DEC 4 at Motor City TBD

FRI DEC 10 at Port Huron TBD

SAT DEC 11 at Port Huron TBD

FRI DEC 17 vs. Motor City TBD

SAT DEC 18 vs. Motor City TBD

SUN DEC 19 at Michigan TBD

WED JAN 5 at Michigan TBD

FRI JAN 7 vs. Chicago TBD

SAT JAN 8 vs. Chicago TBD

FRI JAN 21 at Chicago TBD

SAT JAN 22 at Chicago TBD

FRI JAN 28 vs. Port Huron TBD

SAT JAN 29 vs. Port Huron TBD

FRI FEB 4 vs. Michigan TBD

THU FEB 10 vs. Janesville TBD

FRI FEB 11 vs. Janesville TBD

SAT FEB 12 vs. Janesville TBD

FRI FEB 18 vs. Port Huron TBD

SAT FEB 19 at Port Huron TBD

WED FEB 23 at Michigan TBD

SAT FEB 26 vs. Motor City TBD

SUN FEB 27 vs. Motor City TBD

FRI MAR 4 at Michigan TBD

SAT MAR 5 vs. Michigan TBD

SUN MAR 6 vs. Michigan TBD

FRI MAR 11 at St. Louis TBD

SAT MAR 12 at St. Louis TBD

SUN MAR 13 at St. Louis TBD

TUE MAR 15 vs. Motor City TBD

FRI MAR 18 at Motor City TBD

SAT MAR 19 at Motor City TBD

SUN MAR 20 at Motor City TBD

FRI MAR 25 vs. Port Huron TBD

SAT MAR 26 at Port Huron TBD

*NAHL Showcase in Blaine, Mn. All home games at Centre ICE Arena

SCHEDULE BY MONTH SEPTEMBER: 5 (0 home, 1 away, 4 neutral) OCTOBER: 9 (4 away, 5 home) NOVEMBER: 9 (4 away, 5 home) DECEMBER: 7 (5 away, 2 home) JANUARY: 7 (3 away, 4 home) FEBRUARY: 9 (2 away, 7 home) MARCH: 12 (8 away, 4 home) TOTAL: 58 (27 away, 27 home, 4 neutral)

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