Outlaws announce 2006-07 regular season slate
August 17, 2006 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
North Iowa Outlaws News Release
(Mason City, IA) The North Iowa Outlaws' Junior "A" Hockey team will open its second season in less than a month, with four games in the North American Hockey League Showcase at Blaine, MN. The first home game will be September 30th, and will be the first of 29 regular season contests at North Iowa Ice Arena in Mason City.
The Springfield Jr. Blues will provide the opposition for the Outlaws' home opener on Saturday, September 30th at 7:05 PM. It will be one of five home games between the Outlaws and Springfield during the 2006-07 regular season. All five of those games will be played before the beginning of the 2007 calendar year.
Seven different opponents will challenge the Outlaws at North Iowa Arena this coming season. This will include the Alaska Avalanche and the Fairbanks Ice Dogs, along with the five NAHL Central rivals: Alexandria, Bismarck, Fargo-Moorhead, Southern Minnesota, and Springfield.
For the second consecutive year, the Outlaws' most frequent opponent on the schedule will be Southern Minnesota, which is based out of Owatonna. The squads will clash a total of 14 times. However, the first meeting between the teams will not be until the Outlaws' 19th game of the season, on Sunday, November 12th.
Each of the Central Division opponents will face the Outlaws a minimum of eight times in 2006-07. 48 of North Iowa's 62 regular season games will be against NAHL Central foes.
The Outlaws' organization is excited to announce that nearly all of the team's home games will have a consistent start time, of 7:05 PM. In the team's inaugural season, the 27 home games included no less than five different start times, depending on the day of the week. The exception to the 7:05 start time will be a home game versus the Alexandria Blizzard on February 18th, which will begin at 5:00 PM. The Outlaws and the Blizzard will also square off in a rare Wednesday night game at North Iowa Arena the day before Thanksgiving, on November 22nd. The 29-game home slate is highlighted by match-ups versus Springfield on New Year's Eve and Fairbanks on St. Patrick's Day.
The Outlaws' NAHL Showcase schedule will include games versus Alpena on September 13th, the St. Louis Bandits on September 14th, the U.S. National Development Team program (USNDTP) Friday evening, September 15th, and a match-up with the three-time defending NAHL Champion Texas Tornado on September 16th.
North Iowa Outlaws' 2006-07 Regular Season schedule
Note: Home games at North Iowa Ice Arena, in bold, start at 7:05 PM, unless otherwise noted.
Day, Date Opponent Site Time Notes
Wednesday, September 13 Alpena (NAHL Showcase) Blaine, MN 3:30 Schwan's Rink #2
Thursday, September 14 St. Louis (NAHL Showcase) Blaine, MN 2:30 Schwan's Rink #3
Friday, September 15 USNDTP (NAHL Showcase) Blaine, MN 6:00 Schwan's Rink #3
Saturday, September 16 Texas (NAHL Showcase) Blaine, MN 3:30 Schwan's Rink #2
Friday, September 29 Springfield Springfield, IL
Saturday, September 30 Springfield Mason City, IA Home Opener!
Friday, October 6 Bismarck Mason City, IA
Saturday, October 7 Bismarck Mason City, IA
Friday, October 13 Springfield Springfield, IL
Saturday, October 14 Springfield Springfield, IL
Friday, October 20 Fargo-Moorhead Mason City, IA
Saturday, October 21 Fargo-Moorhead Mason City, IA
Friday, October 27 Springfield Mason City, IA
Saturday, October 28 Springfield Mason City, IA
Friday, November 3 Bismarck Mason City, IA
Saturday, November 4 Bismarck Mason City, IA
Friday, November 10 Fargo-Moorhead Fargo, ND
Saturday, November 11 Fargo-Moorhead Fargo, ND
Sunday, November 12 Southern Minnesota Owatonna, MN
Thursday, November 16 Southern Minnesota Mason City, IA
Friday, November 17 Southern Minnesota Mason City, IA
Saturday, November 18 Southern Minnesota Owatonna, MN
Wednesday, November 22 Alexandria Mason City, IA Thanksgiving Eve
Friday, November 24 Bismarck Bismarck, ND
Saturday, November 25 Bismarck Bismarck, ND
Friday, December 8 Springfield Mason City, IA
Saturday, December 9 Southern Minnesota Owatonna, MN
Friday, December 15 Southern Minnesota Owatonna, MN
Saturday, December 16 Southern Minnesota Mason City, IA
Friday, December 22 Springfield Springfield, IL
Friday, December 29 Southern Minnesota Mason City, IA
Saturday, December 30 Springfield Springfield, IL
Sunday, December 31 Springfield Mason City, IA New Year's Eve
Friday, January 5 Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK
Saturday, January 6 Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK
Sunday, January 7 Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK
Thursday, January 11 Alaska Wasilla, AK
Saturday, January 13 Alaska Wasilla, AK
Friday, January 19 Fargo-Moorhead Mason City, IA
Saturday, January 20 Fargo-Moorhead Mason City, IA
Friday, January 26 Alexandria Alexandria, MN
Sunday, January 28 Alexandria Alexandria, MN
Friday, February 2 Southern Minnesota Owatonna, MN
Saturday, February 3 Southern Minnesota Mason City, IA
Friday, February 9 Alexandria Mason City, IA
Saturday, February 10 Alexandria Mason City, IA
Friday, February 16 Southern Minnesota Owatonna, MN
Saturday, February 17 Southern Minnesota Owatonna, MN
Sunday, February 18 Alexandria Mason City, IA 5:00 Special start time
Friday, February 23 Alexandria Alexandria, MN
Saturday, February 24 Alexandria Alexandria, MN
Friday, March 2 Southern Minnesota Mason City, IA
Saturday, March 3 Southern Minnesota Mason City, IA
Friday, March 9 Bismarck Bismarck, ND
Saturday, March 10 Bismarck Bismarck, ND
Thursday, March 15 Fairbanks Mason City, IA
Friday, March 16 Fairbanks Mason City, IA St. Urho's Day
Saturday, March 17 Fairbanks Mason City, IA St. Patrick's Day
Friday, March 23 Alaska Mason City, IA
Saturday, March 24 Alaska Mason City, IA
Friday, March 30 Fargo-Moorhead Fargo, ND
Saturday, March 31 Fargo-Moorhead Fargo, ND
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