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Portland Thunder Announce 2015 Schedule

December 19, 2014 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Portland Thunder News Release


PORTLAND- The Portland Thunder is pleased to announce its 2015 AFL season schedule.

"I am excited to release our 2015 schedule," stated Team President Brian Sandy. "A lot of hard work has been put into preparing for our second season, and our goal is to provide a product that our fans find even more exciting and entertaining than the first."

The Thunder will host nine games of its 18 game schedule from the Moda Center, as it begins its second year in the Arena Football League. The team will kickoff the 2015 season at home against conference foes, the Los Angeles Kiss, on Friday, March 27th, at 7:00pm The start of the 2015 campaign will be marked by two major promotions; including the inaugural Thunder 'Can Opener' food drive benefiting Oregon Food Bank and a Darron Thomas bobble-head giveaway.

The Thunder will play each of its first three games at home, featuring the first visit from the Tampa Bay Storm in week two, and the regional rival Spokane Shock in week three.

The 2015 slate also features home and away series against the Thunder's fellow Pacific Division teams, the Shock, and the San Jose SaberCats, along with National Conference opponents, the Arizona Rattlers, the Kiss, and the debutante Las Vegas Outlaws.

All home games will kickoff at 7:00 PM, with the exception of Portland's match-up with San Jose on Saturday, May 30th, which will kickoff at 3:00pm.

The Thunder schedule incorporates two east coast road trips, with visits to the Philadelphia Soul and the Orlando Predators in week six and nine respectively. The trips will mark the Thunder's first match ups with both Philadelphia and Orlando, as they did not meet in 2014.

2015 PORTLAND THUNDER REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE_ WEEK GAME DATE

OPPONENT H/A TIME TICKET INFO

1 March 27 vs. Los Angeles Kiss H 7:00pm Season Tickets [1]

2 April 3 vs. Tampa Bay Storm H 7:00pm Season Tickets [1]

3 April 9 vs. Spokane Shock H 7:00pm Season Tickets [1]

4 April 18 vs. Arizona Rattlers A 6:00pm

5 April 25 vs. San Jose SaberCats A 7:30pm

6 May 2 vs. Philadelphia Soul A 3:00pm

7 Bye

Week

8 May 16 vs. Los Angeles Kiss H 7:00pm Season Tickets [1]

9 May 23 vs. Orlando Predators A 4:00pm

10 May 30 vs. San Jose SaberCats H 3:00pm Season Tickets [1]

11 June 7 vs. Los Angeles Kiss A 3:00pm

12 June 12 vs. Arizona Rattlers H 7:00pm Season Tickets [1]

13 June 21 vs. Spokane Shock H 7:00pm Season Tickets [1]

14 June 28 vs. Las Vegas Outlaws A 2:00pm

15 Bye

Week

16 July 11 vs. Jacksonville Sharks H 7:00pm Season Tickets [1]

17 July 18 vs. San Jose SaberCats A 7:30pm

18 July 25 vs. Spokane Shock A 7:00pm

19 August 1 vs. Las Vegas Outlaws H 7:00pm Season Tickets [1]

20 August 8 vs. Arizona Rattlers A 6:00pm

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