Pre-Season Jerseys Available for Purchase
October 21, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release
FRESNO, CALIF. - The Fresno Falcons announced today that the jerseys the team wore in its two pre-season games are now available for purchase.
The Falcons wore Chicago Blackhawks-styled jerseys during their two pre-season games, wearing a red sweater at Stockton on October 9 and a white jersey in Fresno on October 11. Both sets of jerseys feature the familiar Blackhawks Indian-head figure on the front of the jersey with the player's name and number on the back.
These jerseys are available for purchase for just $250 on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, or to request a jersey, please e-mail jerseys4kids@comcast.net. A portion of the proceeds from this sale will benefit the Falcons' "Face-Off Against Kids Cancer" Program.
Opening Night 2008 at Selland Arena is set for Friday, when the Falcons host their arch-rivals, the Bakersfield Condors, at 7:35 p.m. Season Ticket packages start at just $432, and are now available by calling the Falcons at (559) 485-7825.
Began in 1988-89 with five teams playing in four states, the Premier 'AA' Hockey League has grown into a coast-to-coast league that will have 23 teams in 16 states and British Columbia playing 828 games from Oct. 17, 2008 to Apr. 4, 2009. Eighteen of the 23 teams have played at least five years in their current city.
The third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, the ECHL averaged 4,174 per game last season, marking the fourth year in row and the 16th time in the last 18 years that the league has averaged over 4,000 fans. The league has drawn over four million fans each of the last five years and 11 times in the past 12 seasons.
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