Revised 2004-05 Schedule Announced

Published on July 27, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL)
Johnstown Chiefs News Release


Johnstown, PA- The Johnstown Chiefs announced today their revised playing schedule for the 2004-2005 season. The revision was necessitated following the termination of memberships in Greensboro and Roanoke by the ECHL Board of Governors.

The Chiefs will open their seventeenth ECHL season on Saturday, October 23rd when they host the Wheeling Nailers. The Chiefs will play their first five and last four regular season games at home with the finale on Saturday, April 9th vs. Atlantic City.

"The schedule is pretty much the same with some minor changes. Seven out of our first ten games are at home. Hopefully we can create the excitement we had a year ago and apply it early this season," said Chiefs Vice-President and General Manager Jim Brazill.

Thirty-five of the Chiefs thirty-six home games will be played on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday with the lone week night game coming on Wednesday, November 24th, the day before Thanksgiving.

The Chiefs will play ten out of division games this season compared to three in 2003-2004. Three teams will make their first ever appearance at the War Memorial this season as the Bakersfield Condors (1/8/05), Fresno Falcons (1/1/05), and San Diego Gulls (2/5/05) all visit. The Long Beach Ice Dogs will also come to Johnstown on Saturday, November 27th. The Chiefs faced the Ice Dogs once last season (10/18/03) with Johnstown coming away with a 4-1 win.

The Chiefs will make a four game road trip to South Carolina in January when they visit the South Carolina Stingrays on the 18th , the Charlotte Checkers on the 20th, the Pee Dee Pride on the 22nd and wrapping up in Charleston against the Stingrays on the 23rd. The Chiefs and Stingrays have not faced one another since December 20, 1996.

Friday and Saturday night home games will begin at 7:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon games will begin at 3:00 p.m. Due to the Super Bowl, the game time of the Sunday, February 6th game vs. Peoria will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 24th vs. Trenton will begin at 8:00 p.m. and New Years Eve vs. Toledo will be at 6:00 p.m.

The ECHL also revised the division alignment for 2004-05 with Augusta moving from the South Division to the East Division in the American Conference. The Kelly Cup Playoffs format will remain the same.

American Conference East - Augusta, Charlotte, Columbia, Greenville, Pee Dee and South Carolina

American Conference South - Florida, Gwinnett, Louisiana, Mississippi, Pensacola and Texas

National Conference North - Atlantic City, Dayton, Johnstown, Peoria, Reading, Toledo, Trenton and Wheeling

National Conference West - Alaska, Bakersfield, Fresno, Idaho, Las Vegas, Long Beach, San Diego and Victoria

The ECHL will have 28 teams in 16 states and one province in Canada playing 1,008 games in 2004-05. The league welcomes its first team in Canada in 2004-05 with the addition of Victoria, British Columbia. Beginning on October 22 and concluding on April 9, 2005, each of the teams will play a 72-game schedule comprised of 36 home and 36 road games. The ECHL opens at a later date in 2004-05 as a result of the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, which are scheduled to open later because of the World Cup of Hockey. The Premier "AA" Hockey League, the ECHL had affiliation agreements with 21 of the 30 teams in the NHL and 21 of the 28 teams in the AHL in 2003-04.

Season ticket packages and flex plans are now available by calling the Chiefs office at (814) 539-1799 or 1-800-SLAPSHOT.

Breakdown of Chiefs 2004-2005 Schedule

By Division
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East Div. 6 (2 Home, 4 Away)
South Div. 0 (0 Home, 0 Away)

NATIONAL CONFERENCE
North Div. 62 (30 Home, 32 Away)
West Div. 4 (4 Home, 0 Away)

By Team

Atlantic City 10 (5 Home, 5 Away)
Bakersfield 1 (1 Home, 0 Away)
Charlotte 1 (0 Home, 1 Away)
Dayton 10 (5 Home, 5 Away)
Fresno 1 (1 Home, 0 Away)
Long Beach 1 (1 Home, 0 Away)
Pee Dee 3 (2 Home, 1 Away)
Peoria 8 (4 Home, 4 Away)
Reading 7 (3 Home, 4 Away)
San Diego 1 (1 Home, 0 Away)
South Carolina 2 (0 Home, 2 Away)
Toledo 9 (4 Home, 5 Away)
Trenton 10 (5 Home, 5 Away)
Wheeling 8 (4 Home, 4 Away)

By Day (Home Games)

Monday 0
Tuesday 0
Wednesday 1
Thursday 0
Friday 10
Saturday 14
Sunday 11

Notes

• The Longest home stand of the 2004-2005 season is five games (10/23-11/5)

• The Longest road trip is six games (3/22-4/1)

• The Chiefs will play fifteen games in the month of March (5 home, 10 away)

10/23/04 Sat Wheeling Nailers 7:00 p.m.
10/24/04 Sun Dayton Bombers 3:00 p.m.
10/29/04 Fri Pee Dee Pride 7:00 p.m.
10/30/04 Sat Pee Dee Pride 7:00 p.m.
11/5/04 Fri Reading Royals 7:00 p.m.
11/6/04 Sat @ Trenton Titans
11/10/04 Wed @ Trenton Titans
11/12/04 Fri Peoria Rivermen 7:00 p.m.
11/13/04 Sat Peoria Rivermen 7:00 p.m.
11/17/04 Wed @ Wheeling Nailers
11/19/04 Fri Dayton Bombers 7:00 p.m.
11/20/04 Sat @ Dayton Bombers
11/21/04 Sun @ Toledo Storm
11/24/04 Wed Trenton Titans 8:00 p.m.
11/26/04 Fri Toledo Storm 7:00 p.m.
11/27/04 Sat Long Beach Ice Dogs 7:00 p.m.
12/3/04 Fri @ Dayton Bombers
12/4/04 Sat Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies 7:00 p.m.
12/5/04 Sun @ Trenton Titans
12/10/04 Fri @ Reading Royals 7:00 p.m.
12/11/04 Sat @ Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
12/17/04 Fri @ Dayton Bombers
12/18/04 Sat Dayton Bombers 7:00 p.m.
12/19/04 Sun Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies 3:00 p.m.
12/31/04 Fri Toledo Storm 6:00 p.m.
1/1/05 Sat Fresno Falcons 7:00 p.m.
1/2/05 Sun @ Trenton Titans
1/7/05 Fri Trenton Titans 7:00 p.m.
1/8/05 Sat Bakersfield Condors 7:00 p.m.
1/9/05 Sun Reading Royals 3:00 p.m.
1/14/05 Fri @ Wheeling Nailers
1/15/05 Sat Toledo Storm 7:00 p.m.
1/16/05 Sun Wheeling Nailers 3:00 p.m.
1/18/05 Tues @ South Carolina Stingrays
1/20/05 Thurs. @ Charlotte Checkers
1/22/05 Sat @ Pee Dee Pride
1/23/05 Sun @ South Carolina Stingrays
1/30/05 Sun @ Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
2/4/05 Fri Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies 7:00 p.m.
2/5/05 Sat San Diego Gulls 7:00 p.m.
2/6/05 Sun Peoria Rivermen 1:00 p.m.
2/9/05 Wed @ Trenton Titans
2/12/05 Sat @ Toledo Storm
2/13/05 Sun @ Peoria Rivermen 4:00 p.m.
2/15/05 Tue @ Peoria Rivermen 8:00 p.m.
2/18/05 Fri @ Dayton Bombers
2/19/05 Sat Dayton Bombers 7:00 p.m.
2/20/05 Sun Trenton Titans 3:00 p.m.
2/22/05 Tues @ Reading Royals
2/25/05 Fri @ Toledo Storm
2/26/05 Sat @ Toledo Storm
2/27/05 Sun Trenton Titans
3/1/05 Tue @ Reading Royals 7:00 p.m.
3/4/05 Fri @ Wheeling Nailers
3/5/05 Sat. @ Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
3/6/05 Sun Reading Royals 3:00 p.m.
3/11/05 Fri Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies 7:00 p.m.
3/12/05 Sat Wheeling Nailers 7:00 p.m.
3/13/05 Sun Toledo Storm 3:00 p.m.
3/18/05 Fri @ Wheeling Nailers
3/19/05 Sat @ Dayton Bombers
3/20/05 Sun Peoria Rivermen 3:00 p.m.
3/22/05 Tue @ Peoria Rivermen 8:00 p.m.
3/23/05 Wed @ Peoria Rivermen 8:00 p.m.
3/25/05 Fri @ Reading Royals 7:00 p.m.
3/26/05 Sat @ Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
3/27/05 Sun @ Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
4/1/05 Fri @ Toledo Storm
4/2/05 Sat Dayton Bombers 7:00 p.m.
4/3/05 Sun Wheeling Nailers 3:00 p.m.
4/8/05 Fri Trenton Titans 7:00 p.m.
4/9/05 Sat Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies 7:00 p.m.

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