
Salmon Kings 2005-06 Schedule Finalized
June 20, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Victoria Salmon Kings News Release
Victoria, BC - The ECHL has finalized the Victoria Salmon Kings 2005-06 schedule. The Salmon Kings season once again starts on the road but Victoria hockey fans will not have to wait till December to see their team skating on the ice of the brand new, 7,000 seat, Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.
The Salmon Kings home opener falls on Thursday November 10, 2005 when they will host the Stockton Thunder, the relocated Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies. Stockton is one of three new teams the Salmon Kings will welcome to the West Division this coming season along with the expansion Phoenix Roadrunners and the Utah Grizzlies who have joined the ECHL from the American Hockey League.
Vancouver Island hockey fans will get their first look at the Utah Grizzlies when they make their first visit in early December. Phoenix will take their first ride on the BC Ferries in the New Year. The addition of the three new franchises in the West brings the total to eleven teams.
The Salmon Kings start the season with the first eight games on the road visiting Fresno, Bakersfield and Utah in their first four before trekking to the East Coast to face the 2005 ECHL Kelly Cup Champion Trenton Titans, as well as the Dayton Bombers, Toledo Storm and the Wheeling Nailers.
The Salmon Kings are scheduled to play thirteen games on Friday and thirteen on Saturday as opposed to seven and eight respectively in the 2004-05 season. Victoria only has one game slated for Monday nights, none for Tuesday and two Sunday afternoon games. All games are scheduled for 7:00 pm PST start times with the exception of the Sunday games, which will face-off at 1:00 pm PST.
The Salmon Kings will spend much of the first half of the season on the road (14 homes games, 22 road games), which will have the team making the most of their new ice surface at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre during the months of February and March.
Victoria has an eight game home stand at the beginning of February followed by an eleven game stretch in March. The Salmon Kings and the Fresno Falcons will renew their rivalry on the Island for a three game set on January 5, 6 and 7, 2006.
Due to the expansion of the West Division the Salmon Kings will host teams the Victoria hockey fans are familiar with, such as San Diego, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Idaho and Bakersfield only once.
Victoria will welcome the East Division Augusta Lynx for a three game set on February 1, 3 and 4, 2006. Augusta is the only team from the American Conference to make the journey to the Island during the 2005-06 season.
Victoria Salmon Kings final home game of the season and Fan Appreciation Day will be against the Utah Grizzlies on Saturday March 8, 2006.
The ECHL will announce the division and conference alignments and the format for the 2006 Kelly Cup Playoffs following the Annual Board of Governors Meeting on June 21-22, 2005.
Victoria Salmon Kings Season Tickets are on sale now! Great seats are still available but are selling fast. Don't miss your chance to see all 36 Salmon Kings home games under the bright lights of the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre by contacting the sales team at 220-7888.
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2005-06 Victoria Salmon Kings Schedule
Home Games are BOLD
October
2005
October 21, 2005 Victoria at Fresno
October 22, 2005 Victoria at Bakersfield
October 28, 2005 Victoria at Utah
October 29, 2005 Victoria at Utah
November 2005
November 2, 2005 Victoria at Trenton
November 4, 2005 Victoria at Dayton
November 5, 2005 Victoria at Toledo
November 6, 2005 Victoria at Wheeling
November 10, 2005 Stockton at Victoria
November 11, 2005 Stockton at Victoria
November 12, 2005 Stockton at Victoria
November 16, 2005 Idaho at Victoria
November 18, 2005 Idaho at Victoria
November 19, 2005 Idaho at Victoria
November 21, 2005 Victoria at Phoenix
November 23, 2005 Victoria at San Diego
November 25, 2005 Victoria at Fresno
November 26, 2005 Victoria at Las Vegas
November 27, 2005 Victoria at Long Beach
November 29, 2005 Victoria at Phoenix
December 2005
December 2, 2005 Utah at Victoria
December 3, 2005 Utah at Victoria
December 4, 2005 Utah at Victoria
December 7, 2005 Victoria at Idaho
December 9, 2005 Victoria at Idaho
December 10, 2005 Victoria at Idaho
December 16, 2005 Alaska at Victoria
December 17, 2005 Alaska at Victoria
December 19, 2005 Alaska at Victoria
December 21, 2005 Victoria at Utah
December 22, 2005 Victoria at Utah
December 28, 2005 Victoria at Alaska
December 30, 2005 Victoria at Alaska
December 31, 2005 Victoria at Alaska
January
2006
January 5, 2006 Fresno at Victoria
January 6, 2006 Fresno at Victoria
January 7, 2006 Fresno at Victoria
January 13, 2006 Victoria at Idaho
January 14, 2006 Victoria at Idaho
January 20, 2006 Victoria at Bakersfield
January 21, 2006 Victoria at Bakersfield
January 22, 2006 Victoria at Long Beach
January 27, 2006 Phoenix at Victoria
January 28, 2006 Phoenix at Victoria
February
2006
February 1, 2006 Augusta at Victoria
February 3, 2006 Augusta at Victoria
February 4, 2006 Augusta at Victoria
February 8, 2006 Long Beach at Victoria
February 10, 2006 Long Beach at Victoria
February 11, 2006 Long Beach at Victoria
February 17, 2006 Victoria at Phoenix
February 18, 2006 Victoria at San Diego
February 21, 2006 Victoria at Las Vegas
February 24, 2006 Alaska at Victoria
February 25, 2006 Alaska at Victoria
March
2006
March 3, 2006 Bakersfield at Victoria
March 4, 2006 Bakersfield at Victoria
March 5, 2006 Bakersfield at Victoria
March 8, 2006 Las Vegas at Victoria
March 10, 2006 Las Vegas at Victoria
March 11, 2006 Las Vegas at Victoria
March 15, 2006 San Diego at Victoria
March 17, 2006 San Diego at Victoria
March 18, 2006 San Diego at Victoria
March 20, 2006 Victoria at Phoenix
March 22, 2006 Victoria at Long Beach
March 24, 2006 Victoria at Stockton
March 25, 2006 Victoria at Stockton
March 31, 2006 Victoria at Alaska
April
2006
April 1, 2006 Victoria at Alaska
April 7, 2006 Utah at Victoria
April 8, 2006 Utah at Victoria
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