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Steelhawks Announce 2015 PIFL Schedule

October 22, 2014 - Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL)
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks News Release


Allentown, PA: In a press conference held inside the brand new PPL Center today, the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks made some exciting announcements, including the release of their 2015 PIFL schedule. The Steelhawks Home Opener inside the brand new PPL Center will be on Sunday, April 12th at 4:00pm.

The PIFL has a 12 week schedule with all teams having a bye over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The season kicks off the end of March (Sunday, March 29th in Erie for LV) and concludes the end of June (Saturday, June 20th in Harrisburg for LV) in the regular season finale. The Steelhawks have six regular season home games scheduled inside the PPL Center.

The league has continued their expansion northward with the addition of the Erie Explosion, making three Pennsylvania teams. The Keystone Cup will now feature the Steelhawks, Explosion, and Harrisburg Stampede. The teams will all play each other twice, one home and one away. Lehigh Valley will also play the Trenton Freedom, Alabama Hammers, and Columbus Lions twice.

There has been a restructuring of scheduling with the expansion; there will be no Conferences for the 2015 season. The top four teams at the end of the regular season will make playoffs.

Key matchups for the Steelhawks this season include: week 2, April 3rd in Nashville, a rematch of last season's PIFL Championship game; week 5, April 25th in Trenton, the teams' closest rivals and a team full of former Steelhawks players and coaches; week 9, May 29th vs. Richmond, the teams' first ever Friday night home game in team history.

The Lehigh Valley Steelhawks full 2015 schedule is as follows:

Week 1 - Sun. 3/29 Lehigh Valley @ Erie Explosion 2:00pm

Week 2 - Fri. 4/3 Lehigh Valley @ Nashville Venom 8:00pm

Week 3 - Sun. 4/12 Lehigh Valley vs. Harrisburg Stampede 4:00pm

Week 4 - Sat. 4/18 Lehigh Valley vs. Erie Explosion 7:00pm

Week 5 - Sat. 4/25 Lehigh Valley @ Trenton Freedom 7:00pm

Week 6 - Sat. 5/2 Lehigh Valley vs. Columbus Lions 7:00pm

Week 7 - Sat. 5/9 Lehigh Valley @ Columbus Lions 7:00pm

Week 8 - Sun. 5/17 Lehigh Valley vs. Alabama Hammers 3:00pm

Week 9 - Fri. 5/29 Lehigh Valley vs. Richmond Raiders 7:00pm

Week 10 - Sat. 6/6 Lehigh Valley vs. Trenton Freedom 7:00pm

Week 11 - Sat. 6/13 Lehigh Valley @ Alabama Hammers 8:00pm

Week 12 - Sat. 6/20 Lehigh Valley @ Harrisburg Stampede 7:00pm

*All Times Eastern Standard

Also announced today was the re-signing of Championship Quarterback Shane McSweeny to the nest for the upcoming season. McSweeny was an iron man for the Steelhawks last season, beginning the season off mainly on kickoff coverage and getting limited snaps behind center before taking over as starting quarterback with two games left in the regular season. With only 3 games started on the year, he led the team to a playoff victory in Trenton to give the Steelhawks the National Conference Championship. McSweeny provides a dual threat offensively. He can hurt you through the air and on the ground. He finished with 1,146 pass yards on 98-161 attempts, and 23 touchdowns. As well as 272 rush yards and 11 touchdowns.

Season tickets are available now. The team hopes to see everyone inside the PPL Center in 2015 for the Steelhawks 5th season! For further information please call Lehigh Valley Steelhawks Executive Vice President and General Manager Mike Clark at (610) 282-3100, or visit our website at www.LVSteelhawks.com for the latest Steelhawks news! 2015 Season Ticket packages are now on sale! Reserve your seat now by calling the Steelhawks office at 610-282-3100.



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