Wings Open 2007 Season Against Edmonton
August 29, 2006 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Philadelphia Wings News Release
The Philadelphia Wings indoor lacrosse team opens the 2007 season on Saturday, January 6, on the road against the Edmonton Rush at Rexall Place. The Wings open the home portion of their 2007 campaign at the Wachovia Center on Saturday, January 13 against the Portland LumberJax.
The Wings will play eight different opponents in their eight-game home schedule, all of which will be played on Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m.. Home opponents include the Portland LumberJax on January 13; the San Jose Stealth on January 20; the Toronto Rock on January 27; the Buffalo Bandits on February 17; the Rochester Knighthawks on March 3; the Minnesota Swarm on March 17; the Chicago Shamrox on March 24, and the yet-unnamed New York franchise on April 7.
"By moving up our Saturday night start time one-half hour to 7:30 p.m., we hope to be able to accommodate more families with young children," said Wings Owner and President Russ Cline. "We have a strong line-up of opponents at home including both expansion teams, Chicago and New York. Combined with visits from our traditional rivals Buffalo, Rochester and Toronto, we have an exciting home schedule set for our fans."
Highlighting the Wings 2007 season is 2006 first-round draft pick and All-Rookie Team member Sean Greenhalgh. Greenhalgh is joined by veteran forward Jake Bergey, who returns for his tenth NLL season and team captain, defenseman Thomas Hajek.
The Wings open their 2007 home season on Saturday, January 13 vs. the Portland
LumberJax at the Wachovia Center. Guarantee great seats for all eight Wings home
games by reserving your season tickets now! Season tickets start as low as $80 and
are available by calling the Wings ticket office at (215) 389-WING (9464) or log on
to www.wingslax.com 2007 PHILADELPHIA WINGS SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME
*all game times listed are Eastern. 1 at Portland, OR
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Saturday January 6 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place 9:00 p.m
Saturday January 13 vs. Portland LumberJax Wachovia Center 7:30 p.m.
Saturday January 20 vs. San Jose Stealth Wachovia Center 7:30 p.m.
Friday January 26 @ New York T.B.D. T.B.D.
Saturday January 27 vs. Toronto Rock Wachovia Center 7:30 p.m.
Saturday February 10 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome 9:30 p.m.
Saturday February 17 vs. Buffalo Bandits Wachovia Center 7:30 p.m.
Saturday February 24 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena 7:30 p.m.
Saturday March 3 vs. Rochester Knighthawks Wachovia Center 7:30 p.m.
Saturday March 10 @ NLL All-Star Game 1 Rose Garden 10:00 p.m.
Saturday March 17 vs. Minnesota Swarm Wachovia Center 7:30 p.m.
Sunday March 18 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center 6:00 p.m.
Saturday March 24 vs. Chicago Shamrox Wachovia Center 7:30 p.m.
Friday March 30 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre 7:30 p.m.
Saturday March 31 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena 7:30 p.m.
Saturday April 7 vs. New York Wachovia Center 7:30 p.m.
Saturday April 14 @ Chicago Shamrox Sears Center 8:30 p.m.
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