Beaumont, TX (October 3, 2006) The Texas Wildcatters Hockey Team, ECHL affiliate of the AHL's Houston Aeros, have announced their 2006-07 training camp schedule at Ford Arena. The Wildcatters will open training camp on Friday, October 6 with a morning practice at 9:30am and an afternoon practice at 4:00pm. Training camp concludes on Wednesday, October 11 with a morning practice and a four on four scrimmage from 7pm to 8pm.
All training camp practices and the scrimmage are open to the public. After camp breaks in Beaumont, the Wildcatters will head to Florida for two preseason games on Friday, October 13 and Saturday, October 14 against the Florida Everblades before opening up the regular season on October 20 in Florida against the Everblades. Below is the full training camp schedule at Ford Arena:
Wildcatters Training Camp Schedule at Ford Arena:
Friday, October 6: Practice 9:30am-11:00am
Practice 4:00pm-5:30pm
Saturday, October 7: Practice 9:30am-11:00am
Practice 4:00pm-5:30pm
Sunday, October 8: Practice 10:00am-12:00pm
Monday, October 9: Practice 9:30am-11:00am
Practice 4:00pm-5:30pm
Tuesday, October 10: Practice 10:00am-12:00pm
Wednesday October 11: Practice 10:00am-11:30am
4 on 4 Scrimmage 7pm-8pm
The new-look Wildcatters return to Ford Arena for their home opener on Saturday, October 28 against the Pensacola Ice Pilots at 7:05pm. 2006-07 Season Tickets are still available. Don't miss any hard-hitting Wildcatters hockey action. Wildcatters' season tickets start at just $9 per game and feature numerous benefits including free parking and free merchandise. Group discount plans are also available by calling (409) 951-5500. For the latest ticket and team information, visit the Wildcatters online at www.wildcattershockey.com.
The Johnstown Chiefs unveiled special third jerseys on Tuesday, then announced the names of 14 players to wear them.
The NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning assigned those players to the Chiefs’ training camp that opens on Saturday at Cambria County War Memorial Arena. Last season’s 17-win goaltender Morgan Cey and netminder Gerald Coleman, who has NHL experience with the Lightning, were on the list.
Rookie forward Maxime Boisclair had back-to-back 100-point seasons with Chicoutimi of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, scoring 130 points last season. Former Tampa fifth-round draft pick Stanislav Lascek had 135 points last season with Chicoutimi.
Rayz sign Justin Quenneville,Training camp begins in six days, roster at 24
The Corpus Christi Rayz signed center, Justin Quenneville on Tuesday, lifting their training camp roster to 24 players, Rayz General Manager, Larry Linde, announced. Quenneville is a third-year forward who has spent time in both the United Hockey League and ECHL. He will make his Central Hockey League debut this season with the Rayz. Quenneville was the second leading scorer on the ECHL's Phoenix Roadrunners last season. He and the Rayz are less than a week away from the start of training camp, which opens on Monday, October 9th.
Auditions for new RiverKings dance team this Saturday
SOUTHAVEN --- The Memphis RiverKings are adding even more excitement and entertainment to their games in 2006-2007. The RiverKings' official dance team, the Ice Girls, will make their debut at the season opener on October 20. Auditions for the Ice Girls are being held this Saturday, October 7 at 1 p.m. at the DAC in Southaven.
"Our goal is going to be to add to the overall experience at a RiverKings game," Ice Girls captain Holly Townsend said. "We are going to interact with the fans and be heavily involved in the in-stand promotions."
Candidates for the RiverKings Ice Girls must be age 18 or older and will need to bring their own music and a routine that includes 3 to 4 eight counts. A head shot photo and full body shot photo are also required. The registration fee for the auditions is $10. Candidates must also dress in acceptable dance attire for the auditions.
Not only will the candidates be performing their own routines, but they will also be taught a new routine as part of the audition.
For more information call Holly Townsend at 662-671-9501.
RiverKings Ice Girls Auditions
Saturday, October 7 1 p.m.
DAC (DeSoto Athletic Club)
Goodman Rd and Getwell Rd, Southaven
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The RiverKings celebrate their 15th Anniversary in 2006-2007. The season and home opener is Friday, October 20 versus the Youngstown Steelhounds at 7:05.
RiverKings Single-Game Tickets for all 2006-2007 home games are on sale now at the DeSoto Civic Center box office and at all TicketMaster locations.
Season tickets for the 2006-2007 season are available now and start as low as $240. Call 662-342-1755 and reserve your seat at the DeSoto Civic Center for all the action.
Sign up your team now for the Third Annual RiverKings Golf Scramble on Friday, October 6 at 1pm at The Club at North Creek in Southaven. Brochure and registration forms can be downloaded and printed via www.riverkings.com.
Gig'Em Bucks, Laredo Will Wear Aggie Jerseys On October 12
LAREDO, Texas - The 2006 CHL President's Cup Champion Laredo Bucks announced today that they will wear Texas A&M Aggie jerseys at the Arctic Wolf Ice Center when they take on the Austin Ice Bats in a CHL pre-season game on Thursday, October 12th. In addition Arctic Wolf Ice Center will have a free public skate after the game. The Bucks are offering a family four pack of season tickets for the 2006-07 CHL regular season, which works out to just over $7 a seat per game and is a 48 % savings off walkup prices. For more info on 2006-07 Bucks season tickets log onto www.laredobucks.com or call (956) 718-BUCK (2825).
For the second straight year the Bucks will don Aggie jerseys. The Bucks will wear their regular jerseys in the first and third periods, but will wear the white with maroon trim Aggie jerseys in the second period. The jerseys will be auctioned off with all proceeds benefiting the Texas A&M hockey program.
"Everybody is very acutely aware of the rivalry between College Station and Austin," Bucks Chairman Glenn Hart said. "We are going to have some fun with the new rivalry on the ice on October 12h. The Arctic Wolf Ice Center is a big supporter of Texas A&M hockey and we are happy to be their host."
In addition fans that purchase a ticket to the game on Thursday, October 12th, are invited to skate for free after the game.
The Bucks will take on the Austin Ice Bats on October 12th and 13th in a pair of CHL preseason games. Both games will be on the road, with the first one taking place at the Arctic Wolf Ice Center in College Station, on Thursday, October 12th. The teams will meet again the next night in Austin. Tickets for the preseason game in College Station are now available by calling (979) 693-3900.
The Bucks open training camp on October 9th at the LEC. The regular season begins on October 21st at Corpus Christi. Laredo will have their home opener against Rio Grande Valley on October 28th at the LEC.
The Bucks are offering a family four pack of season tickets for the 2006-07 CHL regular season, that works out to just over $7 a seat per game and is a 48 % savings off walkup prices. For more info contact a Bucks season ticket representative at (956) 718-BUCK (2825).
2006-07 BUCKS SEASON TICKETS
- The Bucks are offering a family four pack of season tickets for the 2006-07 CHL regular season, that works out to just over $7 a seat per game and is a 46 % savings off walkup prices. For more info contact a Bucks season ticket representative at (956) 718-BUCK (2825).
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BUCKS IN THE COMMUNITY
- To schedule an appearance by a Bucks player, coach, or member of the front office staff call Traci Melendez at (956) 718-BUCK (2825) or email her at tmelendez@laredobucks.com.
BUCKS HIGHLIGHTS ONLINE
- Listen to audio highlights of the Bucks online at www.laredobucks.com in the multimedia section.
Broomfield, Colo. - The Rocky Mountain Rage will open its inaugural training camp in preparation for the 2006-07 Central Hockey League season on Friday, Oct. 6, when 25 players are due to report for a team meeting at the brand new Broomfield Event Center. The players will undergo physicals at the Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette on Saturday and participate in an optional team skate after receiving team-issued hockey equipment on Sunday. The team will take the ice officially for the first time as a group on Monday, Oct. 9, at the club's practice facility, the Ice Centre at the Promenade in Westminster.
The Rage hit the road for two pre-season games on Oct. 13 and 14 against the Oklahoma City Blazers and Tulsa Oilers, respectively, before opening the regular season on Oct. 20 against the Colorado Eagles in Loveland. After beginning the campaign with six road games, the club returns home for its first-ever game at the new, state-of-the-art Broomfield Event Center on Friday, Nov. 10, against the Tulsa Oilers.
In addition to the 20 players already under contract to the Rage, head coach Tracy Egeland has also signed five players to tryout agreements. Steve Devine (right wing), Joey Grasso (center), Jon Hutcheon (defenseman), Jesse Moe (forward), and Caleb Moffat (left wing) will all attend training camp with an opportunity to earn their way onto the season-opening roster of 18 players, which must be submitted to the CHL by Oct. 18.
Rage players currently under contract for the 2006-07 season:
Rosychuk, Adam Stefishen, Anders Strome, Nick Warriner, Mark Wires
Defensemen (6) - Kyle Kos, Sheldon Lee, Jordan Little, Craig Olynick, Clay Plume, Dan Vandermeer
Goaltenders (3) - Trevor Cunning, Tyson Gajda, David Guerrera
The Rage is one of two expansion teams in the CHL's 17-team field and will join the Colorado Eagles, Oklahoma City Blazers and Wichita Thunder in the league's Northwest Division. Season tickets, mini-packs, and group plans are available now for the 2006-07 season by calling 303-439-RAGE. For more information, visit www.RockyMountainRage.com.
The Corpus Christi Rayz introduced three new names to their roster on Wednesday, as they make final training camp preparations. Forwards, Ted Bickel and Vin Hellemeyer and defenseman, Jamie Routledge were added to the roster which now stands at 27 players. The Rayz will open Central Hockey League training camp on Monday, October 9th. The 11-day camp will give Rayz Head Coach the opportunity to fine-tune his roster, before trimming the team to 18 players in time for the start of the CHL season on Friday, October 20th. The Rayz will begin their 2006-2007 campaign the following night when they host the Laredo Bucks at the American Bank Center on Saturday, October 21st at 7:05pm. Individual tickets are currently on sale at all Ticketmaster locations and the American Bank Center Box Office.
Bickel, 23, is making his professional debut this season after playing four seasons of NCAA Division III hockey. Bickel finished his collegiate career with a solid three-year stint at St. Olaf College. The last two seasons Bickel led St. Olaf in points. In 2004-2005, as a junior, Bickel scored 16 goals to lead the team. The 6'3", 210 lbs. Bickel became a team leader in college, but also showed his versatility being named to the All-Academic team as a senior. As a freshman, the Chanhassen, MN native played for Amherst University before transferring following the season. Bickel had a combined 35 goals and 73 points in 95 games and added 88 penalty minutes over his four-year college career.
Hellemeyer, 24, is a third year forward who returns to the CHL this season after a stint in the united Hockey League last year. In 2004-2005, Hellemeyer made his pro debut as a member of the expansion Topeka Tarantulas in the CHL. As a rookie, the 5'9", 185 lbs. Hellemeyer had 9 goals and 27 points in 52 games. Last season he began the season with the UHL's Port Huron Flags before finishing the campaign with the Flint Generals. Between the two clubs, the forward from Franklin Square, NY finished the season with eight goals and 17 points. Prior to turning pro, Hellemeyer spent four seasons playing for Yale University.
Routledge is a 6'1", 195 lbs. blue liner from Calgary, Alberta. The lone defenseman signed Wednesday by the Rayz is making his pro debut with Corpus Christi in training camp. Routledge played four seasons of college hockey at the Royal Military College of Canada. The defensive minded Routledge, known for strong stay at home play, played 89 games in college and totaled ten points (2 goals, 8 assists) and 160 penalty minutes.
With the latest additions, the Rayz now have a total of 14 forwards, ten defensemen and three goaltenders schedule to attend training camp.
The Corpus Christi Rayz are currently in preparation for the 2006-2007 season. The Rayz return to the American Bank Center is only 17 days away. Corpus Christi will begin their season at home on October 21st vs. the Laredo Bucks at 7:05pm. Season ticket packages and corporate sponsorship opportunities are currently available through the Rayz office. Individual tickets can be purchased at all Ticketmaster Outlets and the American Bank Center Box Office. For more information please call the Rayz at (361) 814-PUCK or log on to www.ccrayz.com.
WINDSOR, CO - The Colorado Eagles will play their 2nd Annual Inter-Squad Game at the Greeley Ice Haus this Wednesday, October 11 at 7:00 pm. The team has also opened two practices to the public during next week's training camp.
For the second year, the Eagles will play an inter-squad game at the Greeley Ice Haus. Tickets for the game are only $5 and can be purchased at the Greeley Ice Haus located at 900 8th Street in Greeley. All proceeds from tickets sales will go to the Youth Assistance Fund and the Northern Colorado Youth Hockey Association. Following the game, players will be available to sign autographs and talk to fans. For more information, please call the Greeley Ice Haus at (970) 350-9402.
"In the past three years, our inter-squad games have been very physical and played with a lot of speed," said Eagles Head Coach Chris Stewart. "Every player wants to show his best each time out and the inter-squad game gives those players the opportunity to do so."
The Eagles are also opening two practices to the public. Both Monday, October 9 and Tuesday, October 10 the team will be practicing at 4:00 pm at the Budweiser Events Center. All fans are invited to attend.
The Colorado Eagles open their fourth season of play on October 20 against the Rocky Mountain Rage. The game begins at 7:05 pm and will be televised on Altitude Sports & Entertainment. Tickets for all games are available at all Comcast Ticket Outlets by calling 877.544.TIXX. For more information call, 970.686.SHOT.
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - The Youngstown SteelHounds announced today that hometown hero Kelly 'The Ghost" Pavlik will be on hand at HockeyFest on Friday, October 6th signing autographs at the Chevrolet Centre. The team also announced that BW-3's and The Bean Counter Café have joined with the Hounds becoming the presenting partners of HockeyFest.
HockeyFest will be from noon until 7:00 PM on Friday and includes many activities including an open skate on the ice all day long (please bring your own skates), a puck shot for great prizes and the band Edison's Medicine will be performing at 5:30 PM.
In addition, individual game tickets go on sale for all 32 SteelHounds home games including the home opener versus the Rocky Mountain Rage scheduled for Friday, October 27th at 7:05 PM at the Chevrolet Centre. Individual ticket prices for the Hounds remain the same as the team's inaugural season ranging from $8.00-$22.00.
Pavlik, 24, will be meeting fans and signing autographs beginning at 5:00 PM at the SteelHounds team store. "The Ghost" is scheduled to fight Lenord Pierre at the Chevrolet Centre on November 2nd. Pavlik is currently ranked #2 by the WBC and #4 by the WBA. The Youngstown native is 28-0 with 25 knockouts in his career and is coming off a TKO in July versus highly ranked Bronco McKart.
The team also announced that Pavlik will drop the team's first puck during their exhibition game versus the Dayton Bombers on Friday, October 13th. Face-off is scheduled for 7:05 PM and tickets are just $5.00.
Please contact the SteelHounds at 330-747-PUCK (7825) for more information.
AMARILLO, TX - This past off season has seen a number of changes within the Amarillo Gorillas organization. First, a new head coach in the form of former NHL bench boss Jim Wiley. Then, a new player/assistant coach in four time 50-point man Chris Lipsett. But one motif remains constant throughout all these changes and that is simply that these are all positive changes and upgrades for an organization entering its 5th anniversary season. And that motif certainly holds true for the most recent change within the organization, the Gorillas new radio affiliate. The Amarillo Gorillas are proud to announce Tejas Broadcasting as their new radio partner for the upcoming 2006-2007 season, with a newly reformatted KTNZ 1010 AM The Canyon as the new flagship station for Gorillas hockey.
"This is an outstanding move for our organization," Gorillas General Manager Darren McLean said. "We took a good hard look at where our past affiliates were going and we decided it was definitely time to move in a new direction. Tejas has just reformatted one of their stations and we're looking forward to moving our extremely dedicated and loyal listenership over to that station while in turn Tejas will help us produce a better product than our fans have heard in a long time."
That newly reformatted station is KTNZ 1010 AM The Canyon, which was reworked into a country format just a few weeks ago and will become the new flagship station for Gorillas hockey. Tejas will broadcast all 64 regular season games as well as all playoff contests after the regular season has concluded. Also, in honor of the Gorillas 5th anniversary, the Amarillo Gorillas and Tejas Broadcasting will be offering fans additional programming with the Amarillo Gorillas Coach's Show scheduled to debut next Monday October 9th at Bennigan's from 6-7 P.M. The "Wiley Report" will air every Monday throughout the entire regular season and fans are encouraged to come out to Bennigans to participate in the show or catch the entire hour on 1010 AM The Canyon.
Season ticket packages and corporate partnerships for the 2006-2007 season are available now! Individual game tickets, once they go on sale, can be purchased at the Gorillas Hockey Office, located at 1934 Civic Circle off of I-40 and Georgia, the Civic Center Box Office and all Panhandle Ticket Outlets. These include Randy's Music Mart, the West Texas Event Center in Canyon and United Supermarkets. Tickets can also be charged by phone at (806) 378-3096 or (806) 242-PUCK (7825).
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