Hawks announce preseason schedule
The Blackhawks on Tuesday announced their 2008-09 preseason schedule, including four home contests to be played at the United Center.
The Blackhawks will open the preseason with three straight home games, beginning with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, Sept. 23, followed by the Minnesota Wild on Friday, Sept. 26, and versus the Dallas Stars on Sunday, Sept. 28.
The team will then hit the road for four consecutive games on Monday, Sept. 29 (at Columbus), Tuesday, Sept. 30 (at Minnesota), Thursday, Oct. 2 (at Dallas) and Friday, Oct. 3 (at Colorado).
The Blackhawks will then return home for preseason finale on Sunday, Oct. 5, when they host Colorado.
Single tickets for preseason games are available now at chicagoblackhawks.com, by calling (312) 559-1212, at all Ticketmaster ticket centers and the United Center ticket office.
Full season packages for regular season games and group tickets for preseason games are available by calling (312) 455-4000.
The complete 2008-09 regular season schedule will be released by the NHL at a later date.
Date Opponent Site Time
Tuesday, Sept. 23 COLUMBUS United Center 7:30 P.M.
Friday, Sept. 26 MINNESOTA United Center 7:30 P.M.
Sunday, Sept. 28 DALLAS United Center 6:00 P.M.
Monday, Sept. 29 at Columbus Nationwide Arena 6:00 P.M.
Tuesday, Sept. 30 at Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 7:00 P.M.
Thursday, Oct. 2 at Dallas American Airlines Center 7:30 P.M.
Friday, Oct. 3 at Colorado Pepsi Center 8:00 P.M.
Sunday, Oct. 5 COLORADO United Center 6:00 P.M.
All times are Central Times.