Express announces its hockey schedule
The Chicago Express will drop the puck for its 72-game ECHL schedule on Oct. 15 on the road against the Toledo Walleye, and prepare for its home opener a week later at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates.
The full 2011-2012 schedule, which includes 36 games, can be found on the team’s website, ChicagoExpressHockey.com. Game times will be announced later.
Fans can purchase tickets for the inaugural season of minor league hockey at ChicagoExpressHockey.com or by calling (224) 220-1333.
“We have many exciting plans for the 2011-12 season, and opening night will be a must-have ticket,” said Express general manager Wade Welsh.
The ECHL is a Premier AA hockey league and feeder for the National Hockey League and American Hockey League teams. It boasts 20 teams in 15 U.S. states, and 443 former ECHL players have played in the National Hockey League.
Express 2011-12 home schedule
The Chicago Express of the ECHL will open its AA hockey schedule on Oct. 15 at Toledo. Here’s the tenative home schedule at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, with game times to be announced later:
Oct. 22: Kalamazoo Wings
Oct. 23: South Carolina Stingrays
Oct. 28: Kalamazoo Wings
Oct. 29: Toledo Walleye
Nov. 4: Cincinnati Cyclones
Nov. 11: Cincinnati Cyclones
Nov. 13: Gwinnett Gladiators
Nov. 18: Toledo Walleye
Nov. 19: Cincinnati Cyclones
Dec. 7: Kalamazoo Wings
Dec. 9: Kalamazoo Wings
Dec. 14: Toledo Walleye
Dec. 16: Elmira Jackals
Dec. 30: Kalamazoo Wings
Dec. 31: Greenville Road Warriors
Jan. 1: Greenville Road Warriors
Jan. 6: Reading Royals
Jan. 7: Reading Royals
Jan. 25: Cincinnati Cyclones
Jan. 28: Cincinnati Cyclones
Jan. 29: Cincinnati Cyclones
Feb. 17: Gwinnett Gladiators
Feb. 18: Cincinnati Cyclones
Feb. 25: Florida Everblades
Feb. 26: Florida Everblades
Feb. 29: Toledo Walleye
Mar. 3: Toledo Walleye
Mar. 4: Wheeling Nailers
Mar. 14: Wheeling Nailers
Mar. 16: Toledo Walleye
Mar. 17: Trenton Devils
Mar. 18: Trenton Devils
Mar. 24: Kalamazoo Wings
Mar. 25: Toledo Walleye
Mar. 28: Cincinnati Cyclones
Mar. 30: Kalamazoo Wings
Tickets: Single-game tickets range from $8-$25, with discounts for groups, mini-plans and season tickets at ChicagoExpressHockey.com or call (224) 220-1333.