Express announces its hockey schedule

Posted June 01, 2011 12:00 am

From Daily Herald News Services

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.

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