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WILKES-BARRE, PA - Bobbleheads, jersey cards, team calendars and all-star posters will be among the premium items available during the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 10th season, it was announced on Monday. There will be 20 giveaway nights in all, up from 16 during the 2007-08 season.

In addition, several holiday and group theme nights will be on the schedule, which gets underway on Wednesday, October 8 against the Hershey Bears.

“These items are a small way to say thanks to the most faithful fan base in the American Hockey League,” said team president Rich Hixon. “We are very excited about our 10th year in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and are hoping to make this the most memorable season yet.”

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The Lake Erie Monsters, presented by Kaiser Permanente, will face the Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday, October 11th at 7:30 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena to kick off a five-game home stand that will begin their second season in Cleveland. The 80-game regular season schedule was released by the American Hockey League today. The Monsters will play 31 of their 40 home games on the weekend, including six Friday games, 15 Saturday games, and 10 Sunday games. Four of the Saturday games will be double-headers, with The Q hosting both hockey and basketball in the same day. On October 18th (Cavs preseason), November 22nd and March 7th, the Monsters will host a matinee match-up, followed by a Cleveland Cavaliers nightcap. March 21st will feature the Cavs in the early game, followed by the Monsters at night.

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The Peoria Rivermen will open the 2008-09 home portion of the season on Saturday, October 11 against the West Division’s newest team, the Iowa Chops, as the American Hockey League released the schedule for its 73rd season of play today.

This will be Peoria’s fourth season in the American Hockey League as the top affiliate of the St. Louis Blues. New head coach Davis Payne will take over behind the bench after serving as assistant coach last season. Payne led the Alaska Aces to the ECHL’s Kelly Cup Championship as head coach in 2006 and followed that season by being named ECHL Coach of the Year in 2007.

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HARTFORD, August 7, 2008: Northland AEG today announced the schedule for the Hartford Wolf Pack’s 2008-09 American Hockey League season, the team’s 12th AHL campaign.

The 80-game regular season kicks off with the home opener at the XL Center Saturday, October 11th, with faceoff at 7:00. The opponents that night are the arch-rival Springfield Falcons, whom the Wolf Pack will battle a total of ten times on the season, five at home and five on the road. The other adversaries whom the Pack will see the most in 2008-09 are their in-state rivals the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, also scheduled to tangle with the Wolf Pack 10 times.

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WORCESTER - Worcester Sharks President and CEO Michael T. Lehr released today in conjunction with the American Hockey League, the Worcester Sharks 2008-09 regular season schedule. The Sharks home opener will be on Saturday, October 18th vs. the Providence Bruins at 7:05 p.m. at the DCU Center. Fans are encouraged to visit Sharksahl.com to view the schedule in its entirety.

The Sharks will commence the 2008-09 All-Star season with two games on the road, the first in Lowell as they take on the Devils at the Paul E. Tsongas Arena for a 7:00 p.m. game on Saturday, October 11th. After a visit with the Albany River Rats in Glens Falls, NY for a 7:30 p.m. match-up on Friday, October 17th, the Sharks will travel home for a battle against their divisional rival, the Providence Bruins.

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LOWELL, Mass. - The Lowell Devils, American Hockey League affiliate of the New Jersey Devils, announced their 2008-09 regular season schedule today. The Devils will open their third season in the AHL on the road against the Providence Bruins on October 8th.

The Devils’ begin their home schedule at the Tsongas Arena on Saturday, October 11th at 7:00 p.m., when they battle the Worcester Sharks. Lowell will host 40 regular season games at home this season, including 26 weekend contests (Friday, Saturday or Sunday).

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HOUSTON, Texas - The Houston Aeros, in conjunction with the American Hockey League (AHL), have announced their 2008-09 regular season schedule. The Aeros will open up their 15th anniversary season on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Toyota Center at 7:35 p.m. against the defending Calder Cup Champion Chicago Wolves.

Download .pdf version / Link to Aeros.com master schedule

The Aeros’ 40-game home schedule is highlighted by 28 weekend dates, and 20 different teams will visit Houston this season, the most in team history. The schedule features 7:05 p.m. game times Monday-Thursday, 7:35 p.m. starts Friday and Saturday and 4:05 p.m. Sunday start times for seven of the nine Sunday games. Two Sunday games (November 23, January 18) will begin at 5:05 p.m..

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PORTLAND, ME - The Portland Pirates announced today their 2008-09 AHL regular season schedule. The Pirates will begin their sixteenth season as a member of the American Hockey League and embark on the 32nd season of professional hockey in Portland on Saturday, October 11, 2008 against the Manchester Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. In addition to opening night, the Pirates’ schedule features home games to be played at venues in Lewiston on November 14th against the Albany River Rats and March 14th against the Lowell Devils and in Orono on December 9th against Manchester. The Pirates will also travel to HSBC Arena in Buffalo on February 10th to play Albany at the home of the Pirates’ NHL affiliate Buffalo Sabres, starting at 7:00 p.m.

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WILKES-BARRE, PA - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will play a four game preseason schedule in preparation for the 2008-09 season, it was announced on Friday.

The Penguins will play two games against the Hershey Bears and the Binghamton Senators. The full preseason schedule is:

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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The Binghamton Senators announced today that the club will play four preseason games in preparation of their seventh American Hockey League season.

The B-Sens will take the ice at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena for home games against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Friday, September 26 at 7:05 p.m. and the Syracuse Crunch on Saturday, October 4 at 7:05 p.m.

Binghamton will head south down I-81 for a road game against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday, September 27 at 7:05 p.m. followed by a road game against the Syracuse Crunch on Friday, October 3 (location & time TBD).

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