Thunderbirds release 2010-11 hockey schedule for Kent's ShoWare Center

The Seattle Thunderbirds junior hockey team will play its home opener for the 2010-11 regular season at 7:05 p.m. Sept. 25 against the Portland Winterhawks at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

The T-Birds, who released their tentative schedule July 28, open the Western Hockey League regular season against the Everett Silvertips Sept. 24 at Comcast Arena in Everett.

The T-Birds are running their Opening Night pre-sale special for a second straight year. If you buy a group of 20 or more tickets, you will receive a second group game for free. For more information, call the T-Birds at 253-239-7825.

Seattle will play the Winterhawks at home six times, with all the games being played on a Saturday.

There are 14 Saturday home games, seven Friday home games six Sunday home games.

Rival Everett plays the T-Birds five times at the ShoWare, one Friday game, two Saturday games and two Sunday games.

The T-Birds will play seven games on a Tuesday in 2010-11. All seven of the games will be a 2-for-Tuesday game. Last season's popular 2-for-Tuesday promotion gave fans the chance to get 2-for-1 ticket specials as well $2 concession specials.

The team travels to the Eastern Division for a six-game road trip from Nov. 6-13 when it will play the Brandon Wheat Kings, Moose Jaw Warriors, Saskatoon Blades, Prince Albert Raiders, Regina Pats and Swift Current Broncos.

Seattle has two home-and-home series with the Spokane Chiefs in December. The two teams will face each other on Dec. 14 and 15 and Dec. 28 and 29.

The T-Birds will travel to Portland to take on the Winterhawks in the annual New Year's Eve game Dec. 31. The team is then back home at ShoWare Center for a New Year's Day game against the Kamloops Blazers.

Season tickets are currently on sale. Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-PUCK.

Single game tickets for the 2010-11 season will tentatively go on sale at 10 a.m. Aug. 25 at www.seattlethunderbirds.com and at the ShoWare Center box office.

The T-Birds tentative schedule will become final Aug. 10.

THUNDERBIRDS 2010-11 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

September

Friday, Sept. 24 @ Everett, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 25 vs. Portland, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 26 @ Tri-City

October

Friday, Oct. 1 vs. Lethbridge, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 2 @ Portland

Saturday, Oct. 9 @ Chilliwack

Friday, Oct. 15 @Vancouver

Saturday, Oct. 16 vs. Calgary, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 22 @ Portland

Tuesday, Oct. 26 vs. Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 29 vs. Prince George, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 30 @ Kamloops

November

Wednesday, Nov. 3 vs. Red Deer, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 6 @ Brandon

Sunday, Nov. 7 @ Moose Jaw

Tuesday, Nov. 9 @ Saskatoon

Wednesday, Nov. 10 @ Prince Albert

Friday, Nov. 12 @ Regina

Saturday, Nov. 13 @ Swift Current

Friday, Nov. 19 vs. Spokane, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 20 vs. Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 24 vs. Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 26 @ Everett

Saturday, Nov. 27 vs. Kootenay, 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 30 vs. Medicine Hat, 7:05 p.m.

December

Wednesday, Dec. 1 @ Kelowna

Friday, Dec. 3 @ Prince George

Saturday, Dec. 4 @ Prince George

Friday, Dec. 10 @ Tri-City

Saturday, Dec. 11 vs. Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 14 vs. Spokane, 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 15 @ Spokane

Saturday, Dec. 18 vs. Portland, 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 28 vs. Spokane, 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 29 @ Spokane

Friday, Dec. 31 @ Portland

January

Saturday, Jan. 1 vs. Kamloops, 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 4 @ Tri-City

Friday, Jan. 7 vs. Kelowna, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 8 @ Portland

Sunday, Jan. 9 @ Chilliwack

Tuesday, Jan. 11 @ Tri-City

Friday, Jan. 14 vs. Everett, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 15 @ Everett

Sunday, Jan. 16 vs. Vancouver, 5:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 18 vs. Kamloops, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 21 vs. Kelowna, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 22 @ Portland

Friday, Jan. 28 @ Everett

Saturday, Jan. 29 vs. Portland, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 30 vs. Everett, 5:05 p.m.

February

Tuesday, Feb. 1 vs. Edmonton, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 4 @ Everett

Saturday, Feb. 5 vs. Spokane, 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 9 @ Kamloops

Saturday, Feb. 12 vs. Portland, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 13 vs. Spokane, 5:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 15 vs. Vancouver, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 18 @ Vancouver

Sunday, Feb. 20 vs. Chilliwack, 5:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 23 @ Spokane

Friday, Feb. 25 @ Tri-City

Saturday, Feb. 26 vs. Portland, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 27 vs. Everett, 5:05 p.m.

March

Friday, March 4 @ Portland

Saturday, March 5 vs. Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, March 11 vs. Chilliwack, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, March 11 vs. Prince George, 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday, March 16 @ Kelowna

Friday, March 18 @ Spokane

Saturday, March 19 vs. Portland, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, March 20 vs. Tri-City, 5:05 p.m.

All games dates and times are subject to change. Start time of away games will be released on Aug. 10.

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