Thunderbirds’ Saturday debut is sold out
Published 12:20 pm Wednesday, December 31, 2008
The Seattle Thunderbirds will play before a sold-out crowd of 6,113 at their ShoWare Center debut Saturday night in Kent.
The Western Hockey League team sold its final tickets Tuesday for the 7:05 p.m. game against the Everett Silvertips.
Fans from all over the Greater Puget Sound area bought tickets.
Tickets for remaining games are available online at www.seattlethunderbirds.com or www.showarecenter.com. Tickets also are available at the ShoWare Center box office near the front entrance of the arena from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The box office also opens three hours before games.
The $84.5 million ShoWare Center, located at 625 W. James St., is the new home of the Thunderbirds. The city has a 30-year lease with the Thunderbirds. The team opted to pull up the stakes at its previous home ice at Seattle’s KeyArena to roost in Kent.
Ticket prices are $22 for most seats or $16 for adults and $12 for children in the arena’s “family zone,” where no alcohol is allowed. A limited number of club seats are available for $40. The club seats include access to the club lounge.
The team will play 25 games this season in Kent.
Thunderbirds Schedule
HOME: Jan. 3, 7:05 p.m.: Everett Silvertips, ShoWare Center
HOME: Jan. 4, 5:05 p.m.: Kamloops Blazers, ShoWare Center
Jan. 7, 7 p.m.at Kelowna Rockets, Prospera Place
HOME: Jan. 9, 7:35 p.m., Tri-City Americans, ShoWare Center
HOME: Jan. 11, 5:05 p.m., Prince George Cougars, ShoWare Center
Jan. 16, 7:35 p.m., Everett Silvertips, Comcast Arena
HOME: Jan. 17, 7:05 p.m., Everett Silvertips, ShoWare Center
HOME: Jan. 18, 5:05 p.m., Tri-City Americans, ShoWare Center
HOME: Jan. 21, 7:05 p.m., Kamloops Blazers, ShoWare Center
HOME: Jan. 23, 7:35 p.m., Spokane Chiefs, ShoWare Center
HOME: Jan. 24, 7:05 p.m., Portland Winter Hawks, ShoWare Center
HOME: Jan. 27, 7:05 p.m., Medicine Hat Tigers, ShoWare Center
Jan. 28, 7 p.m., Kamloops Blazers, Interior Savings Centre
Jan. 30, 7:35 p.m., Everett Silvertips, Comcast Arena
HOME: Jan. 31, 7:05 p.m. Kelowna Rockets, ShoWare Center
HOME: Feb. 6, 7:35 p.m., Lethbridge Hurricanes, ShoWare Center
Feb. 7, 7:05 p.m., Tri-City Americans, Toyota Center
HOME: Feb. 8, 5:05 p.m.,Vancouver Giants, ShoWare Center
Feb. 13, 7:35 p.m., Everett Silvertips, Comcast Arena
HOME: Feb. 14, 5:05 p.m., Chilliwack Bruins, ShoWare Center
Feb. 18, 7 p.m., Spokane Chiefs, Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
HOME: Feb. 20, 7:35 p.m., Spokane Chiefs, ShoWare Center
Feb. 21, 7 p.m., Portland Winter Hawks, Memorial Coliseum
HOME: Feb. 22. 5:05 p.m., Vancouver Giants, ShoWare Center
HOME: Feb. 28, 7:05 p.m., Portland Winter Hawks, ShoWare Center
HOME: March 1, 5:05 p.m., Everett Silvertips, ShoWare Center
HOME: March 3, 7:05 p.m., Spokane Chiefs, ShoWare Center
HOME: March 6, 7:35 p.m., Tri-City Americans, ShoWare Center
HOME: March 7, 7:05 p.m., Tri-City Americans, ShoWare Center
HOME: March 11, 7:05 p.m., Prince George Cougars, ShoWare Center
HOME: March 13, 7:35 p.m., Portland Winter Hawks, ShoWare Center
March 14, 7 p.m., Portland Winter Hawks, Memorial Coliseum
HOME: March 15, 5:05 p.m., Everett Silvertips, ShoWare Center
