Ready for some hockey? Thunderbirds release tentative 2009-10 schedule

Published 11:49 am Friday, July 31, 2009

It's getting close to that time again: Thunderbird ice hockey season. The T-Birds have just released their tentative 2009-10 schedule.
It's getting close to that time again: Thunderbird ice hockey season. The T-Birds have just released their tentative 2009-10 schedule.

The Seattle Thunderbirds today announced their first full season at their new home, ShoWare Center. The T-Birds will open the 2009-10 Western Hockey League regular season with back-to-back home games against the Everett Silvertips and Portland Winterhawks.

The T-Birds will take on the Silvertips on Friday, September 18, at 7:35 p.m. and then host the Winterhawks on Saturday, September 19, at 7:05 p.m. Both games are at ShoWare Center in Kent.

Seattle will play eight of their first 12 games at home.

They will go on a six-game road trip to the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in late October and then have a second six-game road trip to start November.

The T-Birds will finish November and head into the holiday break with 10 of 13 games at ShoWare Center.

Seattle will play its I-5 rivals the Winterhawks six times at home and the Silvertips five times at home.

The T-Birds will play 31 games on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday during the 2009-10 season.

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

T-Birds single game tickets for the 2009-10 season will go on sale 10 a.m. Aug. 19 online at www.seattlethunderbirds.com and at the ShoWare Center box office.

The T-Birds tentative schedule becomes final Aug. 10.

2009-10 TENATIVE THUNDERBIRDS SCHEDULE

SEPTEMBER

Friday, September 18 vs. Everett, 7:35 p.m.

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

Sunday, September 20 @ Vancouver, 5 p.m.

Friday, September 25 vs. Chilliwack, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, September 26 @ Portland, 7 p.m.

OCTOBER

Friday, October 2 vs. Tri-City, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, October 10 @ Spokane, 7 p.m.

Sunday, October 11 vs. Tri-City, 5:05 p.m.

Tuesday, October 13 vs. Prince Albert, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, October 16 @ Everett, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, October 17 vs. Prince George, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, October 23 vs. Brandon, 7:35 p.m.

Sunday, October 25 @ Calgary, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, October 27 @ Red Deer, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, October 28 @ Edmonton, 6 p.m.

Friday, October 30 @ Lethbridge, 6 p.m.

Saturday, October 31@ Medicine Hat, 6:30 p.m.

NOVEMBER

Sunday, November 1 @ Kootenay, 5 p.m.

Friday, November 6 vs. Spokane, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, November 7 @ Portland, 7 p.m.

Sunday, November 8 @ Chilliwack, 5 p.m.

Friday, November 13 @ Kamloops, 7 p.m.

Saturday, November 14 @ Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, November 15 @ Vancouver, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, November 17 @ Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, November 20 vs. Kamloops, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, November 21 vs. Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday, November 25 vs. Regina, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, November 27 vs. Portland, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, November 28 @ Portland, 7 p.m.

DECEMBER

Friday, December 4 @ Spokane, 7 p.m.

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

Friday, December 11 vs. Tri-City, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, December 12 @ Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday, December 15 vs. Spokane, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, December 18 @ Spokane, 7 p.m.

Saturday, December 19 vs. Swift Current, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, December 27 vs. Chilliwack, 5:05 p.m.

Wednesday, December 30 vs. Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Thursday, December 31 @ Portland, 8 p.m.

JANUARY

Sunday, January 3 vs. Spokane, 5:05 p.m.

Friday, January 8 vs. Everett, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, January 9 vs. Prince George, 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday, January 13 @ Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, January 15 @ Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday January 16 vs. Kamloops, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, January 17 @ Everett, 5:05 p.m.

Saturday, January 23 vs. Portland, 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday, January 27 @ Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Friday, January 29 @ Spokane, 7 p.m.

Saturday, January 30 @ Portland, 7 p.m.

Sunday, January 31 vs. Kelowna, 5:05 p.m.

FEBRUARY

Friday, February 5 @ Portland, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 6 vs. Portland, 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday, February 9 @ Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, February 12 vs. Moose Jaw, 7:35 p.m.

Monday, February 15 vs. Vancouver, 7:05 p.m.*

Tuesday, February 16 @ Chilliwack, 7 p.m.

Friday, February 19 @ Kamloops, 7 p.m.

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

Sunday, February 21 vs. Kelowna, 5:05 p.m.*

Tuesday, February 23 @ Prince George, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, February 24 @ Prince George, 7 p.m.

Saturday, February 27 vs. Portland, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, February 28 vs. Tri-City, 5:05 p.m.

MARCH

Friday, March 5 @ Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 6 vs. Spokane, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, March 7 vs. Tri-City, 5:05 p.m.

Wednesday, March 10 @ Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, March 12 @ Everett, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, March 13 vs. Portland, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, March 14 vs. Vancouver, 5:05 p.m.

* – Date and/or time subject to change