HARTFORD, August 18, 2011: Whalers Sports and Entertainment today announced the Connecticut Whale’s schedule of games for the upcoming 2011-12 American Hockey League season.
Hartford’s 15th season of AHL hockey, and the CT Whale’s first full season, commences with the road opener at the Glens Falls Civic Center Saturday, October 8 vs. the Adirondack Phantoms.
The Whale will play their festive home opener on Saturday, October 15 vs. the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the XL Center, the first of 12 Saturday home games this season. Faceoff is at 7:00 PM. The Whale will also play 16 Friday-night home games and four Sunday home contests.
The rest of the home schedule consists of three Wednesday nights, including November 23rd (day before Thanksgiving), and three Tuesday games, among them a Tuesday, December 27th Holiday Week game and a special New Year’s Eve game at 5:00 PM.
“Through the combined efforts of the NY Rangers, AEG and our staff, we are thrilled to be able to offer our fans a schedule that is truly fan friendly,” said Whalers Sports and Entertainment president and COO Howard Baldwin, Jr. “We continue our quest to return Hartford to hockey supremacy and this schedule is an important tool for us to further our campaign.”
Faceoff for all non-Sunday home games is 7:00 PM, with the exclusion of Saturday, December 31, which will be a 5:00 PM start vs. the Springfield Falcons, and Tuesday, February 28, which will be an 11:00 AM start vs. the Worcester Sharks. Sunday home dates will all face off at 3:00 PM.
Once again this year, the Whale’s schedule is tailored to highlight their strong New England rivalries with familiar Northeast-Division opponents. The Whale will defend their GEICO Connecticut Cup title against the Sound Tigers 10 times (five home and five away) during the season, and will play I-91 rival Springfield 12 times. The Whale will play the rest of the Northeast Division, Adirondack and Albany, four times each (two home, two away), as well as traditional rivals Portland and Providence eight times each (four home, four away).
Season tickets for the Whale’s 2011-12 AHL season are on sale now. For information on season seats, and all of the Whale’s many ticketing options, visit www.ctwhale.com, or call the CT Whale ticket office at (860) 728-3366 to talk with an account executive today.
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Following is the Whale’s entire 2011-12 season schedule:
CONNECTICUT WHALE 2011-12 SCHEDULE
(All Home Games in Caps, All Times Eastern)
Sat. Oct. 8 at Adirondack 7:00
Sun. Oct. 9 at Wilkes-Barre/Scr. 5:05
Fri. Oct. 14 at Albany 7:00
Sat. Oct. 15 BRIDGEPORT 7:00
Fri. Oct. 21 MANCHESTER 7:00
Sat. Oct. 22 at Springfield 7:00
Sun. Oct. 23 SPRINGFIELD 3:00
Fri. Oct. 28 at Adirondack 7:00
Sat. Oct. 29 at Worcester 7:05
Wed. Nov. 2 at Bridgeport 11:00 AM
Fri. Nov. 4 ST. JOHN’S 7:00
Sat. Nov. 5 at Albany 7:00
Sat. Nov. 12 at St. John’s 6:00
Sun. Nov. 13 at St. John’s 2:30
Fri. Nov. 18 BRIDGEPORT 7:00
Sun. Nov. 20 at Providence 4:05
Wed. Nov. 23 PORTLAND 7:00
Fri. Nov. 25 at Bridgeport 7:00
Sat. Nov. 26 at Springfield 7:00
Tue. Nov. 29 HERSHEY 7:00
Fri. Dec. 2 at Providence 7:05
Sat. Dec. 3 at Springfield 7:00
Sun. Dec. 4 BINGHAMTON 3:00
Fri. Dec. 9 HERSHEY 7:00
Sat. Dec. 10 PROVIDENCE 7:00
Sun. Dec. 11 at Providence 4:05
Fri. Dec. 16 BRIDGEPORT 7:00
Sat. Dec. 17 PROVIDENCE 7:00
Wed. Dec. 21 ADIRONDACK 7:00
Mon. Dec. 26 at Bridgeport 7:00
Tue. Dec. 27 ALBANY 7:00
Fri. Dec. 30 at Worcester 7:30
Sat. Dec. 31 SPRINGFIELD 5:00
Mon. Jan. 2 at Portland 1:00
Fri. Jan. 6 at Binghamton 7:05
Sat. Jan. 7 SPRINGFIELD 7:00
Sun. Jan. 8 at Springfield 3:00
Fri. Jan. 13 at Norfolk 7:30
Sat. Jan. 14 at Norfolk 7:15
Wed. Jan. 18 at Portland 6:30
Fri. Jan. 20 ST. JOHN’S 7:00
Sat. Jan. 21 NORFOLK 7:00
Fri. Jan. 27 WILKES-BARRE/SCR. 7:00
Sat. Jan. 28 SPRINGFIELD 7:00
Fri. Feb. 3 ALBANY 7:00
Sat. Feb. 4 at Hershey 7:00
Tue. Feb. 7 SYRACUSE 7:00
Fri. Feb. 10 at Springfield 7:30
Sat. Feb. 11 at Manchester 7:00
Sun. Feb. 12 at Bridgeport 3:00
Fri. Feb. 17 SPRINGFIELD 7:00
Sat. Feb. 18 WORCESTER 7:00
Sun. Feb. 19 at Providence 4:05
Fri. Feb. 24 PORTLAND 7:00
Sat. Feb. 25 at Springfield 7:00
Tue. Feb. 28 WORCESTER 11:00 AM
Fri. Mar. 2 at Portland 7:00
Sun. Mar. 4 at Manchester 3:00
Fri. Mar. 9 BRIDGEPORT 7:00
Sat. Mar. 10 NORFOLK 7:00
Sun. Mar. 11 at Manchester 3:00
Fri. Mar. 16 BRIDGEPORT 7:00
Sat. Mar. 17 SPRINGFIELD 7:00
Sun. Mar. 18 PORTLAND 3:00
Fri. Mar. 23 PORTLAND 7:00
Sat. Mar. 24 PROVIDENCE 7:00
Sun. Mar. 25 at Bridgeport 3:00
Fri. Mar. 30 WILKES-BARRE/SCR. 7:00
Sat. Mar. 31 ADIRONDACK 7:00
Sun. Apr. 1 PROVIDENCE 3:00
Fri. Apr. 6 MANCHESTER 7:00
Sat. Apr. 7 at Wilkes-Barre/Scr. 7:05
Sun. Apr. 8 at Hershey 5:00
Wed. Apr. 11 at Portland 6:30
Fri. Apr. 13 MANCHESTER 7:00
Sat. Apr. 14 at Syracuse 7:30
HOME
Sat. Oct. 15 BRIDGEPORT 7:00
Fri. Oct. 21 MANCHESTER 7:00
Sun. Oct. 23 SPRINGFIELD 3:00
Fri. Nov. 4 ST. JOHN’S 7:00
Fri. Nov. 18 BRIDGEPORT 7:00
Wed. Nov. 23 PORTLAND 7:00
Tue. Nov. 29 HERSHEY 7:00
Sun. Dec. 4 BINGHAMTON 3:00
Fri. Dec. 9 HERSHEY 7:00
Sat. Dec. 10 PROVIDENCE 7:00
Fri. Dec. 16 BRIDGEPORT 7:00
Sat. Dec. 17 PROVIDENCE 7:00
Wed. Dec. 21 ADIRONDACK 7:00
Tue. Dec. 27 ALBANY 7:00
Sat. Dec. 31 SPRINGFIELD 5:00
Sat. Jan. 7 SPRINGFIELD 7:00
Fri. Jan. 20 ST. JOHN’S 7:00
Sat. Jan. 21 NORFOLK 7:00
Fri. Jan. 27 WILKES-BARRE/SCR. 7:00
Sat. Jan. 28 SPRINGFIELD 7:00
Fri. Feb. 3 ALBANY 7:00
Tue. Feb. 7 SYRACUSE 7:00
Fri. Feb. 17 SPRINGFIELD 7:00
Sat. Feb. 18 WORCESTER 7:00
Fri. Feb. 24 PORTLAND 7:00
Tue. Feb. 28 WORCESTER 11:00 AM
Fri. Mar. 9 BRIDGEPORT 7:00
Sat. Mar. 10 NORFOLK 7:00
Fri. Mar. 16 BRIDGEPORT 7:00
Sat. Mar. 17 SPRINGFIELD 7:00
Sun. Mar. 18 PORTLAND 3:00
Fri. Mar. 23 PORTLAND 7:00
Sat. Mar. 24 PROVIDENCE 7:00
Fri. Mar. 30 WILKES-BARRE/SCR. 7:00
Sat. Mar. 31 ADIRONDACK 7:00
Sun. Apr. 1 PROVIDENCE 3:00
Fri. Apr. 6 MANCHESTER 7:00
Fri. Apr. 13 MANCHESTER 7:00
ROAD
Sat. Oct. 8 at Adirondack 7:00
Sun. Oct. 9 at Wilkes-Barre/Scr. 5:05
Fri. Oct. 14 at Albany 7:00
Sat. Oct. 22 at Springfield 7:00
Fri. Oct. 28 at Adirondack 7:00
Sat. Oct. 29 at Worcester 7:05
Wed. Nov. 2 at Bridgeport 11:00 AM
Sat. Nov. 5 at Albany 7:00
Sat. Nov. 12 at St. John’s 6:00
Sun. Nov. 13 at St. John’s 2:30
Sun. Nov. 20 at Providence 4:05
Fri. Nov. 25 at Bridgeport 7:00
Sat. Nov. 26 at Springfield 7:00
Fri. Dec. 2 at Providence 7:05
Sat. Dec. 3 at Springfield 7:00
Sun. Dec. 11 at Providence 4:05
Mon. Dec. 26 at Bridgeport 7:00
Fri. Dec. 30 at Worcester 7:30
Mon. Jan. 2 at Portland 1:00
Fri. Jan. 6 at Binghamton 7:05
Sun. Jan. 8 at Springfield 3:00
Fri. Jan. 13 at Norfolk 7:30
Sat. Jan. 14 at Norfolk 7:15
Wed. Jan. 18 at Portland 6:30
Sat. Feb. 4 at Hershey 7:00
Fri. Feb. 10 at Springfield 7:30
Sat. Feb. 11 at Manchester 7:00
Sun. Feb. 12 at Bridgeport 3:00
Sun. Feb. 19 at Providence 4:05
Sat. Feb. 25 at Springfield 7:00
Fri. Mar. 2 at Portland 7:00
Sun. Mar. 4 at Manchester 3:00
Sun. Mar. 11 at Manchester 3:00
Sun. Mar. 25 at Bridgeport 3:00
Sat. Apr. 7 at Wilkes-Barre/Scr. 7:05
Sun. Apr. 8 at Hershey 5:00
Wed. Apr. 11 at Portland 6:30
Sat. Apr. 14 at Syracuse 7:30
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