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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Preseason Around The Rinks
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Thrashers On XM 204 Thursday Night
XM Radio’s NHL Home Ice Channel, (XM 204), will be airing selected preseason games over the next couple of weeks. On the schedule for Thursday night is the match up between the Thrashers and Predators. Tonight…Montreal and Buffalo at 7:00 pm followed at 10:00 by Vancouver and Edmonton.
For those who do not yet subscribe to XM Radio…try Nashville’s radio flag station 104.5 The Zone on-line for Thursday night’s game.
Free Hockey In Toronto
Last night in Toronto, the Maple Leafs hosted the Buffalo Sabres in a preseason game. The Leafs won the match 7-4 behind Dominic Moore’s two goal, +3 performance. Tickets to this game were free of charge and it attracted more fans…I believe about 14,000 or so…than normal.
Hosting such an evening of free hockey is a great idea…one the Thrashers organ-I-zation should consider in the future. Open the doors to the public… avail the sport, the team, the NHL experience to those who have thought about coming to a hockey game but just need that extra incentive to do so. My guess is that most who would take advantage of such an opportunity would return to Philips Arena during the regular season as a paying customer.
Besides, it’s not like the place is packed for preseason exhibition matches anyway.
Krog’s Shootout Goal Lifts Vancouver
Jason Krog, the AHL’s leading scorer last season as a member of the Chicago Wolves, notched the decisive shootout goal Monday night as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3.
Two Kings Are Better Than One
Taking a look at the rest of the NHL scoreboard, you’ll notice that the L.A. Kings played two games last night. Splitting the squads…one Kings team defeated the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in Kansas City, MO’s new $276 million Sprint Arena before 11,603 fans.
Later on back in Los Angeles, the rest of the Kings roster was able to skate past the Phoenix Coyotes 6-4. 8,221 was the announced attendance there.
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