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CHECKERS ANNOUNCE TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE
Camp presented by Crosland; Home-and-home series with Norfolk Oct. 1 and Oct. 3

Charlotte Checkers senior vice president of hockey business operations Derek Wilkinson along with head coach and general manager Jeff Daniels announced today the schedule for the team’s inaugural American Hockey League training camp.

The Checkers will open training camp on Monday, Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. with the first of seven on-ice sessions open to the public at Extreme Ice Center in Indian Trail, N.C.

The team will then battle its closest rival, the Norfolk Admirals, in a home-and-home exhibition series on Friday, Oct. 1 in Norfolk, Va. and Sunday, Oct. 3 at Extreme Ice Center. The home game will be the first ever AHL contest in the Charlotte area. The Checkers will square off against the Admirals, the AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning, 12 times throughout the regular season, more than any other opponent.

The schedule is as follows (all times subject to change):

Mon, Sept. 27	10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Tue, Sept. 28	10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Wed, Sept. 29	5:30-7:20 p.m.	Private season ticket holder session
Thu, Sept. 30	10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Fri, Oct. 1	7:30 p.m.	Exhibition game @ NOR
Sat, Oct. 2	12:20-1:50 p.m.
Sun, Oct. 3	1:30 p.m.	Exhibition game vs. NOR (XI Center)
Mon, Oct. 4	Day off
Tue, Oct. 5	10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Wed, Oct. 6	10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Thu, Oct. 7	10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

The Checkers’ home opener is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 15 at Time Warner Cable Arena. Season tickets for the inaugural 2010-11 AHL season are now on sale and season ticket packages start as low as $10 per game. Ticket information can be obtained by calling 704-342-4-ICE or visiting www.gocheckers.com.