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Contributed by: Erin Pahl on 8/4/2008

Broomfield, Colo. - The Rocky Mountain Rage begin their third season at Broomfield Event Center on Oct. 22 when they renew on-ice hostilities with their Front Range rivals the Colorado Eagles. The team's entire 2008-09 Central Hockey League regular season schedule is attached.

Rocky Mountain actually begins the season on the road for the third consecutive year, traveling to South Texas to open the campaign on Oct. 17 and 18 against the Laredo Bucks and Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees, respectively.

After a fairly even split between home and road games through the New Year, the Rage's 64-game schedule then turns into either feast or famine for the next two months. The club is slated to play 12 of 13 games at Broomfield Event Center during a three-week stretch in January, which includes a franchise-long eight-game home stand from Jan. 11 - 25. The team's previous high for an extended stay at home was limited to just four games.

Following the long stint at home, Rocky Mountain then hits the road for 12 of 13, including a franchise-tying seven-game trek from Jan. 28 - Feb. 13. The month of February features just one game at the BEC, a Feb. 15 tilt against the Mississippi RiverKings.

Despite the early clash against the Eagles during the Rage's home opener on Oct. 22, the bulk of the rivals' 11 meetings occur at the end of the season with six of Rocky Mountain's final 13 games coming against Colorado.

Next to the Eagles, the Rage play their other Northwest Division foes most often with nine games against the expansion Rapid City (S.D.) Rush and eight dates with the Wichita Thunder. Rocky Mountain plays every club in the 16-team CHL during the regular season except for the Texas Brahmas.

More notes from the 2008-09 schedule -

Breakdown of Games by Division:
Northwest (Colorado, Rapid City, Wichita) - 28
Northeast (Bossier-Shreveport, Mississippi, Oklahoma City, Tulsa) - 11
Southwest (Amarillo, Arizona, New Mexico, Odessa) - 20
Southeast (Corpus Christi, Laredo, Rio Grande Valley, Texas) - 5

Breakdown of Games by Month:
October - 6 (3 home, 3 road)
November - 10 (4 home, 6 road)
December - 13 (7 home, 6 road)
January - 17 (12 home, 5 road)
February - 10 (1 home, 9 road)
March - 8 (5 home, 3 road)

Breakdown of Games by Day:
Saturday - 21 (10 home, 11 road)
Friday - 21 (8 home, 13 road)
Wednesday - 9 (4 home, 5 road)
Sunday - 8 (7 home, 1 road)
Thursday - 3 (home)
Tuesday - 2 (road)
Monday - No games

Season tickets and mini-plans for the Rage's 2008-09 campaign at Broomfield Event Center are on sale now with packages beginning as low as $17 per seat. For more information, visit www.rockymountainrage.com, or contact the Rage Ticket Sales Staff at (303) 439-RAGE or tickets@broomfieldsports.com.

About Broomfield Event Center: Located on the south side of U.S. Highway 36 between 112th and 120th Avenues, the $45 million Broomfield Event Center is a state-of-the-art 180,000 square foot multi-purpose event center that includes 25 suites, 900 club seats, up to 8,000 total seats, restaurants, bars and a separate basketball practice facility. Broomfield Event Center hosts sporting events, concerts, trade shows, rodeos, and other special events. It is the home of the Central Hockey League's Rocky Mountain Rage Professional Hockey Club and the Colorado 14ers Professional Basketball Club of the NBA Development League (affiliate of the Denver Nuggets and New Jersey Nets).

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