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August 26, 2016Devils To Host IceCaps In Home Opener
The American Hockey League has announced the 2016-17 Albany Devils schedule. The team will play all 38 home games at Times Union Center, including the Home Opener on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 5:00 pm against the St. John’s IceCaps. The Devils begin the road portion of their schedule against the Providence Bruins the night before on Friday, Oct. 14 at 7:05 pm at Dunkin Donuts Center.
Twenty-five of the Devils’ home games will be played during the weekend: 11 Friday outings, 11 Saturday outings and three Sunday matches. Start times at Times Union Center include 7:00 pm puck drops for all midweek games and Friday contests with the exception of a 1:00 pm puck drop on Presidents’ Day (Feb. 20). Besides a 1 pm start on Feb. 18, all Saturday fixtures are slated for 5:00 pm starts. The team’s Sunday contests will begin at 3:00 pm.
The longest homestands come during two four-game stints between Feb. 15-20 and Apr. 1-7. The team will participate in a season-long six-game road trip between Feb. 24-Mar. 11. The Devils’ Wednesday, Nov. 2 game at Bridgeport will begin at 11 am and Albany’s Saturday, Dec. 17 contest at Toronto will be played at 1:30 pm at Air Canada Centre – home of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Under the league’s scheduling matrix, the Devils will face North Division opponents (Binghamton, Rochester, St. John’s, Syracuse and Utica) eight times each.
Season, flex and group tickets are on sale now by contacting the Devils Executive Office at (518) 4-DEVILS or by visiting the albanydevils.com.
