8/30/2010 - MEN'S ICE HOCKEY Single-game hockey tickets to go on sale Oct. 18

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BEMIDJI, Minn. --  The 2010-11 collegiate ice hockey campaign is just over a month away, and the excitement surrounding the Bemidji State University men’s and women’s hockey programs is at an all-time high.  In addition to the BSU men’s team moving to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) in 2010-11, the teams are set to officially open the state-of-the-art Bemidji Regional Event Center Oct. 15-16.

Today, Bemidji State University Director of Athletics Dr. Rick Goeb announced another option to check out the Beavers during their inaugural season in the Robert H. Peters Rink at the BREC. Single-game tickets for the upcoming hockey season will go on sale to the general public beginning Oct. 18 at the BREC ticket office and online at www.ticketmaster.com.

In addition, BSU in conjunction with VenueWorks and the Bemidji Regional Event Center is also planning two early-October opportunities for hockey fans in the area to get a look at the 2010-11 edition of the Beavers and a sneak peek at the new facility.  

Oct. 5 has been set aside as Select-A-Seat Night.  That evening, from 5-7 p.m., those interested in purchasing season tickets will have the opportunity to view seats that remain for the 2010-11 season and select the location that best suites them.

Two nights later, Oct. 7, the BSU men’s team will hit the ice for an intrasquad game at 7 p.m. as a part of Fan Appreciation Night. The green and white game is free and open to the public.  In addition to getting the first look at the team, light food will be provided prior to the contest and fans will have a chance to meet the Beavers at the conclusion of the scrimmage.

‘Our alumni are the reason we are in the position we are today,” said Goeb. “This program is built on tradition so we wanted to provide an opportunity to the men and women that have been building blocks in the history of this program a chance to be a part of the future. We’ve received tremendous support in the past and expect hundreds of alumni and their families to return to Bemidji Oct. 15-16 to be a part of this special occasion.”

Due to alumni participation, single-game tickets for the season-opening series versus UND are no longer available, but BSU hockey fans still have an opportunity to find their way into the BREC to see the Beavers’ inaugural WCHA contest versus Fighting Sioux. Select great seats remain as a part of a season ticket packages.  

Visit BSUTickets.com or call Jake Bluhm at (218) 755-2827 for information on how to purchase 2010-11 season tickets and to be a part of Beavers’ inaugural season in the BREC.

Bemidji State is set to open the BREC with a full 16-game home slate.  During its inaugural season as members of the WCHA, BSU will be tossed right into the fire, breaking the seal on the campaign with a pair of consecutive regular-season WCHA match ups.  Following a grand opening series featuring regional rival University of North Dakota, BSU hosts University of Minnesota Duluth in a battle for the Babe the Blue Ox traveling trophy, Oct. 29-30.

After a week on the road, the Beavers return to play host to the University of Alaska Anchorage for the first time in program history, Nov. 12-13, before wrapping up the month of November by welcoming Northern Michigan University, Nov. 26-27, for the first of its six scheduled non-conference affairs.  The series represents Northern Michigan’s first trip to Bemidji and sparks the Beavers’ second four-game homestand of the season. The University of Nebraska Omaha closes out the homestand the following weekend, Dec. 3-4, in its initial appearance on Bemidji State’s home ice.

After a trio of road series, a holiday tournament and semester break, the Beavers return to Bemidji Jan. 21-22 for a two-game set featuring St. Cloud State University. Since 1986, the Huskies have been in Bemidji for just four games, but played in front of a sold out crowd last time they came to town--Oct. 24-25, 2008.

BSU wraps up its home schedule with perennial powerhouse Colorado College Feb. 18-19 and welcomes the University of Minnesota Mar. 4-5 to round out the regular season. The head-to-head match up with the Golden Gophers will mark Minnesota’s first trip to Bemidji since the teams opened the 2000-2001 campaign with a single game.

The Bemidji State men’s hockey team, which finished 23-10-4 overall and 14-3-1 in CHA play to garner its fifth College Hockey America (CHA) regular-season crown in the last seven years, wrapped up the 2009-10 campaign with a loss to University of Michigan in the Midwest Regional semifinal contest, marking the team’s fourth trip to the NCAA Division I Tournament since 2005.

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